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A Dutch policy raised taxes on household natural gas and recycled those revenues as subsidies for renewable energy. Radical right parties were the only organized political opposition to this policy change.
A Dutch policy raised taxes on household natural gas and recycled those revenues as subsidies for renewable energy. Radical right parties were the only organized political opposition to this policy change.
Political parties struggle to recruit volunteers and to broaden the demographic makeup of activists. This research partnered with a major Dutch party to test whether outreach mode affects members’ willingness to sign up as volunteers. The central contribution is experimental evidence comparing personal phone calls that allowed members to voice opinions with emails, using two field experiments run before the 2021 national and 2022 municipal elections.
Does prosecuting politicians for hate speech erode public trust in the legal system and democracy? This article examines how Geert Wilders' 2016 conviction for hate speech affected Dutch citizens. Using three complementary research designs, it demonstrates that prosecution can harm democratic attitudes even among those disagreeing with targeted rhetoric.
This study investigates gender differences in media portrayals of political leadership, focusing on leader stereotypes. Using automated content analysis of Dutch national newspapers from 2006 to 2012, it finds that male politicians receive more coverage on leadership traits overall, but these gender biases are less pronounced during election campaigns compared to routine periods. This nuanced finding suggests that media dynamics change significantly during political campaigns.