Publications
Key Values for Democratic-Governance Innovation: Two Traditions and a Synthesis,
Hendriks, F. (2021). Key Values for Democratic-Governance Innovation: Two Traditions and a Synthesis. Public Administration , online first.
Are Populists Sore Losers? Explaining Populist Citizens’ Preferences for and Reactions to Referendums
Werner, H., & Jacobs, k. (2021). Are Populists Sore Losers? Explaining Populist Citizens’ Preferences for and Reactions to Referendums.British Journal of Political Science , 1-9.
Setting the voting agenda for multi-option referendums: process variations and civic empowerment
Wagenaar , C.C.L. & Hendriks , F. (2021). Setting the voting agenda for multi-option referendums: process variations and civic empowerment. Democratization , 28, 372-393.
Unraveling the New Plebiscitary Democracy: Towards a Research Agenda
Hendriks, F. (2021). Unraveling the New Plebiscitary Democracy: Towards a Research Agenda. Government and Opposition , 56(4), 615-639.
Does democratic innovation reduce bias? The G1000 as a new form of local participation
Binnema , H. & Michels , A. (2021). Does democratic innovation reduce bias? The G1000 as a new form of local participation. International Journal of Public Administration, online first.
Support for citizens’ assemblies
National citizens’ assemblies
Research plan: supply side of democratic innovation
Den Ridder, J., Jacobs, K., Rosema, M. & Van Ham, C. (2021). Democratische innovatie in Nederland: het perspectief van burgers. Startnotitie vervaardigd ten behoeve van het project Revitalized Democracy for Resilient Societies (REDRESS).
Research plan: demand side of democratic innovation
Latest news
First REDRESS consortium meeting
After the online kick-off event in December, the first real-life consortium meeting took place on Friday 3 June. In the Lochal in Tilburg, Frank Hendriks recalled the idea of a hybrid democratic innovation with two examples: the Irish citizens' assembly and participatory budgeting in Antwerp (see images). After the
Increasing politician’s listening skills
Our democracy is suffering from a long due overhaul. Besides the frequent call for more countervailing power, there is a growing demand for new forms of citizen participation to resolve complex and long-running dossiers such as climate change, the housing shortage and escalating healthcare costs. As part of his
Exchange with research group UGent
On Friday 20 May, the REDRESS team visited colleagues at Ghent University who are working on a research project on participatory local government in Belgium. Their focus is on the following questions: Are the roles of local politicians, citizens, civil servants and civil society organisations changing? Are the relations
