Dirck de Kleer
dirckdekleer.bsky.social
Dirck de Kleer
@dirckdekleer.bsky.social
PhD Student in Social and Political Science @ Bocconi University.

I study illiberal politics in liberal democracies. See ddkleer.github.io for more.

I check in here once every week or so.
Dutch election coverage focuses on Wilders' (PVV) loss of parliamentary seats. Fair enough. But if we zoom out, the combined far-right vote share is down just 1.2 percentage points since last time. I plotted some data below:
October 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Hello APSA-goers, @alonsoroman.bsky.social and I are presenting work on far-right success and hostility against minorities today at 10:00 in the panel "The Sources and Consequences of Anti-Democratic Attitudes in Diverse Societies". Pass by if you can!
September 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
On my way to Groningen. To try the famous 'eierbal', of course. But also to present work in progress on the radical right in legislative committees at the Politicologenetmaal 2025.
June 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Yes, false. I checked this with LISS Panel Data some time ago: social democrats don't flow to the far right much. Not now, not in earlier elections. (old WIP plot, might need to resuscitate this at some point..).
June 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My preparations for moving to London are in full swing
January 14, 2024 at 6:50 PM
I'm looking for a studio/room 🏘️ in London 🇬🇧 from January - June 2024 (Spring 2024). Know anyone who is (sub)leasing? Please DM me! 🙏🏼
October 7, 2023 at 2:43 PM