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Elise Storme
@elisestorme.bsky.social
PhD researcher and TA in political science @GASPAR_UGent | Currently visiting AISSR @ UvA | Research on political communication, VAWP and representation | she/her
Time flies! Almost halfway through my research stay at the University of Amsterdam with @aissr.bsky.social, hosted by Daphne van der Pas.

Great conversations, good progress, a half-marathon and even some rain-free days ☀️

I’ll be here until mid-December and happy to connect for a coffee or chat!
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Trots op het werk van onze studenten! 🎓

Waarom zijn sommige partijleden actiever dan anderen?

Vier van onze studenten BPM onderzochten dit vorig semester voor het vak ‘Samenleving en Politiek’. Dit leverde hen de prijs op voor beste paper 🥇

Lees meer: gasparblogt.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/w...
Waarom sommige partijleden actiever zijn dan anderen
Deze blogpost is een herwerkte versie van de paper van Hannelore Huyghe, Andreas De Coninck, Camille Goeminne en Lara Reyskens. Bachelorstudenten Bestuurskunde en Publiek Management aan de Universi…
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October 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Thanks to everyone who joined our inaugural PolCom Classics webinar with @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social !
🎥 The recording’s up on YouTube — see flyer for details.

Next up: @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing, now on Nov 6, from 12:00 - 13:00 CET.

📲 Register via the QR code or the link below
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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🚨New Online First Article!🚨

From Marginalized to Mainstream? An International Comparative Analysis of Gender Differences in Social Media Adoption and Activity by Politicians in Non-Election Times

By @elisestorme.bsky.social

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@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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October 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🚀🎉 Thrilled to share that the first paper of my PhD dissertation is now published in Political Studies Review: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Does social media help women politicians overcome barriers in visibility - or does it just replicate old hierarchies?

A short 🧵
From Marginalized to Mainstream? An International Comparative Analysis of Gender Differences in Social Media Adoption and Activity by Politicians in Non-Election Times - Elise Storme, 2025
Traditional media and party gatekeepers are found to restrict women's visibility and influence in politics. Social media, however, is seen as a potential m...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🚨 REMINDER 🚨

Register for the PolCom Classics kickoff with @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social on connections and frictions between political science and communication science - Thu, Sept 25, 12:00–13:00 CEST.

🔗 Joining link will be sent on Wednesday.
📢 Launching this fall: PolCom Classics!

A monthly online webinar where leading scholars revisit “classic” themes in political communication - mis/disinfo, framing, digitalization & more.

🗓 Every last Thu, 12–13 CET

First session: Sept 25 w/ @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social.

@nefca.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🎉 New webinar series! 🎉

🗓️ Every last Thursday of the month. Join us for the first one on September 25th.

More information and (free) registration link below 👇
📢 Launching this fall: PolCom Classics!

A monthly online webinar where leading scholars revisit “classic” themes in political communication - mis/disinfo, framing, digitalization & more.

🗓 Every last Thu, 12–13 CET

First session: Sept 25 w/ @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social.

@nefca.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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🚀 We’re live!

The Political Communication Division of @nefca.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. Follow us for updates on research, events, and conversations in the PolCom community.
September 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
At #ecprgc25? Don’t miss “Threats to Democratic Institutions and Political Representatives” - featuring not one but two papers from the sexism project!

❓Why isn’t sexism as easy to detect as we think?
❓How does it shape candidates’ campaign experiences?

Friday at 15:45, Law Building - Room: 312
Our new paper on the normalisation of sexism in politics is presented at the #ecprgc25 by our brilliant co-author @clemencedeswert.bsky.social 🎤

📊Drawing on nearly 44,000 social media reactions and interviews with 21 women candidates in the 2024 Belgian elections, we explore how sexism persists -
August 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
✈️ Arrived in Madrid for #EPSA to talk about gendered online communication strategies and how we used AI-generated pictures to measure their effect on voter evaluations.

📍 You’ll find me in the panel “Gender and Political Communication” on Thursday at 16.50 in Room 0A.06.

Come and say hi! #EPSA2025
June 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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📝Check out this article by @elisestorme.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social "Hard Worker versus Pretty Eyes"
🔗Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

#OpenPublishing #PoliticalScience
June 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
📣 GASPAR is looking for two new colleagues!

Interested in research on socio-demographic cues to estimate politicians' ideological positions or losers' consent in the context of salient policy decisions?

More information below 👇
🚨 We have two vacancies for PhD fellows:

- on ideological stereotypes supervised by me and
@robindevroe.bsky.social www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...

