Daan Delespaul
@ddelesp.bsky.social
PhD’ing @KU Leuven // Cleavage theory, voting behaviour & political sociology // 🇧🇪 politics
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Daan Delespaul
@ddelesp.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Ever wondered why Flanders and Wallonia vote so differently? 🇧🇪🗳️
In my second PhD chapter – out now in EPSR – we look at cleavage structures in both regions
Very (!) happy to see this published: cambridge.org/core/journal...
In my second PhD chapter – out now in EPSR – we look at cleavage structures in both regions
Very (!) happy to see this published: cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Check out this article, available #OpenAccess on #FirstView.
Third dissertation paper is out now in @govandopp.bsky.social!
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
October 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Check out this article, available #OpenAccess on #FirstView.
Third dissertation paper is out now in @govandopp.bsky.social!
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
October 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Third dissertation paper is out now in @govandopp.bsky.social!
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
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#OpenAccess from @govandopp.bsky.social -
A Common Two-Dimensional Structure? Comparing Demand-side Political Spaces of Eight European Democracies - https://cup.org/4ohFZ6N
- @ddelesp.bsky.social
#FirstView
A Common Two-Dimensional Structure? Comparing Demand-side Political Spaces of Eight European Democracies - https://cup.org/4ohFZ6N
- @ddelesp.bsky.social
#FirstView
October 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
#OpenAccess from @govandopp.bsky.social -
A Common Two-Dimensional Structure? Comparing Demand-side Political Spaces of Eight European Democracies - https://cup.org/4ohFZ6N
- @ddelesp.bsky.social
#FirstView
A Common Two-Dimensional Structure? Comparing Demand-side Political Spaces of Eight European Democracies - https://cup.org/4ohFZ6N
- @ddelesp.bsky.social
#FirstView
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JUST OUT: "Boundaries and Cleavages: Elements of a Cultural Sociology of Political Divides."
OA: direct.mit.edu/ecps/article...
It develops what the cultural sociology of group formation can contribute to research on political cleavages.
(And why "Somewheres vs Anywheres" really doesn't cut it.)
OA: direct.mit.edu/ecps/article...
It develops what the cultural sociology of group formation can contribute to research on political cleavages.
(And why "Somewheres vs Anywheres" really doesn't cut it.)
October 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
JUST OUT: "Boundaries and Cleavages: Elements of a Cultural Sociology of Political Divides."
OA: direct.mit.edu/ecps/article...
It develops what the cultural sociology of group formation can contribute to research on political cleavages.
(And why "Somewheres vs Anywheres" really doesn't cut it.)
OA: direct.mit.edu/ecps/article...
It develops what the cultural sociology of group formation can contribute to research on political cleavages.
(And why "Somewheres vs Anywheres" really doesn't cut it.)
Happy to report that I'm officially #PhDone!
Thanks for joining me on this journey – in particular to supervisors @swyngedouwm.bsky.social, @cecilmeeusen.bsky.social & Koen Abts, and jury members @lwestheuser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @rlachat.bsky.social & Gert-Jan Put.
Thanks for joining me on this journey – in particular to supervisors @swyngedouwm.bsky.social, @cecilmeeusen.bsky.social & Koen Abts, and jury members @lwestheuser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @rlachat.bsky.social & Gert-Jan Put.
October 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Happy to report that I'm officially #PhDone!
Thanks for joining me on this journey – in particular to supervisors @swyngedouwm.bsky.social, @cecilmeeusen.bsky.social & Koen Abts, and jury members @lwestheuser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @rlachat.bsky.social & Gert-Jan Put.
Thanks for joining me on this journey – in particular to supervisors @swyngedouwm.bsky.social, @cecilmeeusen.bsky.social & Koen Abts, and jury members @lwestheuser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @rlachat.bsky.social & Gert-Jan Put.
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Radical left support increases for those who study more than their parents and do not achieve upward class mobility, as well as for those who experience upward class mobility but continue to struggle financially www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The unfulfilled promises of upward mobility and support for radical left parties in Western Europe
In recent decades, educational expansion has produced a large swathe of university graduates which labour markets are increasingly less able to absorb…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Radical left support increases for those who study more than their parents and do not achieve upward class mobility, as well as for those who experience upward class mobility but continue to struggle financially www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🤝 @jochemvanagt.bsky.social, Katrin Praprotnik, @luanarusso.bsky.social, and @markuswagner.bsky.social show that when the mainstream right signals openness to govern with the far right, it eases tensions on the right but amplifies antipathy on the left 👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Partisan affect and political tolerance in the context of shifting norms: the effect of coalition signals towards the radical right
Mainstream political actors in many countries face the challenging decision of how to engage with radical-right parties. While some systematically exclude them from power, others accept them as coa...
www.tandfonline.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🤝 @jochemvanagt.bsky.social, Katrin Praprotnik, @luanarusso.bsky.social, and @markuswagner.bsky.social show that when the mainstream right signals openness to govern with the far right, it eases tensions on the right but amplifies antipathy on the left 👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Why do the Walloon social democrats have the most ethnocentric electorate of Francophone Belgium?
