Nørgård, Andreas

This internship project studies how political polarization is expressed in Denmark. The internship project furthermore studies the conditions of the modern publishing business. The tasks involved with the internship at the critical publishing house Forlaget Marx specifically provided opportunities for the gathering of data on political polarization. Meanwhile the internship at a publisher provided insight in the conditions of the publishing business.The analysis relies on data gathered through the methods of document analysis and fieldwork, of which much was conducted at political events. The data is analyzed through a Marxist approach on political polarization and a Marxist approach on economy.This project finds that the global process of political polarization also is expressing itself in Denmark, but on a weaker level. Years of declining trust in the established political system and rising inequality has temporarily expressed itself politically in the growing support for Ny Borgerlige, a far-right party which used antiestablishment rhetoric. Simultaneously, the climate movement, which previously were supporting the Social democratic government is now beginning to reject the established parties and question the capitalist system. Indications also show that discontent is building up amongst the working class, but that the unions are attempting to prevent this from expressing itself.The publishing business has proven itself capable of adapting to technological changes, and especially the small publishers appear to utilize the options of digitalization to their own benefit. It furthermore appears that the critical publishing houses in Denmark handle the pressure from English as a dominant international language through the use of international cooperation. The global and danish publishing industry is dominated by conglomerates, but this does not appear to be causing a reduction in the ability for small, specialized publishers, such as Forlaget Marx, to exist and thrive on their niche market.This internship project studies how political polarization is expressed in Denmark. The internship project furthermore studies the conditions of the modern publishing business. The tasks involved with the internship at the critical publishing house Forlaget Marx specifically provided opportunities for the gathering of data on political polarization. Meanwhile the internship at a publisher provided insight in the conditions of the publishing business.The analysis relies on data gathered through the methods of document analysis and fieldwork, of which much was conducted at political events. The data is analyzed through a Marxist approach on political polarization and a Marxist approach on economy.This project finds that the global process of political polarization also is expressing itself in Denmark, but on a weaker level. Years of declining trust in the established political system and rising inequality has temporarily expressed itself politically in the growing support for Ny Borgerlige, a far-right party which used antiestablishment rhetoric. Simultaneously, the climate movement, which previously were supporting the Social democratic government is now beginning to reject the established parties and question the capitalist system. Indications also show that discontent is building up amongst the working class, but that the unions are attempting to prevent this from expressing itself.The publishing business has proven itself capable of adapting to technological changes, and especially the small publishers appear to utilize the options of digitalization to their own benefit. It furthermore appears that the critical publishing houses in Denmark handle the pressure from English as a dominant international language through the use of international cooperation. The global and danish publishing industry is dominated by conglomerates, but this does not appear to be causing a reduction in the ability for small, specialized publishers, such as Forlaget Marx, to exist and thrive on their niche market.<br/

Political polarization in Denmark: An internship project on the critical publishing business and contemporary political polarization in Denmark

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