The Scandinavian “Left turn” in the European Parliament Elections 2024: the Finnish Case by Natalia S. Plevako

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The Effect of Parties on Voters’ Satisfaction with Democracy by Miroslav Nemčok

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SWEDISH AND FINNISH NEUTRALITY. IN THE PAST? by Natalia S. Plevako

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Party Positions on Differentiated European Integration in the Nordic Countries: Growing Together, Growing Apart? by Benjamin Leruth, Jarle Trondal, Stefan Gänzle

“…Broadly speaking, party families can be distinguished along traditional (e.g., agrarian, Christian democratic, conservative, and social democratic) and modern (e.g., socialist left, green, and populist radical right) ideological orientations. …”
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Gatekeeping the Plenary Floor: Discourse Network Analysis as a Novel Approach to Party Control by Caroline Bhattacharya

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THE SECURITY OF SWEDEN AND NATO: ROAD WITH OBSTACLES by Natalia S. Plevako

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Member education in three Finnish parliamentary parties by Annika Pastuhov

“…To accomplish this, it examines the educational endeavours of three Finnish parliamentary parties—namely, the Centre Party of Finland (Suomen Keskusta), the National Coalition Party (Kansallinen Kokoomus) and the Social Democratic Party of Finland (Suomen sosiaalidemokraattinen puolue). …”
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Political Views and Positions of the Russian Servicemen in Finland at the Final Stage of the First World War (Spring – Summer 1917) by Elena Yu. Dubrovskaya

“…The study of socio-political transformations that took place in the Russian military community during the period under review and predetermined changes in the views and positions of the Russian servicemen in Finland allows us to conclude the following. In the spring and summer of 1917 leaders of the Soviets and committees still managed to accumulate a certain experience of “inter-party” interaction. …”
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The Application of the Structured Democratic Dialogue to Generate Action Plans for a Successful Integration Process in Swedish-Speaking Ostrobothnia by Hasan Habes, Kaj Björkqvist, Andreas Andreou

“…Action #55 stated, “Balanced representation of all the people (Finns, minorities and foreigners) in the political parties” and Action #49 stated, “Social-emotional education curriculum” were perceived as having great influence on other actions. …”
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Results of the Finnish parliamentary elections and their possible impact on Russian-Finnish relations by Boris P. Guseletov

“…The author considers the results of the government formed in December 2019 headed by the leader of the Social Democratic Party S. Marin, the possible reasons for the preservation of the high rating of the head of this government among the population and its impact on the course of the election campaign in 2023.…”
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Augmenting surveys with social media discourse on the workings of democracy from a cross-national perspective by Maud Reveilhac, Davide Morselli

“…The 10th round of the European Social Survey serves as the basis for assessing citizens’ democratic attitudes. …”
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From Rockstar Politician To Celebrity Influencer: Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin In Representational And Presentational Media by Lena Englund

“… Sanna Marin, Finland’s former prime minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party, has gained extensive media coverage in recent years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Finnish NATO membership, as well as becoming something of a social media influencer and style icon. …”
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Materials on the History of L. P. Karsavin’s Activities in the Eurasian Organization (1924–1929) by A. K. Klementiev

“…Karsavin wrote about his own sympathies for the Constitutional Democratic Party. However, since 1918, he has been participating in the manifestly anti-Bolshevik church-social life of Petrograd, delivering sermons in Orthodox churches, giving lectures and hiding church valuables of Catholic churches from seizures made by the Bolsheviks in his university apartment, where he also shelters (risking the lives of all his family members) A. …”
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Preface by Ulrika Mårtensson, Mark Sedgwick

“…A contrasting case is explored in Ulrika Mårtensson’s study of a Norwegian Salafi organization, whose insistence on scriptural commands and gender segregation prevents its members from fully participating in civic organizational activities, which raises questions about value-driven conditions for democratic participation. In the Swedish context, Johan Cato and Jonas Otterbeck explore circumstances determining Muslims’ political participation through associations and political parties. …”
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