Tarik Abou‐Chadi

Tarik Abou-Chadi

@tabouchadi.bsky.social

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Professor of European Politics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Elections, parties, social democracy & the radical right. he/him. 🏳️‍🌈

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Jul 7

New article out in World Politcs. We analyze how different groups react to varying programs of social democratic parties. We find less trade-offs than often assumed. Generally, more left-progressive programs increase support among social democratic potentials
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 11h

Also die einzige Nötigung gibt es hier in deiner Demokratievorstellung in der Abgeordnete nicht entscheiden dürfen mit wem sie kollaborieren und das machen sollen was die Wähler rechtsextremer Parteie wollen oder sonst „undemokratisch“ sind.

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 12h

Die Stimmen von Wähler:innen geben nie den Ausschlag für parlamentarische Entscheidungen. Sie stimmen ja nicht direkt über Politik ab sondern wählen Abgeordnete. Wenn es Wähler:innen wichtig ist, dass Abgeordnete mehr Einfluss haben, können sie dann Abgeordnete mit anderen Positionen wählen.

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 14h

Ganz genau. Und die Wähler:innen werden von nichts ausgeschlossen.
Ihre Stimmen führen genau so zu Repräsentation im Parlament wie die Stimmen aller anderer auch. Wer dann wie an Entscheidungen im Parlament beteiligt wird ist ja eine separate Aushandlung.

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 15h

Das erklärt jetzt aber wirklich nicht was „undemokratisch“ ist daran nicht mit einer rechtsextremen Partei zusammenzuarbeiten

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 17h

Dass man aus irgendeiner Theorie der repräsentativen Demokratie eine Kollaborationspflicht mit anderen Parteien ableiten könnte und das sonst "undemokratisch" wäre, ist mir allerdings neu lieber @pluggedchris.bsky.social

Reposted by Daniela Gabor, Will Jennings, Steve Peers , and 8 more Daniela Gabor, Will Jennings, Steve Peers, David Bailey, Elizabeth Stokoe, Simon Wren‐Lewis, Jonathan Hopkin, Suzanne de Cheveigné, Christina Pagel, Tarik Abou‐Chadi, José Pina-Sánchez

Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 1d

The immigration doom loop in full swing.

Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.

(1/3)

archive.ph/pyVLg

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 1d

Very refreshing to hear some things spelled out so clearly in this conversation between @lewisgoodall.com and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social. Trump‘s personalistic authoritarian regime, his fascist ideology, and the challenge of how to deal with him in the media.

open.spotify.com/episode/5AdG...

Mehdi Hasan on America's 'Neo-Fascism'

open.spotify.com

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 1d

Mit Monty Python Referenz damit auch jeder Boomer abgeholt wird

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 1d

„Nicht so viel los in der Welt heute“ denkt man sich wohl in der Redaktion der Süddeutschen. Da beschäftigen wir uns doch mal groß mit dem … Trommelwirbel … Linksradikalismus!

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 2d

I am going to add this pledge to my ERC application and as a reviewer from now on I will expect others to do the same:

"Although political parties are at the core of this research project, I pledge that I will not use any puns with party/parties when publishing research from this project"

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 2d

Looks great!

Reposted by Henning Melber, Lesley A. Hall, Tarik Abou‐Chadi

Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 3d

Allow me to translate: “it’s okay to kill these people because they’re queers”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 3d

Harassing, humiliating, punching, and getting to shoot people (of color) is why people join ICE. It's a feature not a bug.

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 3d

Du warst 30 Sekunden schneller als ich 😅

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, fully agree

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 5d

Her own integrity has long been ruined.

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

'Your time is over' - far-right leaders start fight with EU mainstream

At a leaders summit in Madrid the Patriots for Europe (PfE) party says it will launch a 'reconquest' under the banner of 'Make Europe Great Again.'

www.euronews.com

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 5d

Ganz herzliche Glückwünsche, nochmal!

