Léonie de Jonge
@leoniedejonge.bsky.social
Prof. of Research on Far-Right Extremism @IRex/UniTübingen; researching far-right political actors & ideologies; PhD from @Cambridge_Uni; member of DeJongeAkademie @KNAW 📚
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Democratic dissatisfaction, the far right, and party brand activation – lessons from the breakthrough (and downfall) of the Dutch New Social Contract
Far-right parties have been on the rise in European democracies. Their calls for a fundamental reorganization of democracy along nativist and people-centric lines have resonated with a growing shar...
doi.org
📣 New publication with the great @matthiasdilling.bsky.social in @prxjournal.bsky.social on the rise (and fall) of the Dutch NSC. Slow science meets fast-moving politics: while writing this, the party had risen - and fallen. Yet: it offers lessons on countering the far right: doi.org/10.1080/2474...
Meanwhile in the Netherlands…
Dutch extreme right is demonstrating today in The Hague. The banner reads "White Men In Front".
Je wil ze niet tegenkomen in een donker steegje.
September 20, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Meanwhile in the Netherlands…
Aus gegebenem Anlass. Dieses Papier von Kolleg:innen bündelt Strategien für die demokratische Zivilgesellschaft angesichts einer rechtsextremen Landesregierung.
Nicht normalisieren, nicht vereinzeln lassen, nicht abhängig bleiben, nicht nur reagieren, sich jetzt vorbereiten.
tinyurl.com/ycy492pj
Nicht normalisieren, nicht vereinzeln lassen, nicht abhängig bleiben, nicht nur reagieren, sich jetzt vorbereiten.
tinyurl.com/ycy492pj
September 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Aus gegebenem Anlass. Dieses Papier von Kolleg:innen bündelt Strategien für die demokratische Zivilgesellschaft angesichts einer rechtsextremen Landesregierung.
Nicht normalisieren, nicht vereinzeln lassen, nicht abhängig bleiben, nicht nur reagieren, sich jetzt vorbereiten.
tinyurl.com/ycy492pj
Nicht normalisieren, nicht vereinzeln lassen, nicht abhängig bleiben, nicht nur reagieren, sich jetzt vorbereiten.
tinyurl.com/ycy492pj
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Wilders is hondsdol, Stoffer is in de Heer, De Vos is fascistoïde. Dan lijkt Eerdmans een keurig alternatief
Wilders is hondsdol, Stoffer is in de Heer, De Vos is fascistoïde. Dan lijkt Eerdmans een keurig alternatief
www.volkskrant.nl
September 19, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Wilders is hondsdol, Stoffer is in de Heer, De Vos is fascistoïde. Dan lijkt Eerdmans een keurig alternatief
The curious case of Belgium 🇧🇪- Read more about it here doi.org/10.1017/gov.... and here 👇
September 19, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The curious case of Belgium 🇧🇪- Read more about it here doi.org/10.1017/gov.... and here 👇
Dieses Bild hat dann doch einen Platz in meiner Timeline verdient.
Danke, @heygster.bsky.social, fürs schiessen & dann zur Hilfe kommen.
Danke an alle für die Soli! Die ist viel wichtiger als der ganze Hass und die Gewaltphantasien. Und wird nichts daran ändern, dass ich diese Arbeit weiter mache!
Danke, @heygster.bsky.social, fürs schiessen & dann zur Hilfe kommen.
Danke an alle für die Soli! Die ist viel wichtiger als der ganze Hass und die Gewaltphantasien. Und wird nichts daran ändern, dass ich diese Arbeit weiter mache!
September 17, 2026 at 8:59 AM
🏆 Are you an early career researcher?
🎤 Did you present at the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference as part of the Extremism & Democracy section (@ecpr-ead.bsky.social)?
🥁 Then your paper qualifies for the 2026 E&D Best Paper Prize!
🖇️ Submit by 18 Sept. to [email protected]
🎤 Did you present at the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference as part of the Extremism & Democracy section (@ecpr-ead.bsky.social)?
🥁 Then your paper qualifies for the 2026 E&D Best Paper Prize!
🖇️ Submit by 18 Sept. to [email protected]
Inanimate Insanity Invitational: Paper
ALT: Inanimate Insanity Invitational: Paper
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September 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
🏆 Are you an early career researcher?
🎤 Did you present at the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference as part of the Extremism & Democracy section (@ecpr-ead.bsky.social)?
