Dieter Stiers
@dieterstiers.bsky.social
Post-doctoral researcher in political science at KU Leuven (Belgium). Studying elections, parties, and public opinion.
Today I celebrate my 10th academic birthday (since start PhD) and it's nice to be able to do that with a little milestone of itself!
October 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Today I celebrate my 10th academic birthday (since start PhD) and it's nice to be able to do that with a little milestone of itself!
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...
Pleasure to have @jfdaoust.bsky.social visiting us to share his latest work on electoral winners and losers, and satisfaction with democracy!
October 21, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Pleasure to have @jfdaoust.bsky.social visiting us to share his latest work on electoral winners and losers, and satisfaction with democracy!
We discuss the similarities and (reasons for) differences in the results between both studies extensively, also reporting answers to an open question included after the experiment to get into as much detail as possible. Do read the paper for more information on this!
October 15, 2024 at 9:01 AM
We discuss the similarities and (reasons for) differences in the results between both studies extensively, also reporting answers to an open question included after the experiment to get into as much detail as possible. Do read the paper for more information on this!
We verify these results using a (pre-registered) conjoint experiment in the Netherlands. The results are similar, as they show the importance of issue attention and position, although we do not find support for issue performance.
October 15, 2024 at 9:01 AM
We verify these results using a (pre-registered) conjoint experiment in the Netherlands. The results are similar, as they show the importance of issue attention and position, although we do not find support for issue performance.
Third, regarding issue performance and focusing on an indicator of the economy, we find that incumbent parties are considered more competent in managing the economy when unemployment rates decrease. This is in direct trade-off with opposition parties.
October 15, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Third, regarding issue performance and focusing on an indicator of the economy, we find that incumbent parties are considered more competent in managing the economy when unemployment rates decrease. This is in direct trade-off with opposition parties.
Second, we find mixed evidence for party positions: while there seems to be a negative association between perceived competence and extremity in terms of general ideology, the results suggest that opposition parties can gain from taking extreme positions on specific issues.
October 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Second, we find mixed evidence for party positions: while there seems to be a negative association between perceived competence and extremity in terms of general ideology, the results suggest that opposition parties can gain from taking extreme positions on specific issues.
Using fixed-effects panel models, in the observational study we find, first, that devoting a larger share of a manifesto to an issue increases parties' perceived competence over that issue - but this mechanism only works for opposition parties.
October 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Using fixed-effects panel models, in the observational study we find, first, that devoting a larger share of a manifesto to an issue increases parties' perceived competence over that issue - but this mechanism only works for opposition parties.