Scandinavia: the radical right meets the mainstream

Xenophobia, racism and welfare chauvinism have gone mainstream in Scandinavia. It is coming from the top and being protected in the name of freedom of speech. Rather than facing up to the largest refugee crisis since World War II, mainstream politicians in wealthy Scandinavia are instead pandering to the radical right’s greed and fear.

• Primary Source

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

Politico 10.02.17: First we take Hässleholm … Swedish far-right rises http://www.europeansources.info/record/first-we-take-hassleholm-swedish-far-right-rises/

ESO: Background information: Aren't Swedes allowed to discuss migration openly? http://www.europeansources.info/record/arent-swedes-allowed-to-discuss-migration-openly/

ESO: Background information: Austria, Denmark and Sweden move towards tougher asylum rules http://www.europeansources.info/record/austria-denmark-and-sweden-move-towards-tougher-asylum-rules/

ESO: Background information: Refugee migration – a crisis for the Nordic model? http://www.europeansources.info/record/refugee-migration-a-crisis-for-the-nordic-model/

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