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Cas Mudde is a Dutch political scientist who focuses on political extremism and populism in Europe and the United States.… more

Cas Mudde
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Political science 82%
Sociology 13%
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by Cas Mudde

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Video from Trumpland!

If they shoot a praying white priest in broad daylight, knowing they are being filmed, do you really think YOU will be safe?
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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 6h
Here’s video of the incident
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Two far-right authors in one day. No problem for @nytopinion.nytimes.com — and people still support them. 🤷‍♂️
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Reposted by: Cas Mudde, Jan W. Mueller, Norbert Schwarz , and 22 more

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Here’s video of the incident
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And this is exactly the same movement and media that pushed Biden out after a relentless campaign about his age.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h
It isn’t surprising that this would be happening with a 79-year-old man. The crazy and dangerous part is that there’s an entire political movement and media ecosystem that rationalizes, justifies, and tries to retroactively validate every synapse misfire that escapes his mouth.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 8h
I know invoking Latin terms can be a bit esoteric, and "dementia" is fine and accurate, but I think there's real merit in zeroing in on the relevant legal concept: he is non compos mentis. Not just that he's a batty old man, he is debilitated in a concrete legal sense, fit for conservatorship.
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Reposted by: Cas Mudde, Alfie Kohn

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It isn’t surprising that this would be happening with a 79-year-old man. The crazy and dangerous part is that there’s an entire political movement and media ecosystem that rationalizes, justifies, and tries to retroactively validate every synapse misfire that escapes his mouth.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 8h
I know invoking Latin terms can be a bit esoteric, and "dementia" is fine and accurate, but I think there's real merit in zeroing in on the relevant legal concept: he is non compos mentis. Not just that he's a batty old man, he is debilitated in a concrete legal sense, fit for conservatorship.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 13h
Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“
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by Cas Mudde

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“Gen Z protesters are uniting under an unlikely symbol”
Why Gen Z protesters worldwide are flying an anime pirate flag
Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw hat.
www.npr.org
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🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
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Thanks for speaking out! 🙏
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Wow! I’ve never had students applaud me for grading their exams. 😳
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by Cas Mudde

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Wonderful collection of articles on a core theory of European party politics. Congrats to all!
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David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · 19h
@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

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by Cas Mudde

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Kudos to @us.theguardian.com for covering Mark's ordeal!
Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations
Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence
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Hang in there Mark. So sorry this is happening to you!
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by Cas Mudde — Reposted by: Dani Rodrik, Alex Callinicos, Sebastiaan Faber

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Solidarity with Mark ✊

Far-right harassment of academics has long been a problem across countries. Many legacy media ignore, minimize, or even facilitate it. #NoPaseran
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d
I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
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by Cas Mudde

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I spend a significant amount of time to upload missing articles and book chapters on @researchgate.bsky.social now that my Wordpress page is no longer available. Enjoy!
Cas MUDDE | Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor | PhD Political Science (Leiden University, 1998) | University of Georgia, Athens | UGA | Department of International Affairs | Research profile
I am rarely on here and do NOT check messages. If you want to contact me, ask Mr. Google for my email address and email me at my UGA email address. I am currently working on three research (book) proj...
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Klein Orkest - over de muur
YouTube video by Rammstein68
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"La amenaza de la extrema derecha en América Latina"

Por Cas Mudde ☺️
La amenaza de la extrema derecha en América Latina – El Dipló
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by Cas Mudde

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Het beste aan de twee interviews zijn:

* politici die
- vragen beantwoorden
- fouten toegeven
- nadenken over antwoorden

en

* journalisten die
- goed voorbereid zijn
- navragen
- politici confronteren met eerdere uitspraken
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by Cas Mudde

