Andreas Fagerholm
Biographic Data
| ID | 871184 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andreas Fagerholm |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andreas |
| FAMILY NAME | Fagerholm |
| SIGNATURE | FAGERHOLM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Åbo Akademi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0536-8384 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Far left and far right party reactions to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Several studies have underscored the recent emergence of 'Russia-sympathizing' parties, particularly within the European far left and far right party families. This study aims to shed further light on the conceptions of Russia within these families by examining party positions regarding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Utilising content analysis of party standpoints, and employing both cross-sectional quantitative and case-based qualitative ana…
Quality User-Generated Content? A Case Study of the Quality of Online News Comments on the Site of Finnish Public Service Broadcaster Yle
Over the years, studies have assessed the quality of discourse in comment sections and results have been mixed. Some argue that newspapers have created forums for hate speech against minorities, that the quality of discourse undermines the democratic potential of comment sections, or that comments are troubled by incivility. Others have found that commenters produce content resembling public deliberation and that comment sections can contain frui…
Sympathy or Criticism? The European Far Left and Far Right React to Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
This study seeks to contribute to our knowledge on ‘Russia-sympathising’ tendencies in Europe. By means of content analysis, it examines how the far left (N = 26) and the far right (N = 33)—namely, the two party families where benign views on Russia are expected to occur most commonly—have reacted to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The findings provide insights into the prevalence and nature of ‘Russia-sympathising’ trends in contemporary Euro…
How Do They Get In? Radical Parties and Government Participation in European Democracies
Despite their alleged anti-systemness and ‘non-coalitionability’, radical right and radical left parties have, since the early 1990s, both supported and entered coalition governments in a number of European liberal democracies. Using the classical ‘size and ideology’ framework, this study sets out to examine how – or, put differently, under what circumstances – radical right and radical left parties are able to overcome the obstacles associated w…
Radical (and Populist) Parties in European Governments: How do they get in
Existing studies on the coalitionability of radical and—oftentimes—populist (right or/and left) parties have concluded that government inclusion of these parties follows a complex and multi-causal pattern, and that the explanatory power of the conventional “size and ideology”-framework is limited. Starting from this observation, the present study sets out to further strengthen our understanding of radical government participation. First, the pape…
United in diversity: Examining the diverging attitudes towards the European Union on the ideological fringes
The radical right and the radical left in contemporary Europe: Two min–max definitions
Radical parties, both to the right and to the left, have recently earned victories in a range of European democracies. Previous efforts seeking to understand European radicalism in general are, however, relatively rare. Using a min–max approach, this review article examines existing scholarship on the ideologies of the radical right and radical left party families in contemporary Europe. Its contribution is twofold. First, it synthesizes our know…
Radical right and radical left party ideologies: A pan-European mapping of necessary attributes, differences and similarities
Radical parties, both to the right and to the left, have recently earned victories in a range of European countries. Previous efforts seeking to understand radical parties in general are, however, relatively rare. The present paper offers an examination of the possible necessary attributes of, as well as the differences and similarities between, radical right and radical left party ideologies in contemporary (Western, Central and Eastern) Europe.…
Why Do Political Parties Change their Policy Positions? A Review
This article summarises the rapidly increasing number of studies dealing with parties’ positional changes. After a short introduction and a brief discussion of a number of elementary definitions and delimitations, the second section evaluates eight factors commonly associated with party policy change. Here, the proposition that parties tend to respond systematically to changes in public opinion seems to be the most studied and, similarly, the mos…
What is left for the radical left? A comparative examination of the policies of radical left parties in western Europe before and after 1989
The fall of the communist regimes in central and eastern Europe was a shattering event for the western European radical left, causing many parties to change their names and strategies. Despite prophesies pointing to the death of radical anti-capitalist politics, radical left parties (RLPs) still exist in all parts of Europe, and in many countries they have even been able to increase their influence. This paper seeks to provide a comparative mappi…
Ethnic and Regionalist Parties in Western Europe: A Party Family
Parties that defend the interest of one or a few ethnic groups and/or regions are, despite their differences, recurrently grouped together into a single party family. This article systematically applies the multidimensional framework offered by Mair and Mudde in order to provide an up‐to‐date inventory of the universe of ethnic and regionalist parties in Western Europe and assess whether they form a family. The evidence indicates that although th…
Ideology: A proposal for a conceptual typology
