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Nick Bichay
@nickbichay.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University. Interested in democracy, populism, radical parties, stats, and good food.
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Nick Bichay @nickbichay.bsky.social · May 2
Excited to see this out today! Where previous work has characterized forming coalitions with radical parties as efforts to 'tame' them, I analyze whether such strategies can work, finding that radical party manifestos published post-coalition do tend to be more moderate than those published before.
Converging to the mean? Moderating ideologies of far-right and far-left parties in government - Nicolas Bichay, 2025
In recent history, the participation of far-right and far-left parties in government coalition has become quite a frequent occurrence in Europe. While much impo...
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Nick Bichay @nickbichay.bsky.social · Dec 5
Thanks for sharing!
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Ivo Bantel @ivobantel.bsky.social · Dec 5
New study by @nickbichay.bsky.social

Radical-Right parties participating in elections disenchant and demobilize voters, endangering (not "correcting") democracy!

RR participation in elections is associated with lower(!) turnout.

But don't RR parties bring non-voters to the ballots? Not really.
A two-panel figure illustrating the conditional effect of radical-right parties on voter turnout. The left panel, titled "Satisfaction w/ Democracy," shows two data points: 1. For non-radical-right party supporters, the effect is slightly negative (below zero) with a small error bar. 2. For radical-right party supporters, the effect is strongly positive (above zero) with a larger error bar, indicating greater variability. The right panel, titled "Trust in Politicians," also shows two data points: 1. For non-radical-right party supporters, the effect is negative (below zero) with a small error bar. 2. For radical-right party supporters, the effect is moderately positive (above zero) with a moderate error bar. Both panels share the y-axis labeled "Change_After_Radical-Right_Contestation," centered around zero. Error bars in both panels represent confidence intervals.
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Nick Bichay @nickbichay.bsky.social · Dec 3
Out today online! I analyze the effect radical right parties have had on voter turnout in Europe. While some have argued the radical right can mobilize voters, I find radical right parties contesting an election -> decrease in trust -> lower voter turnout. t.co/mCC6YdZDmE
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17457289.2024.2433975
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