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Research interests
Kamil Bernaerts is a PhD-candidate at the VUB and University of Warwick. His research interests are greatly inspired by his worry about polarisation in our democracies. Specifically, he aims at disentangling the various sorts of polarisation existing in the literature today, and at empirically exploring how they are related to the health of democracy.
External positions
PhD researcher, University of Warwick
1 Oct 2021 → 1 Oct 2025
Keywords
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- polarization
- emotions
- conflict
- democracy
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Projects
- 1 Active
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OZRIFTM8: Unity in diversity? Exploring the effect of polarisation on social cohesion in Europe
Caluwaerts, D. & Bernaerts, K.
1/10/21 → 30/09/25
Project: Fundamental
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Deliberation and polarization: a multi-disciplinary review
Caluwaerts, D., Bernaerts, K., Kesberg, R., Smets, L. & Spruyt, B., 2023, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 5, 2023, p. 1-13 13 p., 1127372.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fight or unite? A global view on how institutions moderate the link between affective polarization and political violence
Caluwaerts, D. & Bernaerts, K., 14 Apr 2023, (Unpublished) Fight or unite? A global view on how institutions moderate the link between affective polarization and political violence.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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Institutional design and polarisation. Do consensus democracies fare better in fighting polarisation than majoritarian democracies?
Bernaerts, K., Blanckaert, B. & Caluwaerts, D., 2023, In: Democratization. 30, 2, p. 153-172 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile15 Citations (Scopus)99 Downloads (Pure) -
Beyond the culture wars? Assessing the socio-economic determinants of affective polarization
Bernaerts, K., Matthieu, J., Junius, N. & Caluwaerts, D., 2022, p. 1-26. 26 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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Hot or cold? Disentangling the concept of polarisation
Bernaerts, K., 24 Aug 2022, (Unpublished) 2022 ECPR General Conference (Innsbruck).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
Prizes
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Excellence Award 2020-2021
Bernaerts, Kamil (Recipient), 5 Oct 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Frank Cass Prize for Best Article in Democratization
Bernaerts, Kamil (Recipient), Blanckaert, Benjamin (Recipient) & Caluwaerts, Didier (Recipient), 14 Mar 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Ondergraaft polarisatie de democratie?
Kamil Bernaerts (Speaker)
21 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
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Lezing: Polarisatie en democratie
Kamil Bernaerts (Invited speaker)
14 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
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Your liberty ends where mine begins, which forms of polarisation lead to political intolerance?
Kamil Bernaerts (Speaker)
1 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Which forms of polarisation undermine democracy in Belgium and the UK?
Kamil Bernaerts (Speaker)
27 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Lunch Lecture – How some democracies are more susceptible to polarisation than others
Kamil Bernaerts (Speaker)
18 Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
Press/Media
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Belgian democracy less susceptible to polarisation
Kamil Bernaerts, Benjamin Blanckaert & Didier Caluwaerts
9/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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VUB: “Belgian democracy less susceptible to polarisation”
Kamil Bernaerts, Benjamin Blanckaert & Didier Caluwaerts
9/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Belgian democracy less susceptible to polarisation
Kamil Bernaerts, Benjamin Blanckaert & Didier Caluwaerts
9/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Our Belgian political system divides society less than majoritarian democracies, according to a thesis of the VUB
Kamil Bernaerts, Benjamin Blanckaert & Didier Caluwaerts
9/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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The Belgian democracy is less susceptible to polarisation
Kamil Bernaerts, Benjamin Blanckaert & Didier Caluwaerts
9/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Thesis
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A double-edged sword: the peculiar effects of polarisation on social cohesion in Antwerp
Author: Bernaerts, K., 17 May 2021Supervisor: Davesa, F. (Promotor) & Bircan, T. (Jury)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis