Jonas Suchanek
@jsuchanek.bsky.social
Postdoc researcher
Political geography, nativism, populism, migration
Political geography, nativism, populism, migration
"Nowhere is this selective application of values more glaring than in the EU’s response to Gaza."
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen
European leaders’ weakness is undermining the democratic principles on which the EU was built, say Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen from the Jacques Delors Centre
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Nowhere is this selective application of values more glaring than in the EU’s response to Gaza."
Reposted by Jonas Suchanek
🚨 New research! 🚨
Check out this recent article by @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social and Wouter van der Brug on place-based resentment and populist voting in the Netherlands.
Free to read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check out this recent article by @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social and Wouter van der Brug on place-based resentment and populist voting in the Netherlands.
Free to read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🚨 New research! 🚨
Check out this recent article by @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social and Wouter van der Brug on place-based resentment and populist voting in the Netherlands.
Free to read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check out this recent article by @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social and Wouter van der Brug on place-based resentment and populist voting in the Netherlands.
Free to read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Jonas Suchanek
Druhá série podcastu Extrém začíná. Dnes mluvíme o antisemitismu. O středověkém antijudiasmu a kořenech konspiračních teorí, sociálním antisemitismu 19. století, rasových teoriích a holocasutu, vzniku státu Izrael a také o antisionismu a krajní pravici i levici.
www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/...
www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/...
Expert Charvát: Nenávist se často rodí z frustrace. Židé jsou obětními beránky dlouhodobě
Antisemitismus, nenávist vůči Židům. Bolest, kterou si lidstvo nese po staletí. Kde se antisemitismus vzal?
www.irozhlas.cz
May 16, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Druhá série podcastu Extrém začíná. Dnes mluvíme o antisemitismu. O středověkém antijudiasmu a kořenech konspiračních teorí, sociálním antisemitismu 19. století, rasových teoriích a holocasutu, vzniku státu Izrael a také o antisionismu a krajní pravici i levici.
www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/...
www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/...
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80 years after Liberation Day, far-right parties are the strongest parties in the polls in the UK, France, and Germany. For every politician the most pressing question should be how to save liberal democracy. Yet, small minded partisan tactics prevail. The far right gets normalized and empowered.
May 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
80 years after Liberation Day, far-right parties are the strongest parties in the polls in the UK, France, and Germany. For every politician the most pressing question should be how to save liberal democracy. Yet, small minded partisan tactics prevail. The far right gets normalized and empowered.
While the radical right populist governing parties of Hungary and Poland abused culture as a vehicle for transmitting their nationalist narratives, their technocratic Czech and Slovak counterparts took a more pragmatic approach to cultural policy.
doi.org/10.1080/1028...
doi.org/10.1080/1028...
April 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
While the radical right populist governing parties of Hungary and Poland abused culture as a vehicle for transmitting their nationalist narratives, their technocratic Czech and Slovak counterparts took a more pragmatic approach to cultural policy.
doi.org/10.1080/1028...
doi.org/10.1080/1028...
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🆕📝🚨 Glad to see this one out in International Journal of Cultural Policy. With data from @authlibeu.bsky.social, we review cultural policies of 🇭🇺Orbán, 🇵🇱Kaczyński, 🇨🇿Babiš, and 🇸🇰Fico. A short thread👇 1/4
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🆕📝🚨 Glad to see this one out in International Journal of Cultural Policy. With data from @authlibeu.bsky.social, we review cultural policies of 🇭🇺Orbán, 🇵🇱Kaczyński, 🇨🇿Babiš, and 🇸🇰Fico. A short thread👇 1/4
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social
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It's impossible to put into words how vile this is. Murdering paramedics in cold blood. And then the lies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Phone footage appears to contradict Israeli account of killing of Gaza medics
Israel says soldiers fired on ‘terrorists’ in ‘suspicious vehicles’ but footage shows clearly marked ambulances
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It's impossible to put into words how vile this is. Murdering paramedics in cold blood. And then the lies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Dare to dream and imagine that instead of cars we would protect people in need, like abused women or homeless people.. crazy right?
March 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Dare to dream and imagine that instead of cars we would protect people in need, like abused women or homeless people.. crazy right?
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Just like centrist parties in Western Europe, the Democratic Party is more concerned about the voters of the far right than with its own voters.
We are truly without leaders or even political representation.
Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after vowing that Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government shutdown would be a worse option.
www.nbcnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Just like centrist parties in Western Europe, the Democratic Party is more concerned about the voters of the far right than with its own voters.
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And so it’s starting…
Ice arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest comes as Trump vows to deport foreign students involved in protests against Israel’s war
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
And so it’s starting…
Reposted by Jonas Suchanek
Criminalizing protest is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes
March 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Criminalizing protest is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes
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Poměrně otevřený rozhovor o poměrech v KSČM, respektive Stačilo! Tento pohled v zásadě odpovídá mému názoru, že se současná KSČM ve skutečnosti posouvá na kulturní/politické ose doprava (a neplatí tak teorie podkovy).
denikreferendum.cz/clanek/23717...
denikreferendum.cz/clanek/23717...
