Ruben Van Severen
@rubenvanseveren.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University
Department of Social Psychology
Department of Public Governance and Management
Mainly academic updates, occasionally something personal?
Who knows, I'm new to this.
Department of Social Psychology
Department of Public Governance and Management
Mainly academic updates, occasionally something personal?
Who knows, I'm new to this.
Reposted by Ruben Van Severen
📙 Drawing on @prxjournal.bsky.social research,
@rubenvanseveren.bsky.social shows why politically cynical citizens often praise the idea of #Referendums, but may not be enthusiastic when they take place.
👎 Low interest can mean low turnout, invalid results + wasted effort.
➡️ bit.ly/3VKlG5I
@rubenvanseveren.bsky.social shows why politically cynical citizens often praise the idea of #Referendums, but may not be enthusiastic when they take place.
👎 Low interest can mean low turnout, invalid results + wasted effort.
➡️ bit.ly/3VKlG5I
Why disillusioned citizens may back referendums in theory but not in practice
Ruben Van Severen shows why politically cynical citizens often praise the idea of referendums, but are not necessarily enthusiastic when they take place. Drawing on research in Flanders, he shows how ...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
📙 Drawing on @prxjournal.bsky.social research,
@rubenvanseveren.bsky.social shows why politically cynical citizens often praise the idea of #Referendums, but may not be enthusiastic when they take place.
👎 Low interest can mean low turnout, invalid results + wasted effort.
➡️ bit.ly/3VKlG5I
@rubenvanseveren.bsky.social shows why politically cynical citizens often praise the idea of #Referendums, but may not be enthusiastic when they take place.
👎 Low interest can mean low turnout, invalid results + wasted effort.
➡️ bit.ly/3VKlG5I
Reposted by Ruben Van Severen
🍊 Fresh out!
🤔 Ruben Van Severen, Tessa Haesevoets & Arne Roets (all #Ghent University) examine the limits of top-down referendums to re-engage political cynics in a Belgian-Flemish municipality.
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🤔 Ruben Van Severen, Tessa Haesevoets & Arne Roets (all #Ghent University) examine the limits of top-down referendums to re-engage political cynics in a Belgian-Flemish municipality.
👉
From principle to practice: the limits of top-down referendums in reengaging political cynics
Rising levels of political cynicism pose a significant challenge to contemporary democracies. Giving citizens a more direct say through referendums has been proposed as one way to bridge the gap be...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🍊 Fresh out!
🤔 Ruben Van Severen, Tessa Haesevoets & Arne Roets (all #Ghent University) examine the limits of top-down referendums to re-engage political cynics in a Belgian-Flemish municipality.
👉
🤔 Ruben Van Severen, Tessa Haesevoets & Arne Roets (all #Ghent University) examine the limits of top-down referendums to re-engage political cynics in a Belgian-Flemish municipality.
👉