Week 5: Overview

Welcome to Week Five of Scandinavian Politics!  During this week we will examine the political party systems and voter behavior.

November 3-10:         Political Parties and Voters

Readings:

Arter, chaps. 3, 4 (pp. 64-69 and 80-84), 5 (pp. 85-89 and 105-12), and 8.

Booth, Sweden, chaps. 7-8.

Study Questions:

1. What is special about the Nordic five-party model, and is it still alive?
2. Why have Nordic voters become so much more fickle?
3. Why were Social Democratic parties so successful and why are they declining?
4. How has immigration changed Scandinavian party politics?