The prevailing wisdom has been that association with the radical right comes with a powerful social stigma — something so beyond the pale that it would kill your social prospects.
European Court of Justice Ruling Prohibits Malta From Selling Citizenship
Can citizenship really be bought? The architects of Malta’s ‘golden passports’ scheme clearly believe it can.
Can citizenship really be bought? The architects of Malta’s ‘golden passports’ scheme clearly believe it can.
The Grey Wolf Salute: Cultural Expression or Political Provocation?
Germany's Interior Minister condemned the gesture, linking it to extreme right-wing movements.
Germany’s Interior Minister condemned the gesture, linking it to extreme right-wing movements.
How COVID-19 Border Closures Shaped Attitudes in Europe
When Covid-19 hit the European Union in early 2020, Europe’s cherished open border policies vanished overnight.
When Covid-19 hit the European Union in early 2020, Europe’s cherished open border policies vanished overnight.
🔮 According to Populists, Who Are ‘The People’ and ‘The Elite’?
Our recent European Journal of Political Research article addresses this gap.
Our recent European Journal of Political Research article addresses this gap.
Bulldozer Justice: Punitive Populism in India
Bulldozer demolitions have become emblematic of right-wing authoritarianism in India, as state leaders target minority communities
Bulldozer demolitions have become emblematic of right-wing authoritarianism in India, as state leaders target minority communities
How Gen Z Students Are Leading Transnational Resistance
Waves of mass protests are sweeping across Georgia, Serbia — and, since 19 March, across Turkey.
Waves of mass protests are sweeping across Georgia, Serbia — and, since 19 March, across Turkey.
The World at Our Fingertips, Just Out of Reach: The Algorithmic Age of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made global movements, testimonies, and critiques seem just a swipe away.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made global movements, testimonies, and critiques seem just a swipe away.
Are Young Men Increasingly Supporting the Far Right?
My new research article with Zachary Dickson, Sara B. Hobolt, Heike Klüver, Theresa Kuhn and Toni Rodon takes a closer look at gender differences in voting for far-right parties in Europe.
My new research article with Zachary Dickson, Sara B. Hobolt, Heike Klüver, Theresa Kuhn and Toni Rodon takes a closer look at gender differences in voting for far-right parties in Europe.
The Democratic Purpose of Social Media: Empowering Civil Society
Many are calling for reforms to social media that will strengthen their democratic functions.
Many are calling for reforms to social media that will strengthen their democratic functions.
Rising Waters, Fading Lessons: How Spain Bungled Another Crisis
Spain is a country with a longstanding lack of intergovernmental cooperation.
Spain is a country with a longstanding lack of intergovernmental cooperation.
Slovakia and the Future of Europe
Electoral participation and contestation remain strong in Slovakia.
Electoral participation and contestation remain strong in Slovakia.
Rising Inequality Undermines Policy-Makers’ Support for Redistribution in Latin America
The Romer-Meltzer-Richard (RMR) model posits that income inequality promotes redistribution via voter preferences.
The Romer-Meltzer-Richard (RMR) model posits that income inequality promotes redistribution via voter preferences.
☢️ The Paradox of Nuclear Politics: Peace, Progress, Peril
This paradox — a fragile order upheld by instruments of chaos — raises pressing questions. Can the precarious equilibrium endure?
This paradox — a fragile order upheld by instruments of chaos — raises pressing questions. Can the precarious equilibrium endure?
How Welfare Policy Affects Immigration Attitudes
Recent decades have brought about rising immigration, stringent economic constraints, and deepening welfare retrenchment.
Recent decades have brought about rising immigration, stringent economic constraints, and deepening welfare retrenchment.
Russia’s Changing Arctic Policy: From Economic Ambitions to Military Dominance
The Arctic is no longer an indiscoverable and frozen area but a strategic arena for global energy and trade.
The Arctic is no longer an indiscoverable and frozen area but a strategic arena for global energy and trade.