I lay out some hypotheses (and cool graphs!) – out now in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social
I lay out some hypotheses (and cool graphs!) – out now in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social
Migratie en het tweestromenland van de Belgische sociaaldemocratie
PS heeft het meest migratiekritische electoraat van Franstalig België. Desondanks staan de Waalse socialisten niet te boek als een welvaartschauvinistische partij.
www.sampol.be
September 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Why do the Walloon social democrats have the most ethnocentric electorate of Francophone Belgium?
I lay out some hypotheses (and cool graphs!) – out now in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social
I lay out some hypotheses (and cool graphs!) – out now in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social
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Are you a junior scholar attending #ecprgc25 or #apsa25? Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join a dynamic international research team at @sciencepoulb.bsky.social!
📢 Cevipol is hiring a full time postdoc researcher
🗓️ 1-year contract (possible extension)
📍based in Brussels
💼 Project: NOTLIKEUS
📢 Cevipol is hiring a full time postdoc researcher
🗓️ 1-year contract (possible extension)
📍based in Brussels
💼 Project: NOTLIKEUS
August 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Are you a junior scholar attending #ecprgc25 or #apsa25? Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join a dynamic international research team at @sciencepoulb.bsky.social!
📢 Cevipol is hiring a full time postdoc researcher
🗓️ 1-year contract (possible extension)
📍based in Brussels
💼 Project: NOTLIKEUS
📢 Cevipol is hiring a full time postdoc researcher
🗓️ 1-year contract (possible extension)
📍based in Brussels
💼 Project: NOTLIKEUS
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I'm hiring another postdoc (research-focused, for almost 5 years) for my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage!
I'm looking for someone with strong quantitative text-analysis skills (e.g. #NLP, #LLM, etc.) to study the role of political actors in cleavage formation.
I'm looking for someone with strong quantitative text-analysis skills (e.g. #NLP, #LLM, etc.) to study the role of political actors in cleavage formation.
July 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I'm hiring another postdoc (research-focused, for almost 5 years) for my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage!
I'm looking for someone with strong quantitative text-analysis skills (e.g. #NLP, #LLM, etc.) to study the role of political actors in cleavage formation.
I'm looking for someone with strong quantitative text-analysis skills (e.g. #NLP, #LLM, etc.) to study the role of political actors in cleavage formation.
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How much competition within the right field?
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
July 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
How much competition within the right field?
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
❗Segmentation is eroding, especially among young voters❗
New article out by @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dpzollinger.bsky.social
@mrsteenbergen.bsky.social and myself
@ipz.bsky.social @wepsocial.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/ycxfx2aj
A short 🧵
1/7
Submitted the thesis everybody
June 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Submitted the thesis everybody
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Some afternoon thoughts on UK politics and AI exposure and how it’s so different by geography politicalwhiteboard.substack.com/p/the-collar...
The "collar flip"....what if class politics shifted in the UK?
Why the rise of AI, might change our politics in the UK (and US!)
politicalwhiteboard.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Some afternoon thoughts on UK politics and AI exposure and how it’s so different by geography politicalwhiteboard.substack.com/p/the-collar...
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I have a new paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The paper situates discussions about the Educational Cleavage in a longer temporal context (back to the Medieval time) to show that there have ALWAYS been conflicts between educational groups. (1/3)
The paper situates discussions about the Educational Cleavage in a longer temporal context (back to the Medieval time) to show that there have ALWAYS been conflicts between educational groups. (1/3)
June 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I have a new paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The paper situates discussions about the Educational Cleavage in a longer temporal context (back to the Medieval time) to show that there have ALWAYS been conflicts between educational groups. (1/3)
The paper situates discussions about the Educational Cleavage in a longer temporal context (back to the Medieval time) to show that there have ALWAYS been conflicts between educational groups. (1/3)
Cannot stress enough how great this years’ #PolEtmaal2025 has been. Amazing people, warm (!) atmosphere and (as it turns out) great running trails 🤩 Thank you to all the organisers @rug.nl!
June 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Cannot stress enough how great this years’ #PolEtmaal2025 has been. Amazing people, warm (!) atmosphere and (as it turns out) great running trails 🤩 Thank you to all the organisers @rug.nl!
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Only 10 days left to apply for this phd position on education-based identities, status, and political attitudes! Open to those interested in sociology, social psychology, political science, communication science or indeed a combination of all.
