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Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen @radboudpol.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🚨 Job Alert 🚨 The Department of Political Science at Radboud University Nijmegen is recruiting for a Full Professor in International Relations. More information on this vacancy is available here: www.ru.nl/en/working-a... Application deadline is 16 August 2026.

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Full Professor of International Relations | Radboud University

Do you want to work as a Full Professor of International Relations at the Nijmegen School of Management? Check our vacancy!

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The Trump administration is actively undermining European democracies. State Department has now launched grants (1-3 million $), designed to boost groups pushing MAGA style policies. Direct, blatant interference in sovereign nations. www.ft.com/content/e2ad...

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US to fund Trump-aligned Europeans building ‘civilisational bonds’

State department grants of up to $3mn are designed to boost groups pushing Maga-style policies

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

One of the most important and thought-provoking articles on polarization I have read in recent years. 👇

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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Almost 1 in 4 voters in Europe now votes for a radical right party (23%), up from 7% in 2006 and 11% in 2016. Almost 1 in 3 votes for a populist party. By contrast, only ≈1% now votes for a radical left party, the lowest level since 1989 Source: The PopuList 4.0, via @caterinafr.bsky.social

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Linking The PopuList to national election results shows that almost 1 in 4 Europeans now vote for a far-right party, while around 1 in 3 support an anti-establishment party. Support for far-left parties is at its lowest level since 1989: only around 1% now vote for a far-left party.

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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

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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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Jaap van Slageren @jvanslageren.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Job opportunity!! Are you interested in studying new politicizations of science? And are you interested in how these politicizations could meaningfully be addressed in university education? Then we are looking for you! 🗓 Application deadline: 27 July 2026 www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

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PhD: Understanding the politization of university knowledge and education

Are you passionate about understanding the growing politicization of science and how to address these topics in university education?

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Hot Politics Lab @hotpoliticslab.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🎓 This Friday (June 5), the #HotPoliticsLab returns after a month with a talk by @roderikrekker.bsky.social, on political polarization over facts and science. 📍 Location: Common Room (REC-B9.22) 💻 Or join us online 👉 teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/... We hope to see you on Friday!

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Lars Erik Berntzen @leberntzen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Does affective polarization itself actually threaten democracy? Recent experiments from the US suggest maybe not. In our new @ejprjournal.bsky.social paper, we revisit this question comparatively with a survey experiment in 9 democracies (18,000 respondents). #polisky

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The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Erg interessant stuk over feitenpolarisatie van @ashervanderschelde.bsky.social @maartjevdkoppel.bsky.social en @peterkanne2024.bsky.social. Hun experiment bevestigt weer dat mensen meestal niet van mening veranderen o.b.v. statistische informatie over migratie. www.ipsos-publiek.nl/actueel/aant...

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Young Britons have been shifting to the left for a while, but this @yougov.co.uk poll is still exceptional.

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Stuk Rood Vlees @stukroodvlees.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Nieuwe blog: Een ‘boodschappenlijst van autocratische acties’: Wat aspirant-autocraten doen om de democratie te ondermijnen stukroodvlees.nl/?p=18644

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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Weil das Narrativ der "jungen rechten Männer" sich derart hartnäckig hält - einige Auswertungen aus den repräsentativen Wahlstatistiken der verschiedenen Bundesländer. Spoiler: *IN KEINEM BUNDESLAND DEUTSCHLANDS WÄHLEN 18-24-JÄHRIGE MÄNNER MEHR AfD ALS MÄNNER ZWISCHEN 35 UND 60.*

AfD Wahlanteile nach Geschlecht und Alter in allen Bundesländern.
Landtagswahlen: Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (*=LTW 2021 am gleichen Tag wie BTW), Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen.

Bundestagswahlen: Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland Pfalz (da noch keine Daten für Landtagswahlen 2026), Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein (keine Repräsentative Wahlstatistik für Landtagswahlen)

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Hoe om te gaan met extreemrechtse partijen in een democratisch bestel? Samen met @simonotjes.bsky.social leg ik uit in @nrc.nl waarom “in debat gaan” niet werkt. We reageren hiermee onder andere op een stuk van @tomjanmeeus.bsky.social, die opriep wél in debat te gaan. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

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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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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

👇🚨Just one week left to apply!🚨👇

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Jason Reifler @jasonreifler.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Here is my new piece about public opinion and the Iran War. Decades of political science research has examined what factors generate and maintain public support for military action. In the case of Iran, the U.S. lacks all of them. theconversation.com/iran-war-lac...

