Research wins international Frank Cass Prize

Kamil Bernaerts, Benjamin Blanckaert and Didier Caluwaerts A team of political scientists from VUB has won the Frank Cass Prize for the best article of 2023. Kamil Bernaerts, Benjamin Blanckaert and Didier Caluwaerts are affiliated with the Department of Political Science and the DFUTURE research group (VUB Centre for Democratic Futures). Together, they wrote the article "Institutional design and polarization. Do consensus democracies fare better in fighting polarization than majoritarian democracies?" . The article was published in the leading journal Democratization and has made an important contribution to understanding democratisation and political polarisation. The three researchers are grateful for the recognition: "We are honoured and proud that our work has received international attention in the form of the Frank Cass Prize. Our article emphasises the importance of inclusive political institutions at this time of deep divisions.