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Old and New Politics in Denmark
Author(s) -
Borre Öle
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
scandinavian political studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-9477
pISSN - 0080-6757
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9477.1995.tb00161.x
Subject(s) - politics , dimension (graph theory) , political science , political economy , democracy , left and right , position (finance) , variance (accounting) , new left , sociology , law , economics , mathematics , accounting , structural engineering , finance , pure mathematics , engineering
A New Politics dimension of non‐economic issue preferences emerged in Denmark during the 1980s. The new dimension is clearly separated from the traditional economic Old Politics dimension, though the two are correlated. The New Politics dimension has not given rise to viable new parties but is represented by three medium‐sized parties: the Sodalist People's and Radical Liberal parties constitute the New Left, and the Progressive Party constitutes the New Right. The three old class parties contribute little towards explaining the individual variance in the position of New Politics; as always, the Social Democratic Party represents the Old Left while the Liberal and Conservative parties represent the Old Right. In terms of social positions, New Left attitudes are correlated especially with level of school education and with employment in the reproductive sectors.