Introduction : Gaining credibility in the public debate -- Towards a multi-dimensional political party space -- National myths as political opportunity structures and editorial writers as opinion makers -- National myth-making in Sweden, Norway and Denmark -- Issues and tone towards the nationalist populist parties in mainstream press editorials in Scandinavia -- Between a normal political contester and a devil in disguise : Framing the national populist parties in mainstream press editorials in Scandinavia -- Conclusion : Similar, yet different
Summary
In Scandinavia, there is separation in the electorate between those who embrace diversity and those who wish for tighter bonds between people and nation. This book focuses on three nationalist populist parties in Scandinavia - the Sweden Democrats, the Progress Party in Norway, and the Danish People's Party. In order to affect domestic politics by addressing this conflict of diversity versus homogeneity, these parties must enter the national parliament while earning the nation's trust. Of the three, the Sweden Democrats have yet to earn the trust of the mainstream, leading to polarized and emotionally driven public debate that raises the question of national identity and what is understood as the common man
