Publicaties
2026
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B., & van der Veen, O. (2026). Uncertainty and political elites' behavior: introducing the uncertainty grid. European Political Science Review, 18(1), 122-137. [DOI]
2025
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Populariserende publicaties
Vis, B., & de Blok, L. (2025). Lokale politieke ambtsdragers gaan onzekere situaties niet massaal uit de weg. Web publication/site, StukRoodVlees. https://stukroodvlees.nl/lokale-politieke-ambtsdragers-gaan-onzekere-situaties-niet-massaal-uit-de-weg/
2024
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
van Hooren, F., & Vis, B. (2024). The Evolving Dutch Welfare State. In S. de Lange, T. Louwerse, P. 't Hart, & C. van Ham (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Dutch Politics (pp. 74-88). Oxford University Press.
Goerlich, C., & Vis, B. (2024). Different Ways of Promoting Working Time Reduction: A Comparative Analysis of Actors, Motives, Forms, and Approaches in Germany, Ireland, and Spain. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: research and practice, 26(2), 159-177. [DOI] [Repository]
Petrovics, D., Huitema, D., Giezen, M., & Vis, B. (2024). Scaling mechanisms of energy communities: A comparison of 28 initiatives. Global Environmental Change, 84, Article 102780. [DOI] [Repository]
2023
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Green-Pedersen, C., & Vis, B. (2023). Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose: Stability and change in the Dutch party system and its effect on the politics of problem solving. In C. Green-Pedersen , C. Jensen , & B. Vis (Eds.), No Normal Science: Festschrift for Kees van Kersbergen (pp. 58-70). Politica. https://politica.dk/boeger/no-normal-science-festschrift-for-kees-van-kersbergen
Green-Pedersen, C., Jensen, C., & Vis, B. (2023). No Normal Science: Festschrift for Kees van Kersbergen. Politica. https://politica.dk/boeger/no-normal-science-festschrift-for-kees-van-kersbergen
Butler, C., & Vis, B. (2023). Heuristics and policy responsiveness: a research agenda. European Political Science, 22(2), 202–227. [DOI] [Repository]
Pagliarin, S., La Mendola, S., & Vis, B. (2023). The “qualitative” in qualitative comparative analysis (QCA): Research moves, case-intimacy and face-to-face interviews. Quality and Quantity, 57(1), 489–507. [DOI] [Repository]
Kevins, A., & Vis, B. (2023). Do Public Consultations Reduce Blame Attribution? The Impact of Consultation Characteristics, Gender, and Gender Attitudes. Political Behavior, 45(3), 1121–1142. [DOI] [Repository]
Vakpublicaties
Vollaard, H., Vis, B., & van Rooij, L. (2023). De potentiële waarde van eenpersoonsfracties in gemeenteraden. Utrecht University. https://www.uu.nl/nieuws/wat-is-de-waarde-van-eenpersoonsfracties-in-gemeenteraden [Portal]
Populariserende publicaties
Green-Pedersen, C., & Vis, B. (2023). Alles verandert; alles blijft hetzelfde. Web publication/site, StukRoodVlees. https://stukroodvlees.nl/alles-verandert-alles-blijft-hetzelfde/
Vollaard, H., van Rooij, L., & Vis, B. (2023, Apr 17). Wat lokale politiek verliest met een hogere kiesdrempel. StukRoodVlees. https://stukroodvlees.nl/wat-lokale-politiek-verliest-met-een-hogere-kiesdrempel/
2022
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Van Kersbergen, K., & Vis, B. (2022). Digitalization as a policy response to social acceleration: Comparing democratic problem solving in Denmark and the Netherlands. Government Information Quarterly, 39(3), 1-10. Article 101707. [DOI] [Repository]
Vis, B., & Stolwijk, S. (2022). In “A League of Their Own?”: Judgment and Decision Making By Politicians and Non-politicians. In A. Weinberg (Ed.), Psychology of Democracy: Of the People, By the People, For the People (pp. 124-145). Cambridge University Press. [DOI] [Repository]
Vis, B. (2022). Commissioned Book Review: Carsten Jensen and Georg Wenzelburger, Reforming the Welfare State. Political Studies Review, 20(4), NP13-NP14. [DOI] [Repository]
Vakpublicaties
van Kersbergen, K., & Vis, B. (2022). Maatschappelijke versnelling vormt een dilemma voor democratische probleemoplossing; Digitalisering biedt een oplossing. Web publication/site, StukRoodVlees. https://stukroodvlees.nl/maatschappelijke-versnelling-vormt-een-dilemma-voor-democratische-probleemoplossing-digitalisering-biedt-een-oplossing/
Populariserende publicaties
