Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the IP-PAD research day, where I presented the key findings of my PhD on adolescents’ political trust. It was a great event, with generous colleagues always ready to share advice. Now I start the final months of my PhD, preparing to defend next year! 😱📚

There are many parallels between publishing papers and putting a baby asleep. An endless 🧵 1. it takes longer than you think. 2. there are strategies, but it‘s essentially trial + error. 3. don‘t let them out of your hands too early, it‘ll fail 4. you usually hear back from them sooner than hoped

Zo leuk dat collegas’s @bnbakker.bsky.social @gijsschumacher.bsky.social en @jakobkas.bsky.social dit thema ook hebben omarmd. Stemmen met 16 kan! www.ad.nl/opinie/opini...

📢 New publication: we draw on unique data from 16- and 17-year-old Belgian adolescents who were eligible to vote in the 2024 European elections, and show that low trust in order and representative institutions is linked to protest and radical voting. @dieterstiers.bsky.social @annakern.bsky.social

And there are more vacancies at the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group! PhD position to work with Ellen Claes on a project studying polarization in adolescence www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices! Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!

Thrilled to share that my blog post “The Voice of the Future: Adolescents and Their Trust in State Institutions” won 3rd place in the 2024 TRUEDEM Blog Competition! 🏆 Interested? Read it here: www.truedem.eu/blog/blog3

Only one week left to apply!

To what extent do citizens' attitudes toward democracy, its institutions, and values safeguard or weaken democratic stability? Join us in Groningen to discuss these and related questions!

Our article 'A Crisis of Political Trust?' led by @viktorv.bsky.social is now out in @bjpols.bsky.social! We use >3,000 surveys in 143 countries between 1958 and 2019, finding that trust in representative institutions has generally been declining in recent decades. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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