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
PhD Researcher - Scientific project on Education-based social identities
PhD Researcher - Scientific project on Education-based social identities
jobs.vub.be
June 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Only 10 days left to apply for this phd position on education-based identities, status, and political attitudes! Open to those interested in sociology, social psychology, political science, communication science or indeed a combination of all.
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
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💡New article: 'Uncorking Europeanisation: the resilient journey of small #Georgian winemakers in the pursuit of the #EU market' by Margherita Gobbat 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... 🇬🇪🇪🇺 @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @petrkopecky.bsky.social
Uncorking Europeanisation: the resilient journey of small Georgian winemakers in the pursuit of the EU market
This article examines how Georgian wine producers respond to EU export standards and how they perceive them. What role does the Europeanisation process play in shaping their resilience through adap...
doi.org
June 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
💡New article: 'Uncorking Europeanisation: the resilient journey of small #Georgian winemakers in the pursuit of the #EU market' by Margherita Gobbat 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... 🇬🇪🇪🇺 @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @petrkopecky.bsky.social
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I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices!
Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!
Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!
2 PhD positions in Electoral behavior
2 PhD positions to research how social group memberships become connected to vote choices
www.kuleuven.be
June 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices!
Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!
Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!
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Er zijn voor politieke wetenschappers en nieuwsmedia geen excuses meer om te werken met slechte steekproeven, aldus politicoloog @swyngedouwm.bsky.social.
De nieuwe steekproef, The Social Study, toont hoe het wél kan.
www.sampol.be/2025/05/the-...
De nieuwe steekproef, The Social Study, toont hoe het wél kan.
www.sampol.be/2025/05/the-...
The Social Study: de steekproef die steek houdt
Er zijn voor politieke wetenschappers en nieuwsmedia geen excuses meer om te werken met slechte steekproeven. De nieuwe steekproef, The Social Study, toont hoe het wél kan.
www.sampol.be
May 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Er zijn voor politieke wetenschappers en nieuwsmedia geen excuses meer om te werken met slechte steekproeven, aldus politicoloog @swyngedouwm.bsky.social.
De nieuwe steekproef, The Social Study, toont hoe het wél kan.
www.sampol.be/2025/05/the-...
De nieuwe steekproef, The Social Study, toont hoe het wél kan.
www.sampol.be/2025/05/the-...
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Fresh from the press: "Rethinking political space in Europe: the modernisation and globalisation dimensions" together with @nilsjungmann.bsky.social We challenge dominant assumptions about the structure of political conflict. a 🧵1/ x
Rethinking political space in Europe: the modernisation and globalisation dimensions
This study challenges the conventional conceptualisation of political space in European countries as a two-dimensional socio-economic and socio-cultural structure. Utilising data from the 2024 Euro...
www.tandfonline.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Fresh from the press: "Rethinking political space in Europe: the modernisation and globalisation dimensions" together with @nilsjungmann.bsky.social We challenge dominant assumptions about the structure of political conflict. a 🧵1/ x
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How researchers at Bocconi guessed the Pope using network analysis ⬇️
www.unibocconi.it/en/news/netw...
www.unibocconi.it/en/news/netw...
May 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
How researchers at Bocconi guessed the Pope using network analysis ⬇️
www.unibocconi.it/en/news/netw...
www.unibocconi.it/en/news/netw...
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1 more week to apply to one of 2 postdoc positions, 5-years each, in my @erc.europa.eu project!
I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
May 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
1 more week to apply to one of 2 postdoc positions, 5-years each, in my @erc.europa.eu project!
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I probably relate to this quote more than I should.
May 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I probably relate to this quote more than I should.
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🚨 Talking about harassment in politics hurts your political career.
Yes, even in 🇸🇪. And, yes, for both women & men.
Here’s what me and @sandrahkansson.bsky.social found in our Political Behavior paper using both experimental and descriptive approaches: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👇
Yes, even in 🇸🇪. And, yes, for both women & men.
Here’s what me and @sandrahkansson.bsky.social found in our Political Behavior paper using both experimental and descriptive approaches: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👇
The Cost of Debating Harassment Against Politicians: Are Women and Men Affected Equally? - Political Behavior
Harassment of politicians is a growing global phenomenon, which threatens to erode the quality of democracy and descriptive representation. Past research has examined gender patterns of this violence ...
link.springer.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 Talking about harassment in politics hurts your political career.
Yes, even in 🇸🇪. And, yes, for both women & men.
Here’s what me and @sandrahkansson.bsky.social found in our Political Behavior paper using both experimental and descriptive approaches: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👇
Yes, even in 🇸🇪. And, yes, for both women & men.
Here’s what me and @sandrahkansson.bsky.social found in our Political Behavior paper using both experimental and descriptive approaches: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👇