18 search results for “political parties” in the Public website
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Congruence between voters and parties: The role of party‐level issue salience
The level of congruence between parties and their voters can vary greatly from one policy issue to another, which raises questions regarding the effectiveness of political representation. We seek to explain variation in party–voter congruence across issues and parties.
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Bértoa & Van Biezen, The Regulation of Post-Communist Party Politics
This book concentrates on the regulation of political parties in the EU post-communist democracies, and on Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Romania, in particular.
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The Making of the Democratic Party in Europe, 1860–1890
This book analyses the emergence of modern parties in nineteenth-century Europe and explores their connection with the slowly developing institution of democracy.
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Otjes & Louwerse, ‘Parliamentary questions as strategic party tools‘ (West European Politics)
How many written parliamentary questions does each party put to each minister? Political scientists Simon Otjes (University of Groningen) and Tom Louwerse (Leiden University) studied the practice in Dutch parliament and found that parties use parliamentary questions strategically as part of their ‘permanent…
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Cynthia van Vonno
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
vonnocmcvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Is it possible to ban a political party?
Dutch right-wing political party Forum for Democracy has repeatedly demonstrated that it has no lower limit when it comes to morals. Should the courts in the Netherlands protect democracy by banning parties like Forum? Several legal experts from Leiden University commented on this question in newspaper…
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Ingrid van Biezen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
vanbiezen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273779
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
a.heyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271121
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Simon Otjes
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.p.otjes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273946
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The impact of influential people and political parties on important issues
Looking back on 2024, Elon Musk and his impact on the global stage, political developments in the Netherlands and the war in Ukraine come to mind. These and other topics were discussed in ‘De Jortcast’, a podcast hosted by Jort Kelder on Dutch radio offering ‘radio therapy against hypes and hysteria’.…
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Aleksandra Khokhlova
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.khokhlova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marijn NagtzaamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.a.m.nagtzaam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria Spirova
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
mspirova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Petr KopeckyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
kopecky@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273602
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Sarah de Lange
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.l.de.lange@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Louwerse & Otjes, How Populists Wage Opposition
Populist opposition parties are less likely to engage in policy-making behaviour (participating in or directly influencing legislative production) and somewhat more likely to engage in scrutiny behaviour (monitoring and criticising government actions).
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Pressure on function of checks and balances in Parliament
Polls conducted by I&O research point to a political landslide. What's in store for the Netherlands? The polls show that the new party of MP Pieter Omtzigt is well-positioned for the upcoming election, with an expected 31 seats, but only 3 for the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) party. It is obvious…
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Are Dutch judges still impartial?
Can judges be impartial if they are a member of a political party? In PowNed podcast ‘Op z'n Kop!’, Andreas Kinneging, Professor of Philosophy of Law, questions what he sees as an outdated system.