The Freedom Front and the welfare state counter revolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6292972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jenny Andersson (0000-0001-7766-9827) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 334-354 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Ideologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9317 • E-ISSN: 1469-9613 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569317.2023.2249637 |
| OpenAlex | W4386255210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This essay examines the Swedish Freedom Front, created in 1989 by libertarians from the editorial committee of the Nyliberalen magazine. It argues that in its emphasis on cultural, sexual, religious and political freedoms, libertarianism contained a different ideological repertoire from neoliberalism. It compares the construction of a canon of translated neoconservative and neoliberal texts with a popular and vernacular register in youth culture, consumption, and media technologies. Finally, it argues that the ascendance of neoliberalism in the early 1990s fractured libertarian arguments
Ideology · Law and economics · Liberalism · Libertarianism · Media studies · Neoliberalism (international relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Vernacular · Welfare state · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Media and Politics
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |