2/ ... and the type of crisis (and the nature of the response) may come with its own implications. For some crises, it might be more clear which level of government "owns" the transboundary crisis. We also discuss this in the paper.
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Important questions! We also reflect on the generalizability of the findings in our article. Yes, the effect of the governmental level may be very different in another context. Think also of countries, such as Belgium and Spain, in which MLG can be more contested...
18.09.2025 13:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
... it would be interesting to study these legitimacy questions from a bottom-up citizensβ perspective, also for global threats like climate and defense.
16.09.2025 20:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
And 2/ would be an excellent question for further research. Based on our empirical findings, we cannot link to these debates. Crises often act as a catalyst for supranational integration, but there are also concerns about the legitimacy of the EU (and IOs) as a transboundary crisis manager...
16.09.2025 20:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
... citizens may construct their legitimacy perceptions based on previous crisis experiences and a countryβs administrative tradition. We also acknowledge that the Covid-19 memory and retrospective evaluations can play a role in our experimental setting.
16.09.2025 20:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Thought-provoking questions! And yes /1 is very important, and the differences between NL and GE also hint into this direction (& this is in line with our βinstitutional hypothesisβ)...
16.09.2025 20:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
3οΈβ£ There is however some country-specific variation: in the Netherlands, citizens consider restrictive measures as more legitimate when they are decided by the national government, as compared to the regional government, whereas in Germany we find no significant difference.
16.09.2025 08:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
2οΈβ£ For the legitimacy of restrictive measures, it matters very little which level of government takes a decision.
16.09.2025 08:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Based on a survey experiment with Dutch and German citizens, we show that:
1οΈβ£ Citizens do consider region-specific crisis interventions as equally legitimate as nation-wide ones
16.09.2025 08:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
π‘New publication in Governance @govjournal.bsky.social!
Read our article, together w/ @dtoshkov.bsky.social and Brendan Carroll, on the perceived legitimacy of region-specific crisis interventions in Germany and the Netherlands, here β‘οΈ doi.org/10.1111/gove...
Short summary of our main findings β¬οΈ
16.09.2025 08:57 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1
Conference 2026 | Netherlands Institute of Governance
Conference, public administration, governance, political science, Netherlands Institute of governance, NIG 2024, NIG 2025, NIG Conference 2024
Already planning for your next conference after #EGPA25 or #ECPR25?
Consider our panel on the #legitimacy of public organisations during societal and political changes at @nigovernance.bsky.social in Leuven (Feb 5β6, 2026).
π Submit your abstract here! www.nigovernance.nl/conference-2...
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There is a very strong support among people in Holland for an active role of the Dutch government in international cooperation and defence. There are also big, cross-partisan majorities in favor of increasing the defence budget and continuing sending weapons to Ukraine.
shorturl.at/svcZp
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The only stable factor in Wilders' government was political instability, researcher says
My two cents on Wilders' decision to withdraw from the Dutch coalition government, yesterday live at France 24: www.france24.com/en/video/202...
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En voor meer informatie over het volledige programma, zie shorturl.at/Gjzwq
08.05.2025 17:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ben je zaterdag a.s. in #Leiden en heb je niets te doen? Kom om 15u naar het Wereldmuseum voor mijn lezing over polarisatie, protest en democratie tijdens het #symposium 'Delen en Verdelen' van studentenvereniging SSR-Leiden. Polarisatie in cijfers & getallen, met als klein voorproefje:
08.05.2025 17:29 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Introduction to R for social scientists covering fundamentals, data wrangling, data analysis with statistical models, and data visualisation
Last week I completed another edition of my short introductory course to R for social science PhD students @fggaleiden.bsky.social. The course covers fundamentals, data wrangling, data analysis (stat models) and data visualisation. All the slides are freely available at dimiter.eu/R-tutorial.h....
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π Submit your abstracts by next Friday for the EGPA Conference (Glasgow, 26-29 Aug)!
