I presented joint work with @bjarneck.bsky.social and @bramwauters.bsky.social on the limited effects of mobilizing measures following the abolition of compulsory voting in Flanders.
We’re looking forward to two days discussing new work on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour.
Today’s sessions:
👉 Panel I – Elites
👉 Panel II – Participation
👉 Panel III – Party Strategies
Huge thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting us!
I presented joint work with @bjarneck.bsky.social and @bramwauters.bsky.social on the limited effects of mobilizing measures following the abolition of compulsory voting in Flanders.
Inschrijven kan via deze link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Niet te missen!
Inschrijven kan via deze link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Niet te missen!
I'm excited to share my latest research, now out in Journal of Information Technology & Politics.
Seems like all politicians go negative - but some go more negative than others, and in different ways.
📊 25k tweets - 437 candidates, two elections and six months of campaigning
I'm excited to share my latest research, now out in Journal of Information Technology & Politics.
Seems like all politicians go negative - but some go more negative than others, and in different ways.
📊 25k tweets - 437 candidates, two elections and six months of campaigning
📆 Het openingscollege gaat door op 2 dec om 17u30
Voor meer info en om in te schrijven voor dit *niet te missen* college, zie hier soc.kuleuven.be/afdeling-pol...
📆 Het openingscollege gaat door op 2 dec om 17u30
Voor meer info en om in te schrijven voor dit *niet te missen* college, zie hier soc.kuleuven.be/afdeling-pol...
We invite contributions on the gendered architecture of political careers across elected, appointed & informal roles - whether theoretical, empirical, critical, or methodological.
We invite contributions on the gendered architecture of political careers across elected, appointed & informal roles - whether theoretical, empirical, critical, or methodological.
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!
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!
➡️Everyone is welcome! Registration link below 👇
➡️Everyone is welcome! Registration link below 👇
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 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...
This Friday, GASPAR member Maxime Vandenberghe will present some new data and discuss these dynamics @euracfederalism.bsky.social. All are welcome - online and offline!
This Friday, GASPAR member Maxime Vandenberghe will present some new data and discuss these dynamics @euracfederalism.bsky.social. All are welcome - online and offline!
Does social media help women politicians overcome barriers in visibility - or does it just replicate old hierarchies?
A short 🧵
Does social media help women politicians overcome barriers in visibility - or does it just replicate old hierarchies?
A short 🧵
Curious about candidate selection & democratic norms? 👀
On Oct 2, GASPAR welcomes @simonotjes.bsky.social (Leiden University) for our lecture series!
Discover how Dutch parties weigh gender, ethnicity & past votes in renomination decisions 🇳🇱
All welcome! Register 👇
Curious about candidate selection & democratic norms? 👀
On Oct 2, GASPAR welcomes @simonotjes.bsky.social (Leiden University) for our lecture series!
Discover how Dutch parties weigh gender, ethnicity & past votes in renomination decisions 🇳🇱
All welcome! Register 👇
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
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
She discussed the location of public services like libraries, hospitals, or nuclear power plants. 🏥🏛 Where are they located? Why? How to navigate citizen concerns and demands? 🤔
Stay tuned for future lectures!
She discussed the location of public services like libraries, hospitals, or nuclear power plants. 🏥🏛 Where are they located? Why? How to navigate citizen concerns and demands? 🤔
Stay tuned for future lectures!
🧑🏫 This Chair (existing since 1933) entails a number of lectures on the roles of citizens in a party-based democracy
📅 More information will follow
@gasparugent.bsky.social @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social
🧑🏫 This Chair (existing since 1933) entails a number of lectures on the roles of citizens in a party-based democracy
📅 More information will follow
@gasparugent.bsky.social @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social
The location of public services matters! Libraries and bus stops are welcomed but prisons and wind farms are typically contested. How can governments navigate these sensitivities? 🧐
Prof. de Fine Licht @goteborgsuni will tell us all about it! All welcome!
The location of public services matters! Libraries and bus stops are welcomed but prisons and wind farms are typically contested. How can governments navigate these sensitivities? 🧐
Prof. de Fine Licht @goteborgsuni will tell us all about it! All welcome!
🔗Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...
#OpenPublishing #PoliticalScience
🔗Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...
#OpenPublishing #PoliticalScience
Together with @christinajuen.bsky.social @martingross.bsky.social @simonotjes.bsky.social & Michael Jankowski, I co-edited a collection of articles on party politics at the local level.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/16626370...
🧵👇
Together with @christinajuen.bsky.social @martingross.bsky.social @simonotjes.bsky.social & Michael Jankowski, I co-edited a collection of articles on party politics at the local level.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/16626370...
🧵👇
Four days of deep dives into #OpenScience, #preregistration, #replication, #reproducibility, #multiverse, & more—applied to the social sciences.
Huge thanks to all participants for the energy, insights & thoughtful questions!
@ugentopenscience.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social
Four days of deep dives into #OpenScience, #preregistration, #replication, #reproducibility, #multiverse, & more—applied to the social sciences.
Huge thanks to all participants for the energy, insights & thoughtful questions!
@ugentopenscience.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social
Come say hi if you are in Ghent or thereabouts!
➡️ preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
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 👇
Come say hi if you are in Ghent or thereabouts!
➡️ preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
Are you interested in doing research on either socio-demographic cues to estimate politicians' ideological positions or in losers' consent in the context of salient policy decisions?
More information below 👇
- 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
Are you interested in doing research on either socio-demographic cues to estimate politicians' ideological positions or in losers' consent in the context of salient policy decisions?
More information below 👇
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 👇
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 👇
Another project with amazing co-authors @robindevroe.bsky.social @audreyvdleene.bsky.social @hildecoffe.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social (1/7)
Another project with amazing co-authors @robindevroe.bsky.social @audreyvdleene.bsky.social @hildecoffe.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social (1/7)
How can citizens truly have a say? What works in practice? Where do the challenges lie?
🎬 Watch the video and take a 2-minute dive into a decade of research on strengthening democracy!
youtu.be/8xd1wUsOFNg
How can citizens truly have a say? What works in practice? Where do the challenges lie?
🎬 Watch the video and take a 2-minute dive into a decade of research on strengthening democracy!
youtu.be/8xd1wUsOFNg
Bij de lokale verkiezingen #vk24 bleef 1/3 kiezers thuis. GASPAR bestaat 10 jaar en onderzocht in die periode onder meer dynamieken rond burgerparticipatie. 📊
Benieuwd naar onze resultaten? 💡 Stay tuned voor onze kennisclip en bekijk alvast onze teaser! 👇👀
Bij de lokale verkiezingen #vk24 bleef 1/3 kiezers thuis. GASPAR bestaat 10 jaar en onderzocht in die periode onder meer dynamieken rond burgerparticipatie. 📊
Benieuwd naar onze resultaten? 💡 Stay tuned voor onze kennisclip en bekijk alvast onze teaser! 👇👀