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The Danish Voter - Democratic Ideals and Challenges (Hardcover)
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The Danish Voter - Democratic Ideals and Challenges (Hardcover)
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To many international experts, politicians, and commentators,
Denmark stands out as an ideal society with a well-functioning
welfare state, low levels of corruption, and a high degree of
social and political stability. Like other countries, however,
Denmark faces challenges brought on by overall social changes.
Particularly the challenges of maintaining a prosperous economy and
the growing number of immigrants from different ethnic and
religious backgrounds have left their mark on Danish society over
the past 50 years. But how have Danish voters reacted to these
challenges? In order to understand the foundation of the Danish
ideal, the authors analyze voter behavior from the early 1970s
until 2019. The Danish Voter investigates a series of interesting
questions concerning voters' reactions to the two macrosocial
challenges-and how these reactions impact the foundations for the
ideal. The individual chapters consider how the challenges have
weakened the traditional class cleavage while giving rise to new
divisions based on gender and education. They also show how
electoral polarization on economic redistribution has remained
strong even in spite of depolarization in the parties' positions on
this dimension. On cultural issues like immigration, however, the
challenge of diversity has resulted in a dramatic increase in
polarization among both parties and voters. By investigating the
drivers of political trust, the authors show how voters respond to
enacted policies.The Danish Voter holds important insights for
readers interested in the politics of Western Europe where
countries face similar challenges. Indeed, due to an electoral
system open to new influences, the Danish case is an important test
case for theories about political development of contemporary
Western societies.
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