Publications

The following publications are related to the VAVI project.

Scientific articles

  • Van de Pol, J., Kamoen, N., Krouwel, A., De Vreese, C., & Holleman, B. (submitted). Pushing the voting advice left or right: Identifying framing effects in a field experiment. 
  • Van de Pol, J., Kamoen, N., Krouwel, A., De Vreese, C., & Holleman, B. (submitted). The effect of Voting Advice Applications on political efficacy and knowledge: A quasi-experiment. 
  • Van de Pol, J., Kamoen, N., Krouwel, A., De Vreese, C., & Holleman, B. (submitted). Same but different: How types of users use Voting Advice Applications in first- and second-order elections
  • Kamoen, N., Van de Pol, J., Krouwel, A., De Vreese, C., and Holleman, B. (submitted). I don’t know. The effect of statement polarity on the proportion of no-opinion answers in online Voting Advice Applications
  • Holleman, B.C. & Kamoen, N. (submitted). Stemadvies via het internet. Politiek begrip in de digitale informatiemaatschappij. 
  • Kamoen, N., & Holleman, B.C. (to appear 2017). I don’t get it. Response difficulties in answering political attitude statements in Voting Advice Applications. Survey Research Methods.
  • Holleman, B.C., Kamoen, N., Krouwel, A., Van de Pol, J., & De Vreese, C. (2016). Positive vs. Negative: The Impact of Question Polarity in Voting Advice Applications. Plos One. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164184
  • Van de Pol, J. (2016). Voting Wiser. The Effect of Voting Advice Applications on Political Understanding. (dissertatie).
  • Van Outersterp, R., Kamoen, N., & Holleman, B. (2016).  Inwisselbaar of niet? De middelste antwoordoptie en de non-responsoptie in stemhulpen. Tijdschrift voor Taalbeheersing, 38(1), 27-55. See here.
  • Kamoen, N., Holleman, B.,  Krouwel, A., Van de Pol, J., & De Vreese, C. (2015).  The effect of Voting Advice Applications on political knowledge and vote choice. Irish Political Studies, 30(4), 595-618. See here.
  • Kleinnijenhuis, J., Van de Pol, J., Krouwel, A., & Van Hoof, A. (under review). Electoral volatility and fragmentation: effects of voting advice, issue agreement, and news on the vote.
  • Van de Pol, J., Holleman, B., Kamoen, N., Krouwel, A., & De Vreese, C. (2014). Beyond young, higher educated males: a typology of VAA users. Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 11, 397-411. See Beyond_young. 
  • Holleman, B.C., Kamoen, N., & De Vreese, C.H. (2013). Stemadvies via Internet: antwoorden, attitudes en stemintenties.Tijdschrift voor Taalbeheersing, 35,25-46. See Holleman_Kamoen_DeVreese_TvT

Written conference papers

  • Van de Pol, J., Kamoen, N., Krouwel, A., De Vreese, C., & Holleman, B. (2016). The effect of Voting Advice Applications on political efficacy and knowledge: A quasi-experiment. 66th ICA Annual Conference, Fukuoka Japan
  • Van de Pol, J., Kamoen, N., Krouwel, A., De Vreese, C., Holleman, B.C. (2015). Issue framing effects in VAAs  – A field experiment. 65th ICA Annual Conference, Puerto Rico
  • Holleman, B.C. & Kamoen, N. (2015). Positive vs. Negative. Question polarity in Voting Advice Applications: affecting the answers and the advice. 65th ICA Annual Conference, Puerto Rico
  • Holleman, B. & Kamoen, N. (2014). Positve versus Negative wordings: a threat to the validity of VAAs. ECPR General Conference Glasgow.
  • Kamoen, N., & Holleman, B.C. (2014). The effect of VAAs on political knowledge and vote choice. ECPR General Conference Glasgow
  • Van de Pol, J., Holleman, B., Kamoen, N., & Krouwel, A. (2014). A typology of VAA users. ICA Annual Conference Seattle.
  • Kamoen, N., Holleman, B.C., Krouwel, A., Van de Pol, J, De Vreese C. (2013). Shaping voters? The effect of VAAs on political knowledge and vote choice. ECPR general conference Bordeaux.
  • Van de Pol, J., Holleman, B.C., Kamoen, N., Krouwel, A., De Vreese C. (2013). Beyond young, higher educated males. A typology of VAA users. ECPR Annual Conference Bordeaux.

Popular-scientific articles

  • Holleman, B.C., & Kamoen, N. (2017). Wijzer stemmen. Tekstblad 23/01: 6-10
  • Van de Pol, J. (2015). Wie helpen de stemhulpen eigenlijk? Een typologie van de gebruikers. See Stuk Rood Vlees.
  • Van de Pol, J. (2014). Beïnvloedt de stemhulp onze democratie? Sociologie magazine, december, 27-29. See Sociologie Magazine dec 2014
  • Holleman, B.C., Kamoen, N., Van de Pol, J., & De Vreese, C.H. (2013). Stemadvieshulpen onder de loep. Tekstblad, 26-27. See Holleman_Kamoen_VandePol_DeVreese_Tekstblad
  • Krouwel, A., & Van de Pol, J. (2012). Maurice de Magier. Hp de Tijd, 9, 32-33.
    See krouwel&vdpol_hpdetijd_p1
  • Van de Pol, J. (2013). Voor de lol of advies: Wanneer en waarom gebruiken mensen een stemhulp? See http://www.versvak.nl/jasper/

Grants and Prizes

  • Bregje Holleman has obtained a small ASPASIA-grant  for extra research time
  • Naomi Kamoen has obtained a small ASPASIA-grant for extra research time
  • Jasper van de Pol has won the first prize at the ICA general conference for the best student paper.
  • Jasper van de Pol has won the third prize in the post competition at the ICA general conference.

We have also presented our research on various conferences. For a list of our past presentations, click here. Of a list of conferences at which we will be present in the near future, please click here.