It's getting closer. The e-book will be published in April 2027, followed by the print edition in June 2027.
Stijn van Kessel
@stijntvankessel.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative Politics, Queen Mary University of London. Studies populism, radical right, politics of European integration. Staff page: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/vankesselstijn.html
With some delay, my op-Ed on the dramatic Saxony-Anhalt election. It is high time we focus our political struggle on strengthening democracy, rather than merely weakening the far right. To do this, we must show realism, resilience and restraint.
The AfD’s win in Germany is a dark day for Europe. Time is running out to stop the far right | Cas Mudde
This party is among the most extreme in Europe. To protect our democracies, liberal parties must urgently change their tactics, says Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today
theguardian.com
So wonderful to be cited in the same article as my friend @tabouchadi.bsky.social and my grad student @gabrielagreilinger.com -- Thanks @jonhenley.bsky.social
Europe’s centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blame
Saxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideas
theguardian.com
Some comments from me in this Radio France Internationale piece on the bonds between Jordan Bardella and Nigel Farage www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...
How France and Britain’s far right are building a populist ‘entente cordiale’
Jordan Bardella will address Reform UK's party conference in Birmingham on Friday, putting the French far-right leader alongside Nigel Farage as both men seek to strengthen their political profiles.…
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At 9.00 next Tuesday at #ECPR2026, @ammassarisofia.bsky.social & I will talk about our new books - on grassroots women and on young people in the radical right. With @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social discussing, and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social chairing, it should be lively!
@sciencespo-cee.bsky.social Free-market or protectionist? Studying 4 European far-right parties over 5 decades, we find a consistent ideological logic: economic chauvinism, producerism and populism. @spsr.bsky.social @stijntvankessel.bsky.social E. Dalle Mulle, K. Abts. @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
Stijn van Kessel@stijntvankessel.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur article on the discursive coherence of populist radical right parties' economic agendas is out now with @spsr.bsky.social (with Emmanuel Dalle Mulle, Koen Abts, and @caterinafr.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1111/spsr...
Our article on the discursive coherence of populist radical right parties' economic agendas is out now with @spsr.bsky.social (with Emmanuel Dalle Mulle, Koen Abts, and @caterinafr.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1111/spsr...
A Joint Venture? The Ideological Foundations of the Populist Radical Right's Economic Agenda Beyond Welfare Policies
Recently, the socio-economic agenda of populist radical right parties (PRRPs) has attracted growing scholarly interest, yet many studies focus specifically on positions on welfare policies. It is oft...
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I had a go at exploring what Burnham could actually do, realistically, in the short term. (Always a dangerous choice for a historian...). Despite the structural challenges, on which I'm liable to focus, my answer is not 'nothing'. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp... @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
What can Andy Burnham actually do? | LSE British Politics
Andy Burnham might be more charismatic than Keir Starmer but the problems he is inheriting go beyond personality. Can he really make a difference?
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"In what must rank as one of the most self-pitying, self-obsessed pieces of political rhetoric we’ve heard from a politician since Boris Johnson’s myriad attempts to justify himself back in 2022, Nigel Farage surprised absolutely no-one..." Me for @uk.theconversation.com this arvo.
Why Nigel Farage is resigning as an MP, only to stand again – expert analysis
Nigel Farage is triggering a by-election, appearing to be pitting people against ‘the establishment’.
theconversation.com
A few comments from me in this Politico piece on recent events involving Farage and Le Pen.
Farage and Le Pen try Trump’s trick of turning scandal to their advantage
The godparents of Europe’s populist right seek to brazen their way out of trouble, hoping voters will agree the establishment is conspiring to stitch them up.
politico.eu
‘Polarization’ has become the master concept for diagnosing our current democratic crisis. But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right. By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵 Just out in Perspectives on Politics doi.org/10.1017/S153...
#Populism? The PopuList 4.0 and its shiny website are out today! Always a pleasure to work with captain @mrooduijn.bsky.social and the rocking crew @dafnoukos.bsky.social @sldelange.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @stijntvankessel.bsky.social @paultaggart.bsky.social @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social
Matthijs Rooduijn@mrooduijn.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
To mark the launch, The Guardian publishes an article based on our latest data on the rise of far-right parties across Europe: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nearly a quarter of voters in Europe now back far-right parties
Analysis by more than 150 political scientists finds proportion who back such parties has increased nearly fivefold since 1995
theguardian.com
A few comments of mine in this piece on how, after Brexit, most European radical right parties have remained reluctant to promote their countries’ withdrawal from the EU.
Dopo Brexit non ci ha provato più nessuno
I partiti radicali europei che volevano copiarla ci hanno ripensato, vedendo come è andata: ma forse nemmeno all'epoca facevano sul serio
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Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org
Home - The PopuList
The PopuList Interactive Version 4.0 Static Version 4.0 CSV Version 4.0 What is the PopuList? The PopuList offers researchers, journalists, […]
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De nieuwe editie van de wetenschappijke popu-list.org is uit "Met gebalde vuisten maakt uiterst rechts een opmars in Europa: in tien jaar van marginale beweging naar een kwart van het electoraat": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Met gebalde vuisten maakt uiterst rechts een opmars in Europa: in tien jaar van marginale beweging naar een kwart van het electoraat
Politiek: Ruim 23 procent van de Europese kiezers in 31 landen stemde recent op een uiterst rechtse partij, zo blijkt uit onderzoek van Europese politicologen. Uiterst links verdwijnt steeds meer naar...
