Ideological contestation in Western European party systems

Hagevi, Magnus; Blombäck, Sofie; Demker, Marie; Hinnfors, Jonas; Loxbo, Karl

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“…In the long term, the percentage of voters with libertarian values will keep increasing among Swedes, gaining more influence in society, even in the parties. A decade ago, all parliamentary parties were more libertarian than authoritarian (Hagevi et al 2022). In response to this development, there has…”

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Dealignment and Realignment: The Swedish parliamentary election of 2022

Hagevi¹

2022

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Dealignment and Realignment: The Swedish parliamentary election of 2022

Hagevi¹

2022

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“…Loxbo (2013), for instance, found little evidence of decline in intraparty democracy in Swedish parties. In these cases, indeed, there seems little to suggest that leaders have established oligarchic control (Hagevi and Loxbo, 2018).…”

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Analysing intra-party power: Swedish selection committees over five decades

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Aylott

2021

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Unlike political parties in many other countries, Swedish ones have not adopted more inclusive methods for choosing their election candidates and party leaders. While the party congress formally selects important party offices, the process is managed, prior to the formal vote, by a selection committee vested with the task of filtering the pool of potential leaders and proposing one of them as the new leader. In this article, we survey the composition of these selection committees over time to investigate the extent to which change has taken place. Specifically, we investigate whether the composition of these powerful committees, which decide who joins the ranks of the country’s political leaders, has developed over time in relation to what prominent theories of intra-party power might lead us to expect. We derive testable expectations from prominent conceptualisations of intra-party power and apply these empirically. Specifically, we study the composition of party selection committees in Sweden over 50 years, 1969–2019. In total, this includes 40 different selection committees and almost 400 individuals. Contrary to conventional wisdom on intra-party power relations, the empirical analysis reveals a surprising degree of stability, raising questions about common claims of general power shifts within parties.

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“…Med andra ord studeras vad väljarna anses vilja ha och inte vad partierna kan erbjuda. Utbud och efterfrågan står i relation till varandra och det är inte alltid självklart om det är efterfrågan som driver utbudet eller det omvända (Hagevi et al, 2022). Om de politiska partierna är drivna av ideologiska företeelser är efterfrågan inte lika given, men i de absolut flesta fall anses efterfrågan föregå utbudet, i synnerhet i relation till politiska partiers agerande (se t.ex.…”

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Sveriges politiska partieroch Israel-Palestinafrågan: En analys av svenska partiers agerande 2006–2021

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This thesis studies political parties in Sweden and their attitudes toward the Israel-Palestine issue during the period from 2006-2021. The analysis assumes that political parties act strategically, guided by their party goals across different arenas: parliamentary, internal, and electoral. Five key party goals—policy, vote-seeking, position, party cohesion, and international credibility—are used to analyze the strategic behavior of these parties. The Israel-Palestine issue holds strategic relevance for several political parties. Left-leaning parties (such as the Green Party, Social Democrats, and Left Party) benefit the most from strategically engaging with this issue. Even parties like the Christian Democrats and the Liberal Party recognize strategic relevance in addressing the Israel-Palestine issue. Notably, the Center Party påsy the least attention to this issue. The most relevant party goals are policy and international credibility. The study also reveals significant relationships between parties and their sympathizers. In addition, the results offer concrete examples of how the party strategy works within the political parties, thus contributing to party strategy research, Swedish foreign policy and the Israel-Palestine issue in a Swedish context. In conclusion, the Israel-Palestine issue is deeply ideological. While it serves as a political tool in foreign policy debates, its impact is even more pronounced in domestic discussions, where parties use it to underscore their ideological stances. Overall, the Israel-Palestine issue remains to be one of the most polarized topics in the Swedish foreign policy debate.

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Ideological contestation in Western European party systems

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Dealignment and Realignment: The Swedish parliamentary election of 2022

Dealignment and Realignment: The Swedish parliamentary election of 2022

Analysing intra-party power: Swedish selection committees over five decades

Sveriges politiska partieroch Israel-Palestinafrågan: En analys av svenska partiers agerande 2006–2021

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