Abstract
<jats:p>Norwegian politics is changing. Voters are ideologically moving towards the right. There is increased polarization. International events such as the wars in the Middle East and in the Ukraine affects Norwegian politics in ways that we have not seen in a long time. Voters’ trust in politicians is falling. Politics has become more serious than Norwegians have been used to in recent decades. At the same time, we also see stronger political engagement and a mobilization of voters who previously stood on the sidelines. The authors of the book analyze trends in Norwegian politics in connection with the 2025 Parliamentary (Storting) election. The Norwegian National Election Studies have a long history, stretching back to the 1957 parliamentary election. Data from this long time-series provide an historic backdrop for the analyses of the 2025-election. Conflict and Mobilization. An Analysis of the 2025 Norwegian Parliamentary Election provides both an introduction to and an updated analysis of Norwegian politics. The authors point in particular to five factors that help explain the outcome of the 2025 election: 1) an ideological shift to the right among voters, 2) the mobilization of previous non-voters who supported the Progress Party, 3) the increased importance of economic issues for voters’ priorities, 4) the strengthened popularity of the incumbent government before the election, not least linked to its handling of foreign and security policy, and 5) a changing media landscape, in which both patterns of media use and media content affect voters’ issue priorities and vote choice.</jats:p>