Dr Frank Mols
Dr

Frank Mols

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Background

Frank’s research interests include political behaviour, political communication, voter attitudes, behaviour change, leadership and evidence-based policy. His research has been published in leading international journals such as Leadership Quarterly, European Journal of Political Research, Political Psychology, Public Administration, West European Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Evidence and Policy, China Quarterly and the Australian Journal of Public Administration. His 2017 book The Wealth Paradox (co-authored with Jolanda Jetten and published by Cambridge University Press) has also attracted international attention, and is now widely regarded as having successfully debunked common myths about populist radical right parties and their voter base.

Availability

Dr Frank Mols is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Political science

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Exeter

Research interests

  • Political Psychology and Political Behaviour

  • Party Politics and Public Policy

  • Leadership and Followership

Research impacts

Frank’s political psychology research has been published in a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed journals. His research is also having considerable impact outside academe. For example, Frank receives regular requests from radio and television stations to analyse current affairs, requests from consultancy firms to be a panellist or guest speaker, and requests from elected politicians to help them gain a deeper understanding of new trends in society. Frank has also published online blogs about his research. For example, his blogs on 'Nudging' have appeared on Democratic Audit UK, and LSE's impact of social science research, and his research on the remarkable appeal of populist radical-right parties in times of economic prosperity featured in an article in the Australian edition of The Guardian.

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45 works between 2004 and 2024
All (45) Journal Article (35) Book Chapter (9) Book (1)

21 - 40 of 45 works

2021

Book Chapter

Support for populist parties: economic deprivation, cultural backlash, or status anxiety?

Jetten, Jolanda and Mols, Frank (2021). Support for populist parties: economic deprivation, cultural backlash, or status anxiety?. The psychology of political polarization. (pp. 97-111) New York, NY., United States of America: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003042433

Support for populist parties: economic deprivation, cultural backlash, or status anxiety?

2021

Journal Article

Knowing me, knowing us: Personal and collective self-awareness enhances authentic leadership and leader endorsement

Steffens, Niklas K., Wolyniec, Nathan, Okimoto, Tyler G., Mols, Frank, Haslam, S. Alexander and Kay, Adam A. (2021). Knowing me, knowing us: Personal and collective self-awareness enhances authentic leadership and leader endorsement. The Leadership Quarterly, 32 (6) 101498, 101498. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101498

Knowing me, knowing us: Personal and collective self-awareness enhances authentic leadership and leader endorsement

2020

Journal Article

Understanding support for populist radical right parties: toward a model that captures both demand-and supply-side factors

Mols, Frank and Jetten, Jolanda (2020). Understanding support for populist radical right parties: toward a model that captures both demand-and supply-side factors. Frontiers in Communication, 5 557561. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2020.557561

Understanding support for populist radical right parties: toward a model that captures both demand-and supply-side factors

2020

Journal Article

Prosperous but fearful of falling: the wealth paradox, collective angst, and opposition to immigration

Jetten, Jolanda, Mols, Frank and Steffens, Niklas K. (2020). Prosperous but fearful of falling: the wealth paradox, collective angst, and opposition to immigration. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47 (5), 014616722094411-780. doi: 10.1177/0146167220944112

Prosperous but fearful of falling: the wealth paradox, collective angst, and opposition to immigration

2020

Journal Article

Bridging the research–policy gap: the importance of effective identity leadership and shared commitment

Mols, Frank, Bell, Jennifer and Head, Brian (2020). Bridging the research–policy gap: the importance of effective identity leadership and shared commitment. Evidence and Policy, 16 (1) 10.1332/174426418X15378681300533, 145-163. doi: 10.1332/174426418X15378681300533

Bridging the research–policy gap: the importance of effective identity leadership and shared commitment

2020

Journal Article

How economic inequality fuels the rise and persistence of the Yellow Vest movement

Jetten, Jolanda, Mols, Frank and Selvanathan, Hema Preya (2020). How economic inequality fuels the rise and persistence of the Yellow Vest movement. International Review of Social Psychology, 33 (1) 2, 1-12. doi: 10.5334/irsp.356

How economic inequality fuels the rise and persistence of the Yellow Vest movement

2019

Journal Article

“Our country needs a strong leader right now”: Economic inequality enhances the wish for a strong leader

Sprong, Stefanie, Jetten, Jolanda, Wang, Zhechen, Peters, Kim, Mols, Frank, Verkuyten, Maykel, Bastian, Brock, Ariyanto, Amarina, Autin, Frédérique, Ayub, Nadia, Badea, Constantina, Besta, Tomasz, Butera, Fabrizio, Costa-Lopes, Rui, Cui, Lijuan, Fantini, Carole, Finchilescu, Gillian, Gaertner, Lowell, Gollwitzer, Mario, Gómez, Ángel, González, Roberto, Hong, Ying-Yi, Jensen, Dorthe Høj, Jasinskaja-Lahti, Inga, Karasawa, Minoru, Kessler, Thomas, Klein, Olivier, Lima, Marcus, Mégevand, Laura ... Wohl, Michael J. A. (2019). “Our country needs a strong leader right now”: Economic inequality enhances the wish for a strong leader. Psychological Science, 30 (11), 095679761987547-1637. doi: 10.1177/0956797619875472

“Our country needs a strong leader right now”: Economic inequality enhances the wish for a strong leader

2019

Journal Article

Modernizing China's tertiary education sector: Enhanced autonomy or governance in the shadow of hierarchy?

