Jakub Wondreys
@jakubw.bsky.social
Research Fellow @hait-tud.bsky.social | Political Parties & Elections | 🐶 @universityofga.bsky.social PhD | 📚⚽️🎸
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Comparing radical left parties’ positions on Ukraine and Israel: between Russophilia and anti-Semitism?
We provide a comparative analysis of how European radical left parties (RLPs) politicise the Israel – Palestine and Russia – Ukraine conflicts. Examining the positions of 25 RLPs, we test four hypo...
www.tandfonline.com
📢 New publication! Luke March and I analyse how European radical left parties politicise the Israel–Palestine and Russia–Ukraine wars, comparing positions across 25 parties. Free access (for a limited time) with this link
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
Yeah, unfortunately it does
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Yeah, unfortunately it does
Hope Fiala will be ok!
February 13, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Hope Fiala will be ok!
Social Democratic Party (PSD) 🇵🇹
February 13, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Social Democratic Party (PSD) 🇵🇹
Mortgage: 35 years of debt + 35 years of paperwork compressed into a few months.
a painting of a woman laying in a bed with the words " i 'm dead " below her
ALT: a painting of a woman laying in a bed with the words " i 'm dead " below her
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Mortgage: 35 years of debt + 35 years of paperwork compressed into a few months.
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Very excited about this next @crexuio.bsky.social and CANSES webinar on the best way to apprehend the use of AI by extremist actors, with Stephane Baele and @lewysbrace.bsky.social on Feb 19 🤩
Considerations on Artificial Intelligence and Extremism
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
with Stephane Baele (Catholic University of Louvain) and Lewys Brace (University of Exeter)
www.sv.uio.no
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Very excited about this next @crexuio.bsky.social and CANSES webinar on the best way to apprehend the use of AI by extremist actors, with Stephane Baele and @lewysbrace.bsky.social on Feb 19 🤩
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For an international audience: Forum for Democracy (FvD) is showing its true colors in many ways recently, amongst others by having candidates from extremist extraparliamentary organisations on its local lists
Extremist links emerge on Forum local election candidate lists www.dutchnews.nl?p=263229
Extremist links emerge on Forum local election candidate lists
www.dutchnews.nl
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
For an international audience: Forum for Democracy (FvD) is showing its true colors in many ways recently, amongst others by having candidates from extremist extraparliamentary organisations on its local lists
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Call for papers for our workshop on electoral politics at the Poletmaal2026 in Ghent on June 11-12. Please join Amber Voets, Chloe de Grauwe, and myself for great discussions of our changing electoral landscape and explanations for voter behavior politicologenetmaal.eu/workshops-20...
February 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Call for papers for our workshop on electoral politics at the Poletmaal2026 in Ghent on June 11-12. Please join Amber Voets, Chloe de Grauwe, and myself for great discussions of our changing electoral landscape and explanations for voter behavior politicologenetmaal.eu/workshops-20...
I am afraid that, especially in GA, we could be almost sure these elections won’t be fair 😢
February 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I am afraid that, especially in GA, we could be almost sure these elections won’t be fair 😢
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Coming out in June.
(when @casmudde.bsky.social & I will be presenting it at the @ces-europe.bsky.social conference in Dublin)
(when @casmudde.bsky.social & I will be presenting it at the @ces-europe.bsky.social conference in Dublin)
February 3, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Coming out in June.
(when @casmudde.bsky.social & I will be presenting it at the @ces-europe.bsky.social conference in Dublin)
(when @casmudde.bsky.social & I will be presenting it at the @ces-europe.bsky.social conference in Dublin)
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A tragedy. Two million casulties.
A war now lasting almost as long as World War I.
A Putin led war, enabled by too many other leaders.
🇺🇦 💪🏽
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
A war now lasting almost as long as World War I.
A Putin led war, enabled by too many other leaders.
🇺🇦 💪🏽
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 2 Million, Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM
A tragedy. Two million casulties.
A war now lasting almost as long as World War I.
A Putin led war, enabled by too many other leaders.
🇺🇦 💪🏽
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
A war now lasting almost as long as World War I.
A Putin led war, enabled by too many other leaders.
🇺🇦 💪🏽
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Top-notch research from top-notch researchers
Our first joint article with the PhD researchers of my research group @rexklima.bsky.social has just been published! 🎉
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
"Explaining Attitudes Towards #Climate #Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy" is now out.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (1/4)
Explaining Attitudes Towards Climate Action in Germany: AfD vs. the Greens, the East vs. the West, Wind vs. Solar Energy
This article analyses the drivers of individual-level support for – and opposition to – renewable energy in general, as well as wind and solar power specifically. We focus on the crucial case of Ge...
www.tandfonline.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Top-notch research from top-notch researchers
Thanks! The idea is to signal a somewhat unexpected dilemma for RLPs regarding Israel, a puzzle to be explored, rather than to suggest antisemitism within the radical left. In this sense, it concerns the perceived risk of being accused of antisemitism, not actual antisemitic positions within the RL.
January 21, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Thanks! The idea is to signal a somewhat unexpected dilemma for RLPs regarding Israel, a puzzle to be explored, rather than to suggest antisemitism within the radical left. In this sense, it concerns the perceived risk of being accused of antisemitism, not actual antisemitic positions within the RL.
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📢 New publication! Luke March and I analyse how European radical left parties politicise the Israel–Palestine and Russia–Ukraine wars, comparing positions across 25 parties. Free access (for a limited time) with this link
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
Comparing radical left parties’ positions on Ukraine and Israel: between Russophilia and anti-Semitism?