Butler, C., & Vis, B. (2022). Rules of thumb can lead to politicians misjudging voters' reactions. Web publication/site, The Loop. https://theloop.ecpr.eu/rules-of-thumb-can-lead-to-policymakers-misjudging-voters-reactions/
Butler, C., & Vis, B. (2022). Vuistregels kunnen leiden tot onjuist inschatten van reactie kiezers op beleid. Web publication/site, StukRoodVlees. https://stukroodvlees.nl/vuistregels-kunnen-leiden-tot-onjuist-inschatten-van-reactie-kiezers-op-beleid/
2021
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Jacobs, A., Büthe, T., Arjona, A., Arriola, L., Bellin, E., Bennett, A., Björkman, L., Bleich, E., Elkins, Z., Fairfield, T., Gaikwad, N., Chestnut Greitens, S., Hawkesworth, M., Herrera, V., Herrera, Y. M., Johnson, K. S., Karakov, E., Koivu, K., Kreuzer, M., ... Yashar, D. J. (2021). The Qualitative Transparency Deliberations: Insights and Implications. Perspectives on Politics, 19(1), 171-208. [DOI] [Repository]
Redlawsk, D. R., Erisen, C., Hennes, E., Oxley, Z., Schreiber, D., & Vis, B. (Eds.) (2021). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Political Decision Making. Oxford University Press.
Verweij, S., & Vis, B. (2021). Three strategies to track configurations over time with Qualitative Comparative Analysis. European Political Science Review, 13(1), 95-111. [DOI] [Repository]
Vis, B., & Stolwijk, S. (2021). Conducting Quantitative Studies with the Participation of Political Elites: Best Practices for Designing the Study and Soliciting the Participation of Political Elites. Quality and Quantity, 55, 1281–1317. [DOI] [Repository]
Stolwijk, S., & Vis, B. (2021). Politicians, the Representativeness Heuristic and Decision-Making Biases. Political Behavior, 43(4), 1411–1432. [DOI] [Repository]
Dul, J., Vis, B., & Goertz, G. (2021). Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) Does Exactly What It Should Do When Applied Properly: A Reply to a Comment on NCA. Sociological Methods and Research, 50(2), 926-936. [DOI] [Repository]
Populariserende publicaties
Kevins, A., & Vis, B. (2021). Do Public Consultations Reduce Blame Attribution? The Impact of Consultation Characteristics, Gender, and Gender Attitudes. Web publication/site, Political Behavior wordpress blog. https://politicalbehavior.wordpress.com/
Kevins, A., & Vis, B. (2021). Meer inspraak, minder schuld?. Web publication/site, StukRoodVlees. https://stukroodvlees.nl/meer-inspraak-minder-schuld/
Vis, B. (2021). Kost snijden in de verzorgingsstaat linkse partijen op de lange termijn structureel stemmen?. Web publication/site, StukRoodVlees. https://stukroodvlees.nl/kost-snijden-in-de-verzorgingsstaat-linkse-partijen-op-de-lange-termijn-structureel-stemmen/
2020
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Populariserende publicaties
Vis, B. (2020). De gedragsstrategieën van de politieke elite. Web publication/site, Utrecht University. https://www.uu.nl/opinie/de-gedragsstrategieen-van-de-politieke-elite
Stolwijk, S., & Vis, B. (2020). Politicians, the Representativeness Heuristic and Decision-Making Biases. Web publication/site, Political Behavior. https://politicalbehavior.wordpress.com/2020/05/01/politicians-the-representativeness-heuristic-and-decision-making-biases/
Vis, B., & Stolwijk, S. (2020). Ook politici maken gebruik van de vuistregel representativiteit. Web publication/site, StukRoodVlees. http://stukroodvlees.nl/ook-politici-maken-gebruik-van-de-vuistregel-representativiteit/
2019
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vieider, F., & Vis, B. (2019). Prospect Theory and Political Decision Making. In D. Redlawsk , C. Erisen, E. Hennes, Z. Oxley, D. Schreiber, & B. Vis (Eds.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia in Political Decision Making (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics). Oxford University Press. [DOI] [Repository]
Brugman, B., Burgers, C., & Vis, B. (2019). Metaphorical framing in political discourse through words vs. concepts: a meta-analysis. Language and Cognition. [DOI] [Repository]
De Block, D., & Vis, B. (2019). Addressing the Challenges Related to Transforming Qualitative Into Quantitative Data in Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 13(4), 503. [DOI] [Repository]
Vis, B. (2019). Heuristics and Political Elites' Judgment and Decision Making. Political Studies Review, 17(1), 41-52. [DOI] [Repository]
Vakpublicaties
Brugman, B., Burgers, C., & Vis, B. (2019, Jun 19). 'Politieke metaforen: Zoete koek of niet?'.
Schneider, C. Q., Vis, B., & Koivu, K. (2019). Summary: Set-Analytic Approaches, Especially Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). (American Political Science Association Organized Section for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, Qualitative Transparency Deliberations, Working Group Final Reports, Report III.4S). American Political Science Association Organized Section for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research. [DOI] [Repository]
Schneider, C. Q., Vis, B., & Koivu, K. (2019). Set-Analytic Approaches, Especially Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). (Qualitative Transparency Deliberations, Working Group Final Reports, Report III.4 ). [DOI]
2018
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B. (2018). How to Analyze Welfare States and their Development? In B. Greve (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State (2 ed., pp. 267-277). Routledge. [DOI]
Vis, B., & Kuijpers, D. (2018). Prospect theory and foreign policy decision-making: Underexposed issues, advancements, and ways forward. Contemporary Security Policy, 39(4), 575-589. [DOI] [Repository]
Vis, B., & Dul, J. (2018). Analyzing relationships of necessity not just in kind but also in degree: Complementing fsQCA with NCA. Sociological Methods and Research, 47(4), 872-899. [DOI] [Repository]
Van der Velden, M., Schumacher, G., & Vis, B. (2018). Living in the Past or Living in the Future? Analyzing Parties' Platform Change In-between Elections, The Netherlands 1997-2014. Political Communication, 35(3), 393-412. [DOI] [Repository]
Vakpublicaties
van der Velden, M., & Vis, B. (2018). Verlies doet iets met politici en politieke partijen, maar wat precies?. Web publication/site, Stuk Rood Vlees. http://stukroodvlees.nl/verlies-doet-iets-met-politici-en-politieke-partijen-maar-wat-precies/
van Kersbergen, K., & Vis, B. (2018). Algemeen Kiesrecht en de Verzorgingsstaat. In R. Andeweg, & M. Leyenaar (Eds.), Alle Stemmen Tellen! 100 Jaar Algemeen Kiesrecht (pp. 185-203). (100 jaar kiesrecht). Amsterdam University Press.
Populariserende publicaties
Vis, B. (2018). Wat zijn vuistregels en gebruiken politici ze, net als iedereen?. Web publication/site, Stuk Rood Vlees.
Vis, B. (2018). Dividendbelasting wel of niet afschaffen: De electorale gevolgen van draaien. Web publication/site, Stuk Rood Vlees. http://stukroodvlees.nl/electorale-gevolgen-afschaffen-dividendbelasting/
2017
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Linde, J., & Vis, B. (2017). The uncertainty of welfare retrenchment's electoral consequences.
De Block, D., & Vis, B. (2017). Addressing the Challenges in Using Qualitative Data in Qualitative Comparative Analysis. (COMPASSS Working Paper Series; No. 2017-88).
Linde, J., & Vis, B. (2017). The Uncertainty of Welfare Retrenchment's Electoral Consequences. (DaWS Working Paper). http://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/c_velfaerd/publications/working+papers
Vis, B. (2017). Prospect Theory. In F. Moghaddam (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior (pp. 670-672). SAGE.
Linde, J., & Vis, B. (2017). Do Politicians Take Risks Like the Rest of Us? An Experimental Test of Prospect Theory Under MPs. Political Psychology, 38(1), 101-117. [DOI]
Vakpublicaties
Kersbergen, C. J. V., & Vis, B. (2017). De toekomst van de verzorgingsstaat in verkiezingstijd: Politieke partijen waarschijnlijk weer gul. Maatschappij & Politiek. [Repository]
Vis, B. (2017, Jul 19). Wanneer breken regeringspartijen hun verkiezingsbeloften over de verzorgingsstaat?
Vis, B. (2017, Mar 22). Waarom GroenLinks het meest zal inleveren bij de formatie.
Populariserende publicaties
Vis, B. (2017, Mar 2). Het echte probleem zijn niet ongeïnformeerde, maar verkeerd geïnformeerde burgers.
