CasMudde: "In other words, mainstream politicians need to go beyond crime and immigration and focus also on such things as increasing housing provision and public spending, limiting economic and income inequality, fighting the climate crisis and strengthening European integration."
The AfD’s win in Germany is a dark day for Europe. Time is running out to stop the far right | Cas Mudde
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
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2026 at 4:06 AM
CasMudde: "In other words, mainstream politicians need to go beyond crime and immigration and focus also on such things as increasing housing provision and public spending, limiting economic and income inequality, fighting the climate crisis and strengthening European integration."
Identitarians are responsible for the worst terror attack of 2019 so far. In Austria, they are welcome. #Christchurch https://twitter.com/CasMudde/status/1112799683829792771
March 24, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Identitarians are responsible for the worst terror attack of 2019 so far. In Austria, they are welcome. #Christchurch https://twitter.com/CasMudde/status/1112799683829792771
When you're deciding where to live, small things like "feeling welcome" and being sure you can stay even 20 years from now matter the world. https://twitter.com/CasMudde/status/871102920825110528
March 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM
When you're deciding where to live, small things like "feeling welcome" and being sure you can stay even 20 years from now matter the world. https://twitter.com/CasMudde/status/871102920825110528
'Als #Trump straks de #midterms wint, zijn er in 2028 waarschijnlijk geen vrije en eerlijke presidentsverkiezingen meer.'
en:
'Ik ben nooit heel optimistisch geweest. Maar misschien is dat de enige manier om hier te kunnen blijven wonen.'
#CasMudde, toonaangevend politicoloog en woonachtig in VS.
en:
'Ik ben nooit heel optimistisch geweest. Maar misschien is dat de enige manier om hier te kunnen blijven wonen.'
#CasMudde, toonaangevend politicoloog en woonachtig in VS.
December 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
👇🇺🇸🇪🇺🇬🇧"The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology"
- Cas Mudde #CasMudde
- Cas Mudde #CasMudde
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
👇🇺🇸🇪🇺🇬🇧"The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology"
- Cas Mudde #CasMudde
- Cas Mudde #CasMudde
#CasMudde zegt het
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
#CasMudde zegt het
@Ruth_Mottram @casmudde also Copenhagen is a highly atypical electorate: it is the only one in the country with Enhedslisten are the largest party, for example, whereas even in the 2nd biggest city Aarhus they polled less than 10%. Completely agree that the 'Danish model' of Social Democratic […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
@Ruth_Mottram @casmudde also Copenhagen is a highly atypical electorate: it is the only one in the country with Enhedslisten are the largest party, for example, whereas even in the 2nd biggest city Aarhus they polled less than 10%. Completely agree that the 'Danish model' of Social Democratic […]
Pretty good analysis from @casmudde but subtleties make it difficult to translate Danish model elsewhere. It's a PR system, so always coalitions + many different flavours to vote for; Danish Peoples Party are left on welfare but not on immigration […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Pretty good analysis from @casmudde but subtleties make it difficult to translate Danish model elsewhere. It's a PR system, so always coalitions + many different flavours to vote for; Danish Peoples Party are left on welfare but not on immigration […]
Ps. Foto gefunden bei Casmudde
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Ps. Foto gefunden bei Casmudde
Tag X!Was sind die wichtigsten Herausforderungen der#Europawahlen2024? Darüber sprechen wir mit demPolitikwissenschaftler @CasMudde, der sich auf die#ExtremeRechtespezialisiert hat.https://voxeurop.eu/de/event/live-europawahlen-schatten-extremen-rechten/…
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Tag X!Was sind die wichtigsten Herausforderungen der#Europawahlen2024? Darüber sprechen wir mit demPolitikwissenschaftler @CasMudde, der sich auf die#ExtremeRechtespezialisiert hat.https://voxeurop.eu/de/event/live-europawahlen-schatten-extremen-rechten/…
Ik ben er inmiddels bang voor dat dit soms berekening is. Zaadje geplant. “Bad faith actors” zoals @casmudde@bsky.social het noemt. Ik vind het echt heel vervelend om zo te denken, ik vrees dat we er aan moeten wennen.
October 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Ik ben er inmiddels bang voor dat dit soms berekening is. Zaadje geplant. “Bad faith actors” zoals @casmudde@bsky.social het noemt. Ik vind het echt heel vervelend om zo te denken, ik vrees dat we er aan moeten wennen.
Bemærker at Casmudde kun nævner mord på højreorienterede politikere. I denne tråd. Hvad med Melissa Hortman? bsky.app/profile/casm...
September 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Bemærker at Casmudde kun nævner mord på højreorienterede politikere. I denne tråd. Hvad med Melissa Hortman? bsky.app/profile/casm...
Så Casmudde lukkede præventivt for kommentarer? Det kan det godt være at han har ret i at det ville ske, baseret på tidligere erfaringer.
September 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Så Casmudde lukkede præventivt for kommentarer? Det kan det godt være at han har ret i at det ville ske, baseret på tidligere erfaringer.
