Jochem Vanagt
@jochemvanagt.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Political Science | KU Leuven & University of Antwerp @m2p-antwerp.bsky.social | affective polarisation, radical-right voting & democratic support | https://jochemvanagt.github.io
Thank you for the kind words!
October 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Thank you for the kind words!
Finally: even in places with a strong cordon sanitaire, coalition signals still mattered. Elite-led boundaries against the radical right seem to erode (very) quickly. Indeed, we find evidence that among the mainstream in 🇩🇪🇧🇪 (strong cordon sanitaire), attitudes are not that different from 🇪🇸🇦🇹.
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Finally: even in places with a strong cordon sanitaire, coalition signals still mattered. Elite-led boundaries against the radical right seem to erode (very) quickly. Indeed, we find evidence that among the mainstream in 🇩🇪🇧🇪 (strong cordon sanitaire), attitudes are not that different from 🇪🇸🇦🇹.
So, potential inclusion of the radical right does not reduce polarization overall, but is a double-edged sword: while it decreases the affective gap between the mainstream right & radical right, it deepens the rift between the mainstream left and mainstream right.
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
So, potential inclusion of the radical right does not reduce polarization overall, but is a double-edged sword: while it decreases the affective gap between the mainstream right & radical right, it deepens the rift between the mainstream left and mainstream right.
Key findings:
✔️ Center-right supporters become 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 and 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the radical right.
✔️ Radical-right supporters become 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the center right.
❗ But: center-left supporters also seem to grow 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the center right!
✔️ Center-right supporters become 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 and 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the radical right.
✔️ Radical-right supporters become 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the center right.
❗ But: center-left supporters also seem to grow 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the center right!
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Key findings:
✔️ Center-right supporters become 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 and 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the radical right.
✔️ Radical-right supporters become 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the center right.
❗ But: center-left supporters also seem to grow 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the center right!
✔️ Center-right supporters become 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 and 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the radical right.
✔️ Radical-right supporters become 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the center right.
❗ But: center-left supporters also seem to grow 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 toward the center right!
All over Europe, mainstream parties face a dilemma: exclude the radical right or cooperate with them. Using pre-registered survey experiments in 🇩🇪🇧🇪🇪🇸🇦🇹 (N = 5,594), we examine the effect of coalition signals from the center right to the radical right on affective polarization and political tolerance.
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
All over Europe, mainstream parties face a dilemma: exclude the radical right or cooperate with them. Using pre-registered survey experiments in 🇩🇪🇧🇪🇪🇸🇦🇹 (N = 5,594), we examine the effect of coalition signals from the center right to the radical right on affective polarization and political tolerance.