Just reposting this: Wilders (PVV) may have lost seats, but combined the Dutch far right is still as big as ever. Only down by ~1 percentage point since last elections.

Dutch election coverage focuses on Wilders' (PVV) loss of parliamentary seats. Fair enough. But if we zoom out, the combined far-right vote share is down just 1.2 percentage points since last time. I plotted some data below:

Hello APSA-goers, @alonsoroman.bsky.social and I are presenting work on far-right success and hostility against minorities today at 10:00 in the panel "The Sources and Consequences of Anti-Democratic Attitudes in Diverse Societies". Pass by if you can!

📢 New Publication 📢 📄 Review article in Nature Climate Change It examines how resistance to climate policy is reshaping politics & why populist right parties are the main beneficiaries? (with Valentina Bosseti, Italo Colantone & Giorgio Musto) Short 🧵 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

On my way to Groningen. To try the famous 'eierbal', of course. But also to present work in progress on the radical right in legislative committees at the Politicologenetmaal 2025.

Yes, false. I checked this with LISS Panel Data some time ago: social democrats don't flow to the far right much. Not now, not in earlier elections. (old WIP plot, might need to resuscitate this at some point..).

Great advice by @catherinedevries.bsky.social on breaking down bigger research projects. For my fellow grads: 4 years ago I would have felt guilty not sitting in front of my screen. Over the years I've realized that my most productive moments are spent away from my screen.

🚨 New paper 🚨 with @pstanig.bsky.social forthcoming at @thejop.bsky.social 🎉 about the political consequences of climate-related disasters 🌲💦⚠️ Pre-print 👉 osf.io/preprints/os... Summary 🧵👇

#Polisky 🗂️ Call for papers Bocconi University-Columbia Universiy Conference on Political, Social, & Economic Inequality 🔄 Yearly occurring conference, inaugural conference at Bocconi, June 19-20, 2025. 📆 Deadline: December 31, 2024 ℹ️ 500 words abstract form: accounts.google.com/v3/signin/id...

Farmers are protesting in Westminster, what might the political consequences be? Our research on farmer protests in 🇳🇱 provides some clues. osf.io/preprints/os... Bottom line: due to popularity of farmers + media bias, this likely creates major political headache for Starmer government. 🧵

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨 Together with @dirckdekleer.bsky.social & @simonvanteutem.bsky.social, I wrote a paper about public opinion about climate protests in 🇳🇱 We find a bias in public support for & tabloid reporting on protests, favouring farmers over climate activists 👇 osf.io/z7uvt

When does toxic speech cross the line? Well, it depends.. Read my @apsa.bsky.social summary of @franziskapradel.bsky.social, @janzilinsky.bsky.social, @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social and @yannistheocharis.bsky.social's recent APSR article on this here: politicalsciencenow.com/americans-sh...

What happens in the course of a 30-minute discussion about politics with strangers over Zoom? Read my @apsa.bsky.social summary of @sarahobolt.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social and James Tilley's great article on the polarizing effect of echo chambers politicalsciencenow.com/echo-chamber...

Book worms, what are the must-go bookstores I should visit in London?

My preparations for moving to London are in full swing

I'm really excited to be visiting the LSE this spring semester 🇬🇧. Can't wait! Thanks @florianfoos.bsky.social and @sarahobolt.bsky.social for making this happen!

⚠️Polisky WP: What are the political consequences of plant disease epidemics 🌱🦠? @catherinedevries.bsky.social, Nico Bariletto and I answer this question studying the outbreak of Xylella that exterminated olive groves in Puglia starting in 2013. What we find? See thread ⬇️ or: osf.io/preprints/os...

One of the most striking charts from our paper imo is this one: The vast majority of Economics PhDs at top-ranked programs have a parent with a *graduate* degree - particularly among the American students. That is, we are drawing from an extremely narrow socioeconomic pool.

Learned a lot summarizing @acooperman.bsky.social 's new APSR article. Communities that bloc vote can pressure local politicians to deliver crucial public services. Check the @apsa.bsky.social summary and original article below: politicalsciencenow.com/small-groups...

Hi #Polisky, I'm looking for a room/studio in London 🇬🇧 from Jan - Jun '24. If you know of a place, do let me know! dirck.dekleer[at]phd.unibocconi.it

I'm looking for a studio/room 🏘️ in London 🇬🇧 from January - June 2024 (Spring 2024). Know anyone who is (sub)leasing? Please DM me! 🙏🏼

My first APSA Public Scholar summary is online. Had the pleasure of summarizing @turnbulldugarte.bsky.social and @bertous.bsky.social 's new APSR piece. They show that some LGBT+ support has intolerant roots 🏳️‍🌈. Find the summary and original article here: politicalsciencenow.com/dislike-of-i...

Hi all! 👋 I'm a 3th-yr PolSci PhD student at Bocconi working on pol behavior. I'm interested in how ppl and politicians navigate the boundaries between extreme and moderate attitudes/behaviors. I'm visiting Princeton this Fall 2023. I'd love to get a coffee if you're in the area. ddkleer.github.io

Hi @profmusgrave.bsky.social! Thanks for creating the Polisky list, would love to be added. 🙏