Sanna Salo
@slsalo.bsky.social
Researcher at Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA). Party system changes, radical right, resilience of (Western European) liberal democracies Nordic politics, German politics- Views are my own.
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✒️ New RESLIDE blog on the US National Security Strategy and its implications for Europe is out, authored by @sinkkonenville.bsky.social & @slsalo.bsky.social
➡️ reslide.fi/en/much-ado-about-civilizations-donald-trumps-new-national-security-strategy-presents-an-ideological-challenge-for-europe/
➡️ reslide.fi/en/much-ado-about-civilizations-donald-trumps-new-national-security-strategy-presents-an-ideological-challenge-for-europe/
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
✒️ New RESLIDE blog on the US National Security Strategy and its implications for Europe is out, authored by @sinkkonenville.bsky.social & @slsalo.bsky.social
➡️ reslide.fi/en/much-ado-about-civilizations-donald-trumps-new-national-security-strategy-presents-an-ideological-challenge-for-europe/
➡️ reslide.fi/en/much-ado-about-civilizations-donald-trumps-new-national-security-strategy-presents-an-ideological-challenge-for-europe/
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@slsalo.bsky.social, @jensrydgren.bsky.social and I investigate how the Swedish labour movement responded to the rise of the radical right-wing party (RRP) the Sweden Democrats (SD) between 2007 and 2018?
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
@slsalo.bsky.social, @jensrydgren.bsky.social and I investigate how the Swedish labour movement responded to the rise of the radical right-wing party (RRP) the Sweden Democrats (SD) between 2007 and 2018?
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New paper in Government & Opposition:
Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena
Together with @slsalo.bsky.social and @podmalm.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena
Together with @slsalo.bsky.social and @podmalm.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core
Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena
www.cambridge.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New paper in Government & Opposition:
Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena
Together with @slsalo.bsky.social and @podmalm.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena
Together with @slsalo.bsky.social and @podmalm.bsky.social.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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New on #FirstView -
"Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena" - shorturl.at/gh3qc
by @slsalo.bsky.social, @jensrydgren.bsky.social & @podmalm.bsky.social
"Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena" - shorturl.at/gh3qc
by @slsalo.bsky.social, @jensrydgren.bsky.social & @podmalm.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
New on #FirstView -
"Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena" - shorturl.at/gh3qc
by @slsalo.bsky.social, @jensrydgren.bsky.social & @podmalm.bsky.social
"Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena" - shorturl.at/gh3qc
by @slsalo.bsky.social, @jensrydgren.bsky.social & @podmalm.bsky.social
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"EU-instituutioiden tarkoitus on rakentaa samanarvoisten kumppanien yhteisöä, joka ylittää kansallismielisen kilvoittelun, takaa rauhan jäsenmaiden kesken sekä tavoittelee demokratiaa ja kansalaisoikeuksia ylikansallisella tasolla."
@slsalo.bsky.social:n ja minun #Vieraskynä @hs.fi:ssa tänään
@slsalo.bsky.social:n ja minun #Vieraskynä @hs.fi:ssa tänään
Vieraskynä | Yhdysvaltojen vetäytyminen on uhka, joka avaa Euroopalle uusia mahdollisuuksia
Arvojensa mukaisesti EU voi edistää poliittista vakautta Euroopassa ja liberaalia maailmanjärjestystä koko maailmassa.
www.hs.fi
April 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"EU-instituutioiden tarkoitus on rakentaa samanarvoisten kumppanien yhteisöä, joka ylittää kansallismielisen kilvoittelun, takaa rauhan jäsenmaiden kesken sekä tavoittelee demokratiaa ja kansalaisoikeuksia ylikansallisella tasolla."
@slsalo.bsky.social:n ja minun #Vieraskynä @hs.fi:ssa tänään
@slsalo.bsky.social:n ja minun #Vieraskynä @hs.fi:ssa tänään
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KATSE järjestää tiistaina 22.4 klo 17:30 – 18:30 keskustelutilaisuuden Arktinen alue geopolitiikan näyttämönä? Tieteiden Talolla (Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki, 5 krs). Alustamassa UPI:n ohjelmajohtaja Harri Mikkola. Ilmoittaudu 18.4 mennessä osoitteeseen [email protected]!
April 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
KATSE järjestää tiistaina 22.4 klo 17:30 – 18:30 keskustelutilaisuuden Arktinen alue geopolitiikan näyttämönä? Tieteiden Talolla (Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki, 5 krs). Alustamassa UPI:n ohjelmajohtaja Harri Mikkola. Ilmoittaudu 18.4 mennessä osoitteeseen [email protected]!
Kansainvälisen politiikan tutkimuksen seura KATSE Ry järjestää ti 22.4 klo 17:30 – 18:30 keskustelutilaisuuden Arktinen alue geopolitiikan näyttämönä? Tieteiden Talolla Helsingissä. Alustamassa UPI:n ohjelmajohtaja Harri Mikkola. Ilmoittaudu 18.4 mennessä osoitteeseen [email protected]!
April 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Kansainvälisen politiikan tutkimuksen seura KATSE Ry järjestää ti 22.4 klo 17:30 – 18:30 keskustelutilaisuuden Arktinen alue geopolitiikan näyttämönä? Tieteiden Talolla Helsingissä. Alustamassa UPI:n ohjelmajohtaja Harri Mikkola. Ilmoittaudu 18.4 mennessä osoitteeseen [email protected]!
Two takeaways from the Finnish municipal and regional elections:
1) Finland seems to be edging away from its traditional, consensus-democracy model and towards a more polarized system where power alternates between the Left and the Right from one election to the other.
1) Finland seems to be edging away from its traditional, consensus-democracy model and towards a more polarized system where power alternates between the Left and the Right from one election to the other.
April 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Two takeaways from the Finnish municipal and regional elections:
1) Finland seems to be edging away from its traditional, consensus-democracy model and towards a more polarized system where power alternates between the Left and the Right from one election to the other.
1) Finland seems to be edging away from its traditional, consensus-democracy model and towards a more polarized system where power alternates between the Left and the Right from one election to the other.
Looks like Germany might go the Danish way: rightwards in immigration, leftwards (at least moderately) in socio-economics. Will this stem the far-right like it apparently did in Denmark?
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Next German government agrees to radical toughening of migration policy
Center left and center right are trying to forge a deal to form a coalition. Important differences remain, according to documents seen by POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
March 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Looks like Germany might go the Danish way: rightwards in immigration, leftwards (at least moderately) in socio-economics. Will this stem the far-right like it apparently did in Denmark?
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Minulla ei ole minkäänlaista mielenkiintoa äänestää kunta- ja aluevaaleissa. Alueiden ja kuntien työnjako tuntuu hähmäiseltä. Mistä edes äänestäisin? Alueiden sote-rahoista? Mitä kunnille on jäänyt, mitä valintoja kunnat pystyvät tekemään? Tekikö alueuudistus demokratialle karhunpalveluksen?
March 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Minulla ei ole minkäänlaista mielenkiintoa äänestää kunta- ja aluevaaleissa. Alueiden ja kuntien työnjako tuntuu hähmäiseltä. Mistä edes äänestäisin? Alueiden sote-rahoista? Mitä kunnille on jäänyt, mitä valintoja kunnat pystyvät tekemään? Tekikö alueuudistus demokratialle karhunpalveluksen?
”Europe must never again find itself in a position where the likes of US vice-president JD Vance have life-and-death power over it. All other priorities are secondary.”
Janan Ganesh of the @financialtimes.com has an extraordinary skill of crystallizing the essential.
Janan Ganesh of the @financialtimes.com has an extraordinary skill of crystallizing the essential.
March 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
”Europe must never again find itself in a position where the likes of US vice-president JD Vance have life-and-death power over it. All other priorities are secondary.”
Janan Ganesh of the @financialtimes.com has an extraordinary skill of crystallizing the essential.
Janan Ganesh of the @financialtimes.com has an extraordinary skill of crystallizing the essential.
Vassals, curtseying, oaths of allegiance to the King. That’s what comes to mind when following Trump’s maneuvres. But hey, we Europeans should know how to do this. We did just the king thing for 1000 years, democracy only for the last 100.
March 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Vassals, curtseying, oaths of allegiance to the King. That’s what comes to mind when following Trump’s maneuvres. But hey, we Europeans should know how to do this. We did just the king thing for 1000 years, democracy only for the last 100.
So far, the response of Europe's mainstream leaders to President Trump can be described with one word: shushing. I know a lot is at stake, but not having the courage to stand up and speak the truth about what we are dealing with looks like, well, cowardice.
January 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
So far, the response of Europe's mainstream leaders to President Trump can be described with one word: shushing. I know a lot is at stake, but not having the courage to stand up and speak the truth about what we are dealing with looks like, well, cowardice.
I would like to see these kinds of analyses on the European Left, as well. (Maybe I should write one, on a second thought…)
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/u...
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/u...
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class
The theory seemed sound: Stabilize financial markets, support the poor and promote a more secure, integrated world. But blue-collar workers were left behind.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I would like to see these kinds of analyses on the European Left, as well. (Maybe I should write one, on a second thought…)
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/u...
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/u...
I think its outright interesting how Trump's election has already shifted the terms of debate about Ukraine - at least here in Finland. Suddenly everybody talks about compromise and the fact that peace negotiations is "what Ukrainians actually want", too. yle.fi/a/74-20127694
Ilmari Käihkö: Suomessa on ylioptimistinen kuva Ukrainan mahdollisuuksista – nostaa esimerkiksi Sanna Marinin ”onelinerin”
Käihkön mukaan asiantuntijat, poliitikot ja media ovat osallisia liialliseen optimismiin, vaikka alun alkaen Ukrainan sotilaallista kykyä aliarvioitiin.
yle.fi
November 28, 2024 at 9:12 AM
I think its outright interesting how Trump's election has already shifted the terms of debate about Ukraine - at least here in Finland. Suddenly everybody talks about compromise and the fact that peace negotiations is "what Ukrainians actually want", too. yle.fi/a/74-20127694
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The research consortium is led by Professor Åsa von Schoultz, and key work packages are led by @ialsaikkonen.bsky.social, @jannetukiainen.bsky.social, Kimmo Elo ja @juhajokela1.bsky.social (FIIA)
Sanna Salo, @sinikukka.bsky.social and Ville Sinkkonen
form the project team of FIIA.
Sanna Salo, @sinikukka.bsky.social and Ville Sinkkonen
form the project team of FIIA.
November 21, 2024 at 10:09 AM
The research consortium is led by Professor Åsa von Schoultz, and key work packages are led by @ialsaikkonen.bsky.social, @jannetukiainen.bsky.social, Kimmo Elo ja @juhajokela1.bsky.social (FIIA)
Sanna Salo, @sinikukka.bsky.social and Ville Sinkkonen
form the project team of FIIA.
Sanna Salo, @sinikukka.bsky.social and Ville Sinkkonen
form the project team of FIIA.
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📣 New project "The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland" by universities of @helsinkiuni.bsky.social, Eastern Finland, Turku, Åbo Akademi as well as FIIA.
The project will examine the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland. ⤵️
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...
The project will examine the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland. ⤵️
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...
New research consortium focuses on risks for liberal democracy | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs
The new project The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland (RESLIDE) was granted nearly 3 million euros of funding by the Strategic Research Council. The funding was rewarded to a research…
www.fiia.fi
November 21, 2024 at 10:09 AM
📣 New project "The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland" by universities of @helsinkiuni.bsky.social, Eastern Finland, Turku, Åbo Akademi as well as FIIA.
The project will examine the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland. ⤵️
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...
The project will examine the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland. ⤵️
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...
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Great funding news! In my work package, we will study the determinants of (e.g., geographic) inequalities in political participation and political and bureaucratic representation, their effects on economic policy, democratic norms and political responses, and how inequalities can be alleviated.
📣 New project "The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland" by universities of @helsinkiuni.bsky.social, Eastern Finland, Turku, Åbo Akademi as well as FIIA.
The project will examine the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland. ⤵️
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...
The project will examine the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland. ⤵️
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...
New research consortium focuses on risks for liberal democracy | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs
The new project The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland (RESLIDE) was granted nearly 3 million euros of funding by the Strategic Research Council. The funding was rewarded to a research…
www.fiia.fi
November 21, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Great funding news! In my work package, we will study the determinants of (e.g., geographic) inequalities in political participation and political and bureaucratic representation, their effects on economic policy, democratic norms and political responses, and how inequalities can be alleviated.
Can't think of a better time to study the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland and beyond. Thank you Finnish Research Council for funding our project!
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...
New research consortium focuses on risks for liberal democracy | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs
The new project The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland (RESLIDE) was granted nearly 3 million euros of funding by the Strategic Research Council. The funding was rewarded to a research…
www.fiia.fi
November 21, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Can't think of a better time to study the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland and beyond. Thank you Finnish Research Council for funding our project!
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...