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Hooked On The Right: Explaining The Electoral Success Of The Sweden Democrats, Fabian N. Sivnert
Hooked On The Right: Explaining The Electoral Success Of The Sweden Democrats, Fabian N. Sivnert
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Why do radical right parties achieve electoral success? Although radical right parties are far from a new phenomenon in modern politics, it nonetheless remains difficult to pinpoint the exact reasons behind their electoral success. Therefore, to provide greater insight into the success of radical right parties this study investigates the Sweden Democrats, a radical right party in Sweden, and their recent electoral success. According to the literature on the radical right, there are two distinct hypotheses that emerge to explain radical right parties’ electoral success. One (the “emphasis” hypothesis) argues for continued, and consistent emphasis on the signature ideological issue, …