Center for Politics and Communication

PhD Projects

Biting the hand that feeds you? Commercially instigated media capture and the consequences for journalistic performance
Are we too concerned about misinformation? Exploring how public opinion, political communication, and (social) media contribute to (dis)proportional threat perceptions of misinformation
Visual Politics and the Emergence of Angry Publics
A bottom-up cure for misinformation? Understanding the potential of citizen corrections to instill resilience against misinformation
Talking Politics with Artificial Intelligence
Democracy by Design: How App Characteristics Shape Youth Political Worldviews.
Evaluating News Diversity in Digital Media Environments: Content, Perceptions, and Exposure
‘That’s (not) appropriate – Examining the Impact and Consequences of Social Norms on Voters’ Acceptance of Negative Campaigning
Constructing Corruption Through the News: Content, Production, and Consequences in Cross-Country Perspective
See it; say it; sorted. Affective polarization among social groups in the Netherlands
Moral Dilemmas in Politics: How Moral Conflict Shapes discourse and decision-making
Unraveling the Threads of Threat: How Societal Threats are Perceived, Politicized, Emotionally Processed, and Coped With
Clicks, Control and Confidence: Exploring the Relationship between Algorithmic Recommender Systems and Political Efficacy
The Measurement, Development and Affective Nature of Political Polarization