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dr. L. (Linda) Bos


  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
    CW : Political Communication & Journalism
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht  166
    1018 WV  Amsterdam
  • L.Bos@uva.nl
    T:  0205252223

Background

I am an Assistant Professor in Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) at the University of Amsterdam.
In May 2012 I defended my PhD thesis entitled "Public Images of Right-Wing Populist Leaders: The Role of the Mass Media".

Research interests

My main research interests are in
- electoral behaviour
- quantitative research methods
- (right-wing) populism
- political communication

PhD Project

Project title: Public Images of Leaders of Right-Wing Populist Parties: the Role of the Mass Media.
In recent decades right-wing populist parties have become increasingly popular in Western European democracies. In this project I focused on two factors in explaining the electoral success of these parties: political leadership and the mass media. The project employed various quantitative studies to explore the role of the mass media in the image formation of right-wing populist party leaders. The analysis of survey panel data collected before and after the Dutch 2006 elections showed the influence of the public image of right-wing populist party leaders on the electoral preference formation for these parties. Second, a comprehensive content analysis of the electoral campaign of 2006 provided more insight in the appearance of these leaders in the mass media. In a third study the panel study and the content analysis were combined to test media effects in the campaigns for the 2007 Dutch national elections. In a final phase, we examined these media effects more thoroughly with an on-line survey experiment by using a representative sample of 4000 respondents.
Supervision: Prof.dr. Wouter van der Brug and Prof.dr.Claes de Vreese

2014

2013

2011

2010

2014

  • K. Brants & L. Bos (2014). Dagbladen in de marge van de medialogica. In P. van Praag & K. Brants (Eds.), Media, macht en politiek: de verkiezingscampagne van 2012 (pp. 65-84). Diemen: AMB.
  • L. Bos & K. Brants (2014). Wilders en de golfslag van het populisme. In P. van Praag & K. Brants (Eds.), Media, macht en politiek: de verkiezingscampagne van 2012 (pp. 187-205). Diemen: AMB.

2014

  • L. Bos, S. Kruikemeier & C. de Vreese (2014). Gescheiden media? Sociaal-culturele verschillen in mediaconsumptie. In M. Bovens, P. Dekker & W. Tiemeijer (Eds.), Gescheiden werelden? Een verkenning van sociaal-culturele tegenstellingen in Nederland (pp. 235-254). Den Haag: Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau, Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid.

2014

  • S.K. Lecheler, L. Bos & R. Vliegenthart (2014). The mediating role of emotions: News framing effects on opinions about immigration. In Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Wageningen.
  • M. Hameleers, L. Bos & C.H. de Vreese (2014). Research on populist political communication in the Netherlands. In Paper presented at the COST-1308, Populist Political Communication in Europe: Comprehending the Challenge of mediated Political Populism for Democratic Politics working group meeting, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • H.G. Boomgaarden, P. Sheets & L. Bos (2014). Explicit and Implicit Measurement of Far-right Party Support. In Paper presented at the conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
  • P. Sheets, L. Bos & H.G. Boomgaarden (2014). Media Cues and Citizen Support for Right-Wing Populist Parties. In Paper presented at the conference of the Midwest Political Science Association Chicago, IL.
  • L. Bos, J. Lefevere, R. Thijssen & P. Sheets (2014). The impact of media coverage on right-wing populist parties: The role of issue ownership. In Paper presented at the meeting of the European Consortium for Political Research, Glasgow, Scotland.
  • S.K. Lecheler, L. Bos & R. Vliegenthart (2014). Public information campaign framing effects on citizens behaviour towards immigrants: The moderating role of urban identity. In Paper presented at the Politicologenetmaal, Maastricht.
  • L. Bos & C.H. de Vreese (2014). What makes them switch? The impact of the media on vote change. In Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Seattle, USA.
  • L. Bos & C.H. de Vreese (2014). What makes them switch? The impact of the media on vote change. In Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual conference, Chicago, USA.
  • L. Bos, S.K. Lecheler, M. Mewafi & R. Vliegenthart (2014). It’s the frame that matters: Immigration and media framing effects in the Netherlands. In Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Wageningen.

2013

  • L. Bos & K.L.K. Brants (2013). Wilders en de golfslag van het populisme. In Paper presented at the Politicologenetmaal, Ghent, Belgium.
  • L. Bos & K.L.K. Brants (2013). Media populism over time. In Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • N. Bouwman & L. Bos (2013). An experimental investigation into direct effects of non-traditional political communication styles on the perceived credibility of politicians. In Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • P. Sheets, L. Bos & H. Boomgaarden (2013). Media cues and citizen support for right-wing populist parties. In Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • L. Bos (2013). Media populism: The state of affairs. In Paper presented at the Council for European Studies Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • P. Sheets, L. Bos & H. Boomgaarden (2013). Media cues and citizen support for right-wing populist parties. In Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Hilton Metropole Hotel, London, England, Jun 17, 2013 Vol. 2013. Conference papers: International Communication Association: annual meeting. Washington, DC: International Communication Association.
  • P. Sheets, L. Bos & H.G. Boomgaarden (2013). Media cues and support for right-wing populist parties. In Paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research, Bordeaux, France.
  • H.G. Boomgaarden, P. Sheets & L. Bos (2013). Implicit and explicit measures of far-right support. In Paper presented at the European Consortium of Political Research, Bordeaux, France.
  • L. Bos & K.L.K. Brants (2013). Rise and Spread of Populism in the Netherlands: A longitudinal study of politician's rhetoric and media's portrayal. In Paper presented at the Politicologenetmaal, Gent, Belgium.
  • L. Bos & C.H. de Vreese (2013). What makes them switch? The impact of the media on vote change. In Paper presented at the ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux, France.
  • P. Sheets, L. Bos & H. Boomgaarden (2013). Media cues and citizen support for right-wing populist parties. In Paper presented at the Council for European Studies Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2012

  • L. Bos (2012). An experimental test of the impact of style and rhetoric on the perception of right-wing populist and mainstream leaders. In Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
  • L. Bos (2012). An experimental test of the impact of style and rhetoric on the perception of right-wing populist and mainstream leaders. In Paper presented at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Leuven, Belgium.

2011

  • L. Bos, W. van der Brug & C.H. de Vreese (2011). An experimental test of the impact of style and rhetoric on the perception of right-wing populist and mainstream leaders. In Paper presented at the Politicologenetmaal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • M. Paalvast & L. Bos (2011). Wie bepaalt het beeld over de multiculturele samenleving? Een onderzoek naar brondiversiteit in het binnenlands nieuws van landelijke dagbladen. In Paper presented at Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Enschede, The Netherlands.

2009

  • L. Bos, W. van der Brug & C.H. de Vreese (2009). The mass media: explaining perceptions of right-wing populist leaders. In Paper presented at the ECPR General Conference, Potsdam..

Media optreden

  • L. Bos (Blogpost) (2013, Feb 08). Do right-wing populist party leaders make a difference? [webcast]. In Extremis Project website. http://extremisproject.org/2013/02/do-right-wing-populist-party-leaders-make-a-difference/.
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