Many citizens distrust powerful societal institutions, and hold conspiracy theories about
them. What are the implications of this suspicion of institutions for people's social …

This study analyzes the effects of conspiracy beliefs on violent extremist intentions. More
specifically, we investigate whether the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and violent …

Does ideological polarization undermine or strengthen people's principled support for
democracy? In this study, we suggest that different manifestations of ideological polarization …

One of the major findings of the literature on Euroscepticism is that support for European
integration generally declines as one moves closer to the extremes of the left-right …

Managing immigration is a challenge at the political, economic, and social levels. Clarifying
the social psychological antecedents behind the onset of negative attitudes towards …

This article utilises large-N panel data to compare two theories of referendum voting
behaviour in order to understand the 'for'or 'against'vote in the 2016 Dutch referendum on …

Increasingly, electoral politics are not only about differences in opinion but also about
differences in perception. In this paper, I analyze how ideologically extreme and moderate …

Environmental protection is regarded as an important component of contemporary
governmental affairs, thus partly determining people's attitude towards the performance of …

Across the world, radical and populist political movements have done well electorally. Such
radical movements may be politically left-or right-extreme, and some populist movements …

Background Navigating in the COVID-19 “infodemic” and adhering to preventive measures
is especially challenging for young people. The use of information sources and political …