“Angry” citizens often experience a lack of trust in politics and democracy. Governments are doing everything they can to involve this group in democracy again with referendums and participatory budgets. Research by Rosa Kindt shows that this is having an effect: these meetings provide satisfaction and a feeling of being heard, especially among right-wing populist citizens. Kindt’s Ph.D. defense will take place on 1 April at Radboud University.
Participatory budgets and referendums can ease populist citizens’ frustrations
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