Workshop Invitation: Closing off the Folkhem? Right-wing Populism and the Politics of Xenophobia in the North

INVITATION

CEREN (Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism) invites you to the Workshop:
Closing off the Folkhem? Right-wing Populism and the Politics of Xenophobia in the North.

Time: Thursday, 15 December 2011, 10:00 - 18:00
Venue: Fabianinkatu 26, Festival Hall, Language Centre, University of Helsinki
Registration: no later than Friday 9 December 2011 to hanna-maria.barlund@helsinki.fi

The workshop intends to develop a frame for the comparative analysis of right-wing populism in
Nordic countries. While the contextual peculiarities of each case will be taken into account, the main focus will be on
discussing potential general features of populist xenophobia in the Scandinavian countries and Finland.

Programme

10:00-10:30
Opening Remarks and Introduction
Peter A. Kraus (University of Helsinki)
Pasi Saukkonen (University of Helsinki)

 

10:30-12.30
Norway, Anders Ravik Jupskås (University of Oslo)
Denmark, Peter Hervik (Aalborg University)

Discussant Henrik Stenius (University of Helsinki)

 

12.30-14:00
Lunch Break

 

14:00-16:00
Sweden, Anders Hellström (Malmö University)
Finland, Ann-Cathrine Jungar (Södertörn University)

Discussant Åsa Bengtsson (Åbo Akademi)

 

16:00-16.30     
Coffee Break

16.30-18:00     
Panel Discussion
Risto Alapuro (University of Helsinki),
Johanna Suurpää (Ministry of Justice) and other participants

 

18:00-19:00    
Reception

For more information please visit: http://sockom.helsinki.fi/ceren/english/presentation/events.html

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