Pascal Verhoest
Biographic Data
| ID | 281397 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pascal Verhoest |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pascal |
| FAMILY NAME | Verhoest |
| SIGNATURE | VERHOEST P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8270-3644 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The social resonance of environmental media messages
This study examines the reasons why certain environmental messages are received negatively by some social groups and not by others. In particular, the study provides insights into the influence of fear appeals in environmental communication and explores how communication strategies can be optimised to encourage environmentally friendly behaviour. In contrast to many studies that adopt a linear perspective on media effects, this study analyses the…
One city, different views
Brussels is struggling with a negative image as a living environment. This converges with an outward migration of economically better-off inhabitants, which has a negative effect on tax revenues. Improving the image of Brussels has thus become a policy priority. This paper investigates perceptions about Brussels within three subpopulations: Brussels residents, commuters and non-residents. By applying cluster analysis to 180 interviews, distinctiv…
Perceptions as drivers of residential mobility
Berichtgeving in Belgische kranten over Brussel als woonplaats
L’image extrêmement négative de Bruxelles dans la presse, souvent citée comme un facteur expliquant le manque d’attrait de la ville en tant que lieu de vie, fait rarement l’objet de recherches. Cette étude porte sur la façon dont les journaux belges présentent la vie bruxelloise, ainsi que sur la façon dont ces représentations sont corrélées à des schémas culturels plus généraux qui influent sur les perceptions de la population. Une analyse des c…
La couverture de Bruxelles en tant que lieu de vie par les journaux belges
L’image extrêmement négative de Bruxelles dans la presse, souvent citée comme un facteur expliquant le manque d’attrait de la ville en tant que lieu de vie, fait rarement l’objet de recherches. Cette étude porte sur la façon dont les journaux belges présentent la vie bruxelloise, ainsi que sur la façon dont ces représentations sont corrélées à des schémas culturels plus généraux qui influent sur les perceptions de la population. Une analyse des c…
Belgian newspaper coverage on Brussels as a place to live
L’image extrêmement négative de Bruxelles dans la presse, souvent citée comme un facteur expliquant le manque d’attrait de la ville en tant que lieu de vie, fait rarement l’objet de recherches. Cette étude porte sur la façon dont les journaux belges présentent la vie bruxelloise, ainsi que sur la façon dont ces représentations sont corrélées à des schémas culturels plus généraux qui influent sur les perceptions de la population. Une analyse des c…
Fragmentation, homogenisation or segmentation? A diary study into the diversity of news consumption in a high-choice media environment
A weeklong diary study ( N = 460) into the exposure to news of Belgian (Flemish) adult media users (aged 25–45) shows that their information consumption is currently relatively diverse. An explanation for the observed diversity is that news consumers in Dutch-speaking Belgium have a wide array of internally balanced news titles and channels at their disposal, which they also actively consult. In addition, the study demonstrates that news consumpt…
What do people learn from following the news? A diary study on the influence of media use on knowledge of current news stories
One of the main functions of news media in democracies is informing the citizenry on day-to-day affairs. However, the way in which citizens gather news has changed as nowadays people have more opportunities than ever before to adapt their media consumption based on their preferences. One of the major game changers was the introduction of social media. This raises the question to what extent traditional media still contribute to people’s knowledge…
Seventeenth-Century Pamphlets as Constituents of a Public Communications Space
A public sphere in which people can freely discuss worldly affairs is arguably an essential building block of deliberative democracies. As a theoretical and historical concept, however, the public sphere concept is far from unequivocal. This article reviews Habermasian public sphere theory and particularly his failure, according to critics, to establish the 'bourgeois public sphere' as an historical category. It provides a more realistic historic…
A Transaction Structure Approach to Assessing the Dynamics and Impacts of ‘Business-to-Business’ Electronic Commerce
This paper proposes some ways forward in stimulating and structuring interdisciplinary research on business-to-business electronic commerce. A ‘commerce-centered’ perspective is proposed that is grounded in concepts of commerce as a complex socio-economic institution. On this basis, a conceptual framework is developed for assessing the dynamics and impacts of electronic commerce in the value chains of products and services. The approach focuses o…
The myth of universal service
The liberalization of the telecommunications sector provoked renewed attention to the concept of universal service. This has led to popular misconceptions of the underlying historical rationale for universal service that blur academic discussions on the topic and are often misused by policy makers for ideological purposes. The hermeneutic approach of this article consists of a critical investigation of the meaning of the concept of universal serv…
Les services publics de communication en Belgique (1830-1994)
In a context of liberalization and privatization, one of the main political stakes is the challenge to the social and economic role of the State. A study of the origins and evolution of the public service opens several avenues for investigating the nature of present changes within the communications sector. Three questions structure this inquiry throughout the ar
La structuration du rôle de l'Etat dans le secteur des télécommunications en Belgique au XIXe siècle
graphes électriques et téléphone), le rôle de l'Etat a évolué de celui d'un simple « gendarme » du secteur à celui d'un intervenant économique disposant d'un monopole d'exploitation des télécommunications, grâce auquel il doit assurer un « service public ». Au XIXe siècle, cela revient à utiliser l'outil de la subvention croisée pour étendre géogra- phiquement les réseaux et diminuer les tarifs : le service public est surtout au service du commer…
What do people learn from following the news? A diary study on the influence of media use on knowledge of current news stories
One of the main functions of news media in democracies is informing the citizenry on day-to-day affairs. However, the way in which citizens gather news has changed as nowadays people have more opportunities than ever before to adapt their media consumption based on their preferences. One of the major game changers was the introduction of social media. This raises the question to what extent traditional media still contribute to people’s knowledge…
Perceptions as drivers of residential mobility
Seventeenth-Century Pamphlets as Constituents of a Public Communications Space
