• Partisanship, Blame Avoidance Behaviours and Voter Reactions to Allegations of Political Misconduct 

      Schönhage, Nanna Lauritz; Geys, Benny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Politicians often engage in blame avoidance behaviours in order to evade electoral punishment following allegations of misconduct. A key question concerns the (in)effectiveness of such behaviours in mitigating voter opinions ...
    • Strategic public policy around population thresholds 

      De Witte, Kristof; Geys, Benny; Schönhage, Nanna Lauritz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Political economists have long maintained that politicians respond to both (re-)election and financial incentives. This article contributes to the latter literature by analysing whether, when and how local office-holders ...