🥁 Then your paper qualifies for the 2026 E&D Best Paper Prize!
🖇️ Submit by 18 Sept. to [email protected]
🎤 Did you present at the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference as part of the Extremism & Democracy section (@ecpr-ead.bsky.social)?
🥁 Then your paper qualifies for the 2026 E&D Best Paper Prize!
🖇️ Submit by 18 Sept. to [email protected]
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🏋️♀️ Tomorrow (Thursday), my two brilliant PhD candidates are presenting their fascinating research on far-right fitness. 💪Their paper examines how different far-right actors use fitness practices for political purposes. Not to be missed! #ecprgc26 @ecpr.bsky.social ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
September 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
🏋️♀️ Tomorrow (Thursday), my two brilliant PhD candidates are presenting their fascinating research on far-right fitness. 💪Their paper examines how different far-right actors use fitness practices for political purposes. Not to be missed! #ecprgc26 @ecpr.bsky.social ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
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opportunity structures: L. Manucci. “Back to the Future? The Electoral Breakthrough of Far-Right Parties”. In: Government and Opposition (2024), pp. 1-21. dx.doi.org/10.1017/gov.2024.26.
September 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
opportunity structures: L. Manucci. “Back to the Future? The Electoral Breakthrough of Far-Right Parties”. In: Government and Opposition (2024), pp. 1-21. dx.doi.org/10.1017/gov.2024.26.
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Yesterday morning, @ammassarisofia.bsky.social & I had a lot of fun presenting our new books at #ECPR26.
Huge thanks to everyone who came, but especially to our discussants @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social, and our chair @leoniedejonge.bsky.social. You were great!
Huge thanks to everyone who came, but especially to our discussants @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social, and our chair @leoniedejonge.bsky.social. You were great!
September 9, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Yesterday morning, @ammassarisofia.bsky.social & I had a lot of fun presenting our new books at #ECPR26.
Huge thanks to everyone who came, but especially to our discussants @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social, and our chair @leoniedejonge.bsky.social. You were great!
Huge thanks to everyone who came, but especially to our discussants @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social, and our chair @leoniedejonge.bsky.social. You were great!
🏋️♀️ Tomorrow (Thursday), my two brilliant PhD candidates are presenting their fascinating research on far-right fitness. 💪Their paper examines how different far-right actors use fitness practices for political purposes. Not to be missed! #ecprgc26 @ecpr.bsky.social ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
September 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
🏋️♀️ Tomorrow (Thursday), my two brilliant PhD candidates are presenting their fascinating research on far-right fitness. 💪Their paper examines how different far-right actors use fitness practices for political purposes. Not to be missed! #ecprgc26 @ecpr.bsky.social ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
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🏛️ What a timing to discuss the #mainstreaming and #normalisation of the #farright with so many colleagues and friends at the #ecprgc26 in Kraków this week. Happy for the exchange and for the opportunity to present some ongoing work with @leoniedejonge.bsky.social tomorrow at 11:15! 📝
September 9, 2026 at 10:52 AM
🏛️ What a timing to discuss the #mainstreaming and #normalisation of the #farright with so many colleagues and friends at the #ecprgc26 in Kraków this week. Happy for the exchange and for the opportunity to present some ongoing work with @leoniedejonge.bsky.social tomorrow at 11:15! 📝
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Column | Hoog tijd dat alle democratische spelers gezamenlijk de instrumenten van de weerbare democratie daadwerkelijk in werking zetten. www.groene.nl/artikel/aan-...
Het succes van het AfD is nadrukkelijk niet alleen een Oost-Duits fenomeen
Hoog tijd dat alle democratische spelers gezamenlijk de instrumenten van de weerbare democratie daadwerkelijk in werking zetten.
www.groene.nl
September 8, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Column | Hoog tijd dat alle democratische spelers gezamenlijk de instrumenten van de weerbare democratie daadwerkelijk in werking zetten. www.groene.nl/artikel/aan-...
If you like cats 🐈⬛ and are curious about why far-right politicians like them, too, don’t miss our (furry) presentation (with the great @sabinedvolk.bsky.social & Esmee Bakker) this afternoon @ecpr.bsky.social #ecprgc26
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
September 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
If you like cats 🐈⬛ and are curious about why far-right politicians like them, too, don’t miss our (furry) presentation (with the great @sabinedvolk.bsky.social & Esmee Bakker) this afternoon @ecpr.bsky.social #ecprgc26
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Nieuwe column voor @groene.nl — mijn take op de deelstaatverkiezing in Saksen-Anhalt: het succes van de AfD is nadrukkelijk geen Oost-Duits fenomeen en zeker niet alleen een Oost-Duits probleem. 🗳️
www.groene.nl/artikel/aan-...
www.groene.nl/artikel/aan-...
