In summer 2024 @dieterstiers.bsky.social and I made a (publicly available) forecast on the consequences of abolishing turnout for the October 2024 elections in Belgium. Our forecasting model correctly predicted the effect of gender and political interest. Now out in Int. Journal of Forecasting.
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In summer 2024 @dieterstiers.bsky.social and I made a (publicly available) forecast on the consequences of abolishing turnout for the October 2024 elections in Belgium. Our forecasting model correctly predicted the effect of gender and political interest. Now out in Int. Journal of Forecasting.
Net verschenen in @pspolisci.bsky.social, een eerste gepubliceerde analyse over de gevolgen van de afschaffing van de opkomstplicht in het Vlaams Gewest (met @dieterstiers.bsky.social ). Vooral vrouwen en personen met lage politieke interesse hebben afgehaakt. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Abolishing Compulsory Voting: The 2024 Experience in the Flemish Region of Belgium | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Abolishing Compulsory Voting: The 2024 Experience in the Flemish Region of Belgium - Volume 58 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Net verschenen in @pspolisci.bsky.social, een eerste gepubliceerde analyse over de gevolgen van de afschaffing van de opkomstplicht in het Vlaams Gewest (met @dieterstiers.bsky.social ). Vooral vrouwen en personen met lage politieke interesse hebben afgehaakt. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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De mythe van Wallonië als ‘l’Etat PS’ kan in de vuilbak. In 2024 verschoof de publieke opinie er op een structurele manier naar rechts.
💥 Nieuw onderzoek over de kiezersstromen in Wallonië van @dieterstiers.bsky.social en @marchooghe.bsky.social
💥 Nieuw onderzoek over de kiezersstromen in Wallonië van @dieterstiers.bsky.social en @marchooghe.bsky.social
'l'Etat PS' komt niet terug
De publieke opinie in Wallonië schoof op een structurele manier naar rechts. En het traditionele beeld van een ‘links Wallonië' komt niet onmiddellijk terug.
www.sampol.be
June 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
De mythe van Wallonië als ‘l’Etat PS’ kan in de vuilbak. In 2024 verschoof de publieke opinie er op een structurele manier naar rechts.
💥 Nieuw onderzoek over de kiezersstromen in Wallonië van @dieterstiers.bsky.social en @marchooghe.bsky.social
💥 Nieuw onderzoek over de kiezersstromen in Wallonië van @dieterstiers.bsky.social en @marchooghe.bsky.social
Een bijzonder scherpe daling van verkiezingsdeelname in het Vlaams Gewest. De resultaten bevestigen wat er 50 jaar geleden in Nederland gebeurde (Irwin, 1974): minder deelname van vrouwen en personen met lage politieke interesse. Vooral de (linkse en rechtse) radicale partijen verliezen kiezers.
Now on FirstView ft. @marchooghe.bsky.social .bsky.social and @dieterstiers.bsky.social!
"Indeed, compulsory voting is an effective manner for implementing Jeremy Bentham’s dictum that “everyone is to count for one, and nobody to count for more than one” in the
electoral realm."
shorturl.at/G16wD
"Indeed, compulsory voting is an effective manner for implementing Jeremy Bentham’s dictum that “everyone is to count for one, and nobody to count for more than one” in the
electoral realm."
shorturl.at/G16wD
June 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Een bijzonder scherpe daling van verkiezingsdeelname in het Vlaams Gewest. De resultaten bevestigen wat er 50 jaar geleden in Nederland gebeurde (Irwin, 1974): minder deelname van vrouwen en personen met lage politieke interesse. Vooral de (linkse en rechtse) radicale partijen verliezen kiezers.
The abolishment of compulsory voting in the Flemish Region reduced turnout by 26 %. Remarkably, our results are completely in line with the analysis of Galen Irwin (1974) on the abolishment of compulsory voting in The Netherlands. Just like in Irwin's article, turnout dropped especially among women.
Now on FirstView ft. @marchooghe.bsky.social .bsky.social and @dieterstiers.bsky.social!
"Indeed, compulsory voting is an effective manner for implementing Jeremy Bentham’s dictum that “everyone is to count for one, and nobody to count for more than one” in the
electoral realm."
shorturl.at/G16wD
"Indeed, compulsory voting is an effective manner for implementing Jeremy Bentham’s dictum that “everyone is to count for one, and nobody to count for more than one” in the
electoral realm."
shorturl.at/G16wD
June 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The abolishment of compulsory voting in the Flemish Region reduced turnout by 26 %. Remarkably, our results are completely in line with the analysis of Galen Irwin (1974) on the abolishment of compulsory voting in The Netherlands. Just like in Irwin's article, turnout dropped especially among women.
While some media reports whine about an alleged liberal bias among high school teachers, this new study by Sari Verachtert and @dieterstiers.bsky.social shows they tend to be very moderate, they eschew extreme parties and positions, and they cherish neutrality in the classroom.
May 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
While some media reports whine about an alleged liberal bias among high school teachers, this new study by Sari Verachtert and @dieterstiers.bsky.social shows they tend to be very moderate, they eschew extreme parties and positions, and they cherish neutrality in the classroom.
Hebben leerkrachten echt een specifiek ideologisch profiel? Sari Verachtert en @dieterstiers.bsky.social tonen in een onderzoek bij Vlaamse leerkrachten aan dat ze ideologisch gematigd zijn, extreme partijen vermijden, en neutraliteit belangrijk vinden.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
May 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Hebben leerkrachten echt een specifiek ideologisch profiel? Sari Verachtert en @dieterstiers.bsky.social tonen in een onderzoek bij Vlaamse leerkrachten aan dat ze ideologisch gematigd zijn, extreme partijen vermijden, en neutraliteit belangrijk vinden.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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🇧🇪New article!
