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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Sweden
European Journal of Political Research, vol. 43, no. 7-8, pp. 1144-1150Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6765.2004.00212.x
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Elite Collusion and Public Defiance: Sweden's Euro Referendum in 2003
West European Politics, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 503-517Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0140238042000228112
The Diversified Approach. Swedish responses to the Extreme right
Western Democracies and the New Extreme Right Challenge. Eatwell, R., Muddle, C. (eds.). Ashgate, pp. 150-171, 21 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203402191
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Sweden
European Journal of Political Research, vol. 42, no. 7-8, pp. 1091-1101Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0304-4130.2003.00139.x
Contemporary Right-wing Extremism
"Understanding Democratic Politics. Concepts, Institutions, Movements" (ed. Axtmann R.), Sage, pp. 280-290, 10 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe parliamentary election in Sweden, 2002
Electoral Studies, vol. 22, pp. 778-784Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0261-3794(03)00032-5
Sweden
European Journal of Political Research, vol. 41, no. 7-8, pp. 1089-1094Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.00064
Special issue: Political Data Yearbook, 2001 - Sweden
European Journal of Political Research, vol. 40, pp. 421-425Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSweden: Weakening Links between Parties and Organisations
In: Political Parties and Interest Groups. Shaping Demographic Governance (ed. Thomas,C. S.), Lynne Rienner Publishers, pp. 63-78, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Swedish Centre Party. The Poor Relation of the Family?
From Farmyard to City Square? The Electoral Adaptation of the Nordic Agrarian Parties. Arter, D. (ed.). Ashgate, pp. 1-30, 29 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters