Swedish parties tighten migration rules
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Swedish mainstream parties moved toward stricter migration policies, prompting debates about national identity and democratic resilience, while commentators said the right-wing Sweden Democrats suffered an electoral setback.
by Ben Rosamond
Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson, quoted in this piece: ’This could be the first election in Sweden where Muslim immigration …will decide a parliamentary election.’ 2/
September 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson, quoted in this piece: ’This could be the first election in Sweden where Muslim immigration …will decide a parliamentary election.’ 2/
‼️ A new paper with Patrick Fournier and @zeynsom.bsky.social is now out in @wepsocial.bsky.social! We examine citizens’ perceptions of parties that combine left/progressive stances on some issues with right/conservative stances on other issues - which we refer to as ideological inconsistency. 🧵
Voters’ perceptions of ideologically inconsistent parties
There is a growing consensus in party politics that new fault lines are emerging, and scholars increasingly characterise competition as multidimensional. In a multidimensional space, parties can ad...
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September 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
‼️ A new paper with Patrick Fournier and @zeynsom.bsky.social is now out in @wepsocial.bsky.social! We examine citizens’ perceptions of parties that combine left/progressive stances on some issues with right/conservative stances on other issues - which we refer to as ideological inconsistency. 🧵
by Ben Rosamond
Good piece, this (in Swedish). It shows how the far right and even the centre-right has developed a narrative that treats immigrant citizens as second class or non-valid voters. 1/
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/d4e...
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/d4e...
SD:s välputsade fasad krackelerade i valet
SD:s välputsade fasad krackelerade i valet
www.aftonbladet.se
September 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Good piece, this (in Swedish). It shows how the far right and even the centre-right has developed a narrative that treats immigrant citizens as second class or non-valid voters. 1/
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/d4e...
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/d4e...
by Ben Rosamond
They express disgust that 97.6 per cent of the vote in the Malmö district of Rosengård voted for opposition parties. 3/
September 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
They express disgust that 97.6 per cent of the vote in the Malmö district of Rosengård voted for opposition parties. 3/