Overige resultaten
Schillemans, T., & Vis, B. (2017). Nobelprijs voor gedragseconoom Thaler: Betekenis voor politicologie en bestuurskunde. Web publication/site, Platform Overheid. https://platformoverheid.nl/artikel/nobelprijs-voor-gedragseconoom-thaler
2016
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B., Woldendorp, J., & van Kersbergen, K. (2016). Political Economy: Economic Miracles and Socio-economic Performance. In H. Keman, & J. Woldendorp (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Political Science (pp. 184-201). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Vis, B. (2016). Taking Stock of the Comparative Literature on the Role of Blame Avoidance Strategies in Social Policy Reform. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS, 18(2), 122-137. [DOI]
Populariserende publicaties
Vis, B., & Van Kersbergen, K. (2016). De Verzorgingsstaat. (Elementaire Deeltjes). Amsterdam University Press.
2015
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B., & Woldendorp, J. (2015). Same as it Ever Was? The (Lack of) Influence on Corporatism in the Low Countries. In J. Beyers, P. Dumont, & H. Vollaard (Eds.), European Integration and Consensus Politics in the Low Countries (pp. 166). Routledge.
van Kersbergen, K., & Vis, B. (2015). Three worlds' typology: Moving beyond normal science? Journal of European Social Policy, 25(1), 111-123. [DOI]
Schumacher, G., van de Wardt, M., Vis, B., & Klitgaard, M. B. (2015). How Aspiration to Office Conditions the Impact of Government Participation on Party Platform Change. American Journal of Political Science, 59(4), 1040-1054. [DOI]
Vakpublicaties
Vis, B. (2015). Andries Hoogerwerf: De Politicologie als Verruimer van de Horizon. In Politicologie in Nederland: Van Politisering naar Professionalisering (pp. 13-18). NKWP.
Vis, B. (2015). Hans Daalder: Over de invloed van het totalitarisme, inspiratie in en uit het buitenland, en biografieën. In Politicologie in Nederland: Van Politisering naar Professionalisering (pp. 7-12). NKWP.
Andeweg, R., & Vis, B. (Eds.) (2015). Politicologie in Nederland: Van Politisering naar Professionalisering. NKWP.
2014
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B., & Woldendorp, J. J. (2014). Same as it ever was? The (lack of) influence of European integration on corporatism in the Low Countries. In European Integration and Consensus Politics in the Low Countries (1 ed.). Routledge. [DOI]
Van Kersbergen, K., & Vis, B. (2014). Comparative Welfare State Politics: Development, Opportunities, and Reform. Cambridge University Press. [DOI]
Vis, B. (2014). The Nordic Model of Social Democracy. West European Politics, 37(5), 1191-1192. [DOI]
van Kersbergen, K., Vis, B., & Hemerijck, A. (2014). The Great Recession and Welfare State Reform: Is Retrenchment Really the Only Game Left in Town? Social Policy and Administration, 48(7), 883-904. [DOI]
Vakpublicaties
Hollanders, D., & Vis, B. (2014). Het committeerprobleem van kiezers en hervormingen in welvaartsstaatprogramma's. Res Publica, 56(1), 130-132. [DOI]
Overige resultaten
Vis, B. (2014). Riskante politiek.
2013
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B. (2013). Leidt de crisis tot hervorming? In Voortschrijdend inzicht: Omdat wetenschap niet stilstaat
Vis, B., Woldendorp, J., & Keman, H. (2013). Examining variation in economic performance using fuzzy-sets. Quality and Quantity, 47(4), 1971-1989. [DOI]
Schumacher, G., Vis, B., & van Kersbergen, K. (2013). Political parties' welfare image, electoral punishment and welfare state retrenchment. Comparative European Politics, 11(1), 1-21. [DOI]
Hollanders, D., & Vis, B. (2013). Voters' commitment problem and reforms in welfare programs. Public Choice, 155(3-4), 433-448. [DOI]
Vis, B., & Hylands, T. (2013). Fat government, thin populace? Is the growth of obesity prevalence lower in more generous welfare states? International Journal of Social Welfare, 22(4), 360-373. [DOI]
Schumacher, G., de Vries, C. E., & Vis, B. (2013). Why Do Parties Change Position? Party Organization and Environmental Incentives. Journal of Politics, 75(2), 464-477. [DOI]
Vis, B., & Van Kersbergen, K. (2013). TOWARDS AN OPEN FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO WELFARE STATE CHANGE: PRESSURES, IDEAS, AND BLAME AVOIDANCE. Public Administration, 91(4), 840-854. [DOI]
Vakpublicaties
Vis, B. (2013). Fundamenteel onderzoek voor de publieke zaak?! Wanneer impopulaire maatregelen te nemen en hoe ermee weg te komen. In M. van Genugten, M. Honigh, & W. Trommel (Eds.), Passie voor de publieke zaak (pp. 19-36). Boom | Lemma.
