Mette Wiggen

Mette Wiggen is a Lecturer in Teaching and Scholarship at POLIS, University of Leeds. She is a specialist on the radical right in Scandinavia; she also focuses upon widening participation in Higher Education, as well as engaging young Europeans in politics and society.

Norway, we need to talk about racism

Attacks on a politician and a new book marking the tenth anniversary of the Utøya massacre have finally led to a public debate about racism

By Mette Wiggen

/ 17 Jun 2021

As Norway’s far Right declines in popularity, a new populist force rises

The pandemic hasn't given Fremskrittspartiet many chances to shine, and it has fallen dramatically in the polls. In its place, a new 'protest party' has emerged

By Mette Wiggen

/ 18 Feb 2021

As Norway’s far Right declines in popularity, a new populist force rises

Is it now OK to drape swastikas around town?

In Norway, hate speech often hides behind the cover of freedom of expression.

By Mette Wiggen

/ 3 Sep 2020

Is it now OK to drape swastikas around town?

Behind Norway’s terrorist attack that was luckily thwarted

Has the Norwegian police learned anything from its failure in the 2011 Breivik attacks?

By Mette Wiggen

/ 9 Sep 2019

Behind Norway’s terrorist attack that was luckily thwarted

Does Sweden's mainstream have to talk to the Sweden Democrats?

With the media on their side, the SD has managed to persuade many unionised women in the health service that it is the only party for them. Does the mainstream know why?

By Mette Wiggen

/ 9 Sep 2018

Does Sweden's mainstream have to talk to the Sweden Democrats?

With the media on their side, the SD has managed to persuade many unionised women in the health service that it is the only party for them. Does the mainstream know why?

By Mette Wiggen

/ 9 Sep 2018