Dr S.E. (Sjifra) de Leeuw
Postdoctoral Researcher
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
CW : Political Communication & Journalism
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
- Postbus 15791
1001 NG Amsterdam
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About
Dr. Sjifra de Leeuw is a postdoctoral researcher in Political Communication and Journalism at the University of Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) and research affiliate at the Center for Social Media and Politics (CSMaP) at New York University (NYU). Her current research involves the societal effects of online news consumption – the consumption of dissimilar political views in particular.
Sjifra completed her Ph.D. (2017-2020, Cum Laude / Highest Distinction) entitled The Authoritarian Virus: Between Infection and Immunity. An Empirical Investigation of Authoritarian Framing Effects at the same research group. She holds a Master's degree in Comparative Politics (Summa Cum Laude, 2017), Sociology (Magna Cum Laude, 2017) at the University of Leuven, Belgium, where she has also pursued a Masters in Statistics (provisional Magna Cum Laude). Her master's theses received "best master thesis prizes" awarded by the KU Leuven Faculty of Social Sciences (1st place), the Belgian Society for Sociological Research (3rd place), and Sociology Magazine (2nd place).
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Publications
- refereed (6)
- academic (3)
- professional (1)
- popular scientific (6)
- conference contributions (12)
- doctoral thesis (1)
- working papers / preprints (1)
2020
- de Leeuw, S. E., Rekker, R., Azrout, R., & van Spanje, J. H. P. (2020). Are Would-Be Authoritarians Right? Democratic Support and Citizens’ Left-Right Self-Placement in Former Left- and Right-Authoritarian Countries. Democratization. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2020.1827230
- de Leeuw, S., Azrout, R., Rekker, R., & van Spanje, J. (2020). After all this time? The impact of media and authoritarian history on political news coverage in twelve western countries. Journal of Communication, 70, 744-767. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqaa029
2019
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2019). Explaining citizen attitudes to strategies of democratic defense in Europe: A resource in responses to contemporary challenges to liberal democracy? International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 32, 694–710. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edz042
2018
Erzeel, S., de Leeuw, S., Marien, S., & Rihoux, B. (2018). Gender-based voting. In K. Deschouwer (Ed.), Mind the Gap: Political Participation and Representation in Belgium (pp. 227-250). London: Rowman & Littlefield International/ECPR Press. [details]- de Leeuw, S. E. (2018). Same difference: gegenderde politieke socialisatieprocessen in adolescentie: Een Multi Group Structural Equations-analyse van primaire politieke socialisatieprocessen in adolescentie. Sociologos, 39(4), 405-427. [details]
2017
- de Leeuw, S. (2017). Het geslacht van de kandidaat als heuristisch stemmotief: Een onderzoek naar het effect van politieke sofisticatie en electorale context op gender-based stemgedrag. Res Publica, 59(2), 141-169. [details]
2016
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2016). De virtuele publieke sfeer en de mogelijkheid tot consensus. Filosofie, 26(4), 48-50.
2015
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2015). De Syriëstrijder als tragische held: over hybris, vrijheid en pluraliteit. Liberaal Reveil, 56(2), 71-74.
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2015). Het facebook account van Ares en Aphrodite: over Habermas, Rawls en de redelijke dialoog op het internet. Filosofie, 25(5), 41-44.
2018
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2018). Het mannenbastion dat politiek heet. Sociologie Magazine, 26(2).
2018
- de Leeuw, S. E. (Author). (2018). Free speech on trial: What we can learn about the Wilders trial from other hate-speech prosecutions (Blog). Web publication/site, Communicating Communication (ComCom) blog. Retrieved from https://www.communicatingcommunication.com/single-post/2018/06/12/Free-speech-on-trial-What-we-can-learn-about-the-Wilders-trial-from-other-hate-speech-prosecutions
2017
- de Leeuw, S. (Author). (2017). Marine Le Pen’s Woman Card: The re-alignment of female voters in a traditionally masculine game. Web publication/site, LSE Engenderings Blog. Retrieved from http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/gender/2017/08/07/marine-le-pens-woman-card-the-re-alignment-of-female-voters-in-a-traditionally-masculine-game/
- de Leeuw, S. (Author). (2017). Waar komt het gebrek aan politiek zelfvertrouwen van vrouwen toch vandaan?. Web publication/site, KU Leuven Blogt.
