The tilted horseshoe: Euroscepticism in the Nordic A study of the changing course of politics in far left and far right parties.

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this thesis is to study the changes that occurred within the far left and far right parties of the Nordic member states of the European Union, regarding their euroscepticism. The study aims towards both mapping out the changes of the parties political course as well as comparing the political standpoints between the countries. By comparing characteristics between existing literature regarding euroscepticism with the political changes in the Nordic, the study maps out a pattern that applies to a majority of the countries. Utilizing the terms “hard” and “soft” to categorize euroscepticism, before and after Brexit. The thesis also addresses the famous horseshoe theory, and debates whether or not it is deemed appropriate when discussing euroscepticism in the Nordic countries. The study shows that the hard euroscepticism of the far left and right parties has softened in the aftermath of Brexit, as well as mapping out key differences in the values of the different parties. The findings of this thesis works as a valuable illustration of the patterns of far left and far right parties, as well as a possible explanation for what has driven the parties to become eurosceptically softer.