"Who decides what are second-order elections? A study of ticket-splitting in simultaneous federal and regional elections in Belgium" by @dieterstiers.bsky.social and @marchooghe.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Who decides what are second-order elections? A study of ticket-splitting in simultaneous federal and regional elections in Belgium" by @dieterstiers.bsky.social and @marchooghe.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Who decides what are second-order elections? A study of ticket-splitting in simultaneous federal and regional elections in Belgium
The idea that regional elections automatically could be considered as second-order elections has been criticized in the recent literature, as the rise of regional authority implies that the regiona...
www.tandfonline.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🇧🇪New article!
"Who decides what are second-order elections? A study of ticket-splitting in simultaneous federal and regional elections in Belgium" by @dieterstiers.bsky.social and @marchooghe.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Who decides what are second-order elections? A study of ticket-splitting in simultaneous federal and regional elections in Belgium" by @dieterstiers.bsky.social and @marchooghe.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In Belgium, federal and regional elections are held simultaneously. What does this imply for the traditional second-order model? @dieterstiers.bsky.social and I have asked voters, and the result is that for most voters, both levels are equally important.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Who decides what are second-order elections? A study of ticket-splitting in simultaneous federal and regional elections in Belgium
The idea that regional elections automatically could be considered as second-order elections has been criticized in the recent literature, as the rise of regional authority implies that the regiona...
www.tandfonline.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In Belgium, federal and regional elections are held simultaneously. What does this imply for the traditional second-order model? @dieterstiers.bsky.social and I have asked voters, and the result is that for most voters, both levels are equally important.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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April 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Very happy that our study (with @marchooghe.bsky.social and Michael Lewis-Beck) is now a #TopCitedArticle in Politics & Policy!
In the study, we examine whether the electoral college grew more disproportional over the last century. See: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
In the study, we examine whether the electoral college grew more disproportional over the last century. See: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
March 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Very happy that our study (with @marchooghe.bsky.social and Michael Lewis-Beck) is now a #TopCitedArticle in Politics & Policy!
In the study, we examine whether the electoral college grew more disproportional over the last century. See: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
In the study, we examine whether the electoral college grew more disproportional over the last century. See: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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🌟 New article 📢
👥 Martin Okolikj @mokolikj.bsky.social, Marc Hooghe @marchooghe.bsky.social & Michael Lewis-Beck
👉 The Compleat Economic Voter in Belgium: Channels of Accountability in a Complex Multilevel Government System
📘 The Journal of Politics
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/735633
👥 Martin Okolikj @mokolikj.bsky.social, Marc Hooghe @marchooghe.bsky.social & Michael Lewis-Beck
👉 The Compleat Economic Voter in Belgium: Channels of Accountability in a Complex Multilevel Government System
📘 The Journal of Politics
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/735633
March 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🌟 New article 📢
👥 Martin Okolikj @mokolikj.bsky.social, Marc Hooghe @marchooghe.bsky.social & Michael Lewis-Beck
👉 The Compleat Economic Voter in Belgium: Channels of Accountability in a Complex Multilevel Government System
📘 The Journal of Politics
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/735633
👥 Martin Okolikj @mokolikj.bsky.social, Marc Hooghe @marchooghe.bsky.social & Michael Lewis-Beck
👉 The Compleat Economic Voter in Belgium: Channels of Accountability in a Complex Multilevel Government System
📘 The Journal of Politics
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/735633
Peut-on expliquer les résultats des élections de juin 2024 en Région wallonne ? Avec @dieterstiers.bsky.social nous montrons dans un nouvel article paru dans French Politics que l'opinion publique évolue bel et bien vers une position idéologique plus à droite.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
March 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Peut-on expliquer les résultats des élections de juin 2024 en Région wallonne ? Avec @dieterstiers.bsky.social nous montrons dans un nouvel article paru dans French Politics que l'opinion publique évolue bel et bien vers une position idéologique plus à droite.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
What explains the June 2024 election results in the Walloon Region? @dieterstiers.bsky.social and I show in a new article in French Politics that public opinion indeed shifts toward a more right-wing ideological position.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
March 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
What explains the June 2024 election results in the Walloon Region? @dieterstiers.bsky.social and I show in a new article in French Politics that public opinion indeed shifts toward a more right-wing ideological position.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🎉 Excited to announce our new publication in Political Behavior!
📖 "The Role of Education in Political Information Processing and Correct Voting: Inequality at the Voting Booth?" sheds light on how education shapes democratic representation.
Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/s111...
📖 "The Role of Education in Political Information Processing and Correct Voting: Inequality at the Voting Booth?" sheds light on how education shapes democratic representation.
Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/s111...
The Role of Education in Political Information Processing and Correct Voting: Inequality at the Voting Booth? - Political Behavior
It has been well established that the effectiveness and quality of political representation is unequally distributed in Western democracies. Scholars have frequently warned about the rise of ‘diploma ...
doi.org
January 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎉 Excited to announce our new publication in Political Behavior!
📖 "The Role of Education in Political Information Processing and Correct Voting: Inequality at the Voting Booth?" sheds light on how education shapes democratic representation.
Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/s111...
📖 "The Role of Education in Political Information Processing and Correct Voting: Inequality at the Voting Booth?" sheds light on how education shapes democratic representation.
Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/s111...