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 6d

De facto the idea of Lebensraum, the core of German imperial and Nazi expansionism. It is shocking to hear. But it is the logical consequence of having an extreme-right president and administration. Instead of treating Trump as a "deal maker" or "populist" it is crucial to accept this reality.

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 6d

If you want a sense of how MAGAworld sees the motivations behind Venezuela and what might be next, my full interview with Angie Wong might help. Must confess, parts left me pretty stunned.

youtu.be/7F9N4eLP0uc?...

Was Maduro ‘captured’ or ‘kidnapped’?

YouTube video by LBC

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Reposted by Jane Green, Tarik Abou‐Chadi

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 6d

Was Maduro ‘captured’ or ‘kidnapped’?

YouTube video by LBC

youtu.be

Reposted by Alessandro Nai, Rune Møller Stahl

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 6d

EU citizens - especially those in Greenland - deserve a clear answer to the question of how EU leaders would react to attempts of the US to annex Greenland. Will there be a clear political and economic response? Or is it also going to be a "complex situation" to be "closely monitored"?

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 7d

Schlicht erschütternd, wie Regierungen versuchen, Tatsachen zu vernebeln, sie nicht beim Namen zu nennen, Bürger:innen im Dunkeln zu lassen über die politische Realität. Das erodiert die Grundvoraussetzungen der Demokratie. Wer soll sich so motiviert fühlen, Demokratie aktiv zu gestalten?

Jonas Schaible @beimwort.bsky.social · 7d

„Die rechtliche Einordnung des US-Einsatzes ist komplex.“

Sagt der Bundeskanzler.
Es stimmt freilich nicht.

Reposted by Tarik Abou‐Chadi

Jonas Schaible @beimwort.bsky.social · 7d

„Die rechtliche Einordnung des US-Einsatzes ist komplex.“

Sagt der Bundeskanzler.
Es stimmt freilich nicht.

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 7d

We are back to a world of "spheres of influence" with authoritarian regimes pushing their hegemonic and imperial agendas through military and economic power. Left with a European Union too weak to play power politics and too morally bankrupt to still speak for a rules-based international order.

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 7d

Leider muss man doch festhalten, dass fast alle im Bundestag vertretenen Parteien in den letzten zwei Jahren das Internationale Recht über Bord geworfen haben. Wer Internationales Recht aushöhlt, um es im Namen der Staatsräson selektiv anzuwenden, kann nicht annehmen, dass es noch generell gilt.

Reposted by Peter Jacobsen, Jelena Subotić, Mauro Gatti , and 2 more Peter Jacobsen, Jelena Subotić, Mauro Gatti, Rune Møller Stahl, Tarik Abou‐Chadi

innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 7d

"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Thomas Backhaus, Simon Otjes , and 12 more Axel Bruns, Thomas Backhaus, Simon Otjes, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, Catherine Moury, Peter Stegmaier, Cyrus Samimi, Umut Özkırımlı, Niels Keijzer, Simon Lester, Pádua Fernandes, Mary McAuliffe, Tarik Abou‐Chadi, Giulio Mattioli, Elise Thomas

Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 7d

I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.

The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 10d

I think it was even banned from the radio for a while

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 10d

Coincidentally, also a depiction of a perfect NYE

(Happy new year, everyone!)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yem_...

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Thomas Saalfeld, Lucy Barnes

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 11d

My wish for 2026 is that politicians and political analysts realize that public opinion is endogenous to elite behavior, that polling single issues tells us nothing about electorally successful strategies, that politics means shaping public opinion and that popularism is the death of progressivism.

Reposted by Tarik Abou‐Chadi, Steven H. Seggie

Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 12d

Articles about Brigitte Bardot after her death on Sunday have referred to her far right sympathies, which supposedly emerged later in the film star's life. Here she is, though, in 1958 with Jean-Marie Le Pen and Pierre Lagaillarde, future founder of the extremist OAS terror group

1958 photo of Brigitte Bardot with Jean-Marie Le Pen and Pierre Lagaillarde

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