Do radical-right parties render political debate more negative?Recent studies indicate they might. But Tobias Widmann and Vicente Valentim show this is not true in Germany, where political discourse among mainstream parties becomes more positive when confronted with rhetoric from radical-right challengers
PhD candidate in Political Science, European University Institute
Vicente's work focuses broadly on comparative politics, political behaviour, and political culture. Specifically, he is interested in how social norms can help us understand political behaviour.
In September 2021 Vicente will be joining Nuffield College, University of Oxford as a Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow in Politics.
