This is brilliant Lisa Janssen presenting her super interesting research on reciprocal democratic transgression at #EPSA24 👇 Good news: most people opposes democratic violations. Bad news: citizens’ democratic attitudes depend on how the political adversaries behave EPSA

Exactly one month ago my absolute best coauthored work came out. Happy to introduce Marlon Sente. Even reviewer 2 agrees not a single revision is needed.

A fantastic phd position with the best phd advisor you could wish for GASPAR UGent

What a lovely start of the weekend! New article out in EJPR journal, where we study the importance of responsive communication when politicians decide to refrain from citizen recommendations in a deliberative mini-public (DMP). 👉doi.org/10.1111/1475-6… A summary 🧵

It took 3 attempts, 2 of them unsuccessful. 3rd time lucky 🍀 Grant rejections are inevitable and it's supportive work cultures that make bouncing back possible. A toast to my colleagues at DelDemUCan University of Canberra. Gin is on me 🍸

Legitimacy perceptions ⬇️ when politicians do not follow the outcome of a deliberative mini-public. When politicians justify why they deviated from them, legitimacy perceptions ⬆️. The latest from Ine Goovaerts, Jenny De Fine Licht Dr. Sofie Marien tinyurl.com/4ef2busz

📘 August issue How can widespread political dissatisfaction be addressed? Using Belgian #SurveyData 🇧🇪, Lisa van Dijk Hannah Werner & Dr. Sofie Marien explore the perceived problem-solving potential of deliberative #MiniPublics Free access 👉 bit.ly/3QCPD4x

Fijn interview met Radio 1 over lokale verkiezingen en opkomstcampagnes Sociale Wetenschappen - Social Sciences KU Leuven KU Leuven radio1.be/luister/select…

🟣 Volume 16.3 🤔 How do citizens react to repeated losses in politics? @anna_a_kern, Dr. Sofie Marien & @LalaHMur examine how perceptions of legitimacy erode following repeated electoral losses by conducting a unique experiment in 🇮🇪 #OA 🔓 ow.ly/gn2L50TclK7

⚡ When deliberative mini-publics' (DMP) outcomes & political decisions clash 💡 Ine Goovaerts, J. de Fine Licht & Dr. Sofie Marien explore how citizens’ legitimacy perceptions are affected when decision makers deviate from the recommendations of a DMP bit.ly/4dGxKMu

Geen verrassing, maar een longitudinaal perspectief en vergelijking met Wallonië (waar de opkomstplicht wel nog geldt) laat zien hoe *groot* de schok van het afschaffen van de opkomstplicht in VL is. (Data voor 2024 op basis van voorlopige resultaten.) 👇 #verkiezingen2024

Today were the first local #elections in Belgium since compulsory voting was abolished for local elections in Flanders (it still is compulsory in other regions). The impact was instantaneous and large, with turnout dropping from +90% to ca. 65% according to preliminary estimates.

Ik was te gast bij de VRT NWS podcast #HetKwartier en had het daar over één van de opmerkelijkste resultaten van verkiezingsavond: de lage opkomst. Was de lage opkomst een verrassing? Wie is afgehaakt? Zal de opkomstplicht teruggedraaid worden? #kies24 vrt.be/vrtmax/podcast…

De lage opkomstcijfers maken heel duidelijk dat het meer dan ooit belangrijk is om de komende jaren burgers goed te betrekken bij politiek. Om echt een context te creëren waarin ze hun ideeën voor hun stad/gemeente kunnen delen, mee kunnen denken, betrokken worden, .. . #kies24

Als je wil dat mensen betrokken zijn dan moet je hen betrekken. Opinie vandaag De Morgen #kies24

Join us on Nov21! We will present, with Dr. Sofie Marien and Min Reuchamps for a discussion on improving deliberative mini-publics based on recent research we conducted on various dimensions of DMPs!

🚨 New #OpenAccess publication out in Research & Politics Research & Politics! Drawing on novel data from 14,174 respondents in 11 European countries, Luana Russo 🇮🇹🇧🇪🇳🇱 and I explore whether individuals experiencing economic insecurities are more affectively polarised. 🧵 1/3

Zijn we een hele generatie jonge stemmers kwijtgespeeld? Hoe kunnen we onze democratie versterken? En hoe zit dat met die katten en honden in Springfield? Te gast in de podcast Deze Week Met Imade Annouri via Spotify, Apple, YouTube open.spotify.com/episode/0E45Uz… #kies24 Sociale Wetenschappen - Social Sciences KU Leuven

30 Chapters with amazing contribuitors. It is open access, pre-registered preprint: Torcal, M., & Harteveld, E. (2024, November 1). Handbook of Affective Polarization. doi.org/10.31219/osf.i… UPF Barcelona RECSM-UPF Inst. de Iberoamérica Ciencia Política USAL ℹ

📘 Vol 63.4 Opinion incongruence & decision-making Lisa van Dijk, W Vanbroekhoven & Dr. Sofie Marien explore the links between opinion #incongruence & support 🙌 for citizens directly deciding on important political matters instead of elected politicians 🗳️ bit.ly/47PPBN7