Scholars and policy‐makers are increasingly concerned with the detrimental effects of
conspiracy theories. Yet, it remains unclear whether conspiracy beliefs actually pose a threat …

Democracies without democrats are not sustainable. Yet, recent studies have argued that
Western citizens are turning their backs on the system of self-governance, thereby eroding …

Declining youth participation in conventional forms of politics has become a central theme
for academics and policy makers and has often been viewed as marking a crisis in …

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Ideas such as 'political trust','democratic values','political disaffection', and 'systems
support'are far from simple. Their measurement is not straightforward. And the thoughtful …

Legitimacy is central for the capacity of global governance institutions to address problems
such as climate change, trade protectionism, and human rights abuses. However, despite …

There is growing research on populist actors and their impact on the democratic system, but
little has been written on how to deal with populist actors in government. To respond to this …

The article presents a top-down approach to the study of the empirical legitimacy of
international institutions. It starts from the observation that international institutions' …

Decision-making is at the heart of governing and governance, and is a more challenging
task compared to just a few decades ago as a result of increasing social complexity and …

Van Deth's comprehensive 'conceptual map of political participation'has reinstated a lively
debate about the concept of political participation, and provides some compelling solutions …