Bram Wauters
bramwauters.bsky.social
Bram Wauters
@bramwauters.bsky.social
Associate professor Political Science @gasparugent.bsky.social Ghent University
Representation, participation and parties. Facts and figures, sometimes also (my own) opinions
Zie je verschillen tussen PVDA-kandidaten en GroenLinks-kandidaten?
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Column is geschreven als reactie op aantal beleidsmakers die het wel een issue vinden, die afschaffing elektronisch stemmen hallucinant vinden. Daar probeerde ik wat te nuanceren.
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Language and other requirements are clearly stated in the job vacancy
June 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
😮‍💨These different findings are reassuring, as they suggest that (some) gender gaps in political ambition can be overcome through political experience (5/7)
May 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
↔️ Our results differ from previous research that only found a gender gap for elected positions. This could be explained by differences in samples: the general young population (we) versus selected groups, such as young party members or participants to training programs (previous research) (4/7)
May 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
❌ We do not find any differences btw political positions: the gender gap is similar for all three positions: men exhibit more ambition than women
The gender gap disappears, however, when we control for structural variables such as political interest and political socialization (3/7)
May 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We investigate 🧪 whether the competitiveness of a political position makes a difference for the gender gap in ambition. We distinguish between:
👉 elected position
👉 political collaborator (assigned with competition)
👉 political collaborator (without competition) (2/7)
May 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM