From open borders to ‘rasisit’: libertarianism and populism on the Scandinavian periphery (1980 – 1994)

In 1980s Norway, a group committed to libertarian ideology became influential within Fremskrittspartiet. This new party known for its opposition not only taxation and public spending, but also non-western immigration. The libertarians the same party, however, advocated open borders. were ousted from in 1994, libertarianism has remained key plank party’s otherwise national-conservative ideology. Crossovers alliances between cosmopolitan nationalistic anti-immigration groups have become commonplace, through an analysis of Norwegian movement, I argue that these are possible due idea borders holding peripheral position issue was given some attention debates populists FrP, important ideological concept intellectuals behind journal Ideer om Frihet. article thus argues commitment what we may call cosmopolitanism does exist be used make sense core concepts such as individualism, freedom markets, is nonetheless expendable most libertarians, they who found home country’s nativist political party.