Nordic Nationalism and Right-Wing Populist Politics

Eirikur Bergmann is Professor of Politics at Bifrost University, Iceland, and Visiting Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is also Director of the Centre for European Studies in Iceland. Professor Bergmann is the author of many books. He writes mainly on Nationalism, Populism, European Integration, Icelandic Politics and on Participatory Democracy. Bergmann was a member of Iceland’s Constitutional Council in 2011.       

Preface.- List of Abbreviations.- Chapter 1: Introduction – Nationalizing the North.- Chapter Two: Denmark – From multi-ethnic and supranational empire to Little Denmark.- Chapter Three: Finland – Nation building while manoeuvring through big powers conflicts.- Chapter four: Iceland – Post-colonial sovereignty project still on-going.- Chapter five: Norway – From the poor periphery to top of the world.- Chapter six: Sweden – Far right sentiments simmering underneath the model democratic welfare society.- Chapter 7: Conclusions – Dual Nordic Nationalism.- Notes.- References.- Index.

“It is … highly recommended to anyone studying populist parties or looking for an accessible introduction to the political history of the Nordic countries.” (Agnes Batory, Democratization, Vol. 26 (6), 2019)