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/3mqoa5kagnc2dThis article on PsyPost provides a nice summary of our study: https://www.psypost.org/forcing-people-to-vote-doesnt-make-them-more-engaged-citizens-study-finds/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoa5kagnc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3mnytdirlz32zEen vaak gebruikt argument van voorstanders van de opkomsplicht is dat het de algemene betrokkenheid bij de politiek verhoogt omdat alle kiezers zich meer zullen informeren. In ons onderzoek rond de Belgische lokale verkiezingen van 2024, vinden we geen steun voor dit argument! https://academic.oup.com/poq/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/poq/nfag034/870524411 Jun 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnytdirlz32zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dieterstiers.bsky.social/post/3mnysmjw3w22z🚨New publication (with Shane Singh) in @poqjournal.bsky.social! Proponents of compulsory voting often claim that obligatory turnout will increase citizens' political involvement, equalising levels of democratic attitudes and political engagement in the electorate. But does it? 👇 https://academic.oup.com/poq/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/poq/nfag034/870524411 Jun 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:cu2mvmfrhfklwuvtwwxa7ovy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnysmjw3w22zhttps://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/3lsvrjxnhns2i