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Clémence Deswert
@clemencedeswert.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Political Science | F.R.S-FNRS, Cevipol, Université libre de Bruxelles
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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 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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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
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🏳️‍🌈 As part of Pride Month, we teamed up with @romainbiesemans.bsky.social and looked at the prevalence of LGBTQIA+ issues and people in the communication of Belgian parties and their leaders on X between January 2022 and June 2024.

In this thread, we break down the results for you📎 🧵1/5
May 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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[Rayonnement] SciencePo ULB brille aux Joint Sessions @ecpr.bsky.social!
7 chercheurs participent à cet événement en organisant des workshops & présentant leur recherche 👏
🔹 Nathalie Brack
🔹 Alice Dechamps
🔹 Bjarn Eck
🔹 Piotr Marczyński
🔹 Kostas Papaioannou
🔹 Luca Tomini
🔹 Emilie van Haute
#ecprjs25
May 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Amazing friend. Brilliant colleague. Meet Dr @lucaskins.bsky.social !
[PhD] Ce jeudi 24/04/2025, @lucaskins.bsky.social, Aspirant FNRS à SciencePo ULB (Cevipol), a soutenu sa thèse intitulée «Crafting campaigns, messages, and identités: Belgian parties in a digitalized political arena».
Félicitations à lui!
April 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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♀️ Are women politicians in Belgium getting equal spotlight from their political parties on social media?

Short answer: not really 👎

📊 On average in Belgium, fewer than 1 in 3 posts by political parties on X that mention politicians actually feature a woman.

Discover our analysis 👇

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April 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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🎯 New research from the @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social :
Who gets the spotlight in Belgian parties’ communication?
We analyzed 20K posts on X to understand how parties promote individual politicians, and how this shifted during the 2024 campaign. 🧵1/4
April 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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[PhD]
SciencePo ULB et le Cevipol vous invitent à la soutenance de la thèse de Lucas Kins intitulée :
« Crafting campaigns, messages, and identities: Belgian parties in a digitalized political arena »

Jeudi 24 avril 2025 à 16h00

Bâtiment A, porte Y, Salle AY.2.114
April 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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🎉 Excited to launch the Social Media Lab (SML) @ULB on Bluesky!

🔎 The SML, a research project led by Caroline Close (@sciencepoulb.bsky.social) in collaboration with @uantwerpen.be, is an observatory of political communication on social media in Belgium.

🧵 1/5 – More below ⬇️
April 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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📢 Calling #Postdoc Researchers 🌍📚

CEVIPOL (SciencePoULB) is inviting expressions of interest for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship! This is a fantastic opportunity for PhD holders to conduct research abroad, gain new skills, and advance their careers
📅 31 May
March 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
⬇️ Our study is on @ecprtheloop.bsky.social ! We analyse the prevalence and consequences of sexism in the campaign and formulate concrete options to combat it.

Thank you to the great @gasparugent.bsky.social @sciencepoulb.bsky.social team
🌈 #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 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Sexisme et inégalités persistent dans le paysage politique belge. Une analyse de C.Deswert, E.Van Haute et A.Vandeleene de la Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales dans @france.theconversation.com
👉 bit.ly/4ihX11H
@clemencedeswert.bsky.social @emilievh.bsky.social @audreyvdleene.bsky.social
En campagne électorale, les candidates toujours confrontées au sexisme : étude du cas belge - Actualités de l'ULB
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March 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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ALL papers published in *Politics of the Low Countries* since 2020 are on our website and available OPEN ACCESS 🆓

Happy browsing ! 👉 plc-journal.eu/issue/archive

#openscience
March 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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🌈#GenderingDemocracy No.22
🇺🇸 Donald Trump's executive order on #GenderIdentity is in danger of crossing the border into Canada.
🇨🇦 Elie Kallab reveals how American cultural battles threaten to fundamentally alter Canada's democratic landscape.
#IWD2025
🏳️‍🌈 bit.ly/3XymWdf
🌈 How American gender politics is reshaping Canadian democracy
As Donald Trump's executive order on gender identity sends shockwaves through North America, Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre's
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March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.25
♀️ #IWD25
The new German Bundestag will be smaller, more right-wing wing & more male-dominated. @corinnakroeber.bsky.social & @lenastephan.bsky.social discuss the potential long-term consequences for women’s political representation in Germany.
👉 bit.ly/4iiCoTa
🌈 How a new electoral reform has pushed women out of the Bundestag
The new German Bundestag will be smaller and more right-wing wing. And it will be more male-dominated. Corinna Kröber and Lena Stephan discuss how the political shift to the right and the new electora...
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March 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.24
♀️ #IWD2025
#ExtractiveIndustries threaten land and lives in the Amazon. But #Indigenous women are not just resisting destruction — they are transforming political systems and shaping the future of environmental democratic governance, writes
Camila Montero
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🌈 Indigenous women defending land and democracy in the Amazon rainforest
Across the Amazon, Indigenous women are at the forefront of the fight for democracy, environmental justice, and human rights. In a world where extractive industries threaten their land and lives, they...
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March 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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March 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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[Out] Candidate≠Candidat. Qd les inégalités de genre entravent les candidates aux élections. Étude relative au #sexisme durant la période électorale de juin 2024 en #Belgique, étude réalisée @audreyvdleene.bsky.social & Clémence Deswert @sciencepoulb.bsky.social
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February 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Surreprésentation d'hommes dans le gouvernement fédéral, un problème?

♀️Risque de sous-représentation des intérêts des femmes
👑Opportunité manquée de créer des role models
👫Manque de considération des présidents de parti pour l'égalité

Mon analyse ⤵️

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@sciencepoulb.bsky.social
11 hommes, 4 femmes : le gouvernement De Wever, un 'boys club' qui inquiète pour les droits des femmes
Des costumes sombres (excepté le traditionnel trois-pièces de De Wever), un alignement de cravates. Il faut chercher les...
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February 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM