Nick Bichay
@nickbichay.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University. Interested in democracy, populism, radical parties, stats, and good food.
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Heart attack Hoosiers. 😳
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Heart attack Hoosiers. 😳
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Election day also means a quick round up of my comments in the international media that have been published today. Pick your favorite language 🙂
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Tight race in Dutch election as anti-Islam populist Wilders' hope of power declines - BBC News
Wilders was the clear winner last time Dutch voters went to the polls in November 2023, but this time the race is far tighter.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Election day also means a quick round up of my comments in the international media that have been published today. Pick your favorite language 🙂
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Excited to see this out today! Where previous work has characterized forming coalitions with radical parties as efforts to 'tame' them, I analyze whether such strategies can work, finding that radical party manifestos published post-coalition do tend to be more moderate than those published before.
Converging to the mean? Moderating ideologies of far-right and far-left parties in government - Nicolas Bichay, 2025
In recent history, the participation of far-right and far-left parties in government coalition has become quite a frequent occurrence in Europe. While much impo...
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May 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Excited to see this out today! Where previous work has characterized forming coalitions with radical parties as efforts to 'tame' them, I analyze whether such strategies can work, finding that radical party manifestos published post-coalition do tend to be more moderate than those published before.
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New study by @nickbichay.bsky.social
Radical-Right parties participating in elections disenchant and demobilize voters, endangering (not "correcting") democracy!
RR participation in elections is associated with lower(!) turnout.
But don't RR parties bring non-voters to the ballots? Not really.
Radical-Right parties participating in elections disenchant and demobilize voters, endangering (not "correcting") democracy!
RR participation in elections is associated with lower(!) turnout.
But don't RR parties bring non-voters to the ballots? Not really.
December 5, 2024 at 9:57 AM
New study by @nickbichay.bsky.social
Radical-Right parties participating in elections disenchant and demobilize voters, endangering (not "correcting") democracy!
RR participation in elections is associated with lower(!) turnout.
But don't RR parties bring non-voters to the ballots? Not really.
Radical-Right parties participating in elections disenchant and demobilize voters, endangering (not "correcting") democracy!
RR participation in elections is associated with lower(!) turnout.
But don't RR parties bring non-voters to the ballots? Not really.
Out today online! I analyze the effect radical right parties have had on voter turnout in Europe. While some have argued the radical right can mobilize voters, I find radical right parties contesting an election -> decrease in trust -> lower voter turnout. t.co/mCC6YdZDmE
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17457289.2024.2433975
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December 3, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Out today online! I analyze the effect radical right parties have had on voter turnout in Europe. While some have argued the radical right can mobilize voters, I find radical right parties contesting an election -> decrease in trust -> lower voter turnout. t.co/mCC6YdZDmE