Jens Rydgren (born 1969) is a Swedish writer, political commentator and a professor of

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation and ...

, at

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, soci ...

. Specialising in research of political sociology, for many years he has studied

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parties. In 2002 he defended his thesis ''Political Protest and Ethno-Nationalist Mobilization: The Case of the French National Front'' in a debate with

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. He has appeared as an expert on right wing populist parties, including the

Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( sv , Sverigedemokraterna ; SD ) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. As of 2022, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply, and ...

, in various news media.

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Swedish male writers 1969 births Swedish sociologists Academic staff of Stockholm University Swedish political writers Living people {{Europe-sociologist-stub