Elske van den Hoogen
Import Amsterdammer || Postdoc and lecturer Political Communication
@ascor.bsky.social || PhD from Erasmus University R'dam || Public opinion, European Union, elections, disinformation & AI
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenClear 🧵 from @jeppjournal.bsky.social about the special issue on the last European Parliament Elections. Fabulous guest editors @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Popa and van der Brug. Happy to contribute with an article led by excellent colleagues @kgattermann.bsky.social and @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social
- 📰 Issue 33:2 out! 👉 Special Issue: European Democracy in Action? The 2024 European Parliament Elections, guest edited by @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Sebastian-Adrian Popa, and Wouter van der Brug Read the whole issue: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3... 📸 © European Union 2024 - Source : EP
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen@kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social & @claesdevreese.bsky.social: The role of far-right party performance in shaping disinformation concerns of European voters: evidence from the 2024 European Parliament elections 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenI'm very happy to share our newest publication! 🛂 Internal border controls are back across the EU. 🗣️ And they require public justification. In this article, we analyze a decade of German government communication (2013–2023) to examine how border policies are publicly justified.
- 🤔 How does the German government justify its border policies? @lisaherbig.bsky.social, @olgaeisele.bsky.social, @kgattermann.bsky.social, @theresakuhn.bsky.social examine speeches and press conferences from 2013 until 2023 ⤵️ 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenSee if you can spot in the new UKIP party logo the slight, nuanced, extremely veiled visual nods to historical political symbols en vogue circa 1940
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🫵WE WANT YOU 🎓 Are you interested in political communication, negative campaigning, and social norms? Are you experienced in quantitative methods? Do you have good rain clothes? Then our postdoc position might be just for you: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenWTF are we doing here, BBC?
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenMy study of 🇪🇺 public opinion is now published! Check it out if you want to know how attitudes towards European integration really covary with political ideology, which policy views predict EU support, and how party positions structure public opinion. www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenGreat opportunity at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social: we have 4-year postdoc position on disinformation and European democracy. Possible disciplinary focus includes, e.g., political science and computational social science. Interdisciplinary approaches to disinformation are encouraged.
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen"Voer een kritisch debat over organisatie, programmering en journalistieke keuzes, maar wel met feiten, niet met verdachtmakingen. Een instituut opbouwen is veel moeilijker dan het afbreken. Termen als 'activisme' en 'staatsomroep' zijn ongefundeerd, misleidend en schadelijk."
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna! ⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025 wratil.eu/files/MULTIR... 1/4 🧵
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenMmmh. Yes, Jetten/D66 had a great election and is the largest (mid size) party. But at the same time far right cemented its vote share, just shared across more parties than Wilders/PVV. Important nuance for the 🇳🇱 elections. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
- Excitement, tension, bingo and great insights from my fellow PolComm colleagues - think that describes our election event in CREA quite well. Great way to count down to the exitpolls! @markboukes.bsky.social @favstats.eu @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabomm.bsky.social @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenWhen the dust settles after Dutch elections, reflections will come on political dynamics, but it is also a time to reflect on the role of: - talk shows - stop on online ads - influencer content on Insta and TikTok - platform fragmentation - dynamics of polls - AI content and slob - news avoidance
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenDat de positieve campagne van D66 gewerkt heeft is eigenlijk niet verrassend. Kiezers van links tot rechts hebben de voorkeur dat hun partijleider positieve emoties gebruikt en minder negatieve emoties. De data hieronder uit drie surveys laten dit zien (grootste partijen op dat moment). [1/2]
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenEr wordt nu steeds gesproken over de grootste partij die het voortouw zou mogen nemen in de formatie. Dat is zwaar aangezet, in het verleden is een verkenner benoemd op voordracht van de grootste partij. Maar dat is een gebruik, geen regel. Als een (ruime) meerderheid iets anders wil, kan dat.
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenWeinig verhuld racisme van een 'gewone' line-dancende kiezer op NPO1. "Maar dat is gewoon mijn mening. Dat mag je gewoon zeggen".
- De pipeline van PVV naar D66 blijft me verbazen. 7% is niet niks. Impact van de debatten?
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenThe Dutch data protection watchdog has warned voters not to ask artificial intelligence chatbots for voting advice ahead of the country's general election next week.
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenChatbots offer explicit vote advice ahead of elections. A simple prompt leads to receiving an advice for the Dutch October 29 elections ⬇️ The Dutch Data Protection Authority concluded: AI chatbots are not transparent, they are not auditable, and providers should prevent use as vote advice.
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenNou nee, dat mag niet. Een school moet een veilige plek zijn voor álle leerlingen. Dat staat ook in de wet. Het afwijzen van homoseksuele relaties geeft de boodschap dat iemand niet zichzelf mag zijn. Dat mag niet én is ronduit schadelijk. nos.nl/nieuwsuur/co...
