Karin Bäckstrand och Naghmeh Nasiritousi är, tillsammans med Fariborz Zelli, Lunds universitet, Jakob Skovgaard, Lunds uiversitet, och Oscar Widerberg, VU University Amsterdam, redaktörer för den nya boken.
Sweden has often been described as a democratic forerunner, with one of the world's most stable party systems. However, the political landscape in Sweden has undergone a rapid change in recent years.