Haagse Zaken in de zomer III: de normalisering van uiterst rechts
Het is zomerreces in Den Haag. In deze periode tussen de val van het kabinet en de start van een nieuwe verkiezingscampagne nodigen we in Haagse Zaken schrijvers, wetenschappers en denkers uit om het ...
Ik mocht aanschuiven bij Haagse Zaken en sprak met @guusvalk.bsky.social over de normalisering van uiterst rechts gedachtegoed, hoe je onderzoek doet naar uiterst rechts, hoe dat verschilt in π©πͺ en π³π±, en welke verantwoordelijkheid er ligt bij de wetenschap en journalistiek.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
02.08.2025 09:12 β π 179 π 62 π¬ 17 π 14
π’ Out now! The Handbook of Affective Polarization is officially published π
π Open Access & packed with 30 great chapters thanks to amazing authors. Huge thanks to everyone, and in particular to @marianotorcal.bsky.social for the great (and fun) collaboration! π
Link below for the e-book π
24.07.2025 14:04 β π 42 π 18 π¬ 0 π 0
Far-right contentious politics in times of crisis: between adaptation and transformation
The far right is often seen to thrive in times of crisis. The unfolding of the Great Recession, the migration crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic provide an unprecedented opportunity to delve into fa...
π Our @jeppjournal.bsky.social article now has a volume & issue number! In our work, @pietrocastellig.bsky.social, @caterinafr.bsky.social & I overview far-right contentious politics in Europe and argue for a βnormalisation of protestβ.
π 50 free copies available at this link: shorturl.at/iiDrt
22.07.2025 07:07 β π 30 π 11 π¬ 0 π 0
On the Malleability of Democratic Attitudes: Do Citizens' Views of Democracy Vary With How They Feel?: https://osf.io/hz2mt
09.07.2025 09:18 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Hier kom ik nog op terug. Nu op vakantie! βΊοΈ
20.07.2025 17:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Haagse Zaken in de zomer I: boze kiezers en emoties in de politiek
NRC Haagse Zaken Β· Episode
π§ Haagse Zaken gaat doorrr deze zomer!
We praten deze zomer met denkers, schrijvers en wetenschappers. Vandaag: @marikenvelden.bsky.social en @mrooduijn.bsky.social over boze kiezers en emoties in de politiek.
Redactie en productie @irisverhulsdonk.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/655g...
19.07.2025 10:44 β π 26 π 5 π¬ 6 π 2
Dank je!
19.07.2025 08:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Haagse Zaken in de zomer I: boze kiezers en emoties in de politiek
Het is zomerreces in Den Haag. In deze periode tussen de val van het kabinet en de start van een nieuwe verkiezingscampagne nodigen we in Haagse Zaken schrijvers, wetenschappers en denkers uit om hetβ¦
Haagse Zaken nodigt in de zomer wetenschappers en denkers uit. Deze week: Mariken van der Velden en Matthijs Rooduijn. Over de liberale democratie onder druk, de rol van emoties in politiek en de verantwoordelijkheid van media en wetenschap in het huidige politieke tijdperk. buff.ly/1uKfwU2
19.07.2025 06:26 β π 19 π 4 π¬ 0 π 2
Haagse Zaken in de zomer I: boze kiezers en emoties in de politiek
NRC Haagse Zaken Β· Episode
Samen met @marikenvelden.bsky.social mocht ik aanschuiven bij @guusvalk.bsky.social van @nrc.nl Haagse Zaken.
We spraken onder andere over emoties in de politiek en de liberale democratie die onder druk staat.
Hier te luisteren:
open.spotify.com/episode/655g...
19.07.2025 06:46 β π 36 π 11 π¬ 6 π 0
Wow, congrats Vicente! Well-deserved!!
14.07.2025 15:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
βThe segmentation of the right field is eroding, especially among young votersβ
New article out by @simonbornschier.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social β¬ @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short π§΅
1/7
07.07.2025 18:19 β π 152 π 58 π¬ 5 π 1
Can mainstreaming of the far right help normalise undemocratic practices? @mlorimer.bsky.social & Matteo Cavallaro explore the case of Giorgia Meloniβs Brothers of Italy, showing how the party still displays elements of continuity with its neofascist predecessor. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/5kBHwSt
12.07.2025 21:01 β π 13 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
Why we need to halt βhard rightβ in its tracks
Far-right parties are doing well β so itβs important that we see them for what they are. Yet, in the UK, the label βhard rightβ is catching on. Why is debateable. But, argues Tim Bale, itβs a misdescr...
Far-right parties are doing well β so itβs important that we see them for what they are. Yet, in the UK, the label βhard rightβ is catching on. Why is debateable. But, argues, @timbale.bsky.social, this misdescription sanitises far-right parties, and we should push back against it
bit.ly/4eLRBeC
10.07.2025 08:32 β π 175 π 55 π¬ 9 π 9
New article out in World Politcs. We analyze how different groups react to varying programs of social democratic parties. We find less trade-offs than often assumed. Generally, more left-progressive programs increase support among social democratic potentials
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
07.07.2025 09:49 β π 642 π 256 π¬ 14 π 33
Today is London Pride. In contrast to previous years, you barely notice it. No rainbow flags in shops, no special deals and advertising, no corporate pride statements. Not that Sainsbury's rainbow bags are an essential part of LGBTQ+ identity but this withdrawal is a dire sign of our times 1/
05.07.2025 10:25 β π 310 π 74 π¬ 10 π 6
Doctoral scholarship holders in political science | University of Antwerp
YUFE vacancies
Two fully funded PhD positions in political science at the University of Antwerp in @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social's new and very cool ERC project on disinformation and representation. Great opportunity!
www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...