A public sphere in which people can freely discuss worldly affairs is arguably an essential building block of deliberative democracies. As a theoretical and historical concept, however, the public sphere concept is far from unequivocal. This article reviews Habermasian public sphere theory and particularly his failure, according to critics, to establish the 'bourgeois public sphere' as an historical category. It provides a more realistic historic…
The myth of universal service
The liberalization of the telecommunications sector provoked renewed attention to the concept of universal service. This has led to popular misconceptions of the underlying historical rationale for universal service that blur academic discussions on the topic and are often misused by policy makers for ideological purposes. The hermeneutic approach of this article consists of a critical investigation of the meaning of the concept of universal serv…
La structuration du rôle de l'Etat dans le secteur des télécommunications en Belgique au XIXe siècle
graphes électriques et téléphone), le rôle de l'Etat a évolué de celui d'un simple « gendarme » du secteur à celui d'un intervenant économique disposant d'un monopole d'exploitation des télécommunications, grâce auquel il doit assurer un « service public ». Au XIXe siècle, cela revient à utiliser l'outil de la subvention croisée pour étendre géogra- phiquement les réseaux et diminuer les tarifs : le service public est surtout au service du commer…
Les services publics de communication en Belgique (1830-1994)
In a context of liberalization and privatization, one of the main political stakes is the challenge to the social and economic role of the State. A study of the origins and evolution of the public service opens several avenues for investigating the nature of present changes within the communications sector. Three questions structure this inquiry throughout the ar
The myth of universal service
The liberalization of the telecommunications sector provoked renewed attention to the concept of universal service. This has led to popular misconceptions of the underlying historical rationale for universal service that blur academic discussions on the topic and are often misused by policy makers for ideological purposes. The hermeneutic approach of this article consists of a critical investigation of the meaning of the concept of universal serv…
A Transaction Structure Approach to Assessing the Dynamics and Impacts of ‘Business-to-Business’ Electronic Commerce
This paper proposes some ways forward in stimulating and structuring interdisciplinary research on business-to-business electronic commerce. A ‘commerce-centered’ perspective is proposed that is grounded in concepts of commerce as a complex socio-economic institution. On this basis, a conceptual framework is developed for assessing the dynamics and impacts of electronic commerce in the value chains of products and services. The approach focuses o…
Seventeenth-Century Pamphlets as Constituents of a Public Communications Space
A public sphere in which people can freely discuss worldly affairs is arguably an essential building block of deliberative democracies. As a theoretical and historical concept, however, the public sphere concept is far from unequivocal. This article reviews Habermasian public sphere theory and particularly his failure, according to critics, to establish the 'bourgeois public sphere' as an historical category. It provides a more realistic historic…
Berichtgeving in Belgische kranten over Brussel als woonplaats
L’image extrêmement négative de Bruxelles dans la presse, souvent citée comme un facteur expliquant le manque d’attrait de la ville en tant que lieu de vie, fait rarement l’objet de recherches. Cette étude porte sur la façon dont les journaux belges présentent la vie bruxelloise, ainsi que sur la façon dont ces représentations sont corrélées à des schémas culturels plus généraux qui influent sur les perceptions de la population. Une analyse des c…
La couverture de Bruxelles en tant que lieu de vie par les journaux belges
L’image extrêmement négative de Bruxelles dans la presse, souvent citée comme un facteur expliquant le manque d’attrait de la ville en tant que lieu de vie, fait rarement l’objet de recherches. Cette étude porte sur la façon dont les journaux belges présentent la vie bruxelloise, ainsi que sur la façon dont ces représentations sont corrélées à des schémas culturels plus généraux qui influent sur les perceptions de la population. Une analyse des c…
Belgian newspaper coverage on Brussels as a place to live
L’image extrêmement négative de Bruxelles dans la presse, souvent citée comme un facteur expliquant le manque d’attrait de la ville en tant que lieu de vie, fait rarement l’objet de recherches. Cette étude porte sur la façon dont les journaux belges présentent la vie bruxelloise, ainsi que sur la façon dont ces représentations sont corrélées à des schémas culturels plus généraux qui influent sur les perceptions de la population. Une analyse des c…
Fragmentation, homogenisation or segmentation? A diary study into the diversity of news consumption in a high-choice media environment
A weeklong diary study ( N = 460) into the exposure to news of Belgian (Flemish) adult media users (aged 25–45) shows that their information consumption is currently relatively diverse. An explanation for the observed diversity is that news consumers in Dutch-speaking Belgium have a wide array of internally balanced news titles and channels at their disposal, which they also actively consult. In addition, the study demonstrates that news consumpt…
What do people learn from following the news? A diary study on the influence of media use on knowledge of current news stories
One of the main functions of news media in democracies is informing the citizenry on day-to-day affairs. However, the way in which citizens gather news has changed as nowadays people have more opportunities than ever before to adapt their media consumption based on their preferences. One of the major game changers was the introduction of social media. This raises the question to what extent traditional media still contribute to people’s knowledge…
One city, different views
Brussels is struggling with a negative image as a living environment. This converges with an outward migration of economically better-off inhabitants, which has a negative effect on tax revenues. Improving the image of Brussels has thus become a policy priority. This paper investigates perceptions about Brussels within three subpopulations: Brussels residents, commuters and non-residents. By applying cluster analysis to 180 interviews, distinctiv…
Perceptions as drivers of residential mobility
The social resonance of environmental media messages
This study examines the reasons why certain environmental messages are received negatively by some social groups and not by others. In particular, the study provides insights into the influence of fear appeals in environmental communication and explores how communication strategies can be optimised to encourage environmentally friendly behaviour. In contrast to many studies that adopt a linear perspective on media effects, this study analyses the…
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Humanities (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works)