Carmen van Alebeek
@cvalebeek.bsky.social
Doctoral researcher at University of Amsterdam. Studies the consequences of political (dis)trust for democracy. 1/6 of CRITICALTRUST.
🔗 carmenvanalebeek.nl
🌐 criticaltrust.eu
🔗 carmenvanalebeek.nl
🌐 criticaltrust.eu
Brilliant talk by @drjennings.bsky.social about his book project today at our CRITICALTRUST research group in Amsterdam. Really appreciated the engaging discussions. Thank you for visiting us, Will!
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Brilliant talk by @drjennings.bsky.social about his book project today at our CRITICALTRUST research group in Amsterdam. Really appreciated the engaging discussions. Thank you for visiting us, Will!
In tijden niet meer zo'n boeiend boek gelezen als deze van @rensbod.bsky.social. Absoluut een aanrader. In een parallel universum ben ik biopoliticoloog.
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In tijden niet meer zo'n boeiend boek gelezen als deze van @rensbod.bsky.social. Absoluut een aanrader. In een parallel universum ben ik biopoliticoloog.
Don't forget to submit your abstracts for our political trust panels at the 2026 EPSS conference in Belfast.
⏰️ Submission deadline closes tomorrow!
⏰️ Submission deadline closes tomorrow!
Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
October 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Don't forget to submit your abstracts for our political trust panels at the 2026 EPSS conference in Belfast.
⏰️ Submission deadline closes tomorrow!
⏰️ Submission deadline closes tomorrow!
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Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Shout-out to all #PoliticalTrust researchers interested in attending the first @epssnet.bsky.social conference in #Belfast
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
@annakern.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @cvalebeek.bsky.social, @hannesbey.bsky.social and I are coordinating 3 trust panels!
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📚 School subjects and politics
A UK study found that what teens study shapes their future politics: arts & humanities students lean liberal, business & economics lean right. These patterns persist into adulthood.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2521582
#SciComm #Education #Politics 🧪
A UK study found that what teens study shapes their future politics: arts & humanities students lean liberal, business & economics lean right. These patterns persist into adulthood.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2521582
#SciComm #Education #Politics 🧪
School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support
The educational cleavage is restructuring electoral competition in many democracies, yet there has been insufficient attention on how variation in educational content affects this. In order to addr...
doi.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
📚 School subjects and politics
A UK study found that what teens study shapes their future politics: arts & humanities students lean liberal, business & economics lean right. These patterns persist into adulthood.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2521582
#SciComm #Education #Politics 🧪
A UK study found that what teens study shapes their future politics: arts & humanities students lean liberal, business & economics lean right. These patterns persist into adulthood.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2521582
#SciComm #Education #Politics 🧪
Ongelofelijk goed stuk dit. Hear, hear.
💡Hoe krijgen we het politieke en maatschappelijke debat weer op de rails? Misschien door gewoon terug te grijpen op de klassieke deugden, betoog ik samen met @rikpeels.bsky.social:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Waar zijn de waarden en deugden in de politiek?
Politiek: Door de eeuwen heen zijn we de klassieke deugden uit de oudheid uit het oog verloren. Maar het huidige politieke debat kan die goed gebruiken, betogen Beatrice de Graaf en Rik Peels.
www.nrc.nl
October 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Ongelofelijk goed stuk dit. Hear, hear.
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📖 Leader-driven democratic decline 📉
Creating a 'toolkit' of over 400 actions used by would-be autocrats, @jmvanlit.bsky.social & Carolien van Ham make it easier to compare cares, spot patterns and understand when and why #autocratization succeeds
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Creating a 'toolkit' of over 400 actions used by would-be autocrats, @jmvanlit.bsky.social & Carolien van Ham make it easier to compare cares, spot patterns and understand when and why #autocratization succeeds
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The would-be autocrats’ toolkit: what do incumbents do when they undermine democracy? | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
The would-be autocrats’ toolkit: what do incumbents do when they undermine democracy?
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October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📖 Leader-driven democratic decline 📉
Creating a 'toolkit' of over 400 actions used by would-be autocrats, @jmvanlit.bsky.social & Carolien van Ham make it easier to compare cares, spot patterns and understand when and why #autocratization succeeds
📖
Creating a 'toolkit' of over 400 actions used by would-be autocrats, @jmvanlit.bsky.social & Carolien van Ham make it easier to compare cares, spot patterns and understand when and why #autocratization succeeds
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New pre-print!
Is there a need for domain-specificity when studying mental health (MH) and politics? In our study in the Netherlands, we find political mental health (PMH) is distinct from MH & has unique political correlates, from polarization to ideological extremism.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Is there a need for domain-specificity when studying mental health (MH) and politics? In our study in the Netherlands, we find political mental health (PMH) is distinct from MH & has unique political correlates, from polarization to ideological extremism.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New pre-print!
