Damien Bol is a professor and researcher at the Center for Political Research (CEVIPOF) in Sciences Po Paris. Prior to his current position, he worked at the University of Montreal and King's College London. He earns his PhD from the University of Louvain.

In his research, Damien uses experiments and surveys to study the role of elections in shaping people’s experiences with representative democracy, both from a micro and comparative perspective. His current interests include citizens’s attitudes toward democracy and its institutions (democracy in general, electoral systems, deliberative assemblies), as well as voting behavior (strategic voting, turnout).

Damien has conducted a range of experiments and surveys in various countries, including Belgium, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, which are his main countries of expertise.

He is currently the Director of the newly created network for electoral studies in France (REEF, Réseau d'Études Électorales en France), which gathers around 100 researchers from a dozen of universities across the country.

Here are some examples of his recent publications. For a full list, see his personal website.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

(2023) What Kind of Electoral Outcome Do People Think is Good for Democracy? Political Studies 71(4): 1068–1089 (with André Blais et al).

(2023) Choosing an Electoral Rule: Values and Self-Interest in the Lab. Journal of Economic Psychology 95: 102602 (with André Blais et al).

(2023) Public Support for Citizens' Assemblies Selected through Sortition: Evidence from 15 Countries. European Journal of Political Research 62(3): 873-902 (with Jean-Benoit Pilet et al).

