CORE: Citizens, Opinion, Representation, Elections

A key concern for this research group is the study of bottom-up political processes in democracies. Group members investigate various aspects of political participation and behavior, focusing on both the mass public and political elites.

European voting patterns — Chart: European party group vote share: Christian Democrats Source: European Regional Democray Map, https://www.europeanregionaldemocracy.eu/ Schakel, A. H. & Verdoes, A. (forthcoming) Regional Electoral Democracy (RED) datasets. Photo: Open source

Affiliation

About the research group

Group members engage in research that covers a diverse and significant set of thematic areas:

Political participation, social capital, and the role of civil society organizations
Elections, electoral campaigns, and voting behavior
Public opinion formation and dynamics
Media influence and political communication
Political parties and mechanisms of political representation
Elite political behavior and decision-making
Quantitative, experimental, and survey-based research methodologies