Var står Sverigedemokraterna? En fallstudie av Sverigedemokraternas politiska positionering i en multidimensionell kontext

Sammanfattning: This study aims to examine whether the Swedendemocrats has moved into the mainstream in the timeframe of 2010 to 2019. Based on the theoretical framework presented in Akkerman et al. (2016) and its methodological approach, the study analyzes the Swedendemocrats through the three dimensions that refers to mainstreaming. The Swedendemocrats are then examined on basis of position blurring in multidimensional party competition and discuss whether the party have engaged in such strategy. The theory of position blurring argues that radical right-winged parties strategically blur their position on economic issues, while upholding a clear stance on issues such as anti- immigration. Based on material gathered from Chapel Hill Expert Survey, Comparative Manifesto Project and the party’s own election manifestos, the conclusion of this study is that the Swedendemocrats have not moved into the mainstream, and it can be argued that party have engaged in a position blurring-strategy.