• André Blais, Damien Bol. Electoral Rules. Josh Tucker; Andrew Rudalevige. A Political Science Experiment: All Chapters Collection, First Edition, CritReview, 2025. ⟨hal-05171575⟩
• Damien Bol. Anomalie ou transformation ? Réflexion critique sur l'état de l'électoralisme français à l'ère du macronisme. Revue Française de Science Politique, 2024, 74 (2), pp.383-387. ⟨hal-05171586⟩
• Damien Bol, Tom Verthé. Strategic Voting Versus Sincere Voting. David Redlawsk. Oxford Research Encyclopedia in Political Decision Making., Oxford University Press, 2021. ⟨hal-05171574⟩
• Damien Bol. Experiments. Jean-Frédéric Morin; Christian Olsson; Ece Atickan. Research Methods in the Social Sciences: An A-Z of Key Concepts., Oxford University Press, 2020. ⟨hal-05171573⟩
• Philipp Harfst, André Blais, Damien Bol. Voting Strategically in a Two-Vote Elections. John Aldrich; André Blais; Laura Stephenson. The Many Faces of Strategic Voting, University of Michigan Press, 2018. ⟨hal-05171572⟩
• Damien Bol, Arnaud Dellis, Mandar Oak. Candidatures endogènes dans les élections pluralitaires : quelques explications du nombre de candidats et de leur polarisation. Actualite Economique, 2017, 93 (1-2), pp.141-171. ⟨hal-05171585⟩
• Damien Bol, André Blais, Antonin Macé, Jean-François Laslier. Electoral System and Number of Candidates: Candidate Entry under Plurality and Majority Runoff. André Blais; Jean-François Laslier; Karine Van der Straeten. Voting Experiments, Springer, 2016. ⟨hal-05171569⟩
• Damien Bol, Arnaud Dellis, Mandar Oak. Comparison of Voting Procedures Using Models of Electoral Competition with Endogenous Candidacy.. Maria Gallego; Norman Schofield. The Political Economy of Social Choices, Springer, 2016. ⟨hal-05171567⟩
• Damien Bol, Simon Labbé St-Vincent, Jean-Michel Lavoie. Recruiting for Laboratory Voting Experiments: Exploring the (Potential) Sampling Bias. André Blais; Jean-François Laslier; Karine Van der Straeten. Voting Experiments, Springer, 2016. ⟨hal-05171566⟩
• Damien Bol, Elisabeth Dupoirier. André-Paul Frognier : un chercheur exigeant, un électoraliste pionnier. Benoît Rihoux; Virginie Van Ingelgom; Samuel Defacqz. La légitimité de la science politique, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2015. ⟨hal-05171584⟩
• Damien Bol, André-Paul Frognier. Modèles électoraux et vote en Wallonie : plus de 20 ans d’analyse électorale. Pierre Baudewyns. Etre électeur en Wallonie, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2015. ⟨hal-05171582⟩
• Damien Bol, Marian Bohl. Negative Campaigning in Proportional Representation –Yet Non-coalition– Systems: Evidence from Switzerland. Alessandro Nai; Annemarie Walter. New Perspectives on Negative Campaigning, ECPR Press, 2015. ⟨hal-05171563⟩
• Damien Bol. De l’intérêt de la régression multi-niveau en politique comparée. Revue internationale de politique comparée, 2014, 21 (2), pp.81-95. ⟨hal-05171581⟩
• Damien Bol, Ferdinand Teuber. L’adoption des étiquettes partisanes. Régis Dandoy; Jérémy Dodeigne; Geoffrey Matagne; Min Reuchamps. Les élections communales de 2012 en Wallonie, Vanden Broele, 2013. ⟨hal-05171580⟩
• Damien Bol, Andrew Hunter, Gabriela Aguirre Fernandez. The psychological partisan effect of electoral systems: How ideology correlates with strategic voting. Party Politics, 2024, pp.135406882311769. ⟨10.1177/13540688231176975⟩. ⟨hal-04564080⟩
• Philipp Harfst, Damien Bol, André Blais, Sona Golder, Jean-François Laslier, et al.. All (electoral) politics is local? Candidate's regional roots and vote choice. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 2024, 34 (3), pp.387-408. ⟨10.1080/17457289.2023.2189257⟩. ⟨hal-04564077⟩
• Damien Bol, André Blais, Maxime Coulombe, Jean-François Laslier, Jean-Benoit Pilet. Choosing an electoral rule: Values and self-interest in the lab. Journal of Economic Psychology, 2023, 95, pp.102602. ⟨10.1016/j.joep.2023.102602⟩. ⟨hal-04564082⟩
• Jean‐benoit Pilet, Damien Bol, Davide Vittori, Emilien Paulis. Public support for deliberative citizens' assemblies selected through sortition: Evidence from 15 countries. European Journal of Political Research, 2023, 62 (3), pp.873-902. ⟨10.1111/1475-6765.12541⟩. ⟨hal-04564073⟩
• André Blais, Damien Bol, Shaun Bowler, David Farrell, Annika Fredén, et al.. What Kind of Electoral Outcome do People Think is Good for Democracy?. Political Studies, 2023, ⟨10.1177/00323217211055560⟩. ⟨hal-03423514⟩
• Damien Bol, Jean-François Laslier, Matías Núñez. Two Person Bargaining Mechanisms: A Laboratory Experiment. Group Decision and Negotiation, 2022, 31 (6), pp.1145-1177. ⟨10.1007/s10726-022-09793-y⟩. ⟨hal-04564070⟩