“populists … create a discourse that empowers. The liberal discourse says: “You can’t do that, that’s stupid”. Clearly, that's not motivating.” By @casmudde
I was interviewed for the “Ideas” section of @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
I was very happy to be asked to reflect a bit on my career in addition to contemporary politics. Hope you like it!
I was very happy to be asked to reflect a bit on my career in addition to contemporary politics. Hope you like it!
"Politics is Largely About Defining Problems, Not Just Solving Them": Interview with Cas Mudde
Anya Pearson interviews Professor Cas Mudde, one of the world's leading experts on the far right.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
April 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“populists … create a discourse that empowers. The liberal discourse says: “You can’t do that, that’s stupid”. Clearly, that's not motivating.” By @casmudde
Last year I wrote a thread on the other place about the "weaponization of antisemitism" and the use of "Judeonationalism" by the European (far) right. It applies largely to the Trump 2.0. 👇
Thread by @CasMudde on Thread Reader App
@CasMudde: A quick #thread to contextualize the current spike in "anti-antisemitism" in much of Western Europe. 🧵 1. In postwar Western Europe, defined by the Holocaust and still deeply colonial, #ant...
threadreaderapp.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Last year I wrote a thread on the other place about the "weaponization of antisemitism" and the use of "Judeonationalism" by the European (far) right. It applies largely to the Trump 2.0. 👇
.@CasMudde He would have done even better if he had actually won.
February 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
.@CasMudde He would have done even better if he had actually won.
.@CasMudde @KuperSimon @OpenSociety @FinancialTimes Good idea, and another reason the right hates George Soros.
February 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
.@CasMudde @KuperSimon @OpenSociety @FinancialTimes Good idea, and another reason the right hates George Soros.
.@CasMudde A lot of people want to take real action but unsure what to do. Can you provide some constructive suggestions?
February 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
.@CasMudde A lot of people want to take real action but unsure what to do. Can you provide some constructive suggestions?
Esta semana, na @Rua_Do_Mundo, recebemos um dos maiores investigadores de movimentos populistas e de extrema-direita, que ajuda (muito!) a percebermos melhor o que se passa. Também por cá. Dank u wel, @CasMudde!
x.com/Rua_Do_Mundo/s…
x.com/Rua_Do_Mundo/s…
January 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Esta semana, na @Rua_Do_Mundo, recebemos um dos maiores investigadores de movimentos populistas e de extrema-direita, que ajuda (muito!) a percebermos melhor o que se passa. Também por cá. Dank u wel, @CasMudde!
x.com/Rua_Do_Mundo/s…
x.com/Rua_Do_Mundo/s…
CasMudde, I wish you had time to post this two times every day.
December 7, 2024 at 4:27 PM
CasMudde, I wish you had time to post this two times every day.
leestip: interview met @CasMudde
https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/tom-van-grieken-wordt-nog-altijd-onderschat-populisme-expert-cas-mudde-over-uiterst-rechts~b070cce6/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FjNjjGCyEnO%3Famp%3D1
https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/tom-van-grieken-wordt-nog-altijd-onderschat-populisme-expert-cas-mudde-over-uiterst-rechts~b070cce6/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FjNjjGCyEnO%3Famp%3D1
‘Tom Van Grieken wordt nog altijd onderschat’: populisme-...
Het is zover, zegt de wereldvermaarde politieke wetenscha...
www.demorgen.be
December 4, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Checked 5 or 6, and casmudde . bsky.social looks okay to me.
OH, then scrolled further and faster. Not gonna bitch about a small error rate.
OH, then scrolled further and faster. Not gonna bitch about a small error rate.
December 3, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Checked 5 or 6, and casmudde . bsky.social looks okay to me.
OH, then scrolled further and faster. Not gonna bitch about a small error rate.
OH, then scrolled further and faster. Not gonna bitch about a small error rate.
@CasMudde over de 4e extreem-rechtse golf:
,,De dominantie van radicaal-rechts loopt op zijn einde, denk ik. De druk vanuit voorvechters voor gelijke rechten voor vrouwen, migranten en lgbtq zal toenemen.” ...
,,De dominantie van radicaal-rechts loopt op zijn einde, denk ik. De druk vanuit voorvechters voor gelijke rechten voor vrouwen, migranten en lgbtq zal toenemen.” ...
December 3, 2024 at 2:33 AM
@CasMudde over de 4e extreem-rechtse golf:
,,De dominantie van radicaal-rechts loopt op zijn einde, denk ik. De druk vanuit voorvechters voor gelijke rechten voor vrouwen, migranten en lgbtq zal toenemen.” ...
,,De dominantie van radicaal-rechts loopt op zijn einde, denk ik. De druk vanuit voorvechters voor gelijke rechten voor vrouwen, migranten en lgbtq zal toenemen.” ...
@CasMudde can you please not refer to ARD/ZDF as “state tv” they are public broadcasters. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/24/germany-elections-afd-europe-immigration-merkel-radical-right?CMP=share_btn_tw
What the stunning success of AfD means for Germany and Eu...
The radical right party profited from the fact immigratio...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:38 AM
@CasMudde can you please not refer to ARD/ZDF as “state tv” they are public broadcasters. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/24/germany-elections-afd-europe-immigration-merkel-radical-right?CMP=share_btn_tw