We provide a comparative analysis of how European radical left parties (RLPs) politicise the Israel – Palestine and Russia – Ukraine conflicts. Examining the positions of 25 RLPs, we test four hypo...
www.tandfonline.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
📢 New publication! Luke March and I analyse how European radical left parties politicise the Israel–Palestine and Russia–Ukraine wars, comparing positions across 25 parties. Free access (for a limited time) with this link
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
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Meloni sticking to her usual strategy, which so far has worked just fine for her.
Moderation in foreign affairs; a stable, predictable rapport with the EU Commission; throwing some bones to her electorate and party members on matters related to migration and asylum...
Moderation in foreign affairs; a stable, predictable rapport with the EU Commission; throwing some bones to her electorate and party members on matters related to migration and asylum...
The Italian government is preparing a new Security Decree that could significantly change how migration is managed at the country’s borders.
The draft introduces a new measure: a temporary ban on crossing Italy’s territorial waters, initially up to 30 days, renewable up to a maximum of six months.
The draft introduces a new measure: a temporary ban on crossing Italy’s territorial waters, initially up to 30 days, renewable up to a maximum of six months.
January 20, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Meloni sticking to her usual strategy, which so far has worked just fine for her.
Moderation in foreign affairs; a stable, predictable rapport with the EU Commission; throwing some bones to her electorate and party members on matters related to migration and asylum...
Moderation in foreign affairs; a stable, predictable rapport with the EU Commission; throwing some bones to her electorate and party members on matters related to migration and asylum...
To note that the paper is a part of a truly great special issue, which should be out next month (I believe)!
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
To note that the paper is a part of a truly great special issue, which should be out next month (I believe)!
➡️ RLP foreign policy emerges as ideologically driven yet contextually responsive.
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
➡️ RLP foreign policy emerges as ideologically driven yet contextually responsive.
Key findings:
• Universal but varying Israel-hostility, intensifying over Gaza
• Deep and persistent divisions on Russia–Ukraine
• Limited cross-conflict coherence, despite shared anti-imperialist frames
• Party ideology matters but context (incl. the “Trump effect”) matters more
• Universal but varying Israel-hostility, intensifying over Gaza
• Deep and persistent divisions on Russia–Ukraine
• Limited cross-conflict coherence, despite shared anti-imperialist frames
• Party ideology matters but context (incl. the “Trump effect”) matters more
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Key findings:
• Universal but varying Israel-hostility, intensifying over Gaza
• Deep and persistent divisions on Russia–Ukraine
• Limited cross-conflict coherence, despite shared anti-imperialist frames
• Party ideology matters but context (incl. the “Trump effect”) matters more
• Universal but varying Israel-hostility, intensifying over Gaza
• Deep and persistent divisions on Russia–Ukraine
• Limited cross-conflict coherence, despite shared anti-imperialist frames
• Party ideology matters but context (incl. the “Trump effect”) matters more
📢 New publication! Luke March and I analyse how European radical left parties politicise the Israel–Palestine and Russia–Ukraine wars, comparing positions across 25 parties. Free access (for a limited time) with this link
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
Comparing radical left parties’ positions on Ukraine and Israel: between Russophilia and anti-Semitism?
We provide a comparative analysis of how European radical left parties (RLPs) politicise the Israel – Palestine and Russia – Ukraine conflicts. Examining the positions of 25 RLPs, we test four hypo...
www.tandfonline.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
📢 New publication! Luke March and I analyse how European radical left parties politicise the Israel–Palestine and Russia–Ukraine wars, comparing positions across 25 parties. Free access (for a limited time) with this link
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2KQ5C...
Czech PM Andrej Babis just stressed he ordered a big Globus for about 600€ to find where Greenland is. No, this doesn’t appear to be a joke…
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Czech PM Andrej Babis just stressed he ordered a big Globus for about 600€ to find where Greenland is. No, this doesn’t appear to be a joke…
Is there a link to this talk (and Bardella‘s) reaction? Thanks!
January 19, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Is there a link to this talk (and Bardella‘s) reaction? Thanks!
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Here is only at first paradoxical reaction I believe we will see more of - AfD member of the Bundestag Kay Gottschalk argues the US tariffs over Greendland call for more European sovereignty, a European military alliance, a German nuke and ends his video with the slogan "Long live Europe".
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Here is only at first paradoxical reaction I believe we will see more of - AfD member of the Bundestag Kay Gottschalk argues the US tariffs over Greendland call for more European sovereignty, a European military alliance, a German nuke and ends his video with the slogan "Long live Europe".
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⏰ Reminder: deadline tomorrow!
Submit your abstract for the MIDEM workshop “Polarized Democracies: New Lines of Division in Europe” (11–12 June 2026, Dresden).
Especially for Early Career Researchers including postdocs.
Submit your abstract for the MIDEM workshop “Polarized Democracies: New Lines of Division in Europe” (11–12 June 2026, Dresden).
Especially for Early Career Researchers including postdocs.
📢 Call for Papers!
MIDEM invites early career researchers to join the workshop “Polarized Democracies: New Lines of Division in Europe” (11–12 June 2026, Dresden). Submit your abstract by 20 Jan 2026. All Details below 👇
#CfP #PoliticalScience #Polarization #Democracy
@tudresden.bsky.social
MIDEM invites early career researchers to join the workshop “Polarized Democracies: New Lines of Division in Europe” (11–12 June 2026, Dresden). Submit your abstract by 20 Jan 2026. All Details below 👇
#CfP #PoliticalScience #Polarization #Democracy
@tudresden.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 AM
⏰ Reminder: deadline tomorrow!
Submit your abstract for the MIDEM workshop “Polarized Democracies: New Lines of Division in Europe” (11–12 June 2026, Dresden).
Especially for Early Career Researchers including postdocs.
Submit your abstract for the MIDEM workshop “Polarized Democracies: New Lines of Division in Europe” (11–12 June 2026, Dresden).
Especially for Early Career Researchers including postdocs.