• Damien Bol, Ria Ivandic. Does the number of candidates increase turnout? Causal evidence from two-round elections. Political Behavior, 2022, 44 (4), pp.2005-2026. ⟨10.1007/s11109-022-09810-5⟩. ⟨hal-04564071⟩
• Christopher Anderson, Damien Bol, Aurelia Ananda. Humanity’s Attitudes about Democracy and Political Leaders. Public Opinion Quarterly, 2021, 85 (4), pp.957-986. ⟨10.1093/poq/nfab056⟩. ⟨hal-04564064⟩
• Aurelia Ananda, Damien Bol. Does Knowing Democracy Affect Answers to Democratic Support Questions? A Survey Experiment in Indonesia. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2021, 33 (2), pp.433-443. ⟨10.1093/ijpor/edaa012⟩. ⟨hal-04564065⟩
• Damien Bol, Marco Giani. It's a (coarsened exact) match! Non-parametric imputation of European abstainers' vote. Political Science Research and Methods, 2021, 9 (2), pp.445-450. ⟨10.1017/psrm.2019.44⟩. ⟨hal-04564062⟩
• Damien Bol, Marco Giani, André Blais, Peter John Loewen. The effect of COVID‐19 lockdowns on political support: Some good news for democracy?. European Journal of Political Research, 2021, 60 (2), pp.497-505. ⟨10.1111/1475-6765.12401⟩. ⟨hal-04564061⟩
• Damien Bol, Thomas Gschwend, Thomas Zittel, Steffen Zittlau. The importance of personal vote intentions for the responsiveness of legislators: A field experiment. European Journal of Political Research, 2021, 60 (2), pp.455-473. ⟨10.1111/1475-6765.12408⟩. ⟨hal-04564059⟩
• Philipp Harfst, Damien Bol, Jean-François Laslier. Designing Preference Voting. Electoral Studies, 2021, 69, ⟨10.1016/j.electstud.2020.102262⟩. ⟨halshs-03033239⟩
• Jean-François Daoust, Damien Bol. Polarization, Partisan Preferences and Strategic Voting. Government and Opposition, 2020, 55 (4), pp.578-594. ⟨10.1017/gov.2018.42⟩. ⟨hal-04564052⟩
• Damien Bol, Konstantinos Matakos, Orestis Troumpounis, Dimitrios Xefteris. Electoral rules, strategic entry and polarization. Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 178, pp.104065. ⟨10.1016/j.jpubeco.2019.104065⟩. ⟨hal-04564048⟩
• Damien Bol. Putting Politics in the Lab: A Review of Lab Experiments in Political Science. Government and Opposition, 2019, 54 (1), pp.167-190. ⟨10.1017/gov.2018.14⟩. ⟨hal-04564051⟩
• Damien Bol, André Blais, Xavier Gillard, Lidia Nunez Lopez, Jean-Benoit Pilet. Voting and satisfaction with democracy in flexible-list PR. Electoral Studies, 2018, 56, pp.23-34. ⟨10.1016/j.electstud.2018.09.007⟩. ⟨hal-04564046⟩
• Mike Medeiros, Damien Bol, Richard Nadeau. Democratic Legitimacy or Regional Representation: Support for Upper Chamber Reform in Scotland and Quebec. Parliamentary Affairs, 2018, 71 (4), pp.738-759. ⟨10.1093/pa/gsy004⟩. ⟨hal-04564037⟩
• Damien Bol, André Blais, Jean-François Laslier. A mixed-utility theory of vote choice regret. Public Choice, 2018, 176 (3-4), pp.461 - 478. ⟨10.1007/s11127-018-0571-z⟩. ⟨halshs-01885418⟩
• Damien Bol, André Blais, Simon Labbé St-Vincent. Which Matters Most: Party Strategic Exit or Voter Strategic Voting? A Laboratory Experiment. Political Science Research and Methods, 2018, 6 (2), pp.229-244. ⟨10.1017/psrm.2016.39⟩. ⟨hal-04564044⟩
• Camille Bedock, Damien Bol, Thomas Ehrhard. Political Scientists and Electoral Reforms in Europe and Canada: What They Know, What They Do. Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, 2017, 16 (3), pp.335-340. ⟨10.1089/elj.2017.0445⟩. ⟨hal-02266754⟩
• Tom Verthé, Damien Bol, Stefanie Beyens, André Blais. Making votes count in parliament or government?. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 2017, 27 (4), pp.389-412. ⟨10.1080/17457289.2017.1350861⟩. ⟨hal-04564026⟩
• Sona N. Golder, Laura B. Stephenson, Karine van Der Straeten, André Blais, Damien Bol, et al.. Votes for Women: Electoral Systems and Support for Female Candidates. Politics and Gender, 2017, 13 (1), pp.107-131. ⟨halshs-01518271⟩
• Pedro Riera, Damien Bol. Ticket-splitting in mixed-member systems: on the importance of seat linkage between electoral tiers. West European Politics, 2017, 40 (3), pp.584-597. ⟨10.1080/01402382.2016.1271598⟩. ⟨hal-04564030⟩
• Sona Golder, Laura Stephenson, Karine Van der Straeten, André Blais, Damien Bol, et al.. Votes for Women: Electoral Systems and Support for Female Candidates. Politics and Gender, 2017, 13 (01), pp.107-131. ⟨10.1017/S1743923X16000684⟩. ⟨hal-04564032⟩
• Damien Bol, Arnaud Dellis, Mandar Oak. Candidatures endogènes dans les élections pluralitaires : quelques explications du nombre de candidats et de leur polarisation. Actualite Economique, 2017, 93 (1-2), pp.141-171. ⟨10.7202/1044718ar⟩. ⟨hal-04564035⟩
