The Rise of Ethnoliberalism
The essay that introduced the term ethnoliberalism.
Kaiser Bauch
Independent European policy analyst
Jakub Stopl
Demography, political economy, and the long-term forces reshaping European politics.
Jakub Stopl is a Czech analyst and writer. He previously served at the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, working on economic relations with China and Taiwan, and holds a law degree from Masaryk University.
Jakub Stopl · Prague, Czech Republic
Works in Czech and English
Former Czech Ministry of Industry & Trade · Masaryk University Law · 60K+ YouTube · 2.4K+ Substack · Prague
About
His independent analysis of demographic change reaches an audience in the hundreds of thousands and has been featured in European media. He also publishes across social media under the pen name Kaiser Bauch.
Approach
His work combines demographic and economic data, cross-country comparison, and long historical time horizons to trace how political and social change develops.
Areas of Analysis
01
Demography & Population Change
02
European Political Economy
03
Central & Eastern Europe
Selected Analysis
Selected work · 2025–2026Eastern Europe's Immigration Year Zero
How Poland and the Czech Republic are managing their first large immigration waves.
Will Your Nation Go Extinct?
A corrective to popular alarmism about demographic collapse.
The Danish Exception
How Denmark pairs a strong welfare state with strict immigration control.
Concepts & Assessments
Dated analytical recordEthnoliberalism
The separation of immigration restriction from the political right and its emergence as a standalone position compatible with liberal commitments.
The Human Waves Economy
How Western economies have come to rely on continuous immigration to offset demographic decline and sustain aging institutions.