We (PSG 6) invite papers on challenges public organizations face in a complex environment of shifting political realities, new technologies, and crises π
Call for papers βΆοΈ media.timtul.com/media/web_ii...
24.03.2025 08:40 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The story of this election really is BSW and Linke. When Sahra Wagenknecht finally split off in 2023, the Linke was thought to be dead. In line with every pundit's favorite narrative, the new left-authoritarian version (BSW) would do well, while the left-progressive Linke that remained was doomed 1/
24.02.2025 08:52 β π 280 π 85 π¬ 2 π 9
Thread - I've been thinking a lot about Walter Lippmannβs Public Opinion lately, especially in the context of Muskβs role in dismantling the federal workforce through DOGE. Itβs a perfect example of what Lippmann warned about over a century ago.
23.02.2025 15:24 β π 1738 π 596 π¬ 57 π 154
Lees mijn bijdrage over #demonstratierecht en #polarisatie samen met @dtoshkov.bsky.social bij @montesquieuinst.bsky.social!
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OSF
6/6 En tot slot: wie meer wil lezen over ons onderzoek, check hier onze pre-prints (in ENG): osf.io/preprints/os... en osf.io/preprints/os.... En voor ons NL-talige onderzoeksrapport, zie: kennis.zuid-holland.nl/wp-content/u...
30.01.2025 13:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
5/6 Als polarisatie toeneemt, kan begrip voor vreedzaam protest afnemen. Hoeveel ruimte gunnen we onze politieke tegenpolen? βοΈ
30.01.2025 13:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
4/6 Polarisatie doet ertoe voor hoe we vinden dat de overheid met demonstraties moet omgaan. Steun voor vreedzaam protest is groot, maar hangt af van:
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Of we het eens zijn met de demonstratie
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Of we negatieve gevoelens hebben over de demonstranten
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Of demonstranten een meerder- of minderheid zijn
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3/6: Toch bestaan er sterke negatieve gevoelens richting specifieke groepen in het debat, vooral rond klimaat, migratie en stikstof. πππ
30.01.2025 13:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
2/6 Een paar bevindingen. Allereerst: Zorgen over polarisatie zijn groot, maar de daadwerkelijke (affectieve) polarisatie in NL is relatief beperkt. π
30.01.2025 13:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Demonstratierecht in tijden van affectieve polarisatie: recht voor ons, niet voor hen?
Vorige week woensdag (22 januari) voerde de Tweede Kamer een debat over het demonstratierecht. In het Hoofdlijnenakkoord van 2024 spraken de β¦
Nieuw blog over #polarisatie en #demonstratierecht!
De Tweede Kamer debatteerde over het demonstratierecht, maar hoe denken burgers over demonstreren in een (mogelijk) gepolariseerde samenleving? Met @dtoshkov.bsky.social schreef ik een bijdrage op basis van ons eigen onderzoek: shorturl.at/U7f9Y
30.01.2025 13:14 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
5/ Hoewel referenda een nuttige noodrem binnen de representatieve democratie kunnen zijn, blijft een belangrijke vraag hoe ze ook op het draagvlak van verliezende kiezers kunnen rekenen bij een nadelige uitslag. De boodschap is inmiddels alweer bijna vijf jaar oud, maar blijft zo nog altijd actueel!
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SUPA tackles administrative overburdening in advanced democracies, where rule growth outpaces capacity. Its insights aim to boost efficiency. Funded by Horizon Europe. https://www.supa.uio.no/
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Federalism and autonomy are key instruments of democratic governance, allowing for unity in diversity, pluralism and power control. With our research on federalism and autonomy, we offer analyses and solutions to improve governance at multiple levels.
Assistant Professor at Leiden University's Institute of Public Administration, FGGA @fggaleiden.bsky.social Bureaucracy; Comparative PA, Cuban salsa dance enthusiast. https://linktr.ee/koheisuzuki
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