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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This article is genuinely one of my favorite projects I've worked on so far, and I'm very thankful for all the valuable input I've received along the way – including the thoughtful and constructive feedback from three highly engaged reviewers.

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

2️⃣ Engaged rejecters still score relatively high on political interest and democratic support. Conventional indicators of engaged and critical citizenship may therefore obscure consequential differences in citizens’ attitudes toward political authority.

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The main findings: 1️⃣ Support is strongest among engaged rejecters: citizens who combine rejection of political authority with continued attention to trust-relevant political information.

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📢 New publication out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: Who endorses disruptive and intimidatory political protest? I show that endorsement is not driven by political distrust per se, but by the fundamental rejection of political authority. 🧵

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📢 New publication out: Does low political trust uniformly keep citizens away from the ballot box? Not quite. Among citizens who do not see voting as a civic duty, lower — rather than higher — political trust is associated with stronger turnout intentions. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wordt toch tijd voor Zotero vrees ik...

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 15/09/2026

#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - Do emotions affect political trust judgments? - cup.org/4gGugxx - Camille Marie Landesvatter & Paul Cornelius Bauer #FirstView

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you would like to work as a journal editor, @jeppjournal.bsky.social is looking for an Associate Editor, broadly in public opinion and behaviour. Couldn't recommend it enough! Deadline is next week - 15th September. editorresources.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...

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Associate Editor needed for Journal of European Public Policy

Editor Resources provides insights and information to support the editor’s role and build connections between journal editors and research communities.

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I am still overwhelmed and processing being awarded this grant. It funds a 5-year project from Jan 2027 on how trust can bolster support for major policy action on climate, redistribution, and crime prevention. You can read more here: danjdevine.github.io/contrust/ bsky.app/profile/erc....

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📄 Drawing on a systematic review of 2,401 scientific articles, Hugo Bonin shows how #LiberalDemocracy has shifted from a contested analytical concept to a defensive catchphrase. 🔎 Examining the term is crucial for how we think about democracy's future. 👉 buff.ly/37mojy8

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How political science learned to stop worrying and love liberal democracy

Drawing on a systematic review of 2,401 scientific articles, Hugo Bonin shows how 'liberal democracy' has shifted from a contested analytical concept to a defensive catchphrase. The more the term circ...

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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Democratic ideal is under stress 😫 🪨 These authors 🧵 find out to what extent citizens support democratic rights and procedures in the face of major societal challenges, using a conjoint experiment on preference for pandemic policies buff.ly/U4Kykbw

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The democratic ideal under stress: Citizen commitment to democratic rights and procedures in challenging times | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

The democratic ideal under stress: Citizen commitment to democratic rights and procedures in challenging times

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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🍋 18.3 Generations at the ballot box 👶 👱 🧓 Wouter van der Brug & Sylvia Kritzinger of @ecprpovb.bsky.social review literature covering generational differences in #ElectoralBehaviour, and discuss the overall patterns, highlighting some pitfalls for further research 🕳️

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Generations and age in electoral research | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Generations and age in electoral research - Volume 18 Issue 3

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Great article on methodological pluralism that articulates exactly my thinking about the relevance of different kinds of research in times where so much emphasis is placed on causal inference journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Twan Huijsmans @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Europe’s growing urban-rural divide in voting along the transnational cleavage is not merely a reflection of underlying educational differences, as @theresakuhn.bsky.social, @bramlancee.bsky.social and I show in this new study in @ejprjournal.bsky.social. A short thread 🔽

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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Because the world is gloomy enough

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Today we launch the new version of The PopuList! The PopuList provides an overview of far-left, far-right and populist parties in 31 European countries from 1989 until 1 May 2026. Explore the new website here: popu-list.org

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Home - The PopuList

The PopuList Interactive Version 4.0 Static Version 4.0 CSV Version 4.0 What is the PopuList? The PopuList offers researchers, journalists, […]

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Vanessa Schwaiger @vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"Left behind" and an undemocratic mind? Happy to see that my article on the link between perceived marginalization and democratic orientations is now out in @ejprjournal.bsky.social 🧵👇 Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Wat veel en wat snel al! Die van mij laten nog even op zich wachten

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Democratic erosion thus seems to be not only something experts assess, but also something citizens perceive. Understanding when and why citizens perceive erosion, even in stable democracies, is crucial for understanding democratic resilience. Read the full report here: www.dpes.nl/wp-content/u...