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Het interview met Jetten was erg interessant... de journalisten bleven benadrukken dat hij "rechtser" klonk, maar dat vond ik eigenlijk niet zozeer (maar ik vergeleek het meer met D66-beleid dan D66-programma). Eerder lijk er een communitaire draai in de partij... nogal onverwacht (voor mij).
Rob Jetten: 'Hoeveel alarmbellen heeft de VVD nodig?'
In de weken voor de verkiezingen spreekt NRC bijna alle lijsttrekkers. Die interviews zijn terug te lezen, maar een paar daarvan kun je ook wekelijks luisteren en zien. Met deze week Rob Jetten.Lees o...
www.nrc.nl
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by Cas Mudde

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Met Bontebal is het CDA weer CDA, ipv VVD lite. Toch is de glans er alweer een beetje af... meer gedefinieerd, blijkt het allemaal niet zo nieuw, maar ook nog niet zo goed doordacht. De titel zegt het eigenlijk wel... als je in 2025 nog niet precies weet hoe je met uiterst-rechts moet omgaan...
Henri Bontenbal: ‘Of ik Wilders niet moet bevragen? Dat vind ik een worsteling’
In de weken voor de verkiezingen spreekt NRC bijna alle lijsttrekkers. Die interviews zijn terug te lezen, maar een paar daarvan kun je ook wekelijks luisteren en zien. De eerste is CDA-lijsttrekker H...
www.nrc.nl
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Reposted by: Cas Mudde, Will Jennings, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 3 more

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Two things of note in today's announcement of the 2025 Nobel physics prize (besides the work being honored).

1: The US institutional dominance of the prize continues.
2: 2 of the three laureates are immigrants, drawn here decades ago by the then-unmatched opportunities for science here...

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Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Mechanics
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by Cas Mudde

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In de jaren 80 en 90 had ik de @nrc interviews met Bontebal en Jetten waarschijnlijk saai gevonden. Maar na 25 jaar Fortuynse politiek is die "saaiheid" bijna verfrissend. Wordt de Nederlandse politiek eindelijk weer wat minder hijgerig en plat?
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Neutered Public Radio
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Lees deze column! Hartverscheurend! 💔
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Margriet Oostveen @moostveen.bsky.social · 23h
'Het kwam binnen, zoals dat populair heet, op een plek in mij die ik niet bereikbaar achtte voor anderen. Sindsdien draag ik het met mij mee, en ik heb nog geen manier gevonden om het van me af te schudden'

Waarom Karin Amatmoekrim geen columns meer wil schrijven na Haagse rellen van extreemrechts
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by Cas Mudde

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Just close it down already!

“bucking tradition” 🤡
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Reposted by: Cas Mudde, Ruth Dassonneville, Robert Huber , and 6 more

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@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

🧵⬇️
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by Cas Mudde

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Not even talking about the lack of theory, let alone theoretical innovation, in many of these articles.

No, a hypothesis is NOT a theory!
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by Cas Mudde — Reposted by: Ingo Rohlfing, Seán Hanley

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My main problem with this is not so much the dominance of quantitative methods in “top-20” journals but rather the dominance of the exclusive use of quantitative methods — in many cases causality could and should have been established by a (nested) qualitative study. *
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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 20h
Great paper on the state of political science osf.io/preprints/os... by @guygrossman.bsky.social et. al. We have become more diverse, more quantitative, and more collaborative.
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Reposted by: Cas Mudde, Ruth Dassonneville, Alexander Wuttke , and 4 more

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Great paper on the state of political science osf.io/preprints/os... by @guygrossman.bsky.social et. al. We have become more diverse, more quantitative, and more collaborative.
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Reposted by: Cas Mudde, Robbert Sanderman

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'Het kwam binnen, zoals dat populair heet, op een plek in mij die ik niet bereikbaar achtte voor anderen. Sindsdien draag ik het met mij mee, en ik heb nog geen manier gevonden om het van me af te schudden'

Waarom Karin Amatmoekrim geen columns meer wil schrijven na Haagse rellen van extreemrechts
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Reposted by: Cas Mudde, Rosanna E. Guadagno, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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