What is (almost) done happening…
What is (almost) done happening…
Peer-Reviewed Publications
10 Turnbull-Dugarte, S., Versteegen, P.L., Devine, D., & Winter, O. (forthcoming). Partisan Responsiveness in Real Time. Political Science Research and Methods.
9 Versteegen, P.L., Phillips, J., & Mason, L. (2026). Cool Citizens? How Affectively Unpolarized Citizens View and Participate in Democracy. Political Behavior. Online first. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-026-10190-3
8 Lawall, K., Versteegen, P.L., & Tsakiris, M. (2026). How does affective polarization feel? A comparative description. European Journal of Political Research. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1475676526101170
- Katharina & Luca share first authorship.
- Preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/xym8z_v1
7 Kubin, E., Versteegen, P. L., & Gray, K. (2025). How Self-Disclosure Bridges Divides: A Tool for Increasing Political Respect and Willingness to Interact. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Online first. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075251371397
- Featured in Character & Context, January 5, 2026.
- Emily & Luca share first authorship.
6 Versteegen, P.L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). E Pluribus Whom? The Limitations of American Identity in Reducing Racial Conflict. Political Behavior, 48, 1–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-025-10050-6
5 Versteegen, P. L. & Adams, B. G. (2025). The Inclusion Experience: Just Belonging or Belonging and Uniqueness.Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 28, 1054–1075. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241312675
4 Versteegen, P.L. (2024). Trump Voters’ Social Position in US Society: Uniqueness and Radical Right Support. Political Psychology, 46, 145–165. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12984
- Featured by Sage Publishing, April 4, 2024.
- Featured in PsyPost, May 12, 2024.
3 Versteegen, P. L. (2024). We Love, They Hate: Emotions in Affective Polarization and How Partisans Use Them. Political Psychology, 45, 1031–1049. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12955
- Featured in Character & Context, April 8, 2024.
2 Versteegen, P.L. (2023). The Excluded Ordinary? A Theory of Populist Radical Right Supporters’ Position in Society. European Journal of Social Psychology, 53, 1327–1342. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2977
1 Versteegen, P.L. (2023). Those Were the What? Contents of Nostalgia, Relative Deprivation, and Radical Right Support. European Journal of Political Research, 36, 259–280. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12593
- Featured in The Conversation, November 20, 2023.
- Featured in Weekendavisen, November 10, 2025.
Books and Book Chapters
1 Mason, L. & Versteegen, P.L. (2025). Social sorting and affective polarization. In M. Torcal & E. Harteveld (Eds.), Handbook of Affective Polarization (pp. 232–249). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Other Publications
3 Versteegen, P.L. (2024). What the media still get wrong about Trump Voters. L.A. Times.
2 Versteegen, P.L. (2023). Populist radical right voters do not have a monopoly on nostalgia! The Loop – ECPR’s Political Science Blog.
1 Versteegen, U. & Versteegen, P.L. (2020). Social Fields As An Awareness-Based Approach To Reconnect Self, Other, and Whole. In O. Gunnlaugson (Ed.), Advances in Presencing, Volume 3. Vancouver, Can: Trifoss Business Press.