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Which politicians pass the news gates and why? Explaining inconsistencies in research on news coverage of individual politicians University of Antwerp
Which politicians make it into the news and why? Individual politicians appear more in the news, which is important for their political success. Research concerning news coverage of individual politicians, however, has been conducted with different research designs and little comparative work, which has resulted in contradictory findings. This study examines previous research and has three goals: (1) classify the many possible determinants of ...
What do politicians think of the common consolidated corporate tax base? A Belgian case study Ghent University
This paper analyzes the views of Belgian politicians on the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB), an ambitious project to harmonize corporate taxation in the EU. Applying case study methodology, the results show that most politicians were proponents of this new tax system. During the discussions in several political institutions, the politicians referred to the macro-economic impact, the legal certainty and their party’s view to found ...
Unlocking politicians’ potential : the motivational mechanisms underlying performance information use and voice behavior Ghent University
The purposeful use of performance information is considered an important behavior for politicians in governing boards because it can stimulate debate by facilitating the sharing of different viewpoints in a constructive manner. Such voice behavior can foster better informed decisions and shared understanding. Despite this presumed importance of both purposeful use of performance information and voice behavior, little is known about their actual ...
Unlocking politicians’ potential : what fosters purposeful use of performance information in support of voice? Ghent University
Pivotal for decision making quality in representative governing boards of local authorities is that performance information is used in a purposeful way by its members to challenge the status quo and express constructive changes in support of collective learning (i.e., voice). However, despite the presumed importance of purposeful use of performance information and voice, empirical insights on the relationship between both constructs as well as ...
All's fair in taxation: A framing experiment with local politicians Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Tax and benefit systems commonly assign premiums to (socially) preferable states. For instance, having a child usually warrants a (cost-reducing) premium compared to remaining childless. These premiums may equivalently be achieved as positive benefits for the preferable state, or as taxes for the non-preferred state. However, perceptions of fair treatment of the rich and poor may differ with the frame. This paper contributes to the understanding ...
The framing of migration by Flemish politicians : a comparative content analysis of newspapers, television, Facebook and Twitter Ghent University
Gendering in the electoral run : a media monitoring study of women politicians’ representation in Belgian news Ghent University
Communicating Populism on Social Media: Comparing Facebook Communicative Patterns of Parties and Politicians in Taiwan and Germany KU Leuven
The main research question tackled in this dissertation is as follows: How is populism communicated by political parties and politicians on social media? Drawing from current literature, this research extracts three theoretical drawbacks. First, although most state-of-the-art research on populist communication has conceptually equated populist rhetoric to populist style, this dissertation distinguishes rhetorical and stylistic roles and ...