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The crisis of democracy and the science of deliberation by Dryzek, John S, Bächtiger, André, Chambers, Simone, Cohen, Joshua, Druckman, James N, Felicetti, Andrea, Fishkin, James S, Farrell, David M, Fung, Archon, Gutmann, Amy, Landemore, Hélène, Mansbridge, Jane, Marien, Sofie, Neblo, Michael A, Niemeyer, Simon, Setälä, Maija, Slothuus, Rune, Suiter, Jane, Thompson, Dennis, Warren, Mark E

“…Citizens can avoid polarization and make sound decisions That there are more opportunities than ever for citizens to express their views may be,…”
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Scaling Up? Unpacking the Effect of Deliberative Mini-Publics on Legitimacy Perceptions by Germann, Micha, Marien, Sofie, Muradova, Lala

“…Deliberative mini-publics are increasingly used to try to tackle public discontent with the functioning of democracy. However, the ability of mini-publics to…”
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It’s Not Just the Taking Part that Counts: ‘Like Me’ Perceptions Connect the Wider Public to Minipublics by Pow, James, van Dijk, Lisa, Marien, Sofie

“…Many deliberative democrats herald the potential of minipublics to help improve the quality of democratic decision-making. Yet these democratic innovations…”
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The death of conservative Ireland? The 2018 abortion referendum by Elkink, Johan A., Farrell, David M., Marien, Sofie, Reidy, Theresa, Suiter, Jane

“…The outcomes of two recent Irish referendums - on marriage equality in 2015 and abortion in 2018 - have placed contemporary Irish voters in sharp contrast with…”
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Does political trust matter? An empirical investigation into the relation between political trust and support for law compliance by MARIEN, SOFIE, HOOGHE, MARC

“…Scholars have repeatedly expressed concern about the consequences low levels of political trust might have for the stability of democratic political systems…”
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Fair treatment, fair play? The relationship between fair treatment perceptions, political trust and compliant and cooperative attitudes cross‐nationally by MARIEN, SOFIE, WERNER, HANNAH

“…Obtaining citizens’ voluntary compliance with political decisions is a fundamental democratic challenge. Fair treatment by public officials plays a key role in…”
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Uncivil Communication and Simplistic Argumentation: Decreasing Political Trust, Increasing Persuasive Power? by Goovaerts, Ine, Marien, Sofie

“…Concerns are raised repeatedly about the uncivil and simplistic way in which politicians often express their ideas. This political communication style runs…”
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The Winner Takes It All: Revisiting the Effect of Direct Democracy on Citizens’ Political Support by Marien, Sofie, Kern, Anna

“…Despite the strong theoretical expectations about the beneficial effect of direct democratic instruments on citizens’ political support, the empirical evidence…”
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN POLITICAL TRUST AND FORMS OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN EUROPE by Hooghe, Marc, Marien, Sofie

“…In the literature, two competing claims can be found on the relationship between political trust and political participation. While some authors argue that…”
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Assessing the Role of Television, the Family, and the School in the Development of Political Trust in Adolescence by Marien, Sofie

“…Objective. A comprehensive study on the development of political trust is absent. Studies on the socialization effect of the media generally neglect the…”
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Is Online Participation Distinct from Offline Participation? A Latent Class Analysis of Participation Types and Their Stratification by Oser, Jennifer, Hooghe, Marc, Marien, Sofie

“…The increased availability of the Internet has led to the emergence of new forms of political participation. Opinions differ, however, on whether this has led…”
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Economic Crisis and Levels of Political Participation in Europe (2002-2010): The Role of Resources and Grievances by Kern, Anna, Marien, Sofie, Hooghe, Marc

“…This article examines the effect of the recent economic crisis on political participation levels in Europe. As the civic voluntarism model and grievances…”
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Think Positive, be Positive: Expressive Writing Changes Young People’s Emotional Reactions Towards the COVID-19 Pandemic by Mariën, Sofie, Poels, Karolien, Vandebosch, Heidi

“…Combining the transactional model of stress and coping and expressive writing theory, this research studied whether writing on one’s personal experiences with…”
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Inequalities in Non-institutionalised Forms of Political Participation: A Multi-level Analysis of 25 countries by Marien, Sofie, Hooghe, Marc, Quintelier, Ellen

“…Various studies suggest that while institutionalised and electoral forms of political participation are in decline in Western societies, non-institutionalised…”
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The effect of electoral outcomes on political trust: A multi–level analysis of 23 countries by Marien, Sofie

“…Competing theoretical claims exist in the literature on the effect of proportionality on political trust. To date, empirical studies yielded mixed results. In…”
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A problem‐based approach to understanding public support for referendums by WERNER, HANNAH, MARIEN, SOFIE, FELICETTI, ANDREA

“…A prominent explanation of widespread popular support for referendums is dissatisfaction with the functioning of representative democracy. In this article, the…”
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Deliberative qualities in televised election debates: the influence of the electoral system and populism by Marien, Sofie, Goovaerts, Ine, Elstub, Stephen

“…Concerns are raised repeatedly about the quality of televised debates. Both a country's electoral system and the presence of populist candidates have been…”
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Opinion incongruence and public support for direct decision‐making by VAN DIJK, LISA, VANBROEKHOVEN, WOUTER, MARIEN, SOFIE

“…Political representation does not function well for citizens whose positions on political issues differ from those of elected representatives. In this paper,…”
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The cognitive basis of trust. The relation between education, cognitive ability, and generalized and political trust by Hooghe, Marc, Marien, Sofie, de Vroome, Thomas

“…Previous research has established convincingly that there is a strong positive relation between educational attainment and trust. There is less agreement…”
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The perceived problem‐solving potential of deliberative minipublics: Evidence from a survey of Belgian citizens by VAN DIJK, LISA, WERNER, HANNAH, MARIEN, SOFIE

“…Concerns about widespread democratic dissatisfaction have prompted a search for remedies, such as increasing citizens’ role in politics. While the public seems…”
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