Publications
How Contextual Features Shape Incivility Over Time: An Analysis of the Evolution and Determinants of Political Incivility in Televised Election Debates (1985–2019) KU Leuven University of Antwerp
The consequences of repeatedly losing on legitimacy beliefs KU Leuven Ghent University
Destructive or Deliberative? An Investigation of the Evolution, Determinants, and Effects of the Quality of Political Debate KU Leuven
In recent years, concerns have been raised repeatedly about the poor quality of the political debate. Particularly the uncivil and ill-justified ways in which politicians regularly seem to express their views and standpoints raise scholarly and public concern (e.g. Dryzek et al., 2019). Yet despite severe concerns, surprisingly often statements such as "we are currently living in an era of incivility" or "soundbite culture" are based on ...
Van dorpsstraat naar Wetstraat KU Leuven
Simulaties van de parlementaire zetelverdelingen op basis van extrapolaties van 14 oktober 2018 tonen aan dat de Vlaamse regering in 2019 haar meerderheid nipt zou behouden en de federale regering haar meerderheid zou verliezen.
Social Capital and the Development of Political Support in Europe KU Leuven
This chapter evaluates the claim that the decline of legitimacy is due to a decline of social capital. The idea that voluntary associations play an important role in establishing social cohesion and political support is a traditional insight in the field of political sociology. The basic assumption is that voluntary associations function as a training ground for democracy, where citizens involved acquire democratic norms and skills that they ...