Internal cleavages and changing party system in indigenous politics – The Sámi Parliament of Norway
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12546294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Torvald Falch (Sami Parliament, Norway), Per Selle (0000-0003-0070-7578, University of Bergen), Jonas Stein (0000-0003-2714-5624, UiT The Arctic University of Norway) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13540688251349098 |
| OpenAlex | W4411661026 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
Indigenous politics is different from “normal” politics. It is about power within the state and against the state in which fragmentation is commonly seen as fragility. Political party competition is therefore extremely rare, and interests’ representation is generally not organized through political parties. In this article, we analyze a unique and deviant case – Norway – where Indigenous system-building develops thorough party politics based on internal cleavages. Using unique survey data on Sámi voters ( N = 1134) we show how voters for the Sámi parties are divided on the question of Sámi self-determination and that this has transformed the party system from a “one-party dominant system” towards a two-party system based on an internal cleavage concerning the degree and type of self-determination. This transformation has been made possible by changes in the electoral system, a substantial increase in the Sámi electoral roll and major advancements in Indigenous rights in Norway
Democracy · Electoral system · Indigenous · Multi-party system · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European and International Law Studies · Law · Social Media and Politics
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |