PhD Candidate

Annamijn Beijeman is a PhD Candidate at the Political Communication & Journalism program group of the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam. She works on the project “See it; say it; sorted. Affective polarization among social groups in the Netherlands” under the supervision of dr. Rachid Azrout, dr. Knut De Swert, and dr. Alessandro Nai. In her research she examines how social sorting, that is, the alignment of social identities with political identities, relates to affective polarization over social and political identities among the public. More specifically, Annamijn examines how group-based appeals in the information environment relate to social sorting and affective polarization. Generally, her research builds on insights from political communication, political sociology, social psychology, and political science.
Annamijn has previously studied at the University of Amsterdam and the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She holds a Research Master’s degree in Media Studies (Sociology of Culture, Media, and the Arts; EUR), a Master’s degree in Sociology (Political Sociology; EUR) and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (Social Psychology; UvA).

Keywords: Social sorting, affective polarization, group-based appeals, election campaigns, political attitudes and behaviors

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