The concept of ideology is increasingly popular within social science in general, and within political science in particular. With more than 30 different attributes frequently associated with the term, 'ideology' is, however, also highly complex and 'overloaded with definitional baggage' (Gerring). Building on previous efforts to present minimal definitions, the main purpose of this article is to offer a proposal for a conceptual typology of ideo…
Social democratic parties and the rise of ecologism: A comparative analysis of Western Europe
Far left and far right party reactions to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Several studies have underscored the recent emergence of 'Russia-sympathizing' parties, particularly within the European far left and far right party families. This study aims to shed further light on the conceptions of Russia within these families by examining party positions regarding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Utilising content analysis of party standpoints, and employing both cross-sectional quantitative and case-based qualitative ana…
What is left for the radical left? A comparative examination of the policies of radical left parties in western Europe before and after 1989
The fall of the communist regimes in central and eastern Europe was a shattering event for the western European radical left, causing many parties to change their names and strategies. Despite prophesies pointing to the death of radical anti-capitalist politics, radical left parties (RLPs) still exist in all parts of Europe, and in many countries they have even been able to increase their influence. This paper seeks to provide a comparative mappi…
Sympathy or Criticism? The European Far Left and Far Right React to Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
This study seeks to contribute to our knowledge on ‘Russia-sympathising’ tendencies in Europe. By means of content analysis, it examines how the far left (N = 26) and the far right (N = 33)—namely, the two party families where benign views on Russia are expected to occur most commonly—have reacted to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The findings provide insights into the prevalence and nature of ‘Russia-sympathising’ trends in contemporary Euro…
How Do They Get In? Radical Parties and Government Participation in European Democracies
Despite their alleged anti-systemness and ‘non-coalitionability’, radical right and radical left parties have, since the early 1990s, both supported and entered coalition governments in a number of European liberal democracies. Using the classical ‘size and ideology’ framework, this study sets out to examine how – or, put differently, under what circumstances – radical right and radical left parties are able to overcome the obstacles associated w…
Social democratic parties and the rise of ecologism: A comparative analysis of Western Europe
United in diversity: Examining the diverging attitudes towards the European Union on the ideological fringes
The radical right and the radical left in contemporary Europe: Two min–max definitions
Radical parties, both to the right and to the left, have recently earned victories in a range of European democracies. Previous efforts seeking to understand European radicalism in general are, however, relatively rare. Using a min–max approach, this review article examines existing scholarship on the ideologies of the radical right and radical left party families in contemporary Europe. Its contribution is twofold. First, it synthesizes our know…
Ethnic and Regionalist Parties in Western Europe: A Party Family
Parties that defend the interest of one or a few ethnic groups and/or regions are, despite their differences, recurrently grouped together into a single party family. This article systematically applies the multidimensional framework offered by Mair and Mudde in order to provide an up‐to‐date inventory of the universe of ethnic and regionalist parties in Western Europe and assess whether they form a family. The evidence indicates that although th…
Ideology: A proposal for a conceptual typology
The concept of ideology is increasingly popular within social science in general, and within political science in particular. With more than 30 different attributes frequently associated with the term, 'ideology' is, however, also highly complex and 'overloaded with definitional baggage' (Gerring). Building on previous efforts to present minimal definitions, the main purpose of this article is to offer a proposal for a conceptual typology of ideo…
Radical right and radical left party ideologies: A pan-European mapping of necessary attributes, differences and similarities
Radical parties, both to the right and to the left, have recently earned victories in a range of European countries. Previous efforts seeking to understand radical parties in general are, however, relatively rare. The present paper offers an examination of the possible necessary attributes of, as well as the differences and similarities between, radical right and radical left party ideologies in contemporary (Western, Central and Eastern) Europe.…
Radical (and Populist) Parties in European Governments: How do they get in
Existing studies on the coalitionability of radical and—oftentimes—populist (right or/and left) parties have concluded that government inclusion of these parties follows a complex and multi-causal pattern, and that the explanatory power of the conventional “size and ideology”-framework is limited. Starting from this observation, the present study sets out to further strengthen our understanding of radical government participation. First, the pape…
Social democratic parties and the rise of ecologism: A comparative analysis of Western Europe
Why Do Political Parties Change their Policy Positions? A Review
This article summarises the rapidly increasing number of studies dealing with parties’ positional changes. After a short introduction and a brief discussion of a number of elementary definitions and delimitations, the second section evaluates eight factors commonly associated with party policy change. Here, the proposition that parties tend to respond systematically to changes in public opinion seems to be the most studied and, similarly, the mos…
