Post-doctoral researcher in political science at KU Leuven (Belgium). Studying voters, parties, and public opinion.https://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3mhcvrezm7s2iHappy to be on the committee for the new David Howell Award. Looking forward to reading your submissions! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcvrezm7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3mftjik5yzs23New publication out (with Chloé De Grauwe) in @eupthejournal.bsky.social! In it, we study economic voting in European Parliamentary Elections. What do we find?👇 https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116526142309027 Feb 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftjik5yzs23https://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3mc7uoryshc2yVery nice collaboration with @rafreuse.bsky.social out now in @electoralstudies.bsky.social. See his thread below for more details! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7uoryshc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3m7iggwtins2hLooking forward to presenting my ongoing work on the consequences of (abolishing) compulsory voting. Feel free to join! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iggwtins2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3m24jfn4ui22cToday I celebrate my 10th academic birthday (since start PhD) and it's nice to be able to do that with a little milestone of itself!01 Oct 2025 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24jfn4ui22chttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3lzlppvx4p22eThe first, but definitely not the last, publication of @stevendekeyser.bsky.social! Be sure to follow him to stay up-to-date about his work on federalism, regionalist parties, and voting behaviour in divided societies! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlppvx4p22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3lsvrpwte4k2iCan elections foster political legitimacy? In my new study @wepsocial.bsky.social I show that they can, depending on the level of participation, the congruence between the electorate and the parliament and government, and the reactiveness of the electoral result to past incumbent performance. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402382.2025.252159101 Jul 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvrpwte4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3lsvrjxnhns2iNet als bij volwassen kiezers, is een laag vertrouwen in de politiek een belangrijke reden om op radicale partijen te stemmen. Jongeren hebben, op dat vlak, dus best gelijkaardige stemmotieven als volwassen kiezers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvrjxnhns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3lsip2xuwtc24If theoretical models of turnout are effective, do they allow predicting who will abstain from voting? Leveraging a unique situation in Belgium, @marchooghe.bsky.social and I pre-registered predicted turnout of panel respondents, and find that we can indeed predict participation quite accurately. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016920702500044526 Jun 2025 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsip2xuwtc24https://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3lqp4wsques2zThe Voting & Democracy research group is now active on Bluesky. Make sure to follow us @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social‬ to stay up to date with our latest research!03 Jun 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp4wsques2z