Hi! I’m a political scientist, currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Milan, as part of the Volkswagen Foundation-funded ProDem project.
I defended my PhD thesis at the European University Institute in the Department of Political and Social Sciences in 2021.
My research interests are in comparative politics – particularly regarding populist and radical parties. My PhD enquired into populist radical right parties in local power in Western Europe. In my current postdoc position, I focus on the interaction of new political parties with social movements (so-called ‘movement parties’) and their impact on democratic quality.
Previously I graduated from the 4 Cities Erasmus Mundus Urban Studies MSc with summa cum laude (greatest distinction), having studied at universities in Brussels, Vienna, Copenhagen and Madrid. Prior to that I did a History BA at King’s College London. In between the two I was a project manager at an educational charity in London.
Research
Coming soon:
Restrained Radicals
Populist Radical Right Parties in Local Government
Published by Cambridge University Press in September 2023
Find the rest of my published research here: ResearchGate | Google Scholar
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Dr Fred Paxton 