Jens Rydgren (born 1969) is a Swedish writer, political commentator and a professor of sociology, at Stockholm University. Specialising in research of political sociology, for many years he has studied populistright-wing parties. In 2002 he defended his thesis ''Political Protest and Ethno-Nationalist Mobilization: The Case of the French National Front'' in a debate with Sidney Tarrow of Cornell University. He has appeared as an expert on right wing populist parties, including the Sweden Democrats, in various news media.
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