Is there a need for domain-specificity when studying mental health (MH) and politics? In our study in the Netherlands, we find political mental health (PMH) is distinct from MH & has unique political correlates, from polarization to ideological extremism.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Is there a need for domain-specificity when studying mental health (MH) and politics? In our study in the Netherlands, we find political mental health (PMH) is distinct from MH & has unique political correlates, from polarization to ideological extremism.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Jongeren bezorgd om pesten, wonen en veiligheid, en voelen zich niet gehoord
Jongeren bezorgd om pesten, wonen en veiligheid, en voelen zich niet gehoord
Veel jongeren tot 18 jaar voelen zich, net als vorig jaar, niet gehoord door de politiek, terwijl ze er volgens onderzoekers wel mee bezig zijn.
nos.nl
September 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Jongeren bezorgd om pesten, wonen en veiligheid, en voelen zich niet gehoord
Nederlandse jongeren voelen zich vaak niet gehoord door politici. Vanochtend sprak ik met @nporadio1.bsky.social over hoe politici, ouders en scholen hun kijk op politiek en democratie beïnvloeden, én hoe we ze meer gehoord kunnen laten voelen.
nos.nl/artikel/2582...
nos.nl/artikel/2582...
Jongeren bezorgd om pesten, wonen en veiligheid, en voelen zich niet gehoord
Veel jongeren tot 18 jaar voelen zich, net als vorig jaar, niet gehoord door de politiek, terwijl ze er volgens onderzoekers wel mee bezig zijn.
nos.nl
September 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Nederlandse jongeren voelen zich vaak niet gehoord door politici. Vanochtend sprak ik met @nporadio1.bsky.social over hoe politici, ouders en scholen hun kijk op politiek en democratie beïnvloeden, én hoe we ze meer gehoord kunnen laten voelen.
nos.nl/artikel/2582...
nos.nl/artikel/2582...
Jullie hebben geen idee hoe gelukkig ik ben dat ik mijn winterjas weer aan kon vandaag
September 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Jullie hebben geen idee hoe gelukkig ik ben dat ik mijn winterjas weer aan kon vandaag
If it helps anyone sleep tonight, we don't find these percentages in our own data across Europe (May-June 2025). Largest shares of 'ambivalents' are found in Poland (30%) and Spain (34%), but overall a majority supports democracy while rejecting autocracy.
September 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If it helps anyone sleep tonight, we don't find these percentages in our own data across Europe (May-June 2025). Largest shares of 'ambivalents' are found in Poland (30%) and Spain (34%), but overall a majority supports democracy while rejecting autocracy.
Some Thessaloniki highlights 🇬🇷
August 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Some Thessaloniki highlights 🇬🇷
Excited to head to Thessaloniki ☀️ soon for #ecprgc25 to present our paper on political trust and policy support. Looking forward to engaging discussions and to soak up some of the city's historic charm between sessions. If you're working on a related topic, do get in touch – I'd love to connect!
August 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Excited to head to Thessaloniki ☀️ soon for #ecprgc25 to present our paper on political trust and policy support. Looking forward to engaging discussions and to soak up some of the city's historic charm between sessions. If you're working on a related topic, do get in touch – I'd love to connect!
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My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
July 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
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(1/5) Out now in Acta Politica: Populist parties increasingly target scientists and scientific knowledge. By analyzing 15 annual waves of representative panel data from the Netherlands (2007–2022), I examine to what extent populist parties fuel science skepticism among their supporters.
July 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
(1/5) Out now in Acta Politica: Populist parties increasingly target scientists and scientific knowledge. By analyzing 15 annual waves of representative panel data from the Netherlands (2007–2022), I examine to what extent populist parties fuel science skepticism among their supporters.
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📢 New publication: we draw on unique data from 16- and 17-year-old Belgian adolescents who were eligible to vote in the 2024 European elections, and show that low trust in order and representative institutions is linked to protest and radical voting. @dieterstiers.bsky.social @annakern.bsky.social
Political Trust and Electoral Behavior Among 16- and 17-Year-Old First-Time-Voters in Belgium
Abstract. Citizens’ electoral behaviors tend to persist over time and are driven by long-standing political attitudes acquired during the formative years o
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July 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
📢 New publication: we draw on unique data from 16- and 17-year-old Belgian adolescents who were eligible to vote in the 2024 European elections, and show that low trust in order and representative institutions is linked to protest and radical voting. @dieterstiers.bsky.social @annakern.bsky.social
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🧵 Hiring 2 PhDs in political science!