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Iran war lacks strategy, goals, legitimacy and support – in the US and around the world

The US and Israel have taken a huge risk by attacking Iran. This war will make the world a more dangerous place.

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

For those interested in my research agenda on the politicization of public trust in science, I recently gave this online talk hosted by the Center for Neuropolitics at the University of California, Irvine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0iO...

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Skepticism and Politicization of Science: Causes, Consequences, and Cures

YouTube video by UC Irvine School of Social Sciences

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Tom van der Meer @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Blog - Schokkend maar niet verrassend Expertonderzoek bevestigt: Trumps tweede periode is een keiharde aanval op democratie en rechtstaat in de VS. Nog nooit knalde een democratie zo hard omlaag in de ranking. Maar de betonrot gaat er dieper dan 1 jaar Trump. stukroodvlees.nl/schokkend-ma...

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Schokkend maar niet verrassend: VS niet langer een volwaardige democratie - StukRoodVlees

Dinsdag verscheen het nieuwste rapport van V-Dem, de beste academische monitor van de staat van de democratie wereldwijd. Het onderzoek van V-Dem is gebaseerd op het werk van duizenden experts die lan...

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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Bij de laatste raadsverkiezingen was de opkomst 50.99%. Als we de trend in de opkomst voor gemeenteraadsverkiezingen sinds het afschaffen van de opkomstplicht door trekken, zou de opkomst nog wel eens onder de 50% kunnen duiken.

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Yamil Ricardo Velez @yamilrvelez.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Conditionally accepted at the APSR (w/ @scottclifford.bsky.social & @patrickpliu.bsky.social): Why does political information so often change beliefs but NOT attitudes? We highlight the role of belief relevance, or the extent to which beliefs bear on attitudes.

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Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Just discovered a fascinating new volume in the Cambridge University Press series "Elements in Politics and Communication". It explores news use, political knowledge, and misperceptions across 18 countries in the Global North: www.cambridge.org/core/element... Free online from 25.2. to 11.3.2026!

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News Use, Political Knowledge, and Misperceptions in 18 Countries across the Global North

Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - News Use, Political Knowledge, and Misperceptions in 18 Countries across the Global North

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 We are looking for a PhD candidate for my Vidi project on factual belief polarization and its attitudinal consequences. The position will be at the Department of Political Science of Radboud University (Netherlands). Check out the full job profile below! www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

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PhD Position: Factual Belief Polarisation and its Attitudinal Consequences | Radboud University

Do you want to work as a PhD at the Nijmegen School of Management? Check our vacancy!

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Young men are the second most liberal group in the country after young women.

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Philipp Lutz @lutzphilipp.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Not surprising. Eurobarometer survey has shown the same thing a few years ago. For a more comprehensive coverage of public misperceptions, see our review www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Misperceptions about Immigration: Reviewing Their Nature, Motivations and Determinants | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Misperceptions about Immigration: Reviewing Their Nature, Motivations and Determinants - Volume 53 Issue 2

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Beautiful depiction of how shifts in public opinion are driven by both generational replacement and intragenerational change.

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Conservatives' confidence in the scientific community continues to crater.

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Also a great pic for 🇳🇱 polsci memes…

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Y’all should really stop telling your students to interview experts for their assignments! In the last weeks I have received almost 10 requests, ranging from the usual journalism school students and polisci undergrads to now also various high school students. Countries have also increased: 🇰🇷🇳🇱🇫🇷🇺🇸🇬🇧🇧🇪

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

En dan ook gewoon vrolijk toegeven dat je die cijfers verkiest omdat ze beter bij je uiterstrechtse visie passen. 🤷‍♂️

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Helga van Leur ☀️ @helgavanleur.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink - The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. - (co-author @williamripple.bsky.social ) academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

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Frans van Heest @fransvanheest.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

De Duitse wetenschap bereidt zich al voor op een regering met de AfD. De onaflatende stroom aan vragen die in de Bondsdag worden gesteld over specifieke wetenschapsgebieden en individuele wetenschappers wordt gezien als een sombere voorbode en als een bedreiging voor de academische vrijheid.

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Wissenschaftsfreiheit ist nicht nur in den USA gefährdet.

Es gibt keinen Grund, mitleidig auf die USA zu schauen: Die Wissenschaftsfreiheit ist nicht nur durch die Regierung Trump gefährdet. Die Standards müssen in einer internationalen Anstrengung verteidi...

