Fil Kand, Fil doktor
Senior Lecturer
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- a.widfeldt@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272708
- Office Address
Room F35, Edward Wright Building
- School/Department
- School of Social Science
Biography
Appointed Lecturer in Nordic Politics at the 51cg in 1996, Dr. Widfeldt was previously with the Department of Political Science, Göteborg University, Sweden. He obtained his doctoral degree in 1997, with a study on party membership in Sweden.
- Research
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Research Overview
Right-wing radicalism, populism and extremism, political parties, party organisations and Nordic politics.
Research Areas
Politics and International Relations
Research Specialisms
- Comparative Politics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.
Current Research
The Sweden Democrats.
Past Research
Party membership.
Comparative party organisations.
Right wing radicalism.
Historical fascism in the Nordic countries.
Supervision
Supervised PhDs on political parties in Nigeria, local parties in Norway and party organisations in Scotland.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Comparative politics, Nordic politics, research methods.
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Examinations Officer for Politics and International Relations. Director of Teaching and Learning for School of Social Science 2013-19.
- Publications
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Populism and the Growth of the Radical Right in the Nordic Countries
Knowledge on the Nordics: Spotlight on a Region. Witcombe, N., Götz, N., Hilson, M. (eds.). The Institute of Contemporary History / Samtidshistoriska institutet (SHI) Södertörns högskola, pp. 141-146, 6 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE]
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Sweden: Political Developments and Data in 2024
European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 599-610Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Högerpopulismen - en del av det nordiska politiska landskapet
Liberal Debatt, vol. 78, pp. 32-34Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesVoices From The Edge Make Breakthrough In British Politics: The Greens, Reform UK And Independents
Parliamentary Affairs, vol. 78, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 110-127Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Sweden: Political Developments and Data in 2023
European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 481-490Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The Sweden Democrats in transition: From pariah to co-operation partner
Routledge, Oxford. 184 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE]
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The Far Right in Sweden
The Routledge Handbook of Far-Right Extremism in Europe. Kondor, K., Littler, M. (eds.). 1 edition. Routledge, pp. 189-201, 13 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Sweden: Political Developments and Data in 2019
European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 350-361Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The Populist Right-Wing Partisan
Research Handbook on Political Partisanship. Oscarsson, H., Holmberg, S. (eds.). 1st edition. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 190-201, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
“Högerpopulism – hot eller bot för demokratin?”
Demokratins Framtid. Barrling, K., Holmberg, S. (eds.). Sveriges Riksdag, pp. 159-190, 32 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]