Third Way decomposition and the rightward shift in Finnish and Swedish politics

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6049596
AutoresMikko Kuisma (0000-0002-4769-7007, Oxford Brookes University), Magnus Ryner (0000-0002-7492-2986)
Año2012
Volumen18
Número3
Páginas325-342
Fecha de publicación2012-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaContemporary Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13569775.2012.702975
OpenAlexW2072104209
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas60

Recent elections in Sweden and Finland are of note for contemporary politics. They confirm that the rightward shift in Nordic politics is not confined to Norway and Denmark but forms a more general trend. This includes increased appeal of both mainstream conservatives and populist radical right forces. This article contextualises this phenomenon within broader European developments. In accounting for the shift in question, the article stresses the cumulative effects of choices made by erstwhile centre-left hegemonic agents, most notably the consequences of the so-called Third Way. This perspective has the merit of providing a way for holding politicians accountable, and it avoids the fatalism entailed in invoking ‘inevitable’ structural developments

Appeal · Epistemology · Fatalism · Hegemony · Mainstream · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies