Articles by Alexander Dannerhäll

March 13, 2024

🔮Can populists be free-traders?

Alexander Dannerhäll

Radical-right parties are widely regarded as EU-sceptic and opponents of liberal immigration policies. But does this necessarily extend to free trade? Alexander Dannerhäll studies the trade policies of the right-wing Sweden Democrats. He argues that the answer may be both yes and no, depending on how we define protectionism, and which analytical perspective we adopt

Alexander Dannerhäll

PhD Candidate, Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University

Alexander’s research interests are international political economy and trade politics, particularly toward interest groups.

He is also interested in the intersection of security and international economics.

More concretely, his research focuses on the domestic politics of international trade and investments and the politics of globalisation backlash, particularly in relation to employer organisations, labour unions, and political parties in Sweden.

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