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Ruben Van Severen

@rubenvanseveren.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University Department of Social Psychology Department of Public Governance and Management Mainly academic updates, perhaps occasionally something personal? Who knows, I'm new to this.

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
📙 Drawing on @prxjournal.bsky.social research, @rubenvanseveren.bsky.social shows why politically cynical citizens often praise the idea of #Referendums, but may not be enthusiastic when they take place. 👎 Low interest can mean low turnout, invalid results + wasted effort. ➡️ bit.ly/3VKlG5I
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Why disillusioned citizens may back referendums in theory but not in practice
Ruben Van Severen shows why politically cynical citizens often praise the idea of referendums, but are not necessarily enthusiastic when they take place. Drawing on research in Flanders, he shows how ...
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Political Research Exchange @prxjournal.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🍊 Fresh out! 🤔 Ruben Van Severen, Tessa Haesevoets & Arne Roets (all #Ghent University) examine the limits of top-down referendums to re-engage political cynics in a Belgian-Flemish municipality. 👉
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From principle to practice: the limits of top-down referendums in reengaging political cynics
Rising levels of political cynicism pose a significant challenge to contemporary democracies. Giving citizens a more direct say through referendums has been proposed as one way to bridge the gap be...
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