Frank Mols (PhD)
@fmols.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Political Science @POLSISEngage, researching leadership, followership, populist movements, voter attitudes and political behaviour.
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Frank Mols (PhD)
@fmols.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Populist radical right parties are often said to predominantly attract poor 'losers of globalization', and to benefit from economic crisis. However, when studying populist voting patterns longitudinally it becomes clear this is a (very pervasive) myth. #Populism #TheWealthParadox
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Join me, @stijntvankessel.bsky.social & Isabelle Hertner next week as we present "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" (Oxford University Press), available Open Access here:
academic.oup.com/book/60532
If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.
academic.oup.com/book/60532
If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.
October 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Join me, @stijntvankessel.bsky.social & Isabelle Hertner next week as we present "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" (Oxford University Press), available Open Access here:
academic.oup.com/book/60532
If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.
academic.oup.com/book/60532
If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.
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📣 New piece out in @jcms-eu.bsky.social with the great @mlorimer.bsky.social & Marianna Griffini!
We compare the 2023 🇳🇱 & 2024 🇫🇷 snap elections: different systems, but shared patterns:
➡️ Gov’t instability
➡️ Continued rise and mainstreaming of the far right
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We compare the 2023 🇳🇱 & 2024 🇫🇷 snap elections: different systems, but shared patterns:
➡️ Gov’t instability
➡️ Continued rise and mainstreaming of the far right
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Snap Out of It? Governmental Instability and Far‐Right Mainstreaming in the Dutch and French Elections of 2023/2024
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
📣 New piece out in @jcms-eu.bsky.social with the great @mlorimer.bsky.social & Marianna Griffini!
We compare the 2023 🇳🇱 & 2024 🇫🇷 snap elections: different systems, but shared patterns:
➡️ Gov’t instability
➡️ Continued rise and mainstreaming of the far right
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We compare the 2023 🇳🇱 & 2024 🇫🇷 snap elections: different systems, but shared patterns:
➡️ Gov’t instability
➡️ Continued rise and mainstreaming of the far right
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Our 2017 CUP book 'The Wealth Paradox: Economic Prosperity and the Hardening of Attitudes' can be ordered here 👉 bit.ly/3kBGvNx
The Wealth Paradox
Cambridge Core - Political Sociology - The Wealth Paradox
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November 17, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Our 2017 CUP book 'The Wealth Paradox: Economic Prosperity and the Hardening of Attitudes' can be ordered here 👉 bit.ly/3kBGvNx
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🎯New publication out in @wepsocial.bsky.social
'Lipset and Rokkan meet data': a 🧵on our study (with Bruno Marino) on the electoral structuring of traditional cleavages (1870–1967) across 17 Western European countries 👇
Read the full article (open access):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Lipset and Rokkan meet data': a 🧵on our study (with Bruno Marino) on the electoral structuring of traditional cleavages (1870–1967) across 17 Western European countries 👇
Read the full article (open access):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🎯New publication out in @wepsocial.bsky.social
'Lipset and Rokkan meet data': a 🧵on our study (with Bruno Marino) on the electoral structuring of traditional cleavages (1870–1967) across 17 Western European countries 👇
Read the full article (open access):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Lipset and Rokkan meet data': a 🧵on our study (with Bruno Marino) on the electoral structuring of traditional cleavages (1870–1967) across 17 Western European countries 👇
Read the full article (open access):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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New Publication 📖 with @aikowagner.bsky.social in @electoralstudies.bsky.social
"Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany"
Full paper (open access)👉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What did we find? 🧵
"Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany"
Full paper (open access)👉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What did we find? 🧵
Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany
www.sciencedirect.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New Publication 📖 with @aikowagner.bsky.social in @electoralstudies.bsky.social
"Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany"
Full paper (open access)👉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What did we find? 🧵
"Issue congruence outweighs geography: Understanding the appeal of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in east and west Germany"
Full paper (open access)👉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What did we find? 🧵
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From Subjects to Citizens: Why the Fifth Estate Matters Now.
Democracy Watch AU: a framework to empower Australians to hold politicians, governments, institutions & media accountable.
Democracy only works when citizens demand accountability, not blind trust.
suebarrett.substack.com/p/from-subje...
Democracy Watch AU: a framework to empower Australians to hold politicians, governments, institutions & media accountable.
Democracy only works when citizens demand accountability, not blind trust.
suebarrett.substack.com/p/from-subje...
From Subjects to Citizens: Why the Fifth Estate Matters Now
Democracy Watch AU: a framework to empower Australians to hold politicians, governments, institutions, and media accountable
suebarrett.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
From Subjects to Citizens: Why the Fifth Estate Matters Now.
Democracy Watch AU: a framework to empower Australians to hold politicians, governments, institutions & media accountable.
Democracy only works when citizens demand accountability, not blind trust.
suebarrett.substack.com/p/from-subje...
Democracy Watch AU: a framework to empower Australians to hold politicians, governments, institutions & media accountable.
Democracy only works when citizens demand accountability, not blind trust.
suebarrett.substack.com/p/from-subje...
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On Wednesday (at the crack of dawn), we continue with a book panel, celebrating two OUP publications by Paris Aslanidis and @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it, co-hosted with the great @sldelange.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/ecpr...
🍿Do not miss our book panel at @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference celebrating these two important OUP publications by Paris Aslanidis and the dreamteam duo @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it.
🍰 Featuring commentary by @sldelange.bsky.social & @leoniedejonge.bsky.social.
🍰 Featuring commentary by @sldelange.bsky.social & @leoniedejonge.bsky.social.
August 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
On Wednesday (at the crack of dawn), we continue with a book panel, celebrating two OUP publications by Paris Aslanidis and @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it, co-hosted with the great @sldelange.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/ecpr...
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Gezien de hardnekkigheid van deze mythe maar even mijn nieuwe artikel in de herhaling wbs.nl/publicaties/...
March 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Gezien de hardnekkigheid van deze mythe maar even mijn nieuwe artikel in de herhaling wbs.nl/publicaties/...
Reposted by Frank Mols (PhD)
Populist radical right parties are often said to predominantly attract poor 'losers of globalization', and to benefit from economic crisis. However, when studying populist voting patterns longitudinally it becomes clear this is a (very pervasive) myth. #Populism #TheWealthParadox
November 23, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Populist radical right parties are often said to predominantly attract poor 'losers of globalization', and to benefit from economic crisis. However, when studying populist voting patterns longitudinally it becomes clear this is a (very pervasive) myth. #Populism #TheWealthParadox