Jiří Dolejš: STAČILO! není levicové uskupení. Slouží jako výtah nacionalistům
Jiří Dolejš byl po více než třiceti pěti letech vyloučen z KSČM. Oficiálně pro porušení stanov. S dlouhodobým kritikem konzervativního křídla KSČM jsme hovořili o splývání strany s krajní pravicí i o ...
denikreferendum.cz
February 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Poměrně otevřený rozhovor o poměrech v KSČM, respektive Stačilo! Tento pohled v zásadě odpovídá mému názoru, že se současná KSČM ve skutečnosti posouvá na kulturní/politické ose doprava (a neplatí tak teorie podkovy).
denikreferendum.cz/clanek/23717...
denikreferendum.cz/clanek/23717...
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The axis of evil is not what it used to be
BREAKING: US supports Russia and votes against UN resolution initiated by Ukraine and Europe.
Seismic statement that the US administration now sides with Putin.
Seismic statement that the US administration now sides with Putin.
February 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The axis of evil is not what it used to be
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A commonly held notion is that Germany's far-right party AfD is especially successful in the country's more rural areas. However, a look at the party's election results in over 10,000 municipalities suggests that the link between rurality and AfD support is rather diffuse. A simple thread. 🧵👇
December 20, 2024 at 9:49 AM
A commonly held notion is that Germany's far-right party AfD is especially successful in the country's more rural areas. However, a look at the party's election results in over 10,000 municipalities suggests that the link between rurality and AfD support is rather diffuse. A simple thread. 🧵👇
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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Reposted by Jonas Suchanek
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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This would be an unlawful seizure of territory in violation of the United Nations Charter, and the forcible transfer of the population of Gaza would constitute crimes against humanity.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Proposes the U.S. Take Over Gaza: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This would be an unlawful seizure of territory in violation of the United Nations Charter, and the forcible transfer of the population of Gaza would constitute crimes against humanity.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German CDU, just claimed in parliament that gang rapes are committed on a daily basis by asylum seekers in Germany. It is pure far right propaganda. The mainstreaming of the far right is happening on steroids in Germany right now.
January 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German CDU, just claimed in parliament that gang rapes are committed on a daily basis by asylum seekers in Germany. It is pure far right propaganda. The mainstreaming of the far right is happening on steroids in Germany right now.
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A crazy story that should be a warning to many colleagues (and others) who want to travel to the U.S. (or Germany). There is a (secret) blacklist -- most likely related to critique of Israel (and its war crimes in Gaza).
Why Did the US Block a Canadian Professor From His Own Book Event?
Nathan Kalman-Lamb was barred entry into the US. This is a harbinger of the dark political future that Trump is ushering in.
www.thenation.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A crazy story that should be a warning to many colleagues (and others) who want to travel to the U.S. (or Germany). There is a (secret) blacklist -- most likely related to critique of Israel (and its war crimes in Gaza).
Reposted by Jonas Suchanek
In my long-term research on the language of illiberalism, "Maidan" (now used by the Slovak PM), when applied to events outside Ukraine, was one of the surest indicators of active Russian influence.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Slovak PM Fico accuses opposition of trying to topple him Ukraine-style
The opposition accuses Fico of using the intelligence service to torpedo a vote of no-confidence.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In my long-term research on the language of illiberalism, "Maidan" (now used by the Slovak PM), when applied to events outside Ukraine, was one of the surest indicators of active Russian influence.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
1/4🧵 Electoral maps like these are quite common in the Czech context – both outer and inner peripheries were notably visible in the latest presidential elections. But what factors led to the populist candidate Andrej Babiš's defeat, and what role does geography play?
January 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
1/4🧵 Electoral maps like these are quite common in the Czech context – both outer and inner peripheries were notably visible in the latest presidential elections. But what factors led to the populist candidate Andrej Babiš's defeat, and what role does geography play?
"It’s far more straightforward to blame an abstract “wokeness” than to reckon with the fact that Harris ran a broadly right-of-centre campaign and still lost. It also conjures up a convenient voter, one who is more offended by language than by the promise of mass deportations."
'The readiness to repudiate identity politics & group them under “bad woke” is less about policy and more about the fact that social justice never really found a home amongst liberals, who were happy to capture its energy but not its demands.'
The week's column
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The week's column
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Woke’ didn’t lose the US election: the patrician class who hijacked identity politics did | Nesrine Malik
Why is this simple explanation being so widely embraced? Because it does not require a commitment to real, structural change, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM
"It’s far more straightforward to blame an abstract “wokeness” than to reckon with the fact that Harris ran a broadly right-of-centre campaign and still lost. It also conjures up a convenient voter, one who is more offended by language than by the promise of mass deportations."
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As we all seem to be moving here, let me post the first solo article by my PhD student Ales Michal, published today in the Parliamentary Affairs:
academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
Moralism without populism? The salience of corruption in the electoral manifestos and legislature speeches of Czech and Slovak parties
Abstract. Corruption remains a significant political issue in Central Europe. This article examines its salience in political discourse in Czechia and Slov
academic.oup.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:58 PM
As we all seem to be moving here, let me post the first solo article by my PhD student Ales Michal, published today in the Parliamentary Affairs:
academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
Reposted by Jonas Suchanek
The most openly extreme right campaign of my lifetime is the most popular Republican presidential campaign of this century.
November 6, 2024 at 11:54 AM
The most openly extreme right campaign of my lifetime is the most popular Republican presidential campaign of this century.