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Economy, territory, and identity: A Rokkanian analysis of Indigenous self-determination in Canada and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Indigenous peoples throughout the circumpolar north have made significant progress in terms of securing self-determination through greater political autonomy. Although such change is important, it must be accompanied by ... -
Where you sit is where you stand: education-based descriptive representation and perceptions of democratic quality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Scholars of descriptive representation have paid growing attention to the issue of class. This article contributes to this line of research by examining the educational (mis)match of elected officials and the citizens they ... -
Preserving the old or building the new? Reputation-building through strategic talk and engagement with stakeholder inputs by the European Commission
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)How bureaucracies respond publicly to policy inputs received in the context of stakeholder participation in policymaking provides important insights into their reputation-building strategies. We examine the European ... -
The settler-rights backlash: understanding liberal challenges to Indigenous self-determination
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In the archetypal settler-colonial states of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Indigenous peoples have joined the ‘rights revolution’, pressing for self-determination. They have been met by a ‘settler-rights ... -
The Unequal Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Political Interest Representation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic is viewed by many as the biggest global crisis since WWII and had profound effects on the daily lives of people and decision-making worldwide. Using the pandemic as a system-wide agenda shock, we ... -
Between Europeanism and Nativism: Exploring a Cleavage Model of European Public Sphere in Social Media
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The European Union’s common public sphere project dates back to the 1960s and relies on Europeanisation through the gradual eradication of communication boundaries between its member countries. However, it is evident by ... -
Political congruence between adolescence and their parents: evidence from a quasi-experimental local elections in the city of Ghent (Belgium)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Lowering the voting age is often criticized due to the alleged political immaturity of young voters, which is considered as negative for the quality of democracy. We adopt a unique approach to this issue by measuring ... -
Unequal representation of women and youth on climate policy issues
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Women and youth support climate policies to a larger extent than their counterparts, and they are underrepresented in formal politics. This paper explores whether descriptively underrepresented groups also are substantively ... -
Asylum seekers in the machinery of the state: administrative capacity vs. preferences. Recognition rates in EU member states
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Studies have sought to explain variation in protection recognition rates between EU member states with, however, limited explanatory power. Surprisingly, few have contemplated the role of the administration, despite it ... -
Conditional satisfaction: political support, congruence, and cabinet composition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This paper examines the relationship between citizen satisfaction with the functioning of democracy and ideological congruence. We focus on how this relationship may vary by government type, paying attention to the ... -
(Inequality in) Interest Group Involvement and the Legitimacy of Policy Making
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)While interest groups are consulted at different stages of policy making to provide expertise and legitimacy, their influence is often criticized as being undemocratic. Yet, we know little about how their participation in ... -
Macroeconomy and macropartisanship: Economic conditions and party identification
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)“It's the economy stupid”—is the phrase that captures the ubiquity of economics in determining election outcomes. Nevertheless, while several studies support the premise of economic voting, a constant critique of valence ... -
The stigmatisation effect of the radical right on voters’ assessment of political proposals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Despite the continued electoral progress of the radical right, there are reasons to believe that its full electoral potential has yet to be revealed. Previous research suggests that it suffers from a stigmatisation effect ... -
Territorial reforms, mobilisation, and political trust: a case study from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The focus of this study is the political trust implications of territorial reforms, approaches to territorial reform, and the effects of the mobilisation of political-territorial collective identities. We focus on the ... -
Syrian diaspora mobilization for prospective transitional justice in the absence of transition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Mobilization for transitional justice typically “deals with the past,” focusing on retrospective attempts to deal with injustices. Little attention has been afforded to such mobilization when prospects for transition and ... -
Authoritarian or Simply Disillusioned? Explaining Democratic Skepticism in Central and Eastern Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Survey research has revealed that post-communist citizens are skeptical towards democracy. Despite a substantial body of literature that has researched the origins and determinants of these attitudes, consensus has not yet ... -
Reconciling participatory and evidence-based policymaking in the EU Better Regulation policy: mission (im)possible?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Modern systems of governance are increasingly adopting measures aimed at fostering public participation in policymaking, while embedding decisions in scientific evidence under the label of Better Regulation policy. Existing ... -
Regional assemblies and executives, regional authority, and the strategic manipulation of regional elections in electoral autocracies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In this introduction, we set out to analyse the relationship between regional elections and regional authority and the extent to which regional elections are held free and fair. We hypothesize that the incentives to interfere ... -
Internationalisation and study success: Class attendance and the delicate balance between collaborative learning and being lost in translation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The internationalisation of Higher Education is broadly seen as a positive development. It is a process that is said to contribute to intercultural skills acquisition, which is deemed crucial in today’s globalised society. ... -
Voter preferences as a source of descriptive (mis)representation by social class
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This paper presents the results of a conjoint survey experiment in which Swiss citizens were asked to choose among parliamentary candidates with different class profiles determined by occupation, education and income. ...