• Alexandre Morin-Chassé, Damien Bol, Laura Stephenson, Simon Labbé St-Vincent. How to Survey About Electoral Turnout? The Efficacy of the Face-Saving Response Items in 19 Different Contexts. Political Science Research and Methods, 2017, 5 (3), pp.575-584. ⟨10.1017/psrm.2016.31⟩. ⟨hal-04564031⟩
• Alrik Thiem, Michael Baumgartner, Damien Bol. Still Lost in Translation! A Correction of Three Misunderstandings Between Configurational Comparativists and Regressional Analysts. Comparative Political Studies, 2016, 49 (6), pp.742-774. ⟨10.1177/0010414014565892⟩. ⟨hal-04564017⟩
• Damien Bol, André Blais, Jean-François Laslier, Antonin Macé. Electoral System and Number of Candidates: Candidate Entry under Plurality and Majority Runoff. Blais, André and Laslier, Jean-François and Van Der Straeten, Karine. Voting Experiments, Springer International Publishing, pp.303--321, 2016, 978-3-319-40571-1. ⟨hal-01446216⟩
• Jean-François Laslier, André Blais, Damien Bol, Sona N. Golder, Philipp Harfst, et al.. The EuroVotePlus experiment . European Union Politics, 2015, 16 (4), pp.601-615. ⟨10.1177/1465116515580180⟩. ⟨halshs-01245549⟩
• Damien Bol, André Blais, Jean-François Laslier, Antonin Macé. Electoral System and Number of Candidates: Candidate Entry under Plurality and Majority Runoff. 2015. ⟨halshs-01168722⟩
• Jean-François Laslier, André Blais, Damien Bol, Sona Golder, Philipp Harfst, et al.. The EuroVotePlus experiment. European Union Politics, 2015, 16 (4), pp.601-615. ⟨10.1177/1465116515580180⟩. ⟨hal-04564014⟩
• Damien Bol, Jean‐benoit Pilet, Pedro Riera. The international diffusion of electoral systems: The spread of mechanisms tempering proportional representation across E urope. European Journal of Political Research, 2015, 54 (2), pp.384-410. ⟨10.1111/1475-6765.12091⟩. ⟨hal-04564016⟩
• Laurie Beaudonnet, André Blais, Damien Bol, Martial Foucault. The impact of election outcomes on satisfaction with democracy under a two-round system. French Politics, 2014, 12 (1), pp.22-35. ⟨10.1057/fp.2014.2⟩. ⟨hal-04564013⟩
• Laurie Beaudonnet, André Blais, Damien Bol, Martial Foucault. The Impact of Election Outcomes on Satisfaction with Democracy under a Two-Round System. French Politics, 2014, 12 (1), pp.22 - 35. ⟨10.1057/fp.2014.2⟩. ⟨hal-03579826⟩
• Damien Bol. De l'intérêt de la régression multiniveau en politique comparée. Revue internationale de politique comparée, 2014, Vol. 21 (2), pp.81-95. ⟨10.3917/ripc.212.0081⟩. ⟨hal-04564012⟩
• Damien Bol, Francesca Luppi. Confronting Theories Based on Necessary Relations: Making the Best of QCA Possibilities. Political Research Quarterly, 2013, 66 (1), pp.205-210. ⟨hal-04564009⟩
• Benoît Rihoux, Priscilla Alamos-Concha, Damien Bol, Axel Marx, Ilona Rezsöhazy. From Niche to Mainstream Method? A Comprehensive Mapping of QCA Applications in Journal Articles from 1984 to 2011. Political Research Quarterly, 2013, 66 (1), pp.175-184. ⟨hal-04564008⟩
• Benoit Rihoux, Patrick Dumont, Serge Deruette, Lieven de Winter, Damien Bol. Belgium. European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, 2012, 51 (1), pp.43-48. ⟨10.1111/j.2047-8852.2012.00003.x⟩. ⟨hal-04564001⟩
• Benoit Rihoux, Patrick Dumont, Lieven de Winter, Serge Deruette, Damien Bol. Belgium. European Journal of Political Research, 2011, 50 (7-8), pp.913-921. ⟨10.1111/j.1475-6765.2011.02013.x⟩. ⟨hal-04563992⟩
• Jean-Benoit Pilet, Damien Bol. Party Preferences and Electoral Reform: How Time in Government Affects the Likelihood of Supporting Electoral Change. West European Politics, 2011, 34 (3), pp.568-586. ⟨10.1080/01402382.2011.555984⟩. ⟨hal-04563998⟩
• Benoit Rihoux, Ilona Rezsöhazy, Damien Bol. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) in Public Policy Analysis: An Extensive Review. German Policy Studies, 2011, 7 (3), pp.9-82. ⟨hal-04563989⟩
• Benoît Rihoux, Patrick Dumont, Lieven de Winter, Serge Deruette, Damien Bol. Belgium. European Journal of Political Research, 2010, 49 (7-8), pp.899-908. ⟨10.1111/j.1475-6765.2010.01944.x⟩. ⟨hal-04563981⟩
• Benoit Rihoux, Patrick Dumont, Lieven de Winter, Serge Deruette, Damien Bol. Belgium. European Journal of Political Research, 2009, 48 (7-8), pp.903-912. ⟨10.1111/j.1475-6765.2009.01852.x⟩. ⟨hal-04563978⟩
• Benoît Rihoux, Patrick Dumont, Lieven de Winter, Damien Bol, Serge Deruette. Belgium. European Journal of Political Research, 2008, 47 (7-8), pp.917-928. ⟨10.1111/j.1475-6765.2008.00828.x⟩. ⟨hal-04563975⟩