Fil Kand, Fil doktor
Senior Lecturer
- About
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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 University of Aberdeen 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 HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International 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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What Kind of Party Is the UK Independence Party?: The Future of the Extreme Right in Britain or Just Another Tory Party?
Political Studies, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 577-600Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Growth of the Radical Right in Nordic Countries: Observations from the Past 20 Years
Commissioned by Migration Policy Institute. Washington DC: Migration Policy Institute. 37 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsThe Radical Right in the Nordic Countries
The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right. Rydgren, J. (ed.). Oxford University Press, pp. 545-564, 20 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersSweden: From deviant case to populist radical right hotbed?
The European Mainstream and the Populist Radical Right. Odmalm, P., Hepburn, E. (eds.). Taylor and Francis AS, pp. 130-152, 23 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315199757
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Geert Wilders: maverick who could ride anti-Islam wave to the top of Dutch politics
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesPopulist parties in Europe: agents of discontent?
West European Politics, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 907-908Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2016.1166737
Why is Sweden tightening its borders after years of welcoming migrants?
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesTensions beneath the surface: The Swedish mainstream parties and the immigration issue
Acta Politica, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 399-416Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIs Scotland a Westminster-style Majoritarian Democracy or a Scandinavian-style Consensus Democracy? A Comparison of Scotland, the UK and Sweden
Regional and Federal Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1-18Contributions to Journals: ArticlesExtreme right parties in Scandinavia
Routledge, Abingdon. 257 pagesBooks and Reports: Books