Salar Asadolahi
@salarasadolahi.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social; welfare state policy, voting behaviour, parties and elections
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Now out @apsrjournal.bsky.social with page numbers! 🫒
We advance a new argument on how economic crises fuel support for far-right parties in left-behind places by tapping into long-standing community narratives
shorturl.at/bA55v
@catherinedevries.bsky.social
We advance a new argument on how economic crises fuel support for far-right parties in left-behind places by tapping into long-standing community narratives
shorturl.at/bA55v
@catherinedevries.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Now out @apsrjournal.bsky.social with page numbers! 🫒
We advance a new argument on how economic crises fuel support for far-right parties in left-behind places by tapping into long-standing community narratives
shorturl.at/bA55v
@catherinedevries.bsky.social
We advance a new argument on how economic crises fuel support for far-right parties in left-behind places by tapping into long-standing community narratives
shorturl.at/bA55v
@catherinedevries.bsky.social
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🚨New Publication🚨
Using the entire #Canadian Election Study (1965–2021), I examine voter turnout by class, education, & income over time & test whether the offerings of political parties impact these relationships.
Available #OpenAccess in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social
#polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Using the entire #Canadian Election Study (1965–2021), I examine voter turnout by class, education, & income over time & test whether the offerings of political parties impact these relationships.
Available #OpenAccess in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social
#polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
August 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🚨New Publication🚨
Using the entire #Canadian Election Study (1965–2021), I examine voter turnout by class, education, & income over time & test whether the offerings of political parties impact these relationships.
Available #OpenAccess in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social
#polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Using the entire #Canadian Election Study (1965–2021), I examine voter turnout by class, education, & income over time & test whether the offerings of political parties impact these relationships.
Available #OpenAccess in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social
#polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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🚨 New publication 🚨
With @pgraefe.bsky.social & @sjkiss.bsky.social in @csa-scs.bsky.social
Does the public sector vote differently and hold differing political attitudes than the general public?
Available #OpenAccess
#polisky
doi.org/10.1111/cars...
With @pgraefe.bsky.social & @sjkiss.bsky.social in @csa-scs.bsky.social
Does the public sector vote differently and hold differing political attitudes than the general public?
Available #OpenAccess
#polisky
doi.org/10.1111/cars...
August 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
🚨 New publication 🚨
With @pgraefe.bsky.social & @sjkiss.bsky.social in @csa-scs.bsky.social
Does the public sector vote differently and hold differing political attitudes than the general public?
Available #OpenAccess
#polisky
doi.org/10.1111/cars...
With @pgraefe.bsky.social & @sjkiss.bsky.social in @csa-scs.bsky.social
Does the public sector vote differently and hold differing political attitudes than the general public?
Available #OpenAccess
#polisky
doi.org/10.1111/cars...
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🚨 New(ish) Book Alert 🚨
While somewhat overstating the importance of the "working class" to the support bases of far-right parties, this new book is particularly innovative in bringing political processes into the explanatory models.
While somewhat overstating the importance of the "working class" to the support bases of far-right parties, this new book is particularly innovative in bringing political processes into the explanatory models.
Social Identity and Working Class Support for the Populist Radical Right: From Economic and Political Distress to Cultural Grievances
Abstract. Why are blue-collar workers increasingly supporting the populist radical right? Previous explanations for this phenomenon suggest that it is the
academic.oup.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🚨 New(ish) Book Alert 🚨
While somewhat overstating the importance of the "working class" to the support bases of far-right parties, this new book is particularly innovative in bringing political processes into the explanatory models.
While somewhat overstating the importance of the "working class" to the support bases of far-right parties, this new book is particularly innovative in bringing political processes into the explanatory models.
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How much competition within the right field?
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
July 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
How much competition within the right field?
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
Our article with @lindawhite.bsky.social , @philtriadafilos.bsky.social, and Jim Farney is now available in Publius: The Journal of Federalism! academic.oup.com/publius/adva...
🧵👇
🧵👇
June 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Our article with @lindawhite.bsky.social , @philtriadafilos.bsky.social, and Jim Farney is now available in Publius: The Journal of Federalism! academic.oup.com/publius/adva...
🧵👇
🧵👇
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Very happy to see my paper, "Unconditional Loyalty: The Survival of Minority Autocracies", finally out in the American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social
Quick thread below🧵
Quick thread below🧵
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
Unconditional Loyalty: The Survival of Minority Autocracies - cup.org/4dGBC0K
"a multi-method approach, using a novel dataset of minority regimes and a case study of Bahrain based on original interviews"
- @alsaadi.bsky.social
#FirstView
Unconditional Loyalty: The Survival of Minority Autocracies - cup.org/4dGBC0K
"a multi-method approach, using a novel dataset of minority regimes and a case study of Bahrain based on original interviews"
- @alsaadi.bsky.social
#FirstView
June 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Very happy to see my paper, "Unconditional Loyalty: The Survival of Minority Autocracies", finally out in the American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social
Quick thread below🧵
Quick thread below🧵
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My take on the broader implications of the outcome of Polish presidential elections published in the Guardian today.
ps. this is not the title I chose…
👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ps. this is not the title I chose…
👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Poland’s presidential election result is a morale boost for Maga forces in Europe | Catherine De Vries
Karol Nawrocki’s win is a blow for prime minister Donald Tusk – and it symbolises a larger battle over the political narrative, says policy expert Catherine De Vries
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My take on the broader implications of the outcome of Polish presidential elections published in the Guardian today.
ps. this is not the title I chose…
👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ps. this is not the title I chose…
👇🏽
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What do tax cuts for the rich do?
They increase inequality.
They have no effect on economic growth or unemployment.
"Our results provide strong evidence against the influential political–economic idea that tax cuts for the rich ‘trickle down’ to boost the wider economy."
They increase inequality.
They have no effect on economic growth or unemployment.
"Our results provide strong evidence against the influential political–economic idea that tax cuts for the rich ‘trickle down’ to boost the wider economy."
May 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
What do tax cuts for the rich do?
They increase inequality.
They have no effect on economic growth or unemployment.
"Our results provide strong evidence against the influential political–economic idea that tax cuts for the rich ‘trickle down’ to boost the wider economy."
They increase inequality.
They have no effect on economic growth or unemployment.
"Our results provide strong evidence against the influential political–economic idea that tax cuts for the rich ‘trickle down’ to boost the wider economy."
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Delighted that my paper with @kevincunning.bsky.social on "Still second-order national elections? Evaluating the classic model after the 2024 European elections" has just been published by @wepsocial.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1/
doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1/
May 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Delighted that my paper with @kevincunning.bsky.social on "Still second-order national elections? Evaluating the classic model after the 2024 European elections" has just been published by @wepsocial.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1/
doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1/
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🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
tinyurl.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
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I'm often asked: What motivates Danielle Smith to do the radical things she does?
After all, many of her actions fly in the face of public opinion, the constitution, conservative ideology, and her own public commitments.
I used to equivocate.
I'm about ready to call it.🧵
After all, many of her actions fly in the face of public opinion, the constitution, conservative ideology, and her own public commitments.
I used to equivocate.
I'm about ready to call it.🧵
May 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I'm often asked: What motivates Danielle Smith to do the radical things she does?
After all, many of her actions fly in the face of public opinion, the constitution, conservative ideology, and her own public commitments.
I used to equivocate.
I'm about ready to call it.🧵
After all, many of her actions fly in the face of public opinion, the constitution, conservative ideology, and her own public commitments.
I used to equivocate.
I'm about ready to call it.🧵
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People have real problems believing Reform voters don't come from Labour, if not recently, then in the past.
A small proportion do, but let's look at how far back you'd have to go now ...
A small proportion do, but let's look at how far back you'd have to go now ...
May 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
People have real problems believing Reform voters don't come from Labour, if not recently, then in the past.
A small proportion do, but let's look at how far back you'd have to go now ...
A small proportion do, but let's look at how far back you'd have to go now ...
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How and why actual class decline leads to far-right party support: our new blog post for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social with @a-gugushvili.bsky.social and Tim Vlandas, based on our Political Behavior article blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
May 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
How and why actual class decline leads to far-right party support: our new blog post for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social with @a-gugushvili.bsky.social and Tim Vlandas, based on our Political Behavior article blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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A year ago, @simonvanteutem.bsky.social and I wrote about what the Tories could learn from other European parties. We predicted that if they continued their anti-immigration and culture wars course they would be cannibalized by the far right. That happened today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reform UK’s rise may tempt Sunak into moving further right. Let the Netherlands be a cautionary tale | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Simon van Teutem
Across Europe, the mainstream right is being eclipsed by more extreme rivals. The same fate could await the Tories, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Simon van Teutem
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A year ago, @simonvanteutem.bsky.social and I wrote about what the Tories could learn from other European parties. We predicted that if they continued their anti-immigration and culture wars course they would be cannibalized by the far right. That happened today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"This paper studies whether working from home (WFH) affects workers' performance in public sector jobs... we find that WFH increases productivity by 12%."
@afenizia.bsky.social
Evidence that administrations that reject WFH harm efficiency.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
@afenizia.bsky.social
Evidence that administrations that reject WFH harm efficiency.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
April 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"This paper studies whether working from home (WFH) affects workers' performance in public sector jobs... we find that WFH increases productivity by 12%."
@afenizia.bsky.social
Evidence that administrations that reject WFH harm efficiency.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
@afenizia.bsky.social
Evidence that administrations that reject WFH harm efficiency.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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This must be the first time in postwar history that a single person determines the election outcome in another country. #TrumpEffect
April 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This must be the first time in postwar history that a single person determines the election outcome in another country. #TrumpEffect
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Democrats today: "For god's sake, don't use big words like oligarchy. Voters won't understand it."
FDR in 1932:
FDR in 1932:
April 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Democrats today: "For god's sake, don't use big words like oligarchy. Voters won't understand it."