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Modestly contributed to this ABC Australia news item about lessons from the UK by-election.
The UK's version of One Nation just got smashed. Could our PM learn from it?
Britain's unpopular Labour government just scored a thumping by-election victory, but what could look like a blueprint for combating a populist opponent could actually be a warning for Anthony Albanes...
abc.net.au
On the way to Dublin for the 32nd International Conference of Europeanists, where l shall talk about this book with one of my co-authors: @adrianfavero.bsky.social. Special thanks to Sorina Soare for chairing! It's on Wedn. 17th at 9am in O'Connor L2.21. The book is free to read (link below)
Populism in Action@populisminaction.bsky.social · last yr.Our brand new monograph, discussing the findings of our work together during the last seven years, is now out for @oxfordacademic.bsky.social and free to read and download!
I have to say, listening to the Today programme dedicate an entire (context free) section about whether migrants are more likely to be convicted criminals *the morning after* hundreds of non-migrants of my own ethnicity committed a pogrom is blood boiling.
Just watched it (admittedly on 2x speed so as to avoid a blood pressure spike). Verdict: a total nothingburger. Basically, a bunch of old reheated anecdotes from Bourbons (and the odd self-regarding Jacobin) who've learned nothing and forgotten nothing.
Brexit: A Very British Civil War - Series 1: 1. Demons Unleashed
The promise of a referendum helps David Cameron win a majority. Nigel Farage starts to campaign for Brexit. Boris Johnson and Michael Gove decide whether to back Leave or Remain.
bbc.co.uk
Another YOUMEM article published - the 2nd this week and the 7th in total from the project! In this one, led by @ammassarisofia.bsky.social, we look at women & men's perceptions of having acquired efficacy and greater political ambitions. The article is online & open access in Politics & Gender.
Sofia Ammassari@ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 4mo agoOur study on gender differences in feelings of political efficacy and ambition among youth wing members is now out, open access, with @politicsgenderj.bsky.social ✨ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
6 years ago, I started asking a question that political science had largely ignored: how & why do women get involved in PRR parties as grassroots members? Today, my 1st book proposes an answer. Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right is now out online with OUP: academic.oup.com/book/62754
Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right
Abstract. This book investigates women’s involvement as members of populist radical right (PRR) parties. The latter have long been characterised as ‘men’s
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🚨 VACATURE Het Instituut Politieke Wetenschap van Uni Leiden is op zoek naar twee UD2s met expertise in één of meer van de volgende gebieden: de Europese Unie-politiek, politieke economie, milieupolitiek, beleid en/of de Nederlandse politiek. careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Universi...
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In good company with @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @sldelange.bsky.social @gabrielagreilinger.com saying a few words on the implications of Orbán's loss www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Hungary’s voters shunned Orbán – but it may be too early to celebrate end of Europe’s far right
Leaders of Poland and Germany hail Péter Magyar’s majority as a turning of the tide – but analysts say there were other reasons for defeat of prime minister
theguardian.com
I just published something on my Substack about one reason, among many, why I don't think communicating public consensus on climate change is anything like as powerful a climate policy tool as people make it out to be. open.substack.com/pub/drmatthe...
Climate consensus communication probably isn't a gamechanger
Why I don't think the best available evidence supports the story that is being told about it
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Hoping events in Hungary might encourage renewed undergraduate interest in the continent's politics - for obvious reasons 😉
Very proud to see our piece in @theguardian.com on Hungary's hopeful, Péter Magyar, and his prospects for restoring liberal democracy in Hungary. 🇭🇺🗞️ While expectations among international observers are high, we need to be realistic. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Even if Victor Orbán is ousted on Sunday, Hungary’s return to liberal democracy is not guaranteed | Gabriela Greilinger and Cas Mudde
Challenger Péter Magyar is no progressive – and after 16 years of creeping authoritarianism, the PM has embedded Fidesz in the Hungarian state, say Gabriela Greilinger and Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia
theguardian.com
Cas Mudde@casmudde.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe chances are very good that Orbán will lose the election this weekend. But even IF Peter Magyar becomes PM, we shouldn’t expect too much from him. This op-Ed is mostly the work of my brilliant grad student @gabrielagreilinger.com who is the real Hungary specialist. 👏
Lees dit essay waarmee @lamyae.bsky.social afscheid neemt als politiek redacteur in Den Haag. Neem elk woord in je op, en lees het dan nog een keer www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Zaken doen met uiterst rechts is geen punt meer in politiek Den Haag: tijd om te gaan
Politiek: In Den Haag zag Lamyae Aharouay hoe uiterst rechts normaal werd gemaakt door andere partijen. Ze was verbijsterd – maar bleef als journalist gefascineerd. Nu wil ze afstand: niet meer steeds...
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Hoe moeten we omgaan met FVD nu ze lokaal zo groot zijn geworden? @leoniedejonge.bsky.social en ik pleiten op basis van onderzoek voor een cordon www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Opinie | Je verslaat Forum voor Democratie niet door ermee in debat te gaan
Extreemrechts: Hoe om te gaan met extreemrechtse partijen in een democratisch bestel? Behandel ze niet als normale politici, schrijven Léonie de Jonge en Simon Otjes. Daarin hebben alle journalisten e...
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