Essays about: "Right-wing populism"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 62 essays containing the words Right-wing populism.
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16. 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
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17. When the Anti-Establishment Becomes the Establishment: The Relationship Between Public Administrations, and Municipal Governments Led by the Sweden Democrats
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Sweden Democrats is the prominent populist right-wing and anti-establishment party in Swedish politics. Since the election of 2018, the party have held the chair of the executive committee in five municipalities. The thesis’ purpose is to examine the relationship between these municipal governments and the respective public administrations. READ MORE
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18. Contact or threat? : A quantitative study on the effects of refugee reception on electoral support for right-wing populists in Swedish municipalities
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study investigates the connection between refugee reception in Swedish municipalities and support for the Swedish right-wing populist party, the Sweden Democrats. Using panel data of electoral support for the Sweden Democrats in the elections 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 and the number of refugees received per municipality in the years since the preceding election, I find a positive and significant association between support for the Sweden Democrats and number of refugees received. READ MORE
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19. A war on the marginalised : The legitimisation and inevitability of the protection of privilege through an analysis of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC), the Nationality and Borders Bill (NB), and the institutions that enable them
University essay fromAbstract : This article explores the declining state of and increasing threat to human rights in the UK, through an analysis of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC) and the Nationality and Borders Bill (NB). It focusses on the ostracisation, demonisation and criminalisation of marginalised groups, and how this has been achieved through a regime of right-wing populism, capitalising on crises within the elite to direct public anger at economic suffering and perceived erosion of social values towards the most marginalised in society by proposing that they are favoured by the elite over 'the people'. READ MORE
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20. Political activism on TikTok : Understanding the relationship between right-wing populism and social media: A qualitative case study on online activists that campaign for the Sweden Democrats
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In conjunction with the rise of populism all over the globe, social media has been acknowledged as an important arena for populist actors to disseminate their political ideas. This thesis aims to examine the relationship between social media and right-wing populism by exploring how an online platform mediates right-wing populist discourses. READ MORE
