Ethan vanderWilden
Position title: Ph.D. Candidate: Comparative Politics
Email: ethan.vanderwilden@wisc.edu
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Research Interests
Political Parties; Public Opinion; Nostalgia; Memory; Nationalism; Methodology; Experiments
Biography
Ethan is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science. His research explores how historical narratives shape modern political attitudes and behavior, including projects around how remembering, reconciling with, or learning about history affect outcomes such as prejudice, attitudes towards conflict, and voting behavior. His dissertation examines the connection between authoritarian nostalgia and changes to modern party systems. His research has examined these dynamics with cross-national analysis as well as individual projects in Spain, Portugal, the United States, and Israel.
Publications
Balcells L, Martínez S and vanderWilden E (2025) Discounting extreme positions: party normalization and support for the far right. Political Science Research and Methods, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2025.29
Shelef, Nadav, and Ethan vanderWilden. 2024. “Re-evaluating the impact of collective victimhood on conflict attitudes: Results from a natural experiment, a survey experiment, and panel study using Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day.” American Journal of Political Science 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12906
Hear from Ethan on this episode of the 1050 Bascom Podcast!