👉 The “engaged” mechanism (where politically interested citizens favor DIs) mainly applies in wealthier regions, reflecting a desire for greater participation rather than institutional grievances.

👉 The “enraged” mechanism (where politically dissatisfied citizens favor DIs) is stronger in poorer regions, likely reflecting a desire to make the system more responsive to their needs.

Van de onderzochte instituties is de perceived bias trouwens het kleinst voor scientists.

Ja, goede vraag. De volgende stap is inderdaad om te kijken in hoeverre bias perceptions overeenkomen met daadwerkelijke biases. W.b. scientists, die worden gemiddeld als linkser gezien in Spanje dan in de andere landen. Maar in Spanje wordt de politie en rechters ook als rechtser gezien dan elders

... We show that citizens' perceptions of bias are widespread in 🇩🇪, 🇳🇱, 🇬🇧, 🇵🇱 and 🇪🇸. Most notably, we find that the direction of perceived bias mirrors one’s own ideological position. Left- and right-leaning citizens tend to associate institutional actors with the opposite (‘hostile’) ideology. (3/3)

... Despite frequent claims of bias in public service institutions, we still know surprisingly little about the extent to which European citizens believe that these institutions are politically biased ... (2/3)

Thanks for participating in the workshop, Carmen!

In the paper ”If they don’t do the job, we’ll do it! Regional Economic Deprivation and Public Support for Democratic Innovations in Europe”, we study how regional economic deprivation affects support for democratic innovations and how this relates to individual level explanations of public support

Great list, would love to be added if possible!

Our results provide further insight into the role of occupation, education, gender, and political attitudes on PRR voting, and stress the importance of people’s strong ties in voting behavior outcomes. (4/4)

The partner’s attitude toward immigrants and their political discontent - which are partly shaped by the partner's own occupation and education - affect one's chance to vote for the populist radical right, regardless of their own political attitudes. (3/4)

.. husband’s occupation affects the wife’s chance to vote for a populist radical right party, whereas the wife's education influences the husband’s vote choice. These effects can be partly understood as ‘units of stratification’, but also as ‘contexts of socialization’. (2/4)