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Doctoral dissertation

Verhaegen, S. (2015). The development of European identity: A study of the individual-level development processes, KU Leuven, 290 pp.

Peer-reviewed articles

• Tallberg, J., Verhaegen, S. (forthcoming).  The Legitimacy of International Institutions among Rising and Established Powers. Global Policy.
• Dupuy, C., Verhaegen, S., Van Ingelgom, V. (2020). Support for regionalisation in federal Belgium: the role of political socialization. Publius: The Journal of Federalism (online first).
• de Moor, J., Verhaegen, S. (2020). Gateway or getaway? Testing the link between lifestyle politics and other modes of political participation. European Political Science Review, 12(1), 91-111.
• Verhaegen, S. (2018). What to expect from European identity? Explaining support for solidarity in times of crisis. Comparative European Politics, 16(5), 871-904.
• Verhaegen, S., Hooghe, M., Quintelier, E. (2017). The effect of political trust and trust in in European citizens on European identity. European Political Science Review, 9(2), 161-181.
• Kelbel, C., Van Ingelgom, V., Verhaegen, S. (2016). Looking for the European voter: Split-ticket voting in the Belgian regional and European elections of 2009 and 2014. Politics and Governance, 4(1), 116-129.
• Verhaegen, S., Boonen, J. (2016). The development of political knowledge in adolescence: The importance of information-rich socialization contexts. Politics, Culture and Socialization, 7(1-2), 7-27.
• Verhaegen, S., Hooghe, M. (2015). Does more knowledge about the European Union lead to a stronger European identity? A comparative analysis among adolescents in 21 European member states. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 28(2), 127-146.
• Quintelier, E., Verhaegen, S., Hooghe, M. (2014). The Intergenerational Transmission of European Identity: The Role of Gender and Discussion within Families. Journal of Common Market Studies, 52(5), 1103-1119.
• Verhaegen, S., Hooghe, M., Quintelier, E. (2014). European identity and support for European integration: A matter of perceived economic benefits?. Kyklos, 67(2), 295-314.
• Verhaegen, S., Hooghe, M., Meeusen, C. (2013). Opportunities to learn about Europe at school. A comparative analysis among adolescents in 21 European member states. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 45(6), 838-864.
• Verhaegen, S., Hooghe, M., Dejaeghere, Y. (2012). Leidt meer kennis over de Europese Unie tot een sterkere Europese identiteit? Een vergelijkend onderzoek bij adolescenten in 21 lidstaten. Res Publica: Tijdschrift voor Politologie, 54 (4), 465-491.

Book chapters

• Nasiritousi, N., Verhaegen, S. (2020). Disentangling Legitimacy: Comparing Stakeholder Assessments of Five Key Climate and Energy Governance Institutions. In: F. Zelli, K. Bäckstrand, N. Nasiritousi, J. Skovgaard, O. Widerberg (eds.) Governing the Climate-Energy Nexus: Challenges to Coherence, Legitimacy and Effectiveness, Cambridge University Press, 183-211.
• Verhaegen, S., Hoon, L., Kelbel, C. & Van Ingelgom, V. (2018). A three-level game: Citizens’ attitudes about the division of competences in a multilevel context. In: K. Deschouwer, (ed.) Mind the Gap: Political participation and representation in Belgium, Colchester: ECPR Press, 133-160.
• Hooghe, M., Verhaegen, S. (2017). The Democratic Legitimacy of the EU and Support for Redistribution within Europe. In: F. Vandenbroucke, C. Barnard, G. De Baerde (eds.) A European Social Union After the Crisis, Cambridge University Press, 120-139.
• Verhaegen, S., Udrea, G. (2017). The Impact of Social and Cognitive Learning Experiences on European Identity Development among Young Europeans. In: A. Bargaoanu, R. Buturoiu, L. Radu (eds.) Why Europe? Narratives and Counter-narratives of European Integration, New York: Peter Lang, 103-131.
• Kelbel, C., Van Ingelgom, V. & Verhaegen, S. (2015). Op zoek naar de Europese kiezer. In: Deschouwer K., Delwit P., Hooghe M., Baudewyns P., Walgrave S. (Eds.) De kiezer ontcijferd. Leuven: Lannoo Campus, 192-212.

Working papers

• Verhaegen, S. (2018). The relationship between national and European identification, and trust in EU institutions, CERGU’s Working Paper Series, 2018:4.
• Hooghe, M. & Verhaegen, S. (2014). The Democratic Legitimacy of the EU and Support for Redistribution within Europe, Euroforum Policy Papers.

Scientific reports

• Verhaegen, S., Dellmuth, L.M., Scholte, J.A., Tallberg, J. (2019). LegGov Elite Survey – Technical report, 74 pp. Stockholm: Stockholm University.
• Scholte, J.A., Tallberg, J., Verhaegen, S. (2019). Elite attitudes toward global governance – A report of summary findings from the LegGov Elite Survey, 42 pp. Stockholm: Stockholm University.
• Hooghe, M., Quintelier, E., Meeusen, C., Verhaegen, S., Boonen, J., Smets, A. (2013). Parent-Child Socialization Study (PCSS) 2012-2013- Technical Report Panel Survey, 50 pp. Leuven: Centre for Political Sciences.
• Hooghe, M., Quintelier, E., Verhaegen, S., Boonen, J., Meeusen, C. (2012). Parent-Child Socialization Study (PCSS) 2012 - Technical Report, 57 pp. Leuven: Centre for Political Sciences, KU Leuven.

Datasets

• Legitimacy in Global Governance Elite Survey (2019). Elite perceptions of legitimacy of global governance institutions. Verhaegen, S., Dellmuth, L.M., Scholte, J., Tallberg, J.
• Parent-Child Socialization Study (PCSS) 2012 -2013. Panel study by Hooghe, M., Quintelier, E., Verhaegen, S., Boonen, J., Meeusen, C., Leuven: Centre for Political Research.