In the meantime, I have been in Montreal for several weeks already for my research stay this fall at @CRC_DemElect @Sciencepo_UdeM. I'll also travel to Philadelphia today for #APSA. Happy to meet with anyone in Montreal this fall or in Philadelphia the upcoming days!

RT @r_dassonneville: Extraordinary presentation by @bjarneck from @SciencePoULB on emotional responses to winning and losing elections at t…

@JohnHolbein1 @r_dassonneville @SciencePoULB @CRC_DemElect Hi! If you send me a quick e-mail to bjarn.eck@ulb.be, I'm happy to send you a copy!

RT @r_dassonneville: Today were the first local #elections in Belgium since compulsory voting was abolished for local elections in Flanders…

@WillemSas @ElieMichel3 Toevallig inderdaad, interessante column! Erg benieuwd naar de verkiezingsdata van komende zondag

There are theoretical reasons to expect that polarisation might be less influential in these settings. For example, compulsory voting is often argued to create a civic duty to vote, potentially reducing the impact of polarisation on turnout.

RT @MarieTheuwis: ❓ How do dissatisfied citizens experience a participatory process❓ In this article in @PolStudies based on 35 interviews,…

RT @m2p_be: Nieuw onderzoek door @m2p_be en @SciencePoULB door Stefaan Walgrave, @jbpilet, Jonas Lefevere, @bjarneck & @LCJacobs89 obv Not…

For @whogovernseu, I reflected on yesterday's federal and regional elections in Belgium

RT @ani_andguladze: Wrote about Georgian people's fight for democracy, their European future and finally breaking away from Russian influe…

RT @EUI_EU: The @eu_elections is now live! 🚀 EU&I is a research-based app that helps citizens find the party that best aligns with their vi…

Trust in the European Parliament (EP), in contrast, remains lower among egalitarian citizens irrespective of context. These results are robust for a range of alternative specifications.