De Jonge, Dr Léonie
Léonie de Jonge is an assistant professor of European Politics & Society at the Faculty of Arts. She studied International Relations at Cornell College in Iowa and obtained her Master’s degree and PhD in Politics & International Relations at the University of Cambridge. Her PhD focused on the successes and failures of right-wing populist parties in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (the Benelux). Her interests lie in populism, European integration, comparative politics, party politics, and media (including social media) research.
Léonie de Jonge is trying to understand the rise and normalization of the far-right in the twenty-first century. The question of why right-wing populist parties are more successful in some countries and regions is of particular interest to her. In 2021, she joined the Young Academy Groningen. In this network, she focuses on academic freedom and achieving, maintaining, and protecting this. De Jonge has been appointed member of the KNAW Young Academy in 2022.
In 2021, she published her book The Success and Failure of Right-Wing Populist Parties in the Benelux Countries. In addition, she regularly writes for Dutch politicology blog Stuk Rood Vlees. Various news channels, including NPO Radio 1 and RTL Television, have interviewed her on her political insights. And even international news sources, such as the BBC, Newsweek, and the Economist regularly consult De Jonge as an expert.
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Medialogica: Journalistiek in Crisistijd (Medialogica: Journalism in times of crisis [in Dutch])
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Wilders chooses chaos as strategy (in Dutch)
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A little populism is not so bad at all (in Dutch)
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Medialogica: Journalism in times of crisis (in Dutch)
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Why is populism not successful in some countries? (in Dutch)
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Interview with Leonie De Jonge from University of Cambridge (in Luxembourgish)
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Publications
2025
Nanninga,
P., de Jonge, L., & Valk, F.
(2025). Fenomeenanalyse extremisme, radicalisering en
maatschappelijke onrust in IJsselland. University of
Groningen.
De
Jonge, L., & Voerman, G. (2025).
Fortuyn versus Wilders versus Baudet: The evolution of
populist radical right party organization in the
Netherlands. European Political Science
Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773925000049
de
Jonge, L., Georgiadou, V., Halikiopoulou, D., Kaltwasser, C.
R., & Tanscheit, T. (2025). Is the far right a global
phenomenon? Comparing Europe and Latin America: A scholarly
exchange. Nations and nationalism,
31(1), 7-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.13074
2024
de
Jonge, L. (2024). Book Review: Restrained Radicals:
Populist Radical Right Parties in Local Government.
Party Politics, 30(5), 977-978. https://doi.org/10.1177/13540688241263742
de
Geus, Y., de Jonge, L., Kooystra,
U., & Lucardie, P. (Eds.) (2024).
Een wandelend repertorium voor politieke partijen: Gerrit
Voerman bij het DNPP (1985-2024). University of
Groningen Press. https://doi.org/10.21827/66f51466253b7
Verhasselt,
L., Kies, R., & de Jonge, L. (2024).
Evaluation of the Biergerkommitee Lëtzebuerg
2050. Plateforme Luxembourgeoise de la Démocratie
Participative.
de
Jonge, L. (2024). Hoe omgaan met uiterst
rechts. Christen Democratische
Verkenningen, 2024(4). https://www.tijdschriftcdv.nl/inhoud/tijdschrift_artikel/CD-2024-4-15/Hoe-omgaan-met-uiterst-rechts
de
Jonge, L. (2024). Hoe omgaan met uiterst
rechts? Samenleving en Politiek,
31(7), 48-52. https://sampol.be/2024/09/hoe-omgaan-met-uiterst-rechts
Otjes,
S., & de Jonge, L. (2024). The
Evolution of Party Organizations in the Netherlands. In P.
't Hart, S. de Lange, C. van Ham, & T. Louwerse (Eds.), The
Oxford Handbook of Dutch Politics (pp. 457-474). Oxford
University Press.
de
Jonge, L., Rooduijn, M., & Zaslove, A. (2024). The
Evolution of Populism in Dutch Politics. In P. 't Hart, S.
de Lange, C. van Ham, & T. Louwerse (Eds.), The Oxford
Handbook of Dutch Politics (pp. 368-383). Oxford University
Press.
Otjes,
S., & de Jonge, L. (Accepted/In press).
