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Sverigedemokraternas etablering i det röda Norrbotten

Boyoli, Karolina LU (2018) STVK02 20172
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
The Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration and populist political party, gained ground in the Swedish North in both the 2010 and 2014 national elections. The key purpose of this thesis is to investigate the reasons for the Sweden Democrats electoral success in the North of Sweden, a geographical region where electors historically have voted for left parties. In doing so the thesis offers an investigation of the fourteen municipalities in the County of Norrbotten. The empirical background upon which the thesis rests is divided into two main parts. The first part centers on a geographical diffusional analysis and the second part on the party behaviour within the municipal councils of the three municipalities which gained mandate during the... (More)
The Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration and populist political party, gained ground in the Swedish North in both the 2010 and 2014 national elections. The key purpose of this thesis is to investigate the reasons for the Sweden Democrats electoral success in the North of Sweden, a geographical region where electors historically have voted for left parties. In doing so the thesis offers an investigation of the fourteen municipalities in the County of Norrbotten. The empirical background upon which the thesis rests is divided into two main parts. The first part centers on a geographical diffusional analysis and the second part on the party behaviour within the municipal councils of the three municipalities which gained mandate during the electoral period of 2010-2014. The geographical diffusion analysis reveals that the voter-turnouts in neighbouring northern municipalities tend to be similar and that this is the case regarding both high and low voter-turnout. The study shows that the voting behaviour of the Sweden Democrats differs between municipalities. Therefore the electoral positioning of the party also varies. Finally, the thesis shows that the background to this electoral gain is most likely based on the left-positioning of the Sweden Democrats within the left-right-dimension. (Less)
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author
Boyoli, Karolina LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK02 20172
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Sverigedemokraterna, Socialdemokraterna, Norrbotten, Väljarbeteende, Röstbeteende, Diffusion.
language
Swedish
id
8931005
date added to LUP
2018-08-24 09:11:04
date last changed
2018-08-24 09:11:04
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  abstract     = {{The Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration and populist political party, gained ground in the Swedish North in both the 2010 and 2014 national elections. The key purpose of this thesis is to investigate the reasons for the Sweden Democrats electoral success in the North of Sweden, a geographical region where electors historically have voted for left parties. In doing so the thesis offers an investigation of the fourteen municipalities in the County of Norrbotten. The empirical background upon which the thesis rests is divided into two main parts. The first part centers on a geographical diffusional analysis and the second part on the party behaviour within the municipal councils of the three municipalities which gained mandate during the electoral period of 2010-2014. The geographical diffusion analysis reveals that the voter-turnouts in neighbouring northern municipalities tend to be similar and that this is the case regarding both high and low voter-turnout. The study shows that the voting behaviour of the Sweden Democrats differs between municipalities. Therefore the electoral positioning of the party also varies. Finally, the thesis shows that the background to this electoral gain is most likely based on the left-positioning of the Sweden Democrats within the left-right-dimension.}},
  author       = {{Boyoli, Karolina}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Sverigedemokraternas etablering i det röda Norrbotten}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}