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Dr Anders Widfeldt

Dr Anders Widfeldt
Dr Anders Widfeldt
Dr Anders Widfeldt

Fil Kand, Fil doktor

Senior Lecturer

About
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

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 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

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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  • 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)

  • 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

  • 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

  • “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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Widfeldt, A.
    The Conversation
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles

  • 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

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

    Widfeldt, A.
    The Conversation
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Sweden

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

  • The Swedish Parliamentary Election of 2010

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

  • Sweden

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

  • What Sort of Semi-presidentialism do Finns Want?: An Intra-systemic Comparative Analysis

    Arter, D., Widfeldt, A.
    West European Politics, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 1278-1298
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Nohlen, D., Stöver, P. (eds.). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 48, no. 7-8, pp. 1120-1123
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Sweden: Political Data Yearbook 2007

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 47, no. 7-8, pp. 1143-1147
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Party Change as a Necessity: The Case of the Sweden Democrats

    Widfeldt, A.
    Representation, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 265-276
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Sweden: Political Data Yearbook 2006

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 46, no. 7-8, pp. 1118-1126
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Swedish parliamentary election of 2006

    Widfeldt, A.
    Electoral Studies, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 820-823
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 45, no. 7-8, pp. 1270-1274
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Political data in 2005

    Van Biezen, I., Katz, R. S., Mackerras, M., Fallend, F., De Winter, L., Dumont, P., Carty, R. K., Ker-Lindsay, J., Webb, K., Linek, L., Bille, L., Pettai, V., Sundberg, J., Ysmal, C., Poguntke, T., Mavrogordatos, G. T., Ilonszki, G., Kurtan, S., Hardarson, O. T., Kristinsson, G. H., O'Malley, E., Diskin, A., Ignazi, P., Kato, J., Ikstens, J., Krupavicius, A., Dumont, P., Poirier, P., Fenech, D., Lucardie, P., Voerman, G., Vowles, J., Aalberg, T., Brekken, T., Jasiewicz, K., Jasiewicz-Betkiewicz, A., Magone, J. M., Ucen, P., Fink-Hafner, D., Delgado, I., Lopez Nieto, L., Widfeldt, A., Milic, T., Fisher, S. D., Katz, R. S.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 45, pp. 1023-1301
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 44, no. 7-8, pp. 1195-1202
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • “De konservativa partierna i Norge och Sverige: Høyre och Högern/Moderata Samlingspartiet”

    Widfeldt, K. A.
    Partiernas århundrade. Fempartimodellens uppgång och fall i Norge och Sverige (ed. Demker, M.;Svasand, L.), Santerus., pp. 103-132, 29 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 43, no. 7-8, pp. 1144-1150
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Elite Collusion and Public Defiance: Sweden's Euro Referendum in 2003

    Widfeldt, K. A.
    West European Politics, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 503-517
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Diversified Approach. Swedish responses to the Extreme right

    Widfeldt, K. A.
    Western Democracies and the New Extreme Right Challenge. Eatwell, R., Muddle, C. (eds.). Ashgate, pp. 150-171, 21 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 42, no. 7-8, pp. 1091-1101
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Contemporary Right-wing Extremism

    Widfeldt, K. A.
    "Understanding Democratic Politics. Concepts, Institutions, Movements" (ed. Axtmann R.), Sage, pp. 280-290, 10 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The parliamentary election in Sweden, 2002

    Widfeldt, A.
    Electoral Studies, vol. 22, pp. 778-784
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 41, no. 7-8, pp. 1089-1094
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Special issue: Political Data Yearbook, 2001 - Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 40, pp. 421-425
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Sweden: Weakening Links between Parties and Organisations

    Widfeldt, K. A.
    In: Political Parties and Interest Groups. Shaping Demographic Governance (ed. Thomas,C. S.), Lynne Rienner Publishers, pp. 63-78, 15 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The Swedish Centre Party. The Poor Relation of the Family?

    Widfeldt, K. A.
    From Farmyard to City Square? The Electoral Adaptation of the Nordic Agrarian Parties. Arter, D. (ed.). Ashgate, pp. 1-30, 29 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Scandinavia: Mixed success for the populist right

    Widfeldt, A.
    Parliamentary Affairs, vol. 53, pp. 486-500
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Special Issue Political Data Yearbook 1999 - Sweden

    Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 38, pp. 523-528
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • State subsidies to political parties: Confronting rhetoric with reality

    Pierre, J., Svasand, L., Widfeldt, A.
    West European Politics, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 1-24
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Linking Parties With People?: Party Membership in Sweden 1960-1994

    Widfeldt, A.
    Ashgate, Aldershot. 311 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Losing touch? The political representativeness of Swedish parties, 1985-1994

    Widfeldt, A.
    Scandinavian Political Studies, vol. 22, pp. 307-326
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Special Issue: Political Data Yearbook, 1999 (1 January 1998-1 January 1999) - Sweden

    Pierre, J., Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 36, pp. 511-518
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Special issue: Political Data Yearbook, 1998 (1 January 1997-1 January 1998) - Sweden

    Pierre, J., Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 34, pp. 527-530
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Sweden

    Pierre, J., Widfeldt, A.
    European Journal of Political Research, vol. 32, no. 3-4, pp. 495-500
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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