Join my ERC project DEMO-LIES
@uantwerpen.be
🇧🇪
We study how politicians accuse each other of lying/disinfo — and how citizens react: Does it erode trust? Polarize? Mobilize? 🧠🗳️
💥 4-yr fully funded
📅 Start: Oct/Nov 2025
🗓️ Deadline: 21 Aug
Details + apply 👇
Join my ERC project DEMO-LIES
@uantwerpen.be
🇧🇪
We study how politicians accuse each other of lying/disinfo — and how citizens react: Does it erode trust? Polarize? Mobilize? 🧠🗳️
💥 4-yr fully funded
📅 Start: Oct/Nov 2025
🗓️ Deadline: 21 Aug
Details + apply 👇
Doctoral scholarship holders in political science | University of Antwerp
YUFE vacancies
www.uantwerpen.be
June 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🧵 Hiring 2 PhDs in political science!
Join my ERC project DEMO-LIES
@uantwerpen.be
🇧🇪
We study how politicians accuse each other of lying/disinfo — and how citizens react: Does it erode trust? Polarize? Mobilize? 🧠🗳️
💥 4-yr fully funded
📅 Start: Oct/Nov 2025
🗓️ Deadline: 21 Aug
Details + apply 👇
Join my ERC project DEMO-LIES
@uantwerpen.be
🇧🇪
We study how politicians accuse each other of lying/disinfo — and how citizens react: Does it erode trust? Polarize? Mobilize? 🧠🗳️
💥 4-yr fully funded
📅 Start: Oct/Nov 2025
🗓️ Deadline: 21 Aug
Details + apply 👇
In het nieuwste COB van @scponderzoek.bsky.social onderzoeken @emilymiltenburg.bsky.social, @bramgeurkink.bsky.social en ik de relatie tussen sociaal en politiek vertrouwen. De twee beïnvloeden elkaar, maar ontwikkelen zich grotendeels onafhankelijk van elkaar binnen personen.
June 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
In het nieuwste COB van @scponderzoek.bsky.social onderzoeken @emilymiltenburg.bsky.social, @bramgeurkink.bsky.social en ik de relatie tussen sociaal en politiek vertrouwen. De twee beïnvloeden elkaar, maar ontwikkelen zich grotendeels onafhankelijk van elkaar binnen personen.
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Politiek vertrouwen is laag. Maar tast deze onvrede ook het sociaal vertrouwen in Nederland aan? Nee. Politiek en sociaal vertrouwen beïnvloeden elkaar, maar de relatie is zwak. Zie ons @scponderzoek.bsky.social op stukroodvlees.nl/tast-de-poli... met @cvalebeek.bsky.social @bramgeurkink.bsky.social
Tast de politieke onvrede het vertrouwen tussen Nederlanders aan? - StukRoodVlees
Het vertrouwen van Nederlanders in de regering is al sinds 2021 laag. Deze politieke stemming is somber in vergelijking met de afgelopen vijftien jaar. Dit lijkt ook na de val van kabinet-Schoof niet ...
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June 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Politiek vertrouwen is laag. Maar tast deze onvrede ook het sociaal vertrouwen in Nederland aan? Nee. Politiek en sociaal vertrouwen beïnvloeden elkaar, maar de relatie is zwak. Zie ons @scponderzoek.bsky.social op stukroodvlees.nl/tast-de-poli... met @cvalebeek.bsky.social @bramgeurkink.bsky.social
Great first day of the 2025 #poletmaal in sun-soaked Groningen. Lots of inspiring discussions about (Dutch) democratic attitudes and behavior!
June 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Great first day of the 2025 #poletmaal in sun-soaked Groningen. Lots of inspiring discussions about (Dutch) democratic attitudes and behavior!
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I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices!
Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!
Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!
2 PhD positions in Electoral behavior
2 PhD positions to research how social group memberships become connected to vote choices
www.kuleuven.be
June 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices!
Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!
Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!
Hope this delivers like Nosferatu did. Looks incredible.
June 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Hope this delivers like Nosferatu did. Looks incredible.
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Two vacancies for assistant professor (tenure track) at our Department of Political Science. One on International Relations, the other on EU Politics and Governance.
I may be biased, but would 100% recommend applying. We are a warm, collegial, ambitious department.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
I may be biased, but would 100% recommend applying. We are a warm, collegial, ambitious department.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — 2 Assistant Professors: International Relations (option a) and EU Politics and Governance (option b
The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science with a specializat...
werkenbij.uva.nl
May 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Two vacancies for assistant professor (tenure track) at our Department of Political Science. One on International Relations, the other on EU Politics and Governance.
I may be biased, but would 100% recommend applying. We are a warm, collegial, ambitious department.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
I may be biased, but would 100% recommend applying. We are a warm, collegial, ambitious department.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Great workshop on citizens' values and preferences in democratic innovations today in Tilburg. Left with several exciting new paper ideas - big thanks to the organizers!
May 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Great workshop on citizens' values and preferences in democratic innovations today in Tilburg. Left with several exciting new paper ideas - big thanks to the organizers!