What is left for the radical left? A comparative examination of the policies of radical left parties in western Europe before and after 1989
The fall of the communist regimes in central and eastern Europe was a shattering event for the western European radical left, causing many parties to change their names and strategies. Despite prophesies pointing to the death of radical anti-capitalist politics, radical left parties (RLPs) still exist in all parts of Europe, and in many countries they have even been able to increase their influence. This paper seeks to provide a comparative mappi…
Ethnic and Regionalist Parties in Western Europe: A Party Family
Parties that defend the interest of one or a few ethnic groups and/or regions are, despite their differences, recurrently grouped together into a single party family. This article systematically applies the multidimensional framework offered by Mair and Mudde in order to provide an up‐to‐date inventory of the universe of ethnic and regionalist parties in Western Europe and assess whether they form a family. The evidence indicates that although th…
Ideology: A proposal for a conceptual typology
The concept of ideology is increasingly popular within social science in general, and within political science in particular. With more than 30 different attributes frequently associated with the term, 'ideology' is, however, also highly complex and 'overloaded with definitional baggage' (Gerring). Building on previous efforts to present minimal definitions, the main purpose of this article is to offer a proposal for a conceptual typology of ideo…
The radical right and the radical left in contemporary Europe: Two min–max definitions
Radical parties, both to the right and to the left, have recently earned victories in a range of European democracies. Previous efforts seeking to understand European radicalism in general are, however, relatively rare. Using a min–max approach, this review article examines existing scholarship on the ideologies of the radical right and radical left party families in contemporary Europe. Its contribution is twofold. First, it synthesizes our know…
Radical right and radical left party ideologies: A pan-European mapping of necessary attributes, differences and similarities
Radical parties, both to the right and to the left, have recently earned victories in a range of European countries. Previous efforts seeking to understand radical parties in general are, however, relatively rare. The present paper offers an examination of the possible necessary attributes of, as well as the differences and similarities between, radical right and radical left party ideologies in contemporary (Western, Central and Eastern) Europe.…
United in diversity: Examining the diverging attitudes towards the European Union on the ideological fringes
Radical (and Populist) Parties in European Governments: How do they get in
Existing studies on the coalitionability of radical and—oftentimes—populist (right or/and left) parties have concluded that government inclusion of these parties follows a complex and multi-causal pattern, and that the explanatory power of the conventional “size and ideology”-framework is limited. Starting from this observation, the present study sets out to further strengthen our understanding of radical government participation. First, the pape…
How Do They Get In? Radical Parties and Government Participation in European Democracies
Despite their alleged anti-systemness and ‘non-coalitionability’, radical right and radical left parties have, since the early 1990s, both supported and entered coalition governments in a number of European liberal democracies. Using the classical ‘size and ideology’ framework, this study sets out to examine how – or, put differently, under what circumstances – radical right and radical left parties are able to overcome the obstacles associated w…
Quality User-Generated Content? A Case Study of the Quality of Online News Comments on the Site of Finnish Public Service Broadcaster Yle
Over the years, studies have assessed the quality of discourse in comment sections and results have been mixed. Some argue that newspapers have created forums for hate speech against minorities, that the quality of discourse undermines the democratic potential of comment sections, or that comments are troubled by incivility. Others have found that commenters produce content resembling public deliberation and that comment sections can contain frui…
Sympathy or Criticism? The European Far Left and Far Right React to Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
This study seeks to contribute to our knowledge on ‘Russia-sympathising’ tendencies in Europe. By means of content analysis, it examines how the far left (N = 26) and the far right (N = 33)—namely, the two party families where benign views on Russia are expected to occur most commonly—have reacted to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The findings provide insights into the prevalence and nature of ‘Russia-sympathising’ trends in contemporary Euro…
Far left and far right party reactions to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Several studies have underscored the recent emergence of 'Russia-sympathizing' parties, particularly within the European far left and far right party families. This study aims to shed further light on the conceptions of Russia within these families by examining party positions regarding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Utilising content analysis of party standpoints, and employing both cross-sectional quantitative and case-based qualitative ana…
Political science (13 works) · Law (12 works) · Politics (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Political economy (9 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (9 works) · Economics (7 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 works) · Ideology (7 works)