- de Leeuw, S. E. (Author). (2017). Vrouwen stemmen op vrouwen. Omdat dat makkelijk is?. Web publication/site, KU Leuven Blogt.
- de Leeuw, S. E. (Author). (2017). Weinig vrouwen in de Tweede Kamer: Schuld van de kiezer of van de partijen? [Blog]. Web publication/site, Stuk Rood Vlees.
- de Leeuw, S. E. (Author). (2017). Zorgt een stem op een vrouw er ook voor dat ze verkozen wordt? [Blog]. Web publication/site, KU Leuven Blogt.
2019
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2019). Hostile territory: Explaining stigmatization of US president Donald Trump in news media 12 western countries. Paper presented at Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Nijmegen, .
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2019). Hostile territory: Explaining stigmatization of US president Donald Trump in news media in 12 western countries. Paper presented at Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, United States.
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2019). Hostile territory: Mapping and explaining stigmatization in news media in twelve western countries. Paper presented at International Communication Association (ICA), Washington, United States.
2018
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2018). The democratic blind spot: Why some parties acquire an antidemocratic reputation, while others do not. Paper presented at ECPR Summerschool on Political Parties, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2018). The wolf in sheep’s clothing: How the authoritarian past moderates the use of antidemocratic framing against far-right and far-left parties in news media. Paper presented at 7th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Lugano, Switzerland.
- de Leeuw, S., Azrout, R., Rekker, R., & van Spanje, J. (2018). A matter of nostalgia: How authoritarian traditions shape the distribution of democratic support on the left-right dimension. Paper presented at European Political Science Association Conference, Vienna, Austria. [details]
- de Leeuw, S., Rekker, R., Azrout, R., & van Spanje, J. (2018). A matter of nostalgia: How authoritarian traditions shape the distribution of democratic support on the left-right dimension. Paper presented at ECPR Joint Sessions, Nicosia, Cyprus. [details]
- de Leeuw, S., Rekker, R., Azrout, R., & van Spanje, J. (2018). Today’s problems, yesterday’s solutions: The influence of authoritarian legacies on the alignment between left-right orientation and anti-democratic sentiments . Paper presented at Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap, Ghent, Belgium.
2017
- Hooghe, M., & de Leeuw, S. E. (2017). Ideological Congruence in Federal and Regional Elections: The Belgian Case. Paper presented at Voting in the Regional Elections Conference, Eupen, Belgium.
- de Leeuw, S. E., & Claes, E. (2017). High expectations, less efficacious: explaining why girls are less politically efficacious than boys: A random-effects analysis of the influence of parental, secondary and tertiary socialization processes on gender disparities in internal political efficacy among adolescents. Paper presented at Politicologenetmaal , Leiden, Netherlands.
2016
- Goubin, S., Hooghe, M., & de Leeuw, S. E. (2016). Unequal Societies. The effect of economic inequality on political trust. Paper presented at Politicologenetmaal, Brussels, Belgium.
- de Leeuw, S. E. (2016). The effect of low-information voters and elections on gender-based voting behavior: An analysis of the 2014 Belgian federal and European elections. Paper presented at Belgium: The State of The Federation, Ghent , Belgium.
2016
- Goubin, S., Hooghe, M., & de Leeuw, S. E. (2016). Inequality and Political trust in Europe. An Exploratory Analysis. Leuven: Centre for Citizenship and Democracy.
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Erzeel, S., de Leeuw, S., Marien, S., & Rihoux, B. (2018). Gender-based voting. In K. Deschouwer (Ed.), Mind the Gap: Political Participation and Representation in Belgium (pp. 227-250). London: Rowman & Littlefield International/ECPR Press.