The Netherlands: Political Developments and Data in 2023: Two
Landslide Populist Victories. European Journal of
Political Research.
de
Jonge, L. (2024, Apr 15). Uiterst rechts in Europa is
verdeeld maar springlevend. Apache. https://apache.be/2024/04/15/uiterst-rechts-europa-verdeeld-maar-springlevend
de
Jonge, L. (2024). Wandelende encyclopedie, onmisbare
mentor, verstrooide professor. In Y. de Geus, L. de Jonge,
U. Kooystra, & P. Lucardie (Eds.), Een wandelend
repertorium voor politieke partijen: Gerrit Voerman bij het DNPP
(1985-2024) (pp. 150-153). University of Groningen
Press.
2023
de
Jonge, L., & Voerman, G. (2023).
Daadwerkelijk succes van BBB moet nog blijken.
NRC, Opinie, 18.
de
Jonge, L., & Voerman, G. (2023). De
BoerBurgerBeweging: een agrarische belangenpartij met populistische
trekjes. De Hofvijver,
13(141). https://www.montesquieu-instituut.nl/id/vm2ia8vvdzhy/nieuws/de_boerburgerbeweging_een_agrarische?colctx=vlhcksaaalus
Voerman,
G., & de Jonge, L. (2023). NSC: Nieuw
Sociaal Contract of Nieuw Sociaal CDA? De
Hofvijver, 13(144). https://www.montesquieu-instituut.nl/id/vm5xliv3t1xh/nieuws/nsc_nieuw_sociaal_contract_of_nieuw
de
Jonge, L., & Voerman, G. (2023).
Pieter Omtzigt vindt het CDA opnieuw uit.
NRC, Opinie, 33. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/31/pieter-omtzigt-vindt-het-cda-opnieuw-uit-a4173221
de
Jonge, L. (2023). Position Paper L. de Jonge -
Rondetafelgesprek Tweede Kamer over versterking weerbaarheid
democratie (28 juni 2023).
Otjes,
S., & de Jonge, L. (2023). The
Netherlands: Political Developments and Data in 2022: A New Cabinet
Facing New and Old Challenges. European Journal of
Political Research, 62(1), 359-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-8852.12392
Valk,
F., de Jonge, L., & Nanninga,
P. (2023). The Regional Face of Extremism: A Case
Study of the Northern Netherlands. Journal for
Deradicalization, 35(Summer), 76-106.
Voerman,
G., Janssen, W., de Jonge, L., & Muis, W.
(2023). Toezicht, controle en sancties met betrekking tot
partijfinanciering in zeven West-Europese landen: Een vergelijkend
onderzoek. Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke
Partijen.
Voerman,
G., & de Jonge, L. (2023). Vier
tinten uiterst rechts? Radicaal-rechtse partijen in
vergelijking. De Hofvijver,
13(146). https://www.montesquieu-instituut.nl/id/vm7nmtgq2uxi/nieuws/vier_tinten_uiterst_rechts_radicaal
2022
Nanninga,
P., de Jonge, L., & Valk, F.
(2022). Fenomeenanalyse Extremisme Noord-Nederland,
2014-2022. University of Groningen.
Damhuis,
K., & de Jonge, L. (2022). Going Nativist.
How to Interview the Radical Right? International
journal of qualitative methods, 21. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221077761
de
Jonge, L. (2022). Populism and Extremism. In V.
Anghel, & E. Jones (Eds.), Developments in European
Politics (3 ed.). (Developments in Politics). Bloomsbury
Academic.
de
Jonge, L. (2022). Populism, Power and Proportionalism
in Nadia Urbinati's Me the People. History of
European Ideas, 48(8), 1094-1096. https://doi.org/10.1080/01916599.2021.1975922
de
Jonge, L. (2022). Populist Success and Failure.
In L. Manucci (Ed.), The Populism Interviews: A Dialogue with
Leading Experts (pp. 65-69). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003250388-13
Tunderman,
S., de Jonge, L., & Couperus,
S. (2022). Studying Populism at the Intersection of
Political Science and Political History: The Case of the
Boerenpartij in the Netherlands, 1950s-1970s. In C. Domper
Lasús, & G. Priorelli (Eds.), Combining political
history and political science: Towards a new understanding of the
political Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003180234-11
de
Jonge, L., & Gaufman, L. (2022). The
normalisation of the far right in the Dutch media in the run-up to
the 2021 general elections. Discourse and
Society, 33(6), 773-787. https://doi.org/10.1177/09579265221095418
2021
de
Jonge, L. (2021). Is the (Mass) Party Really Over? The
Case of the Dutch Forum for Democracy. Politics
and Governance, 9(4), 286-295. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i4.4525
de
Jonge, L. (2021). The Success and Failure of
Right-Wing Populist Parties in the Benelux Countries.