FDR in 1932:
FDR in 1932:
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▶️ Do far-right wins fuel disinformation fears? 😮
@kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social and @claesdevreese.bsky.social show that strong far-right showings in the 2024 EP elections heighten public concern about disinformation 👇
@kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social and @claesdevreese.bsky.social show that strong far-right showings in the 2024 EP elections heighten public concern about disinformation 👇
The role of far-right party performance in shaping disinformation concerns of European voters: evidence from the 2024 European Parliament elections
Concerns about the risk of disinformation in the 2024 European Parliament elections were widespread in European capitals. Simultaneously, the far-right – often linked to the spread of disinformatio...
www.tandfonline.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
▶️ Do far-right wins fuel disinformation fears? 😮
@kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social and @claesdevreese.bsky.social show that strong far-right showings in the 2024 EP elections heighten public concern about disinformation 👇
@kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social and @claesdevreese.bsky.social show that strong far-right showings in the 2024 EP elections heighten public concern about disinformation 👇
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Were wealthy donors key to Trump’s campaigns in 2016 and 2020?
I'm thrilled to announce a new paper in which Sean Kates, Eric Manning, Tali Mendelberg and I analyzed data on 108 million (!) homeowner-voters.
See “Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base.” Open access: cup.org/4cfm0Az 🧵 1/
I'm thrilled to announce a new paper in which Sean Kates, Eric Manning, Tali Mendelberg and I analyzed data on 108 million (!) homeowner-voters.
See “Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base.” Open access: cup.org/4cfm0Az 🧵 1/
April 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Were wealthy donors key to Trump’s campaigns in 2016 and 2020?
I'm thrilled to announce a new paper in which Sean Kates, Eric Manning, Tali Mendelberg and I analyzed data on 108 million (!) homeowner-voters.
See “Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base.” Open access: cup.org/4cfm0Az 🧵 1/
I'm thrilled to announce a new paper in which Sean Kates, Eric Manning, Tali Mendelberg and I analyzed data on 108 million (!) homeowner-voters.
See “Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base.” Open access: cup.org/4cfm0Az 🧵 1/
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Our new numbers on Trump’s approval ratings are top of The Economist website this afternoon www.economist.com/united-state...
April 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our new numbers on Trump’s approval ratings are top of The Economist website this afternoon www.economist.com/united-state...
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🪞 Mirror, mirror on the wall, which cleavage is the strongest of all? 🪞
Mirko Crulli and Vincenzo Emanuele investigate whether old class divides still matter in Western Europe or if a globalisation cleavage has taken over. The answer? Multiple cleavages coexist, but class and GAL/TAN stand out 👇
Mirko Crulli and Vincenzo Emanuele investigate whether old class divides still matter in Western Europe or if a globalisation cleavage has taken over. The answer? Multiple cleavages coexist, but class and GAL/TAN stand out 👇
Bringing Rokkan into the twenty-first century: the cleavage structure of Western Europe
Political science is revitalising cleavage theory by examining the possible demise of traditional Rokkanian cleavages or the rise of a new globalisation cleavage. However, studies rarely combine th...
www.tandfonline.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🪞 Mirror, mirror on the wall, which cleavage is the strongest of all? 🪞
Mirko Crulli and Vincenzo Emanuele investigate whether old class divides still matter in Western Europe or if a globalisation cleavage has taken over. The answer? Multiple cleavages coexist, but class and GAL/TAN stand out 👇
Mirko Crulli and Vincenzo Emanuele investigate whether old class divides still matter in Western Europe or if a globalisation cleavage has taken over. The answer? Multiple cleavages coexist, but class and GAL/TAN stand out 👇
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Outstanding. More.
Cornell too!
www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
Cornell Sues DOE for ‘Unlawful’ Cuts to Indirect Costs for Research Grants
University administrators announced in a Monday statement that Cornell joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy and DOE Secretary Chris Wright which cut research grant funding for indire...
www.cornellsun.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Outstanding. More.
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My new piece for @theconversationca.bsky.social. Last week, DOGE agents entered the FDIC. It is not yet clear what they will do, but Project 2025 calls for repealing the parts of Dodd-Frank which govern the regulation of too-big-to-fail banks. This would be a disaster for global financial stability.
Why weakening U.S. bank regulators could repeat the mistakes of the 2008 financial crisis
The targeting of the FDIC could dangerously erode its ability to manage financial crises, like the one that occurred in 2008.
theconversation.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My new piece for @theconversationca.bsky.social. Last week, DOGE agents entered the FDIC. It is not yet clear what they will do, but Project 2025 calls for repealing the parts of Dodd-Frank which govern the regulation of too-big-to-fail banks. This would be a disaster for global financial stability.
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The CPC needs to be very careful here. Politicizing the judicial appointment process is not a road any country should go down. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Conservatives pledge to appoint stricter judges as part of tough-on-crime campaign promises
Judicial appointments are not often debated or detailed on the campaign trail. The Globe asks the Liberals and Conservatives about their proposals
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The CPC needs to be very careful here. Politicizing the judicial appointment process is not a road any country should go down. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...