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- Nina De Smedt is a PhD candidate at the department of Political Science of Ghent University. In 2021, she obtained a master’s degree in Political Science (Belgian Politics) from Ghent University. Nina is currently preparing a PhD dissertation in a joint project (GOA) on participatory democracy. In this interdisciplinary project, she will work with a team of researchers in Psychology, Public Administration and Political Science.
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- Conference Paper
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Letting citizens in? Party positions on participatory democracy at the local level
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Between legitimacy and favorability : comparing perspectives of democratic stakeholders in local participatory arrangements
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Participatory versus representative democracy? Local councilors’ attitudes and roles in citizen participation
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- Book Chapter
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The perceptions’ puzzle : understanding the key drivers behind politicians’ perceptions of participatory practices
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- Journal Article
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Resistor or meta-governor? Role conceptions of local elected representatives in participatory trajectories
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Guardians of governance: Local politicians’ influence on participatory trajectories
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Closing a gap or creating a new one? Comparing support for participatory instruments among different stakeholders
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Instrumental councillors? On the strategic interests that drive local councillors’ legitimacy perceptions of citizen participation
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Opening doors to more intra-party democracy? Local politicians’ perspectives on including voters in candidate selection processes in Flanders (Belgium)
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Analysing policy actors’ preferences for different modes of governing in local government