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A symposium discussing the quality of political reporting in Belgium & the Netherlands. Peter Van Aelst (U of Leiden) introduces the discussants & explains the rationale behind selecting these individuals as participants in this debate. Herman van Gunsteren (emeritus, U of Leiden) summarizes the theses & views originally expounded in the monograph, coauthored with C. Habbema, Perspectief op het politiek-publicitair complex in 2009 ([A Perspective on the Political-Journalistic Complex of 2009] Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 2009). In his reply, Frits Bloemendaal (Geassocieerde Pers Diensten [Associated Press Services]) notes the limited applicability of Van Gunsteren's study confined to the political scene in the Hague & contests his optimistic observations on the critical distance the press maintains vis-a-vis politics in the Low Countries. Bloemendaal wonders if in the present-day communication war & era of spin doctors, the press is still able to play the role of an impartial reporter of Dutch & Belgian politics; he notes the dangers of the growing grip by government agencies, political parties, & politicians over the news media motivated by controlling what & how is reported to the public. The second reaction to Van Gunsteren's position comes from Marc Hooghe (Catholic U of Leuven) who although acknowledges the benefit of transparency when journalists scrutinize politicians' actions, points out to several episodes of a cozy relationship between Dutch journalists & politicians/political parties & worries over the undue influence that ideologically colored or biased political reporting may exert on voters' decisions & perception of the political process. Hooghe observes that to survive & become financially viable businesses, many newspapers resort to sensationalism & hype to attract readership at the expense of objective & insightful reporting of "boring" political news. In closing, Van Aelst summarizes & comments on the discussants' views. Z. Dubiel

Das CSES Module 5 (2016-2021) legt den Schwerpunkt auf "the politics of populism", also auf Populismus. Es erforscht länderübergreifend den Zusammenhang zwischen dem Aufstieg von populistischen Parteien und der Verteilung von "populistischen" Einstellungen innerhalb der Bevölkerung. Hauptziel des Moduls ist es, die Auffassungen der BürgerInnen von politischen Eliten, gesellschaftlichen "Out-Groups" und nationaler Identität sowie die sich hieraus ergebenden Implikationen für repräsentative Demokratien zu analysieren. Die Daten erlauben es Forschenden somit, die Variation im Wettbewerb politischer Eliten und "populistischer" Einstellungen über Demokratien hinweg mit einzubeziehen, und zu untersuchen, wie solche Wahrnehmungen das Wahlverhalten von BürgerInnen beeinflussen.