Thursday Seminars by Matthijs Rooduijn

The Far-Right Success Story    Abstract Across Europe and beyond, far-right parties are gaining ground. They challenge the political establishment, reshape public debate, and appeal to voters from different social and […]

Thursday Seminars by Mark Brandt

Do life events affect political attitudes? Bio Mark Brandt is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University and is currently a fellow at the Netherlands […]

Thursday Seminars by Cristina Leston-Bandeira

Are parliaments at risk of becoming irrelevant? Abstract Parliaments have been conceptualised as a core institution of our representative democracies – they are meant to embody the link between public […]

Thursday Seminars by Sabri Derinöz

Unpacking the Framing of Democracy in EU Institutional Discourses on Disinformation Mitigation  Abstract How do European institutions frame democracy in their discourses and policies about disinformation mitigation? Disinformation is often presented by […]

Thursday Seminars by Mark Bray

This Seminar is part of our regular Thursday seminar series, which normally take place at Lunchtime on Thursdays. This seminar will, however, exceptionally take place on Thursday afternoon at 15:00 […]

Thursday Seminars by Rebekka Kesberg

Foes or Fellow Citizens? Perception of Democratic Legitimacy and Political Polarization Bio Rebekka Kesberg is a senior researcher at the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) and the University of Amsterdam (The […]

Thursday Seminars by Colette Brin

Challenges of human-centric journalistic innovation in the era of artificial intelligence Abstract While generative AI promises efficiency gains in newsgathering, production, verification, and audience engagement, it also raises significant concerns […]