Het succes van het AfD is nadrukkelijk niet alleen een Oost-Duits fenomeen
Hoog tijd dat alle democratische spelers gezamenlijk de instrumenten van de weerbare democratie daadwerkelijk in werking zetten.
www.groene.nl
September 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Nieuwe column voor @groene.nl — mijn take op de deelstaatverkiezing in Saksen-Anhalt: het succes van de AfD is nadrukkelijk geen Oost-Duits fenomeen en zeker niet alleen een Oost-Duits probleem. 🗳️
www.groene.nl/artikel/aan-...
www.groene.nl/artikel/aan-...
🪩 Busy conferencing with the @unituebingen.bsky.social IRex PoliSci team in Krakow this week for the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference. You will find us & exciting new research (mostly) here, in the @ecpr-ead.bsky.social section: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... 🐈⬛
Extremism in Extreme Times: Moving Beyond the Mainstream
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
September 7, 2026 at 8:50 PM
🪩 Busy conferencing with the @unituebingen.bsky.social IRex PoliSci team in Krakow this week for the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference. You will find us & exciting new research (mostly) here, in the @ecpr-ead.bsky.social section: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... 🐈⬛
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Wednesday, at 18:15: we’ll have the business meeting of the @ecpr-ead.bsky.social. Do join us — it’s a very supportive community of scholars, very valuable in such challenging times! @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @larboe.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @sajuria.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Wednesday, at 18:15: we’ll have the business meeting of the @ecpr-ead.bsky.social. Do join us — it’s a very supportive community of scholars, very valuable in such challenging times! @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @larboe.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @sajuria.com
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Off to the @ecpr.bsky.social Conference in Kraków to present and discuss research on the far right, political violence, and democratic resilience.
These topics feel, unfortunately, all the more timely in light of yesterday’s election in Germany and broader developments across Europe.
These topics feel, unfortunately, all the more timely in light of yesterday’s election in Germany and broader developments across Europe.
September 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Off to the @ecpr.bsky.social Conference in Kraków to present and discuss research on the far right, political violence, and democratic resilience.
These topics feel, unfortunately, all the more timely in light of yesterday’s election in Germany and broader developments across Europe.
These topics feel, unfortunately, all the more timely in light of yesterday’s election in Germany and broader developments across Europe.
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Nach der Landtagswahl in #Sachsen-Anhalt stellt sich die Frage mit neuer Dringlichkeit: Würde Regierungsverantwortung die AfD „entzaubern“?
📊 Unsere Analyse von 1.307 Regierungen in 57 Demokratien zeigt: Die radikale Rechte wird dadurch nicht schwächer, im Schnitt gewinnt sie rund 6 Prozentpunkte.
📊 Unsere Analyse von 1.307 Regierungen in 57 Demokratien zeigt: Die radikale Rechte wird dadurch nicht schwächer, im Schnitt gewinnt sie rund 6 Prozentpunkte.
📣 New op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung: What the data say about the “Brandmauer”
I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies
➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)
tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies
➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)
tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
Demokratie: Wenn die Rechte mitregiert, wird sie nicht geschwächt – im Gegenteil
Eine Untersuchung von 57 Ländern zeigt: Wenn die Rechte in Verantwortung kommt, gewinnt sie dazu. Daraus lässt sich für Deutschland lernen.
www.sueddeutsche.de
September 7, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Nach der Landtagswahl in #Sachsen-Anhalt stellt sich die Frage mit neuer Dringlichkeit: Würde Regierungsverantwortung die AfD „entzaubern“?
📊 Unsere Analyse von 1.307 Regierungen in 57 Demokratien zeigt: Die radikale Rechte wird dadurch nicht schwächer, im Schnitt gewinnt sie rund 6 Prozentpunkte.
📊 Unsere Analyse von 1.307 Regierungen in 57 Demokratien zeigt: Die radikale Rechte wird dadurch nicht schwächer, im Schnitt gewinnt sie rund 6 Prozentpunkte.
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📚 Hot off the press: In this new piece, Gabriele Abels and I look at the role of Germany’s #federal electoral system in the rise of the #AfD – a particularly relevant question ahead of the upcoming elections in #SaxonyAnhalt and beyond. 👉 doi.org/10.5771/9783...
