Dr. Jasper Neerdaels

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

 

Research interests

Authoritarianism • Populism • Social inequality • Poverty • Neoliberal ideology • Social emotions

Publications

Neerdaels, J., Tröster, C., Van Quaquebeke, N., & Licata, L. (2023). Absolved from the neoliberal burden of responsibility: The effect of populist victim rhetoric on leader support. Political Psychology, 00, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12932

Neerdaels, J. (2023). A new escape from freedom: Psychological explanations for support for authoritarian populism in the neoliberal age. [Doctoral Dissertation, Kühne Logistics University]. WorldCat.

Neerdaels, J., Tröster, C., & Van Quaquebeke, N. (2022). It’s (a) shame: Why poverty leads to support for authoritarianism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 014616722211415. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672221141509

 

Academic distinctions

PhD Dissertation awarded with Summa Cum Laude (Kühne Logistics University)

PhD Scholarship by Kühne Foundation (4 yrs)

Honours Program B.Sc. Psychology (University of Amsterdam)

B.Sc. Psychology awarded With Merit (University of Amsterdam)

 

In the media

DER SPIEGEL | Demokratie in Gefahr: »Man sehnt sich nach Stärke, wenn man sich besonders schwach und klein fühlt« (Interview) | by Maria Stöhr [link]

Ostsee Zeitung | Warum wählen eher arme Menschen die AfD? (Interview) | by Katharina Degrassi [link]

Bayern 2 | Rechtsruck in den Niederlanden (Interview) | by Christoph Leibold [link]

PsyPost.org | Shame makes people living in poverty more supportive of authoritarianism, study finds | by Vladimir Hedrih [link]