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European Journal Of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, Jun 30, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Belgium

European Journal Of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, Dec 1, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of De Belgen verheffen hun stem: Een analyse van het stemgedrag op 26 mei 2019

PUL - Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Verschuivingen voor of tijdens de campagne? Verschuivingen in partijkeuze tijdens de Belgische verkiezingen van 2019

PUL - Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Vlamingen en Walen stemden voor verschillende partijen maar verschillen minder van mening over het beleid dat ze willen

Research paper thumbnail of Waarom brengt de kiezer (g)een voorkeurstem uit? Inzichten uit de Belgische lokale verkiezingen van 2018

Vanden Broele eBooks, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Represented yet Resentful? Issue Incongruence and Resentment of the Political System

Research paper thumbnail of Hoe het belang van thema's kiezers naar links of rechts drijft

Research paper thumbnail of Inleiding. De belangrijkste cijfers en trends van de verkiezingen van 2019

PUL - Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Emoties en stemkeuze : een analyse van de Belgische verkiezingen van 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Do candidates’ characteristics determine their preferential vote?

ECPR General Conference, 2016

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether candidates characteristics explain variations in ... more The purpose of this paper is to examine whether candidates characteristics explain variations in the number of preferential votes gained by them. Preferential voting is one of the signs of the personalization process in different cases (McAllister, 2007; Karvonen, 2010). Voters choose candidates for different reasons (Karvonen, 2004; Marsh, 2007; Van Holsteyn & Andeweg, 2010). This is mainly the demand side. In this paper, we want to examine the “supply side”. Studies on electoral systems and party characteristics have shown effects on the number preferential vote for candidates (Carey&Shugart, 1995, 2005). Elected candidates’ characteristics (such as PVEA) have also effects on preferential voting (Shugart&al., 2005). But the research did not pay enough attention to other candidates – those who were not elected – and their characteristics. Using the 2014 Belgian Candidate Survey, we want to examine whether the candidates’ characteristics have an effect on preferential vote. In addition, we intend to check whether there are differences between elections (regional versus federal) and between regions (Flanders versus Wallonia versus Brussels)

Research paper thumbnail of The Puzzle of Personalisation of Politics: Evidence from Candidate Campaigns in Belgium 2007–2014

Candidates, Parties and Voters in the Belgian Partitocracy, 2018

This chapter examines the impact of differences in political and institutional contexts on the pe... more This chapter examines the impact of differences in political and institutional contexts on the personalisation of campaigns for the Belgian elections of 2007, 2010 and 2014. These differences affected indeed the political calibre of the candidates recruited in terms of insiders/outsiders ratio and therefore the candidate-centredness of their campaign. Insiders conduct more candidate-centred campaign, use more campaign instruments and mobilise more a campaign team. Finally, the meso and micro-determinants of campaign personalisation differ partially from those that were statistically significant in the more “regular” 2007 federal elections. Having a safe place on the list and belonging to a green party were significant for all the components of candidate-centred campaigns, while party and constituency magnitude, ideological difference with party and gender were insignificant in some elections.

Research paper thumbnail of Personalisering en electorale volatiliteit

Research paper thumbnail of Conclusion: Studying Candidates, Parties and Voters. Lessons Learned and New Questions

Candidates, Parties and Voters in the Belgian Partitocracy, 2018

In the concluding chapter, we outline the major findings from the eleven book chapters by connect... more In the concluding chapter, we outline the major findings from the eleven book chapters by connecting them to one another. We come back to the triadic delegation and accountability relationship between candidates, voters and parties that were developed based on principal–agent theory, and emphasise the most relevant findings of this book that inform this triad. The chapter also takes a critical stance to the book by reviewing the questions used in the CCS surveys and identifying the most important shortcomings of some questions. This chapter ends with some suggestions for new avenues of research for candidate surveys, as case studies but especially from a comparative perspective.

