Marie-Isabel THEUWIS

Bio

I work as a postdoctoral researcher on the i4i project. This project focuses on the impact of citizens’ assemblies on polities, politics and policies. For my PhD research at Radboud University Nijmegen, I investigated the effect of democratic innovations (such as citizens' assemblies, referendums, and participatory budgeting) on the political attitudes of citizens. I have a background in social and cultural psychology, and am very enthusiastic about bringing these insights into my current research.

CV

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Areas of research

• Political attitudes
• Democratic innovation
• Populism

Publications

Theuwis M-I (2024). Power to the people? How participatory budgets affect citizens' populist attitudes. Political Studies (early view). Full text

Theuwis M-I, van Ham, C, & Jacobs, K (2024) A meta-analysis of the effects of democratic innovations on participants’ attitudes, behaviour and capabilities. European Journal of Political Research (early view). Full text

Theuwis M-I, Kindt R (2024). Through the looking glass: the effect of participation in a participatory budget on citizens’ populist attitudes. European Political Science Review. 16(3), 448-464. Full text

Ruth-Lovell S, Kindt R, Van Lit J and Theuwis M-I (2024). Populism and democracy. In: Huber RA and Jankowski M (eds.), Populism: An Introduction (pp. 41-58). SAGE Publications. Link