Jian, Hu and Mols, Frank (2019). Modernizing China's tertiary education sector: Enhanced autonomy or governance in the shadow of hierarchy?. China Quarterly, 239, 702-727. doi: 10.1017/S0305741019000079

Modernizing China's tertiary education sector: Enhanced autonomy or governance in the shadow of hierarchy?

2018

Journal Article

Beyond the 'crisis and losers of globalisation' thesis: explaining the appeal of One Nation

Mols, Frank and Jetten, Jolanda (2018). Beyond the 'crisis and losers of globalisation' thesis: explaining the appeal of One Nation. Queensland Review, 25 (1), 27-38. doi: 10.1017/qre.2018.4

Beyond the 'crisis and losers of globalisation' thesis: explaining the appeal of One Nation

2018

Journal Article

Our followers are lions, theirs are sheep: how social identity shapes theories about followership and social influence.

Steffens, N. K., Haslam, S. A., Jetten, J. and Mols, F. (2018). Our followers are lions, theirs are sheep: how social identity shapes theories about followership and social influence.. Political Psychology, 39 (1), 23-42. doi: 10.1111/pops.12387

Our followers are lions, theirs are sheep: how social identity shapes theories about followership and social influence.

2018

Book Chapter

Political psychology

Mols, Frank and 't Hart, Paul (2018). Political psychology. Theory and methods in political science. (pp. 142-157) edited by Vivien Lowndes, David Marsh and Gerry Stoker. Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan.

Political psychology

2017

Journal Article

One Nation's support: why "income" is a poor predictor

Mols, Frank and Jetten, Jolanda (2017). One Nation's support: why "income" is a poor predictor. Australasian Parliamentary Review, 32 (1), 92-100.

One Nation's support: why "income" is a poor predictor

2017

Journal Article

A social identity analysis of responses to economic inequality

Jetten, Jolanda, Wang, Zhechen, Steffens, Niklas K, Mols, Frank, Peters, Kim and Verkuyten, Maykel (2017). A social identity analysis of responses to economic inequality. Current Opinion in Psychology, 18, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.05.011

A social identity analysis of responses to economic inequality

2017

Journal Article

“Fear of falling”: economic instability enhances collective angst among societies’ wealthy class

Jetten, Jolanda, Mols, Frank, Healy, Nikita and Spears, Russell (2017). “Fear of falling”: economic instability enhances collective angst among societies’ wealthy class. Journal of Social Issues, 73 (1), 61-79. doi: 10.1111/josi.12204

“Fear of falling”: economic instability enhances collective angst among societies’ wealthy class

2017

Journal Article

Stepping in the shoes of leaders of populist right-wing parties

Jetten, Jolanda, Ryan, Rachel and Mols, Frank (2017). Stepping in the shoes of leaders of populist right-wing parties. Social Psychology, 48 (1), 40-46. doi: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000289

Stepping in the shoes of leaders of populist right-wing parties

2017

Book

The wealth paradox: economic prosperity and the hardening of attitudes

Mols, Frank and Jetten, Jolanda (2017). The wealth paradox: economic prosperity and the hardening of attitudes. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781139942171

The wealth paradox: economic prosperity and the hardening of attitudes

2016

Journal Article

True to what We stand for: Championing collective interests as a path to authentic leadership

Steffens, Nick K., Mols, Frank, Haslam, S. Alexander and Okimoto, Tyler G. (2016). True to what We stand for: Championing collective interests as a path to authentic leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 27 (5), 726-744. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2016.04.004

True to what We stand for: Championing collective interests as a path to authentic leadership

2011

Journal Article

Leadership and follwership

Mols, Frank and Jetten, Jolanda (2011). Leadership and follwership. Psychologist, 24 (9), 678-678.

Leadership and follwership

2010

Journal Article

An introduction to Australian public policy: Theory and practice

Mols, Frank (2010). An introduction to Australian public policy: Theory and practice. Australian Journal of Political Science, 45 (3), 516-518. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2010.499604

An introduction to Australian public policy: Theory and practice

2009

Journal Article

The Coordination of the European Union: Exploring the Capacities of Network Governance by Andrew Jordan and Adriaan Schout

Mols, Frank (2009). The Coordination of the European Union: Exploring the Capacities of Network Governance by Andrew Jordan and Adriaan Schout. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 68 (3), 370-371. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00645.x

The Coordination of the European Union: Exploring the Capacities of Network Governance by Andrew Jordan and Adriaan Schout

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2019
    Inequality: Consequences for societies' social and political vitality
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    How economic prosperity hardens attitudes towards minorities
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Frank Mols is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the interaction of audiences¿ motivations and expectations as a basis for a sustainable audience-driven model for journalism.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Richard Murray

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Olgem eestlased, aga saagem ka eurooplasteks: Estonia's experience of European Integration.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Olgem eestlased, aga saagem ka eurooplasteks: Estonia's experience of European Integration

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Bonnell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Olgem eestlased, aga saagem ka eurooplasteks: Estonia's experience of European Integration.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Bonnell

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr Frank Mols directly for media enquiries about:

  • EU integration theory
  • European politics
  • nations and nationalism
  • Politics - Europe
  • Politics - identity
  • Politics and psychology
  • self-categorization theory
  • social identity theory

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