Research paper thumbnail of Les motivations du vote de préférence

Research paper thumbnail of L'évaluation online par les pairs : une expérience en sciences politiques

Depuis quelques annees, l'evaluation par les etudiants (student peer-assessement) s'impos... more Depuis quelques annees, l'evaluation par les etudiants (student peer-assessement) s'impose comme une methode innovante et particulierement efficace pour l’apprentissage des etudiants (Li et al. 2009). Dans le milieu universitaire belge francophone, cette pratique est pourtant encore peu presente. Cette communication vise a presenter et a discuter le nouveau systeme d'evaluation propose depuis 2013 aux 1200 etudiants du cours de sciences politiques (BAC 1) a l'Universite catholique de Louvain. Ce dispositif est construit autour de trois axes. Primo, il consiste en la mise en place d'un module d'evaluation par les pairs incluant un volet grading et un volet reviewing. Le module se compose de quatre ateliers successifs qui suivent le deroulement du cours magistral. La note finale obtenue par les etudiants se compose des lors de la note de peer-assessement et de la note liee a la partie magistrale du cours. Secundo, ce dispositif octroie une place importante aux ...

Research paper thumbnail of The time of the vote : causes and consequences of late deciding

Research paper thumbnail of D’un centre historiquement lourd à un parti sans histoire , ou d’un parti centriste hégémonique à un parti normal?

Lieven De Winter et Pierre Baudewyns, Universite catholique de Louvain D’un centre historiquement... more Lieven De Winter et Pierre Baudewyns, Universite catholique de Louvain D’un centre historiquement lourd a un parti sans histoire , ou d’un parti centriste hegemonique a un parti normal? papier presente au colloque 'Les centrismes en Europe', Science Po Aix, 7-8 fevrier 2013.

Research paper thumbnail of Political Sophistication and Populist Party Support

Politics of the Low Countries, 2020

In this article, we investigate the moderating role of political sophistication on the vote for p... more In this article, we investigate the moderating role of political sophistication on the vote for populist parties in Belgium. Building on the literature about the diverse determinants of populist party support, we investigate whether issue considerations and populism-related motivations play a bigger role in the electoral calculus of politically sophisticated voters. Using data from the 2019 general elections in Belgium, we focus on the cases of Vlaams Belang (VB) and Parti du Travail de Belgique- Partij van de Arbeid (PTB-PVDA). We find evidence suggesting that political sophistication enhances the impact of populism-related motivations on populist party support, although the effects are contingent on the party. Moreover, we show that, for issue considerations, the moderation effect only comes into play for VB voters: the impact of antiimmigrant considerations is greater at increasing levels of political sophistication

Research paper thumbnail of Kiesverschuivingen in Wallonië

Research paper thumbnail of Belgium

European Journal Of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, Jun 30, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Belgium

European Journal Of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, Dec 1, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of De Belgen verheffen hun stem: Een analyse van het stemgedrag op 26 mei 2019

PUL - Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Verschuivingen voor of tijdens de campagne? Verschuivingen in partijkeuze tijdens de Belgische verkiezingen van 2019

PUL - Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Vlamingen en Walen stemden voor verschillende partijen maar verschillen minder van mening over het beleid dat ze willen

Research paper thumbnail of Waarom brengt de kiezer (g)een voorkeurstem uit? Inzichten uit de Belgische lokale verkiezingen van 2018

Vanden Broele eBooks, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Represented yet Resentful? Issue Incongruence and Resentment of the Political System

Research paper thumbnail of Hoe het belang van thema's kiezers naar links of rechts drijft

Research paper thumbnail of Inleiding. De belangrijkste cijfers en trends van de verkiezingen van 2019

PUL - Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Emoties en stemkeuze : een analyse van de Belgische verkiezingen van 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Do candidates’ characteristics determine their preferential vote?

ECPR General Conference, 2016

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether candidates characteristics explain variations in ... more The purpose of this paper is to examine whether candidates characteristics explain variations in the number of preferential votes gained by them. Preferential voting is one of the signs of the personalization process in different cases (McAllister, 2007; Karvonen, 2010). Voters choose candidates for different reasons (Karvonen, 2004; Marsh, 2007; Van Holsteyn & Andeweg, 2010). This is mainly the demand side. In this paper, we want to examine the “supply side”. Studies on electoral systems and party characteristics have shown effects on the number preferential vote for candidates (Carey&Shugart, 1995, 2005). Elected candidates’ characteristics (such as PVEA) have also effects on preferential voting (Shugart&al., 2005). But the research did not pay enough attention to other candidates – those who were not elected – and their characteristics. Using the 2014 Belgian Candidate Survey, we want to examine whether the candidates’ characteristics have an effect on preferential vote. In addition, we intend to check whether there are differences between elections (regional versus federal) and between regions (Flanders versus Wallonia versus Brussels)

Research paper thumbnail of The Puzzle of Personalisation of Politics: Evidence from Candidate Campaigns in Belgium 2007–2014

