Right-wing populist education policy in a social democratic welfare state context

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6434501
AutoresPalle Rasmussen (0000-0001-6923-7071, Aalborg University, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume33
Fascículo1
Páginas61-74
Data de publicação2023-04-10
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Contemporary European Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1478-2790 • E-ISSN: 1478-2804
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14782804.2023.2199144
OpenAlexW4363673119
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas14

The article analyses the education ideologies and policies of two Danish right-wing populist political parties, the Danish People’s Party and the New Right Party. The two parties differ in their political trajectories and profiles, but both represent a right-wing populism emphasizing the opposition between the people on the one hand and the elite and its alliance with foreigners on the other. In a national context with a strong welfare state tradition, right-wing populism has gained considerable influence on other political parties including the Social Democrats. In mapping the education policy of the two parties, the article draws on partisan political manifesto texts prepared for the 2019 general election, on studies of voter attitudes in that election and on position taking of parties in parliamentary work. It is concluded that the education policies of the two parties focus mainly on the content of education, emphasizing national and Christian values and presenting foreigners and immigrants, especially from predominantly Muslim countries, as threats. Education does not feature strongly in the work of these parties, but their views still have an impact. The example of the Danish People’s Party shows this; it has secured parliamentary majority for Liberal-Conservative governments and influenced their education policies

Context (archaeology · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Right wing · Social democracy · Social policy · Sociology · State (computer science · Welfare · Welfare state · Law · Public Administration