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Dr Anders Widfeldt

Dr Anders Widfeldt
Dr Anders Widfeldt
Dr Anders Widfeldt

Fil Kand, Fil doktor

Senior Lecturer

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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

Research Overview

Right-wing radicalism, populism and extremism, political parties, party organisations and Nordic politics.

Research Areas

Politics and International Relations

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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

Courses

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

    Widfeldt, A.
    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 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
    • [ONLINE]
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Sweden: Political Developments and Data in 2024

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 599-610
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Högerpopulismen - en del av det nordiska politiska landskapet

    Widfeldt, A.
    Liberal Debatt, vol. 78, pp. 32-34
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles

  • Voices From The Edge Make Breakthrough In British Politics: The Greens, Reform UK And Independents

    Bennie, L., Widfeldt, A.
    Parliamentary Affairs, vol. 78, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 110-127
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Sweden: Political Developments and Data in 2023

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 481-490
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • The Sweden Democrats in transition: From pariah to co-operation partner

    Widfeldt, A.
    Routledge, Oxford. 184 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • The Far Right in Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    The Routledge Handbook of Far-Right Extremism in Europe. Kondor, K., Littler, M. (eds.). 1 edition. Routledge, pp. 189-201, 13 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
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    • [ONLINE]

  • Sweden: Political Developments and Data in 2019

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 350-361
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • The Populist Right-Wing Partisan

    Widfeldt, A.
    Research Handbook on Political Partisanship. Oscarsson, H., Holmberg, S. (eds.). 1st edition. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 190-201, 12 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE]

  • “Högerpopulism – hot eller bot för demokratin?”

    Widfeldt, A.
    Demokratins Framtid. Barrling, K., Holmberg, S. (eds.). Sveriges Riksdag, pp. 159-190, 32 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE]

  • Sweden: Political development and data for 2017

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 277-283
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • What Kind of Party Is the UK Independence Party?: The Future of the Extreme Right in Britain or Just Another Tory Party?

    Widfeldt, A., Brandenburg, H.
    Political Studies, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 577-600
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • The Growth of the Radical Right in Nordic Countries: Observations from the Past 20 Years

    Widfeldt, A.
    Commissioned by Migration Policy Institute. Washington DC: Migration Policy Institute. 37 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
    • [ONLINE]

  • The Radical Right in the Nordic Countries

    Widfeldt, A.
    The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right. Rydgren, J. (ed.). Oxford University Press, pp. 545-564, 20 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Sweden: From deviant case to populist radical right hotbed?

    Widfeldt, A.
    The European Mainstream and the Populist Radical Right. Odmalm, P., Hepburn, E. (eds.). Taylor and Francis AS, pp. 130-152, 23 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • Geert Wilders: maverick who could ride anti-Islam wave to the top of Dutch politics

    Widfeldt, A.
    The Conversation
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles
    • [ONLINE]

  • Populist parties in Europe: agents of discontent?

    Widfeldt, A.
    West European Politics, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 907-908
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Why is Sweden tightening its borders after years of welcoming migrants?

    Widfeldt, A.
    The Conversation
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles
    • [ONLINE]

  • Tensions beneath the surface: The Swedish mainstream parties and the immigration issue

    Widfeldt, A.
    Acta Politica, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 399-416
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Is Scotland a Westminster-style Majoritarian Democracy or a Scandinavian-style Consensus Democracy? A Comparison of Scotland, the UK and Sweden

    Cairney, P., Widfeldt, A.
    Regional and Federal Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1-18
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Extreme right parties in Scandinavia

    Widfeldt, A.
    Routledge, Abingdon. 257 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Torbjörn Bergman and Kaare Strøm: “The Madisonian Turn. Political Parties and Parliamentary Democracy in Nordic Europe”

    Widfeldt, A.
    Party Politics, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 690-692
    Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 50, no. 7-8, pp. 1145-1154
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • The Swedish Parliamentary Election of 2010

    Widfeldt, A.
    Electoral Studies, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 584-587
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 49, no. 7-8, pp. 1179-1185
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]
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