Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University | Research on nationalism, populism, radical right-wing parties and voters | Class politics | Ethnic relations | Social networks |
Jens Rydgren is a Swedish writer, political commentator and a professor of sociology, at Stockholm University. Specialising in research of political sociology, for many years he has studied populist right-wing parties. In 2002 he defended his thesis Political Protest and Ethno-Nationalist Mobilization: The Case of the French National Front in a debate with Sidney Tarrow of Cornell University. He has appeared as an expert on right wing populist parties, including the Sweden Democrats, in various news media. .. more
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A whopping 86% of Americans reported income levels well below what others say they themselves need.
Fascinating!
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State-Building and Rebellion in the Run-Up to the French Revolution - https://cup.org/3MWqzqX
- @mikealbertus.bsky.social & @victorgayeco.bsky.social
#FirstView
New paper with Michal Krzyzanowski and Natalia Krzyzanowska in Social Semiotics
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And if that wasn't already great (it is), there's more 1/3
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Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World - https://cup.org/49auQPf
- @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, Kristian Vrede Skaaning Frederiksen & @aykutozturk.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Reposted by Robert Huber, Jens Rydgren
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New paper with @elgenius.bsky.social in Social Semiotics
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Jens Rydgren, David Darmofal
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💡 Ever wondered if authoritarian strongman messaging also works in democracies? We find that, yes, it did under Trump during the BLM protests in the U.S. in 2020.
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"support for the radical right ... is intricately linked to various aspects of car culture in rural regions. ... youths with an interest in cars are significantly more likely to support the radical right."
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Read more: doi.org/10.1017/S147...
Reposted by Ruth Dassonneville, Damien Bol, Jens Rydgren
In POQ, Rauf et al. study the efficacy of 100 survey experiments. Their results show that a majority of hypotheses were not supported.
Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
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Reposted by Tom van der Meer, Jens Rydgren, Staffan Kumlin
🇮🇹 The event will be hosted by @unibo.it, from 6 to 10 July 2026.
🔗 ecpr.eu/Events/353
Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, John Hogan, Jens Rydgren , and 2 more Fabián Muniesa, John Hogan, Jens Rydgren, Stuart White, Caterina Froio
Illustration: Javier Palma
Reposted by Samuel L. Perry, Jens Rydgren
"An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"We find that CN is related to Court attitudes in three ways:"
Here’s how the power of populist hardliners differs across European countries 👇
🔗 politi.co/3MyT6Tp
Reposted by Cas Mudde, Patrick A. Jansen, Jens Rydgren
Here’s how the power of populist hardliners differs across European countries 👇
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