2012
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B. (2012). Politieke barrières op weg naar een sociale investeringsagenda. Beleid en Maatschappij, 39(3), 354-356.
Vis, B. (2012). The Comparative Advantages of fsQCA and Regression Analysis for Moderately Large-N Analyses. Sociological Methods and Research, 41(1), 168-198. [DOI]
Schumacher, G., & Vis, B. (2012). Why Do Social Democrats Retrench the Welfare State? A Simulation. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 15(3).
Vis, B., Woldendorp, J., & Keman, H. (2012). Economic performance and institutions: capturing the dependent variable. European Political Science Review, 4(1), 73-96. [DOI]
2011
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B. (2011). Is het ontduiken van schuld een spel? Beleid en Maatschappij, 38(3), 362-367 . [DOI]
Vis, B., van Kersbergen, K., & Hylands, T. (2011). To What Extent Did the Financial Crisis Intensify the Pressure to Reform the Welfare State? Social Policy and Administration, 45(4), 338-353. [DOI]
Vis, B. (2011). Prospect Theory and Political Decision Making. Political Studies Review, 9(3), 334-343. [DOI]
Vis, B. (2011). Under which conditions does spending on active labor market policies increase? An fsQCA analysis of 53 governments between 1985 and 2003. European Political Science Review, 3(2), 229-252. [DOI]
Vakpublicaties
Vis, B. (2011). Hervormingsbereidheid en electoraal risico. In Het Profijt van Solidariteit: Draagvlak voor Herziening in het Stelsel van Werk en Inkomen (pp. 120-127). Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
2010
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B. (2010). Political economy, comparative. In The Encyclopedia of Political Science (pp. 1249-1250). CQ Press.
Vis, B. (2010). Politics of Risk-Taking: Welfare State Reform in Advanced Democracies. Amsterdam University Press.
2009
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vries, C. D., & Vis, B. (2009). Cordon féminin of women on top? Res Publica, 51(4), 537-542.
Vis, B. (2009). The importance of socio-economic and political losses and gains in welfare state reform. Journal of European Social Policy, 19(5), 395-407. [DOI]
Vis, B. (2009). Governments and unpopular social policy reform: Biting the bullet or steering clear? European Journal of Political Research, 48(1), 31-57. [DOI]
Vis, B. (2009). Radical Welfare State Retrenchment: a Comparative Analysis. Journal of European Social Policy, 19(1), 93-94. [DOI]
2008
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B. (2008). The direction and scope of social policy change: Regime specific or radical shift towards workfare? JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS, 10(2), 151-169. [DOI]
Vis, B., van Kersbergen, K., & Becker, U. (2008). The politics of welfare state reform in the Netherlands: Explaining a never-ending puzzle. Acta Politica, 43(2-3), 333-356. [DOI]
2007
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Vis, B., & van Kersbergen, K. (2007). Why and how do political actors pursue risky reforms? Journal of Theoretical Politics, 19(2), 153-172. [DOI]
Vis, B., Woldendorp, J., & Keman, H. (2007). Do miracles exist? Analyzing economic performance comparatively. Journal of Business Research, 60(5), 531-538. [DOI]
Vis, B. (2007). States of welfare or states of workfare? Welfare state restructuring in 16 capitalist democracies, 1985-2002. Policy and Politics, 35(1), 105-122.
Vakpublicaties
Vis, B., & van Kersbergen, C. J. (2007). Verbinden als machtspolitieke opdracht. Beleid en Maatschappij, 34(2), 99-102.
2006
Wetenschappelijke publicaties
Keman, J. E., van Kersbergen, C. J., & Vis, B. (2006). Political parties and new social risks: The double backlash against social democracy and Christian democracy. In K. Armingeon, & G. Bonoli (Eds.), The Politics of Post-Industrial Welfare States: Adapting Post-War Social Policies to New Social Risks (1 ed., pp. 27-51). Routledge. [DOI]
van Kersbergen, C. J., & Vis, B. (2006). Staat, macht en sociale politiek: De opbouw, groei en hervorming van de Nederlandse welvaartsstaat. In U. Becker, & P. van Praag (Eds.), Politicologie. Basisthema's & Nederlandse politiek (pp. 296-321). Het Spinhuis.
Vis, B. (2006). The future of the welfare state. Crisis myths and crisis realities. Acta Politica, 41(4), 464-468. [DOI]