(Extremism & Democracy). Routledge.
2020
de
Jonge, L. (2021). The Curious Case of Belgium: Why is
There no Right-Wing Populism in Wallonia?
Government and Opposition, 56(4),
598-614. https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2020.8
de
Jonge, L. (2020). Between Universalism and Identity
Politics: Contextualising Luxembourg’s Racism Debate.
Forum für Politik, Gesellschaft und
Kultur, 410.
de
Jonge, L. (2020). Comment les médias flamands
traitent les partis populistes de droite. Revue
Politique, 111, 80-84.
Castelli
Gattinara , P., de Jonge, L., & Klein, O. (2020).
ECPR General Conference - Section Report on "Populism,
Radicalism and Extremism: At the Margins and into the
Mainstream". ECPR Press. https://standinggroups.ecpr.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/e-extreme/2020-21-03-eExtreme-Newsletter.pdf
de
Jonge, L. (2020, Oct 9). Het raadsel van
Wallonië: Waarom radicaal rechts niet van de grond komt in
Franstalig België. http://stukroodvlees.nl/het-raadsel-van-wallonie-waarom-radicaal-rechts-niet-van-de-grond-komt-in-franstalig-belgie/
de
Jonge, L. (2020, Nov 20). Pourquoi n’y a-t-il
pas de populisme de droite en Wallonie? https://absp.be/Blog/populisme-droite-wallonie/
2019
de
Jonge, L. (2019, Sept 11). 15 jaar Wilders: voorloper
of buitenbeentje in Europa?
de
Jonge, L. (2019). De PVV in Europees perspectief: Een
vergelijking. In G. Voerman, & K. Vossen (Eds.),
Wilders gewogen: 15 jaar reuring in de Nederlandse
politiek (pp. 67-84). Boom.
Jonge,
de, L. (2019, Dec 20). Don’t mainstream the far
right. Providing a platform for extremists helps fuel their
advance. https://www.politico.eu/article/dont-mainstream-the-far-right-gotz-kubitschek-viktor-orban/
de
Jonge, L. (2019, Jan). Hoe Driest gaan Vlaamse media
om met rechts-populisten?
Jonge,
de, L., & Kmec, S. (2019). Luxembourg:
History. In E. P. (Ed.), Western Europe (22nd ed.,
pp. 465-470). Routledge.
de
Jonge, L. (2019, Jan 9). Rechtspopulisme en de media
in de Benelux.
de
Jonge, L. (2019). The Populist Radical Right and the
Media in the Benelux: Friend or Foe? International
Journal of Press/Politics, 24(2), 189-209. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161218821098
2018
de
Jonge, L. (2018, Oct). Kampf um Aufmerksamkeit:
„übermannt“ in den Medien.
de
Jonge, L. (2018, Jun 1). The Biggest Loser? State of
the Left in the Age of Right-Wing Populism.
de
Jonge, L. (2018, Feb 15). What’s Left of
Luxembourg’s Left?
2017
de
Jonge, L. (2017, Jul). Emmanuel Macron’s
Centrist Victory May Only Add Fuel to the Populist Fire:
France’s Middle-of-the-Road Strategy Risks Alienating the
Left, Enraging the Right, and Inspiring Almost No One.
de
Jonge, L. (2017, Jan 24). First Brexit and now Trump:
what is populism and how might we view it? University of
Cambridge.
de
Jonge, L. (2017, Jul). Journalismus im
„postfaktischen“ Zeitalter: Ein Stimmungsbild aus
Zeitungsredaktion im Benelux-Raum.
de
Jonge, L. (2017, Mar 12). The Nationalist
International: Is There a Brown Network in the Making?
E-International Relations Publishing.
2016
de
Jonge, L. (2016, Apr). Direkte Demokratie als Waffe
der Rechtspopulisten?.
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