The changing political landscape of Sweden
The political landscape in Sweden has undergone considerable changes in recent decades The number of political parties in the Swedish parliament has increased from five to eight, and the socio-economic issues of the traditional political right–left scale has been challenged by socio-cultural issues...
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Swedish Sociological Association
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| author | Gabriella Elgenius Magnus Wennerhag |
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The political landscape in Sweden has undergone considerable changes in recent decades The number of political parties in the Swedish parliament has increased from five to eight, and the socio-economic issues of the traditional political right–left scale has been challenged by socio-cultural issues relating to lifestyle and identity. Notably, the notion of Swedish exceptionalism and the particularities of its welfare state is lingering despite findings pointing in the opposite direction e.g. with the increased electoral support for the radical right, and its ethno-nationalist and anti-immigrant rhetoric. The corporatist model has been challenged by new forms of political authority, participation and representation. New political actors, such as social movements and civil society actors, think tanks and policy professionals, are becoming increasingly engaged in political processes. The long-term trend suggests that traditionally marginalised groups, such as the young, women and groups of migrant background, are represented in decision-making forums to a higher degree than before. Yet, current conditions need further analysis. In this article, we provide a background to Sociologisk Forskning’s special issue on the political landscape of the parliamentary election in 2018.
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| spelling | doaj.art-73047b9ca7d14942891bc18ad5b199b82023-02-01T11:16:41ZdanSwedish Sociological AssociationSociologisk Forskning0038-03422002-066X2018-07-01552-310.37062/sf.55.18187The changing political landscape of SwedenGabriella Elgenius0Magnus Wennerhag1University of GothenburgSödertörn University The political landscape in Sweden has undergone considerable changes in recent decades The number of political parties in the Swedish parliament has increased from five to eight, and the socio-economic issues of the traditional political right–left scale has been challenged by socio-cultural issues relating to lifestyle and identity. Notably, the notion of Swedish exceptionalism and the particularities of its welfare state is lingering despite findings pointing in the opposite direction e.g. with the increased electoral support for the radical right, and its ethno-nationalist and anti-immigrant rhetoric. The corporatist model has been challenged by new forms of political authority, participation and representation. New political actors, such as social movements and civil society actors, think tanks and policy professionals, are becoming increasingly engaged in political processes. The long-term trend suggests that traditionally marginalised groups, such as the young, women and groups of migrant background, are represented in decision-making forums to a higher degree than before. Yet, current conditions need further analysis. In this article, we provide a background to Sociologisk Forskning’s special issue on the political landscape of the parliamentary election in 2018. https://sociologiskforskning.se/sf/article/view/18187cleavagespolitical sociologyradical rightwing partiesthe Sweden DemocratsSwedish Exceptionalism and the Swedish general election 2018 |
| spellingShingle | Gabriella Elgenius Magnus Wennerhag The changing political landscape of Sweden Sociologisk Forskning cleavages political sociology radical rightwing parties the Sweden Democrats Swedish Exceptionalism and the Swedish general election 2018 |
| title | The changing political landscape of Sweden |
| title_full | The changing political landscape of Sweden |
| title_fullStr | The changing political landscape of Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | The changing political landscape of Sweden |
| title_short | The changing political landscape of Sweden |
| title_sort | changing political landscape of sweden |
| topic | cleavages political sociology radical rightwing parties the Sweden Democrats Swedish Exceptionalism and the Swedish general election 2018 |
| url | https://sociologiskforskning.se/sf/article/view/18187 |
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