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Twan Huijsmans @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

New publication!📢 @jvanslageren.bsky.social and I study political socialization during adolescence in urban and rural areas, using data from @adkspanel.bsky.social Discussing politics with parents and peers is positively related to multiculturalist attitudes in cities, but not in rural places (1/3)

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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

"The kids are alright. The real problem might be older generations projecting their own racial anxieties onto them. Instead of treating Gen Z as a lost cause, it’s time to heed what their significantly lower racial resentment signals: They’re moving forward." newrepublic.com/article/2030...

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The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great

Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

(1/10) 🚨Preprint alert!🚨 In this article, I challenge claims of a generational rise of conservative men. In the media and recent academic publications, the so-called ‘youth gender gap’ has been interpreted as a generational phenomenon. doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Laura Serra @lauraserra.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🚨 New paper with Maria Grasso on generational shifts in political values. Despite talk of rising age polarisation, we show that gaps in attitudes are stable or even narrowing. Economic attitudes move in cycles, while social values have become more liberal – mainly due to generational replacement.

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Political Socialisation in the UK: Describing Generational Changes of Values - International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society

A growing bulk of research examines intergenerational shifts in attitudes and the extent to which they are attributable to new cohorts of voters being socialised under different socioeconomic and cult...

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

(1/6) De afgelopen week hoorden we vaak het frame dat een kabinet van D66, CDA, VVD en JA21 meer recht zou doen aan de 'rechtse' voorkeur van de gemiddelde kiezer dan een middenkabinet met GL/PvdA. Klopt dat?

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Jaap van Slageren @jvanslageren.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

In de verkiezingscampagne maakte Timmermans een opmerking die me greep. Hij zei (dat Spekman beweerde) dat praktisch opgeleide jongeren meer steun hebben voor samen beslissingen nemen dan voor meerderheids beslissingen. Maar klopt dat wel? Een blog met Laura Mulder: stukroodvlees.nl/voorkeur-voo...

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Voorkeur voor consensus niet hoger met praktische opleiding - StukRoodVlees

Op 12 oktober werd Frans Timmermans door NRC geïnterviewd voor de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen. In dit interview vertelt hij over een gesprek met oud-partijvoorzitter Hans Spekman (huidig voorzitter van h...

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Martin Rosema @rosema.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Scherp geformuleerd van @tomjanmeeus.bsky.social.👇 En dan moet je nog erbij bedenken dat de facto de VVD twee jaar geleden de stekker uit kabinet Rutte-IV met CDA, D66 en ChristenUnie trok, omdat ze vonden dat met hen het belangrijkste politieke probleem (asielmigratie) niet opgelost kon worden. 🤔

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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Crazy support numbers for Zohran Mamdani among young women: 84% (!) of women aged 18-29 voted for Mamdani in the NYC Mayoral Election. But also important: young men voted MUCH MORE STRONGLY (67%) for Mamdani than old men (37%).

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

(1/5) Because this thread got a lot of attention yesterday (thank you so much @casmudde.bsky.social!), I decided to present some data to back up my claims.

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

There are three things everyone should know about youth and far-right voting: 1: There is (averaged all European countries) no correlation between being young and voting for the far right.

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 20/10/2025

New hobby: Remaking article abstracts as movie trailers to expose hype and fearmongering.

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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

It would make government formation more difficult, coalitions less stable and decrease governability. Small parties like SGP and CU play a crucial role in ensuring the governability of this country. Larger parties make the country difficult to govern with their mutual vetos

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

📣 Nieuwe column voor @groene.nl: "Een klimaatdebat tussen Volt en FvD zou het publiek vuurwerk bieden, geen helderheid" Dat het besluit van Volt polariserend zou werken, houdt geen stand. Het grotere probleem ligt bij de opzet van het debat zelf. www.groene.nl/artikel/poli...

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Een klimaatdebat tussen Volt en FvD zou het publiek vuurwerk bieden, geen helderheid

Het besluit van Volt om niet in debat te gaan met FvD over klimaat is volledig verdedigbaar. Het is geen zwaktebod, maar een teken van politieke verantwoordelijkheid.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Among the many possibilities for the next few years, the scenario of swapping one pair of dominant parties (Lab and Con) for another (Reform and LD) is intriguing, under-discussed and, in English elections, not entirely implausible either (several county councils made this leap in May)

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Juiste beslissing van Volt. Door het debat zo te organiseren creëer je een 'false balance' en normaliseer je wetenschapsontkenning van uiterst rechts. nos.nl/artikel/2585...

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Volt zegt NOS-debat af, wil niet met FVD in discussie over klimaat

Aanstaande vrijdag is het eerste NOS-lijsttrekkersdebat op NPO Radio 1 en nu komt Volt niet, vanwege het klimaatstandpunt van FVD.

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