- on losers' consent supervised by @annakern.bsky.social
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...

Join research group @gasparugent.bsky.social in beautiful Ghent
June 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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➡️Save the date!⬅️

Interested in political violence, party dynamics and democratic norms? 👀 On 11 June, research group Gaspar has the pleasure to welcome prof. dr. @alessandronai.bsky.social for our Gaspar lecture series!

All are welcome! Registration link 👇
May 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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🌎 Five of our researchers are taking their research across borders in 2025. Some have already started their stays abroad, while others will be heading out later this year.

👇 Want to know more?
April 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📢 1 Week left! Call for Abstracts📢

Deadline for #PolEtmaal2025 is fast approaching!

Are you working on gender, representation, or democratic processes? Join us in Groningen for the upcoming PolEtmaal, work-in-progress welcome!

Submit your abstract here: politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap...
March 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Very happy that we were able to contribute to the Gendering Democracy Series for International Women's Day by showcasing part of our study on online and offline sexism during the 2024 elections.

Results on the consequences and a call for action 👇
🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.26
♀️ #IWD25
🗳️ A study by @hildecoffe.bsky.social & colleagues on the 2024 legislative elections in Belgium reveals how sexist attacks, stereotypes & dismissals are damaging careers of women candidates, silencing their voices & discouraging future leaders.
👉 bit.ly/41J1inT
🌈 Sexism in politics: a barrier to women’s representation
Sexism in politics restricts women’s participation and weakens democracy. A study by Hilde Coffé and colleagues on the 2024 legislative elections in Belgium reveals the impact of sexist attacks, stere...
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March 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🚨 Reminder! 🚨

With International Women’s Day approaching, there’s no better time to submit your abstract for the Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps workshop at the PolEtmaal 2025!

📅 Deadline: March 31, 2025

#PolEtmaal2025
📢 Call for Papers 📢

Working on gender, representation and democratic processes?

Join us in Groningen for the next PolEtmaal (12-13 June) and the second “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps” workshop!

📅 Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025

👉 politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap...
March 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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March 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
📢 Call for Papers 📢

Working on gender, representation and democratic processes?

Join us in Groningen for the next PolEtmaal (12-13 June) and the second “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps” workshop!

📅 Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025

👉 politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap...
February 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📢 New publication 📢

Today, The Institute for the equality of women and men published the full research conducted by @gasparugent.bsky.social and @sciencepoulb.bsky.social on sexism toward political candidates in the run-up to the June 2024 elections.

A small thread🧵
February 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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The Frieda Saeys award for excellent research on media and gender goes to Elise Storme. Congratulations with this achievement 👏
February 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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📢 SAVE THE DATE 📢

It's already time for the penultimate seminar of this edition of the GASPAR Guest Lecture Series!

Dr. Martin Rosema (@rosema.bsky.social) will give a talk on the effects of threat and blame frames in political communication.

📅Wednesday Feb 5 at 3 pm
🏛️2.1, Technicum 1, Ghent
January 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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📢 VACATURE 📢

GASPAR is op zoek naar een PhD student/Assistent Politieke Wetenschappen (6 jaar)

📅 Deadline: 21 januari 2025

jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Ass...
Assistent Politieke Wetenschappen
Assistent Politieke Wetenschappen
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January 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🔗 Voor wie het jaar op een positieve noot wil eindigen:

Ik schreef een stukje voor Samenleving en Politiek (@sampolmaandblad.bsky.social) over negative campaigning, gender en sociale media tijdens de voorbije verkiezingen.

25.111 Tweets, 2 verkiezingen, 437 politici 👇
When they go low, we go high?
Vrouwelijke politici sturen minder vaak negatieve berichten naar hun tegenstanders, maar zijn even vaak doelwit van aanvallen als hun mannelijke collega’s.
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December 12, 2024 at 8:12 AM
📰 Our research in the French-language media 📰

We (Gaspar &SciencePoULB) analysed more than 44,000 responses to messages from male and female candidates during the most recent election campaign and performed 25 interviews on behalf of the IGVM-IEFH.

Full report online soon!
'Sorcière !' : le sexisme sur les réseaux sociaux, un véritable frein pour la carrière des femmes politiques
'Il me dégoûte' ; 'Quelle hypocrite, menteuse, complètement idiote : barre-toi'; 'Vraiment les Belges, vous avez voté...
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December 3, 2024 at 9:05 AM