Preference votes constitute one of the key features of (open and flexible) PR-list electoral systems. In this article, we give an extensive overview of studies conducted on preference voting in Belgium and the Netherlands. After elaborating on the definition and delineation of preference voting, we scrutinize studies about which voters cast preference votes (demand side) and about which candidates obtain preference votes (supply side). For each of these aspects, both theoretical approaches and empirical results are discussed and compared. At the same time, we also pay attention to methodological issues in these kinds of studies. As such, this research overview reads as an ideal introduction to this topic which has repercussions on many other subfields of political science. |
PhD Review |
‘From decline to revival? An analysis of party membership fluctuations in Western Europe (1990-2014)’PhD by Vivien Sierens (Université libre de Bruxelles) supervisors: Emilie van Haute, Silvia Erzeel |
Tijdschrift | Politics of the Low Countries, Aflevering 2 2020 |
Auteurs | Audrey Vandeleene |
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Tijdschrift | Politics of the Low Countries, Aflevering 1 2020 |
Trefwoorden | elections, electoral systems, preference voting, candidates, personalization |
Auteurs | Bram Wauters, Peter Thijssen en Patrick Van Erkel |
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Boekensignalement |
De stille revolutie in sociaalliberale waarden en het verzet uit conservatief-culturele hoek |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 2 2019 |
Trefwoorden | Populism, Populist parties, Cultural values, Democracy, Culture war |
Auteurs | Dr. Claartje Brons |
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In this feature authors review recently published books on subjects of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
PhD Review |
‘Figurative Framing in Political Discourse’PhD by Amber Boeynaems (Vrije Universtiteit Amsterdam), supervisors: Elly Konijn, Gerard Steen & Christian Burgers. |
Tijdschrift | Politics of the Low Countries, Aflevering 2 2019 |
Auteurs | Christ’l De Landtsheer |
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Boekensignalement |
Neoliberalen stellen een heel belangrijke vraag |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 1 2019 |
Auteurs | Dr. Duco Bannink |
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In this feature authors review recently published books on subjects of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
Literature review |
Consensualism, Democratic Satisfaction, Political Trust and the Winner-Loser GapState of the Art of Two Decades of Research |
Tijdschrift | Politics of the Low Countries, Aflevering 1 2019 |
Trefwoorden | consensualism, majoritarianism, political trust, satisfaction with democracy, Lijphart |
Auteurs | Tom van der Meer en Anna Kern |
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Lijphart (1999) argued that citizens tend to be more satisfied with democracy in consensual democracies than in majoritarian democracies and that the gap in democratic satisfaction between the winners and the losers of elections is smaller under consensualism. Twenty years on since then, this article takes stock of the literature on consensualism and political support. We find considerable ambiguity in the theoretical arguments and empirical evidence provided in this literature. Finally, we speculate on possible reasons for this ambiguity. |
Boekensignalement |
Democratie tussen verlangen en vermoeidheid |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 4 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Interactive democracy, Emancipation, Interpassivity, Neoliberalism, Algorithms |
Auteurs | Robert J. van Putten MA MSc |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this feature authors review recently published books on subjects of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
Boekbespreking |
Iedere burger een lobbyist? Over politieke participatie voorbij de representatieve democratie. |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2017 |
Auteurs | Dr. Caelesta Braun |
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In this feature authors review recently published books on subjects of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
Boekbespreking |
Negotiating urban conflict. Conflict as opportunity for urban democracy. |
Tijdschrift | Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 1 2017 |
Boekbespreking |
Kan de bestuurskunde de democratie redden? |
Tijdschrift | Bestuurskunde, Aflevering 3 2015 |
Auteurs | Dr. Ringo Ossewaarde |
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