political parties and party system

Question 1

what are the 5 parties of the nordic party system

Answer 1

conservative
liberal
agrarian
social democrats
communist families

Question 2

Describe social democrats

Answer 2

moderate left on moral issues, centrist on immigration and environment

Question 3

Describe communist and radical left

Answer 3

especially in finland and Iceland early 50s, most left, liberal on immigration and environment

Question 4

Describe conservative

Answer 4

economic interest middle class, agree to some welfare, for private property, most right on economic issues, decrease immigration

Question 5

describe liberal

Answer 5

more social liberal than economic liberal, secular on moral and religious issues

Question 6

describe agrarian

Answer 6

centrist, immigration lean right

Question 7

what are the 3 main deviation from the 5 party system

Answer 7

1. swedish peoples party (right on econ, liberal moral and immg, centrist environment.)
2. christian party in Norway
3. absence of liberal party in Iceland

Question 8

what are the new parties:

Answer 8

religious
radical right
green parties

Question 9

what are the religious parties

Answer 9

emerged because: against secularization trends. restrictive on moral but less on immi.and env.

Question 10

what are radical right

Answer 10

anti-immigration profile, anti-environment, at first anti-taxe

Question 11

what are green parties

Answer 11

left on all issues

Question 12

which has the most fragmentation in electorate

Answer 12

Finland (5.7 parties) sweden least 3.9

Question 13

what is the net electoral volatility

Answer 13

sum of change in support of various parties from one election to the next

Question 14

what does net electoral volatility underlines

Answer 14

instability in the party system+ lack of close identification to 1 party

Question 15

what is polarization

Answer 15

distance between political parties for selected policies

Question 16

what are the special traits of party system Denmark

Answer 16

less support SD
small but influential centre
strong radical right force
deviation from old pattern: from 2001-2011, minority gov of agrarian liberals and conservative with danish people party (right) not centre

Question 17

what are the special traits of party system finland

Answer 17

-historical centre and agrarian parties (nation-building)
- decrease support liberal
-swedish peoples party

Question 18

what are the special traits of party system Iceland

Answer 18

-dominance of conservative/independence party
-only one centre party(agrarian)
-fragmented left parties
-woman alliance 1983-99
-alliance (SD+woman+peoples alliance)

Question 19

what are the special traits of party system Norway

Answer 19

-christian party establish early strong
-strong radical right force “the progress party”
-weak agrarian party

Question 20

what is fragmentation in party system

Answer 20

number of significant parties nd their electoral support

Question 21

what are the special traits of party system sweden

Answer 21

-high stability
-SD dominant
-conservative the second most important
-no radical right force before 2010
-more support for non-socialist since 2006-2014

Question 22

earthquake elections took place in

Answer 22

finland 1970
Denmark and Norway 1973
emergence of radical right parties

Question 23

before vs now sweden

Answer 23

still sd the best, increase conservative and radical right,

Question 24

before vs now finland

Answer 24

increase radical right, decrease all left

Question 25

before vs now Norway

Answer 25

still sd the best and conservative, increase radical right

Question 26

before vs now Iceland

Answer 26

decrease conservative and sd, increase agrarian and liberal

Question 27

before vs now Denmark

Answer 27

increase radical right and decrease conservative, still sd best, increase agrarian

Question 28

what are primaries and the type of

Answer 28

selection process which include a selectorate beyond the representative organs and committees of party -closed primary= registered member of the party -partially open= anyone who willing give formal declaration of support or hand-in application -open= anyone who is eligible to vote

Question 29

what is the conclusion of the paper on primaries

Answer 29

-inject parties with healthy dynamism -extend network of supporters and -provide more opportunities to stand up to established power structures -enhance democratic rep.+member involvement BUT challenges cohesion

Question 30

how many parties to form gov normally Finland

Answer 30

3

Question 31

what was the red earth and popular front in finland

Answer 31

red earth= sd and centre popular front= sd and centre and radical left

Question 32

1987-2011 characterized by (finland)..

Answer 32

shifting pivotality (one of the 3 main against the 2)= driven them closer in ideas

Question 33

institutional factor of increase level of complexity Finland

Answer 33

removal 1992 of qualified majority rule required 2/3 and even 5/6 majority for passage rule

Question 34

how measure the complexity

Answer 34

1.time between election and appointment of new gov 2. length of gov program

Question 35

what are the 2 function og gov programs

Answer 35

1. compensate for lack of info about intensions of coalition partners 2. promotes cabinet cohesion by settling common goal