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenLatest Dutch polls show PVV still ahead, followed by CDA and GL-PvdA. D66 made gains, mostly over the last month or so. Still, many voters are still uncertain about their vote choice: between 48% and 83% according to Verian and Ipsos I&O.
- The Peilingwijzer poll of polls for the Netherlands has been updated to include the latest poll of Ipsos I&O. 📊 📈 All graphs & figures: peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl Source Ipsos I&O: is.gd/35hl01
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenZendtijd is cruciaal voor kleine partijen, maar een klimaatdebat tussen Volt en FvD? Totale onzin. 1) Nauwelijks zwevende kiezers tussen die twee. 2) Waarom debatteren met een partij die de klimaatcrisis ontkent én extreemrechts gedachtegoed verspreidt? Sterk van @laurensdassen.voltnederland.org 👏
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenUiteraard komt de beste analyse over her geweld van zaterdag van collega @leoniedejonge.bsky.social
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenUrsula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech underlines the EU can no longer defer difficult choices about the economy, geopolitics and migration. ✍️ Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenClass-based gaps in voter turnout and political representation in Britain are likely to widen further. Our study, with Nan Dirk de Graaf and Geoff Evans (@nuffieldcollege.bsky.social), reveals how social mobility creates a cycle that reinforces democratic inequalities. 🗳️🪜
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🎓 Vacature: Postdoc Sociologie (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) Bijna 4 jaar aan de slag met onderzoek én onderwijs binnen een fijne onderzoeksgroep? Dan is dit iets voor jou.👇
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenDid AI so far upend elections and destroy democracy? Not quite! Balanced assessment by @felixsimon.bsky.social and @sachaltay.bsky.social And important plea to move discussion to a less dramatic level and link AI discussions to democracy challenge discussions. knightcolumbia.org/content/dont...
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🚨 Now out in Nature Human Behaviour 🚨 We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenLots of interesting takeaways from the MADEU24 project incl finding that the hostile misinformation effect - whereby ppl believe misinformation is mostly directed at their political side- is stronger as political interest party liking, and ideological extremity increases. #ica25
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenCompletely unbiased. But this #ica25 panel is 🔥 Patrick van Erkel, Michael Hameleers @marinatulin.bsky.social @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social Aqsa Farooq @kgattermann.bsky.social @ascor.bsky.social
- I am not sure this #ica25 can get any better already… puppies in need of socialising at the conference registration!
- I have arrived in beautiful Denver for #ica25! Looking forward to seeing many interesting presentations. It’ll be my first ICA (I know, shocking - considering I’ve been working in academia for 6.5 yrs!) - so if anyone has tips, let me know!
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🚨 PhD position in Political Communication at @ascor.bsky.social 🚨 Come work with @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabos.bsky.social and myself on a 4-year project about visual communication & political anger DL June 4 - Thanks to repost for diversity! 🔥 @polcomm.bsky.social ➡️ tinyurl.com/8yvbkwxu
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🤩 Proud to announce the launch of our new @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Club!! 📅 First (online) session scheduled for 22 May, 1pm 📱Check the post below for details, especially the Qualtrics survey to express your interest in joining! @alenakluknavska.bsky.social
- 🆕 Introducing the ✨PolComm ECR Club✨ – a new monthly online forum for early career researchers in political communication! Organized by @olgaeisele.bsky.social & @alenakluknavska.bsky.social, this initiative is open to PhD students & postdocs (≤4 yrs post-PhD) in the ECPR or ECREA polcom sections!
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenFar-right actors are increasingly using generative #AI: @cianellaaa.bsky.social w/ insights by @claesdevreese.bsky.social @jleadermaynard.bsky.social @salvatore-romano.bsky.social @demagog.org.pl @facta.news @newtral.es @pagellapolitica.it @aiforensics.org @thejournal.ie + others. 👉 loom.ly/ZujPo_8
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🔲 In a blog based on @jeppjournal.bsky.social research with @tonirodon.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social and @theresakuhn.bsky.social, @djordjemilosav.bsky.social shows how male far-right support is a generational shift, with potentially serious democratic consequences 👇https://bit.ly/42DsWEI
- This Wednesday, I had the opportunity to present at @ukandeu.bsky.social PhD and ECR event ‘Politics in Britain and Europe after the year of elections’ in Manchester! Saw some v v high quality and interesting presentations. Thanks @robfordmancs.bsky.social for organising a great event!
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen▶️ Do far-right wins fuel disinformation fears? 😮 @kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social and @claesdevreese.bsky.social show that strong far-right showings in the 2024 EP elections heighten public concern about disinformation 👇
- New publication alert! ✨ Together w/ @kgattermann.bsky.social and @claesdevreese.bsky.social. See below 👇
- 📢New @jeppjournal.bsky.social publication w/ @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social & @claesdevreese.bsky.social studying “The role of far-right party performance in shaping disinformation concerns of European voters” in the #EP2024 elections using @eesresearch.bsky.social data 🧵 tinyurl.com/bdzn8jw3
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenThere is clear public support for a stronger #EU 🇪🇺 with 66% of European citizens who want the #EU to do more to protect them from global crises & security threats & 74% who believe their country has benefited from being an EU member. Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenNew preprint 📄 Voters navigating complex, multilevel systems are exposed to many kinds of political information. But what kind do they actually seek — and use? We find voters prefer policy over principles and they update their vote intention accordingly. osf.io/preprints/os...
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🔥Exciting postdoc position in political communication @ascor.bsky.social starting 1 Sep! The postdoc will work w/ @lindabos.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & me on media-politics relations + framing effects in the aftermath of elections. Interested?😀Apply by 5 May⬇️ tinyurl.com/4wz3u5vn
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🚨Senatoren, doe het niet! Vandaag debatteert de Eerste Kamer over de desastreuze bezuinigingen op onderwijs en wetenschap. Bezuinigingen die iedereen zullen raken: van studenten tot onderzoekers, medewerkers, het bedrijfsleven en de samenleving als geheel. Doe het niet! 🟥
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen4500 mensen bij de staking aan de UvA! #WOinActie #DoeHetNiet
- Here we go 💪
- 🟥🟥🟥Joining my UvA colleagues today to strike against the planned budget cuts in higher education. These cuts don’t just threaten education and research—they jeopardise opportunities for future generations. We have to stand up for knowledge! 🟥🟥🟥@woinactie.bsky.social www.uva.nl/en/content/e...
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen🆓 Register for our NEW #EarlyCareersLounge on Research Methodology ❇️ Launching Mon 17 Mar, 13:00–14:00 GMT 🔎 Uncovering meanings in #SurveyData using correlational class analysis 🗣️ @thijslin.bsky.social & @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social #polisky #methodsky #datascience
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen⭐Motivated causal reasoning⭐: in a new pre-print with @honoratam.bsky.social we introduce the idea that ingroup favouritism affects formal causal judgements, and we provide experimental evidence in support of this hypothesis osf.io/preprints/os...
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen👩💻 Introducing NEW #EarlyCareersLounge on Research Methodology ❇️ Opening session Mon 17 Mar, 13:00–14:00 GMT 🔎 Uncovering meanings in #SurveyData using correlational class analysis 🗣️ @thijslin.bsky.social & @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social 👇 Register FREE #polisky #methodsky #datascience
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogenhoe kan dit nou weer, @tijsvandenbrink.bsky.social? www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenMensen geven op verschillende manieren invulling aan wat Europa betekent, maar delen dezelfde kritiek: Europa moet democratischer. 💡 🇪🇺 Luister de podcast met onderzoeker @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social hier: tinyurl.com/yc67sver
- Reposted by Elske van den Hoogen📣 We are hiring a PhD student! Please share widely 📣 Are you interested in #misinformation? Keen to understand citizen corrections? Apply for this fully funded 4-year PhD project at @ascor.bsky.social supervised by myself, Michael Hameleers and @Guda van Noort. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenMisschien moet ik mijn "ik ga niet voor de line-up naar Lowlands" dit jaar bijstellen want wow! Wat een eerste namen!
- #Etmaal2025 done! ✨ Saw some v v interesting presentations and presented ‘Misinforming YOUth?’ (an exciting colab between Aqsa Farooq, Maud Hensums, Sophie Morosoli and myself) in beautiful Brugge! @etmaal2025.bsky.social
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenFive years on, few Britons think Brexit has been good for anything % saying Brexit has had a positive impact on... Control the UK has over its laws: 31% UK's ability to respond to COVID-19: 23% UK's level of international trade: 11% NHS: 6% Full list in chart 👇 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenEppo sloopkogelt door. Een voorjaarsnota die voor academisch Nederland een ‘silent spring’ aankondigt. Welke universiteit valt straks als eerste om? neerlandistiek.nl/2025/01/sloo...
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenMisinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵 In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians. We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties. with @julianachueri.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1940...
- Happy to be accepted to #ICA25 with our paper on misinformation perceptions during EP24 (w/ Michael Hameleers, Patrick van Erkel and @marinatulin.bsky.social)! I'll be an ICA newbie, so very excited to go to Denver this summer.
- Reposted by Elske van den HoogenTonight Musk hosts AfD's Alice Weidel live on X. Several members of the European Parliament fx @dboeselager.volteuropa.org and @cschaldemose.bsky.social call on the Commission @ec.europa.eu to take (faster) action against what is seen as foreign interference www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
