Rens Vliegenthart
rensvliegenthart.bsky.social
Rens Vliegenthart
@rensvliegenthart.bsky.social

Professor in Strategic Communication @ Wageningen University & Research

Communication & Media Studies 41%
Political science 35%
#News: As of July 1, 2025, I will be an Assistant Professor for communication in life science contexts at @w-u-r.bsky.social. I’ll join the wonderful Strategic Communication group of @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social, who leads a team of excellent researchers whom I’m really excited to work with 🙌
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Marcel Levi koketteert in het Parool dat hij niet weet waar 'computational social science' voor dient.
Voor een columnist kan bewust uitgemolken onwetendheid een nuttig startpunt zijn voor ophef. Maar voor een wetenschapper/NWO-voorzitter getuigt het van gebrek aan nieuwsgierigheid. Kom dan langs.
How inclusive is comparative communication research? We reviewed articles from 2003–2021 and found:
🔍 Growth in comparative studies, but still limited presence
🗂️ Quant methods dominate
🌍 Western cases & authors prevail
Time for more global perspectives! #Comparative ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
Research Practices in Comparative Communication Research: Visibility, Topical and Geographical Disparities, and their Longitudinal Patterns | Lind | International Journal of Communication
Research Practices in Comparative Communication Research: Visibility, Topical and Geographical Disparities, and their Longitudinal Patterns
ijoc.org

We are so happy that @nielsmede.bsky.social will be our new assistant professor in the Strategic Communication group here at @w-u-r.bsky.social. Welcome! 🥳
#News: As of July 1, 2025, I will be an Assistant Professor for communication in life science contexts at @w-u-r.bsky.social. I’ll join the wonderful Strategic Communication group of @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social, who leads a team of excellent researchers whom I’m really excited to work with 🙌
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Nieuwe blog: Hoe de medialogica negatieve uitingen van politici kan sturen  https://stukroodvlees.nl/?p=17617
2/6 📰🧐 In EJPR Sevenans, @breunig.bsky.social, @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social & others study politician estimates of electorate policy positions in 🇧🇪🇩🇪🇨🇦🇨🇭 using original surveys. Politician estimates are closer to what richer citizens think, but only on socio-economic topics doi.org/nz8k

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Gisteren was de boekpresentatie van het Oxford Handbook of Dutch Politics. Auteurs, collega's, en politieke en ambtelijke professionals zagen @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social, @marikenvelden.bsky.social & Carla Hoetink o.l.v. @alytdamstra.bsky.social spreken over het boek. Een fijne bijeenkomst!

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SAVE THE DATE für die 3. Runde „TrustTalks“ – dieses Semester mit dem Fokus „Media, Trust & Fragmentation“. Organisiert wird das internationale Format von @naylafawzi.bsky.social und ihrem Team. Los geht‘s schon diese Woche mit einem Vortrag von @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social – wir freuen uns!

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@rensvliegenthart.bsky.social has three new vacancies (2 PhDs and 1 post-doc) available within his great Vici-funded project at Wageningen University for those interested in discontent, electoral campaigns, polarisation, and political trust.

www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...

www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...

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