Sweden’s next prime minister will juggle an awkward coalition
Passing budgets and laws won’t be easy, given the policy disagreements among the four parties
Sweden’s new governing coalition relies on a party founded by neo-Nazis
Anders Ravik Jupskås - September 15, 2022
That’s a first — but the right-wing parties forming the next government don’t necessarily agree on social and economic issues
Racially divisive parties have more voters now, but voters aren’t becoming more racist. What explains this?
Sheri Berman - December 1, 2019
Populists thrive when the mainstream left and right focus on identity politics.
New study of 381,000 political speeches finds that liberals use more complex language than conservatives
Martijn Schoonvelde, Gijs Schumacher, Bert N. Bakker, and Anna Brosius - March 3, 2019
We examined the sentences of politicians in four countries.
When left-leaning parties support austerity, their voters start to embrace the far right
Maria Snegovaya - November 20, 2018
[caption id="attachment_80438" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Left- and right-wing sympathizers hold flags
Five takeaways about the Swedish election — and the far-right wave across Europe
Sheri Berman - September 12, 2018
In Sweden’s general election on Sept. 9, 2018, voters reduced
Why a far-right party with white supremacist roots is on the rise — in Sweden
Matthew Goodwin - September 10, 2018
On Sunday, voters went to the polls in Sweden. The
Sweden’s far-right party may do well in Sunday’s election. Here’s a surprising reason.
Jennifer Fitzgerald - September 8, 2018
[caption id="attachment_77488" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hundreds of Sweden Democrats supporters and
A far-right party just won seats in three German state parliaments. Here’s why.
Mark Kayser and Arndt Leininger - March 22, 2016
[caption id="attachment_37659" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Swiss far-right politician Eric Weber celebrates
The far right in the 2014 European elections: Of earthquakes, cartels and designer fascists
Cas Mudde - May 30, 2014
Media reports on far right gains in the 2014 European