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 ...