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

3️⃣ Which political parties are seen as contributing to democratic erosion? PVV (31%) and FvD (28%) are most frequently identified as causes of democratic erosion overall, yet voters rarely blame their own party. Responsibility is typically attributed to parties from opposing ideological blocs. 4/🧵

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

2️⃣ Who or what is seen as contributing to democratic erosion? While foreign interference (58%) is widely seen as a threat, PVV voters more often point to the EU and “the political system”, whereas D66 and GL/PvdA voters more frequently identify political parties, social media platforms, and AI. 3/🧵

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

1️⃣ Which elements of democracy do citizens see as being under threat? Among respondents who perceive (some) erosion, democratic norms (54%) and freedom of speech (52%) are identified by a majority as being in danger. The media follow at 45%. Perceptions vary substantially across voter groups. 2/🧵

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🇳🇱 While the Netherlands continues to score highly on international democracy indices such as V-Dem, 40% of respondents in the new Dutch Parliamentary Election Study perceive at least some degree of democratic erosion. A new chapter by @jmvanlit.bsky.social and me explores these perceptions. 1/🧵

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Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🚨🚨 Job: Please share 🙌 - what? PhD position in my DFG-funded project on how citizens understand their role in democracy. - when? Application deadline Jul 1, job start Sept 1 or soon thereafter - how? www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

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Job advertisement

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!

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1 doctoraatspositie in kiesgedrag

1 PhD position to research how parties build connections with social groups

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Bedankt voor de tip, ziet er goed uit. Ik ga deze vandaag eens kijken

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

In samenwerking met de Academie van Franeker geef ik aankomende woensdag 20 mei een college over een bijzonder actuele vraag: bedreigt politiek wantrouwen de democratie? In het college laat ik zien dat wantrouwen complex is, en dat niet alle vormen ervan democratisch schadelijk hoeven te zijn.

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

↗️ #PoliticalTrust can shape the trajectory of democracy, writes @mkolczynska.bsky.social. 📊 Its effects, however, are conditional and uneven – and increases in trust may sometimes even be conducive to democratic decline, rather than renewal. 👉️ bit.ly/4tweCbd

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Does political trust strengthen democracy?

Political trust can shape the trajectory of democracy writes Marta Kołczyńska, but its effects are conditional, uneven, and increases in trust may sometimes even be conducive to democratic decline rat...

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

📈 We often assume citizens only grant institutions their trust when they perform well. 📘 However, based on @ejprjournal.bsky.social research, @lindestals.bsky.social & @cvalebeek.bsky.social reveal that much of this institutional trust is learned, rather than earned. 👉️ bit.ly/47njlnw

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Is trust learned or earned? Lessons from adolescents

Democratic legitimacy runs on citizens’ trust in public institutions. We often assume citizens critically monitor their institutions, only granting trust when they perform well. However, Linde Stals a...

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

📢 Out Now! V-Dem Dataset v16 & the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026 💾 The V-Dem Dataset: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d... 📰 The Report "Unraveling The Democratic Era?”: v-dem.net/publications... 📈 Explore the new data with the V-Dem Graphing tools: v-dem.net/graphing/gra... #PoliSky #PoliSciSky 1/3

Two map graphs show the state of liberal democracy according to the V-Dem Liberal Democracy index for 2025 and 2024. The higher the score (or darker blue), the more democratic the country. Lower scores (or dark red) mean less democratic. While North and South America, Western Europe and Oceania are mostly in the blue, most parts of Asia and Africa are in the red in 2025.
In comparison to the map for 2024, the map graph for 2025 shows democratic backsliding in some traditionally stable democracies in Western Europe and North America, in particular the USA, United Kingdom and Italy.

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Eelco Harteveld @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Nieuw van het Nationaal Kiezersonderzoek: een kennisnotitie met eerste analyses van de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen van 2025 🗳️ Zie: www.dpes.nl/wp-content/u... Begin juni volgt het volledige NKO-rapport, met een bredere en diepere analyse van de verkiezingen. Hieronder alvast wat eerste inzichten 👇

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Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🔥 POSTDOC POSITIONS ON CHILDREN'S POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION 🔥 Wanna understand young people's beliefs about political leadership, politics, and power? Then this is your chance! I'm looking for two 2-year postdocs to join my ERC-funded research project @au.dk international.au.dk/about/profil...

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2 two-year postdocs on children’s political socialization at Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 We are looking for a PhD candidate for my Vidi project on factual belief polarization and its attitudinal consequences. The position will be at the Department of Political Science of Radboud University (Netherlands). Check out the full job profile below! www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

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PhD Position: Factual Belief Polarisation and its Attitudinal Consequences | Radboud University

Do you want to work as a PhD at the Nijmegen School of Management? Check our vacancy!

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Afsplitsers verplicht een liedje laten zingen voor de hele Kamer zou best effectief kunnen zijn?

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Tom van der Meer @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Political Trust Network: Call for papers (Barcelona, October 2026) The young and fast growing academic 'Political Trust Network' organizes yearly workshops, where scholars of trust can meet up, present papers, and exchange ideas. These workshop have been brilliant, socially and professionally!

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Political Trust - RECSM Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology - UPF

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Do negative encounters with immigrants activate personality effects in PRR support? @cvalebeek.bsky.social, Daniel Komáromy, @delaneypeterson.bsky.social & @mrooduijn.bsky.social find it's not generally the case but initial exposure & out-group framing may matter: buff.ly/D5C50zO (OPEN ACCESS)

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Carmen van Alebeek @cvalebeek.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Thank you, Matthijs! It’s been a real pleasure working on this project with everyone, and it's great to continue the collaboration as colleagues.

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