Our weekly Hot Politics Lab meetings are back after the summer break! We compiled an exciting program for the semester, and as usually you can join the meetings via Zoom every Friday at 3pm (CET): https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/96492065253 or meet us at the Common Room of the political science department at the

Over the past month, lab member Maaike Homan’s research on the emotional expression of politicians has been covered in various Dutch media outlets. You can have a look at those articles and radio shows below: Blog stukroodvlees: Winning Looks: De rol van uiterlijk in de politiek – StukRoodVlees Blog stukroodvlees: Rechtse lijsttrekkers

Lab director Bert Bakker was interviewed by the Dutch newspaper the Financiële  Dagblad about his project on the trade-offs of democratic principles during the corona pandemic. The preprint – co-authored with Vin Arceneaux (Temple University), Sara Hobolt (LSE) and Catherine de Vries (Bocconi University) can be found here:  https://psyarxiv.com/8e4pa/ and the

For an end of year special edition of the Online Hot Politics Lab Meetings, lab directors Gijs Schumacher and Bert Bakker sat down together and had a look back at the the past year. They reflect on the challenges and opportunities of moving the lab online, our great guests, and

From December 14 – 18, Bert is the Paul Lazarsfeld Professor at the Faculty of Social Science of University of Vienna. The professorship is awarded to outstanding scholars with an innovative profile in the areas of theory and methodology in the social sciences.  Bert will teach a graduate course on