Candidates, Parties and Voters in the Belgian Partitocracy, 2018

This chapter examines the impact of differences in political and institutional contexts on the pe... more This chapter examines the impact of differences in political and institutional contexts on the personalisation of campaigns for the Belgian elections of 2007, 2010 and 2014. These differences affected indeed the political calibre of the candidates recruited in terms of insiders/outsiders ratio and therefore the candidate-centredness of their campaign. Insiders conduct more candidate-centred campaign, use more campaign instruments and mobilise more a campaign team. Finally, the meso and micro-determinants of campaign personalisation differ partially from those that were statistically significant in the more “regular” 2007 federal elections. Having a safe place on the list and belonging to a green party were significant for all the components of candidate-centred campaigns, while party and constituency magnitude, ideological difference with party and gender were insignificant in some elections.

Research paper thumbnail of Personalisering en electorale volatiliteit

Research paper thumbnail of Conclusion: Studying Candidates, Parties and Voters. Lessons Learned and New Questions

Candidates, Parties and Voters in the Belgian Partitocracy, 2018

In the concluding chapter, we outline the major findings from the eleven book chapters by connect... more In the concluding chapter, we outline the major findings from the eleven book chapters by connecting them to one another. We come back to the triadic delegation and accountability relationship between candidates, voters and parties that were developed based on principal–agent theory, and emphasise the most relevant findings of this book that inform this triad. The chapter also takes a critical stance to the book by reviewing the questions used in the CCS surveys and identifying the most important shortcomings of some questions. This chapter ends with some suggestions for new avenues of research for candidate surveys, as case studies but especially from a comparative perspective.

Research paper thumbnail of Les motivations du vote de préférence

Research paper thumbnail of L'évaluation online par les pairs : une expérience en sciences politiques

Depuis quelques annees, l'evaluation par les etudiants (student peer-assessement) s'impos... more Depuis quelques annees, l'evaluation par les etudiants (student peer-assessement) s'impose comme une methode innovante et particulierement efficace pour l’apprentissage des etudiants (Li et al. 2009). Dans le milieu universitaire belge francophone, cette pratique est pourtant encore peu presente. Cette communication vise a presenter et a discuter le nouveau systeme d'evaluation propose depuis 2013 aux 1200 etudiants du cours de sciences politiques (BAC 1) a l'Universite catholique de Louvain. Ce dispositif est construit autour de trois axes. Primo, il consiste en la mise en place d'un module d'evaluation par les pairs incluant un volet grading et un volet reviewing. Le module se compose de quatre ateliers successifs qui suivent le deroulement du cours magistral. La note finale obtenue par les etudiants se compose des lors de la note de peer-assessement et de la note liee a la partie magistrale du cours. Secundo, ce dispositif octroie une place importante aux ...

Research paper thumbnail of The time of the vote : causes and consequences of late deciding

Research paper thumbnail of D’un centre historiquement lourd à un parti sans histoire , ou d’un parti centriste hégémonique à un parti normal?

Lieven De Winter et Pierre Baudewyns, Universite catholique de Louvain D’un centre historiquement... more Lieven De Winter et Pierre Baudewyns, Universite catholique de Louvain D’un centre historiquement lourd a un parti sans histoire , ou d’un parti centriste hegemonique a un parti normal? papier presente au colloque 'Les centrismes en Europe', Science Po Aix, 7-8 fevrier 2013.

Research paper thumbnail of Political Sophistication and Populist Party Support

Politics of the Low Countries, 2020

In this article, we investigate the moderating role of political sophistication on the vote for p... more In this article, we investigate the moderating role of political sophistication on the vote for populist parties in Belgium. Building on the literature about the diverse determinants of populist party support, we investigate whether issue considerations and populism-related motivations play a bigger role in the electoral calculus of politically sophisticated voters. Using data from the 2019 general elections in Belgium, we focus on the cases of Vlaams Belang (VB) and Parti du Travail de Belgique- Partij van de Arbeid (PTB-PVDA). We find evidence suggesting that political sophistication enhances the impact of populism-related motivations on populist party support, although the effects are contingent on the party. Moreover, we show that, for issue considerations, the moderation effect only comes into play for VB voters: the impact of antiimmigrant considerations is greater at increasing levels of political sophistication

Research paper thumbnail of Kiesverschuivingen in Wallonië