03.07.2025 19:24 β π 8 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0
(1/5) Out now in Acta Politica: Populist parties increasingly target scientists and scientific knowledge. By analyzing 15 annual waves of representative panel data from the Netherlands (2007β2022), I examine to what extent populist parties fuel science skepticism among their supporters.
03.07.2025 17:48 β π 87 π 48 π¬ 2 π 6
Place-based resentment and party support in multiparty systems: A study of three consecutive elections in the Netherlands
New publication with Wouter van der Brug in Electoral Studies!
What is the role of place-based resentment for voting behavior in multiparty systems?
We took data from the Dutch parliamentary elections in '17, '21 and '23 to find out.
(1/4)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
01.07.2025 07:56 β π 31 π 7 π¬ 1 π 2
Job alert! We are recruiting at the Centre for the Politics of Feelings (www.politics-of-feelings.com) for a post-doc interested in emotions & politics. A focus on the relation between health & politics is highly desirable. Info: jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline 11th July. Please share!
01.07.2025 11:09 β π 10 π 16 π¬ 0 π 2
Can including far right parties in government reduce their electoral appeal? The fabulous @anninahermes.bsky.social will show today #epsa2025 that this strategy does not work @epsanet.bsky.social @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
26.06.2025 07:19 β π 35 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
We moeten e.e.a. in perspectief blijven plaatsen. Lees deze jaarrede van @folkertjensma.bsky.social, voorzitter van de Nederlandse Vereniging van Journalisten.
26.06.2025 09:53 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Doctoral scholarship holders in political science | University of Antwerp
YUFE vacancies
π§΅ Hiring 2 PhDs in political science!
Join my ERC project DEMO-LIES
@uantwerpen.be
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We study how politicians accuse each other of lying/disinfo β and how citizens react: Does it erode trust? Polarize? Mobilize? π§ π³οΈ
π₯ 4-yr fully funded
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Start: Oct/Nov 2025
ποΈ Deadline: 21 Aug
Details + apply π
24.06.2025 16:05 β π 53 π 50 π¬ 0 π 0
Most Literature Reviews Miss the Point. Donβt Let Yours
Critically Engaging Past Work to Confidently Shape Your Own
Most literature reviews miss the point.β¨
Not because theyβre sloppy.
β¨But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
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24.06.2025 06:01 β π 206 π 58 π¬ 9 π 17
π¨Preprint alertπ¨
How does affective polarization change democracy? Lots of pubs study how AP affects trust, democratic norms, inter-partisan attitudes, and participation.
We (w/ @polpsychjoe.bsky.social, @lilymasonphd.bsky.social) examine a vital assumption this research seems to rely on:
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24.06.2025 13:43 β π 54 π 24 π¬ 2 π 2
Blogje van @mrooduijn.bsky.social, mij @niklinders.bsky.social e.a. over ons onderzoek op Oerol met @viaberlin.bsky.social π₯
23.06.2025 14:04 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Trying to discipline a broad academic portfolio #climate #justice #adaptation #Caribbean #criticalmaterials #futuregenerations #forensics #genocide
https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=ASCCKkIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Publishing original and substantial contributions to the study of comparative European politics. A journal from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14756765
Poli Sci Prof @Brown JD/PhD
My new book: The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It: https://shorturl.at/z31fC
My new podcast: The Oath and the Office: https://shorturl.at/H7vGP
Lecturer @ Yale University | radical ideologies, populism, pol behaviour, polarisation, democracy, #rstat, and causal inference. albertostefanelli.com
Postdoctoral researcher @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social, working at the intersection of Peace Processes, Public Opinion, and Political Communication.
www.ameliegodefroidt.com
Working on political participation, protest, responsiveness, and public opinion
PostDoc @ University of MΓΌnster w Daniel Bischof
Previously PhD @ University of Gothenburg
https://elenaleuschner.github.io
Associate Professor in Politics and Co-Director of the Centre for Democratic Futures at Southampton University.
Visiting Professor at Democratic Innovations Research Unit, Frankfurt University.
https://rikkidean.com/
Political scientist at the Tel Aviv University. I study elite political behaviour.
https://sites.google.com/site/liorsheffer/
PhD Researcher at University of Amsterdam
Political trust, democratic attitudes & citizen behavior
π carmenvanalebeek.nl
Social Scientist, Harvard University
https://www.ryandenos.com/
https://ryandenos.substack.com/
Professor of Politics, University of Glasgow | DEMED project @ERC_Research | Main interest: Democracy and Autocracy, Public Opinion, Civic Education, Higher Ed. #FirstGen
Wethouder te Gouda, voormalig EuroparlementariΓ«r GroenLinks, lid RvT Milieudefensie, voorzitter RvT ASKV, opvang voor ongedocumenteerden.
Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Politiek verslaggever voor de Volkskrant
Volgt alles rond volksgezondheid en sociale zekerheid
https://www.volkskrant.nl/auteur/hessel-von-piekartz
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Music, Amsterdam, EspaΓ±a, travel, university of Amsterdam, concerts, voetbal, peace.
π§ PhD Political Neuroscience @UvA_ASCoR
π Politics of Adolescence & Democracy http://ippad.eu
π Social and Affective Neuroscience
π Sci-Fi enthusiast
π "No damn cat, and no damn cradle.β
PhD candidate researching political trust at the University of Amsterdam
PhD researcher at Griffith University β’ Transnational populism and political communication