September 2, 2026 at 7:58 AM
📚 Hot off the press: In this new piece, Gabriele Abels and I look at the role of Germany’s #federal electoral system in the rise of the #AfD – a particularly relevant question ahead of the upcoming elections in #SaxonyAnhalt and beyond. 👉 doi.org/10.5771/9783...
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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!
With @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social discussing, and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social chairing, it should be lively!
September 1, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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!
With @caterinafr.bsky.social & @stijntvankessel.bsky.social discussing, and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social chairing, it should be lively!
The hard copy just arrived at my office 🤩. No better way to start your @ecpr.bsky.social conference than with this panel!
September 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The hard copy just arrived at my office 🤩. No better way to start your @ecpr.bsky.social conference than with this panel!
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Der Politikwissenschaftler Christian Stecker @pluggedchris.bsky.social forderte in seinem Beitrag bei uns flexible Mehrheiten statt Koalitionszwang & hermetischer Brandmauer gegen die AfD. Julia Reuschenbach @juliareuschenbach.bsky.social & Frank Decker sind anderer Meinung. Hier geht es zur Debatte
Wie weiter mit der Brandmauer? Eine Debatte zwischen Christian Stecker
Neuer Beitrag auf dem PW-Portal!
www.pw-portal.de
August 26, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Der Politikwissenschaftler Christian Stecker @pluggedchris.bsky.social forderte in seinem Beitrag bei uns flexible Mehrheiten statt Koalitionszwang & hermetischer Brandmauer gegen die AfD. Julia Reuschenbach @juliareuschenbach.bsky.social & Frank Decker sind anderer Meinung. Hier geht es zur Debatte
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🎂 So happy to learn that our article on young #AfD voters is now fully grown up, with proper volume/page numbers. 🙃 I'm even happier to see that it's the most-read article in #GermanPolitics. 🤩 Thank you all for your interest! 💘 doi.org/10.1080/0964... For our main findings, see the thread below. 👇
Growing Up Far Right? Youth Support for the AfD in Eastern Germany
The far right is gaining increasing traction among young voters – an age group that constitutes the future electorate. Yet, the underlying drivers of this trend remain insufficiently explored. This...
doi.org
August 24, 2026 at 7:12 AM
🎂 So happy to learn that our article on young #AfD voters is now fully grown up, with proper volume/page numbers. 🙃 I'm even happier to see that it's the most-read article in #GermanPolitics. 🤩 Thank you all for your interest! 💘 doi.org/10.1080/0964... For our main findings, see the thread below. 👇
Für die LpB BaWü durften wir das Dossier zum Thema Rechtsextremismus überarbeiten. Es bietet einen wissenschaftlich fundierten Überblick über Begriffe, Akteur:innen, Strategien, Ursachen & Auswirkungen.
Danke an @sabinedvolk.bsky.social die tolle Koordination!
📖 www.demokratie-bw.de/rechtsextrem...
Danke an @sabinedvolk.bsky.social die tolle Koordination!
📖 www.demokratie-bw.de/rechtsextrem...
Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland
Immer mehr ist die Rede von Rechtsextremismus. Aber was bedeutet der Begriff? Was verbindet die Akteur:innen, wer sind sie – und was lässt sich dagegen tun?
www.demokratie-bw.de
July 23, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Für die LpB BaWü durften wir das Dossier zum Thema Rechtsextremismus überarbeiten. Es bietet einen wissenschaftlich fundierten Überblick über Begriffe, Akteur:innen, Strategien, Ursachen & Auswirkungen.
Danke an @sabinedvolk.bsky.social die tolle Koordination!
📖 www.demokratie-bw.de/rechtsextrem...
Danke an @sabinedvolk.bsky.social die tolle Koordination!
📖 www.demokratie-bw.de/rechtsextrem...
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populism and the #RadicalRight L. de Jonge. “The Populist Radical Right and the Media in the Benelux: Friend or Foe?” In: The International Journal of Press/Politics 24.2 (2019), pp. 189-209. dx.doi.org/10.1177/1940161218821098.
July 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
populism and the #RadicalRight L. de Jonge. “The Populist Radical Right and the Media in the Benelux: Friend or Foe?” In: The International Journal of Press/Politics 24.2 (2019), pp. 189-209. dx.doi.org/10.1177/1940161218821098.