Essays about: "Radical right-wing populism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Radical right-wing populism.
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1. The Swedish Political Mainstream in Crisis: In The Light of Radical Right-Wing Populism
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The rise of radical right-wing populism in Western Europe has severely altered the political landscape during the last decade, and mainstream parties, from left to right, are struggling to employ strategies preventing voters from deserting to the radical right. In this thesis, I examine two mainstream parties in the context of Sweden, the Social Democratic party (S), and the Moderate party (M), to learn what strategies the parties have applied in the light of rising radical right-wing populism, relating to two issue-dimensions: the socio-cultural and the socio-economic. READ MORE
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2. The Danish People’s Party’s downfall, a possible future for the Sweden Democrats? : Comparative analysis between far-right populist parties in Sweden and Denmark
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : The purpose of this thesis aimed at trying to find out why the Sweden Democrats have increased their support, to become the second largest party in the Swedish parliament, while, the Danish People’s Party, has lost the majority of their support after being the second largest party in the Danish parliament to almost falling out a few years later. Is it possible for the Sweden Democrats to share the same fate? To find this out, we’ve decided to conduct this study using a qualitative comparative method, with a Most Similar System Design. READ MORE
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3. CLIMATE SCEPTICISM AND THE POPULIST RADICAL RIGHT : A case study of the Sweden Democrats
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : Literature on climate policy of political parties’ points to an emerging congruence between populist radical right parties and scepticism toward climate change and climate policy. This thesis explores this nexus via a case study of the Sweden Democrats (SD) climate policy over a period of twelve years (2010-2022). READ MORE
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4. Protecting the Patria : A study on right-wing populism and environmental policy
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The rise of right-wing populism has been identified as a major threat to multilateralism, and its negative consequences for climate policy have already materialised. However, its impacts on environmental policy have been less studied, especially so regarding policy outcomes. READ MORE
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5. The “threat from abroad” and the breaking of the Swedish “cordon sanitaire” : A critical discourse analysis of right-wing party-political, online communication in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : In the last decade, we have witnessed a new stage in the mainstreaming and normalization process of populist radical right policies and ideas in the Western world. This has resulted in increasing politicization of issues related to immigration. READ MORE
