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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

✨ Our last PolCom Classics before the closing event ✨ Ofra Klein from Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam will join us to talk about radicalization and extremism. 🗓️October 29 ⏰12:00 - 13:00 📍Microsoft Teams Registration is free through the QR code 👇

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Why can sexism remain invisible to women candidates who experience it? @clemencedeswert.bsky.social, @robindevroe.bsky.social, @elisestorme.bsky.social & @emilievh.bsky.social identify 7 mechanisms disconnecting it from candidates’ experiences. More: buff.ly/fyJcJzV @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

✨ New academic year, new PolCom Classics seminar ✨ This time, @alessandronai.bsky.social will talk to us about (Negative) campaigning. 🗓️September 24 ⏰12:00 - 13:00 📍Microsoft Teams Join us online by registering through the QR code or the link below👇

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

[OUT] Too burdensome to be acknowledged? How sexism is rendered invisible to women candidates through 7 mechanisms, new paper by @clemencedeswert.bsky.social & @emilievh.bsky.social at SciencePo ULB (Cevipol), with Robin Devroe & @elisestorme.bsky.social, @polstudies.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bddmw3we

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📣 Feeling like your post-summer agenda is a little too empty? The final two online PolCom Classics seminars are coming up. Don't miss your chance to join us before the series wraps up! 👇

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vpw-politicologie.bsky.social @vpw-politicologie.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The pictures from last week’s Politicologenetmaal are now available! 📸 Thank you to everyone who joined us for a great day in Ghent! You can view the picture gallery here: vpwpoliticalscience.wordpress.com/pictures-etm...

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

📣 Join us for the next NeFCA PolCom Classics Lecture!

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Great workshop, great people, great mountains! ✨

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Final sessions of this semester’s PolCom Classics are here 🎬 Join us for: 👉Apr 14 – Stuart Soroka: Negativity Bias 👉May 28 – Nayla Fawzi: Populist Media 👉Jun 24 – Sanne Kruikemeier: Artificial Intelligence Free to attend. Register via QR code - links sent after signup 🔗

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Anne Van Bavel @annevanbavel.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS PoliticologenEtmaal 2026 Join us at the third edition of our workshop Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps: Gender, Challenges and Transformations in Democratic Representation ➡️ Full call: politicologenetmaal.eu/workshops-20... 🗓 Deadline: March 15, 2026

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🚨Last few days to submit a paper to PolEtmaal 2026

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

📣 SAVE THE DATE 📣 Prof. Dr. Richard Katz (Johns Hopkins) will deliver a lecture at Ghent University on 19 March 2026 on the occasion of receiving an honorary doctorate. 📍 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, Ghent (Room 3.1) 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM Open to all (registration required): tinyurl.com/3w95646v

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🚨 Next GASPAR Guest Lecture Series 🚨

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

📢 Call for Papers 📢 Working on gender, representation and democratic processes? Join us in Ghent for the next PolEtmaal (11-12 June) and the third “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps” workshop! 📅 Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025 👉 More information: politicologenetmaal.eu/workshops-20...

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Could not recommend this more! Stellar Summer School ✨

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

NEW - Gender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? - cup.org/45Rm9Z6 - @corinnakroeber.bsky.social, @lenastephan.bsky.social, @sarahdingler.bsky.social & @camilamontero.bsky.social #OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract of a scholarly article discussing the influence of legislators' gender on the questioning behaviors in parliamentary activities.

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🚨 Last days to register! 🚨 The first PolCom Classics of the year is happening. 🗓️ online, January 29, 17:00 CET Amber Boydstun will focus on agenda-setting, a key topic of interest for the PolCom community. Don't miss out! Registration closes January 28!

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

📣 It’s time for the first PolCom Classics of the year! We’re diving into agenda-setting with Amber E. Boydstun from UC Davis. 🗓 January 29, 17:00–18:00 CET, online (note the time change due to time differences) 📲 Register via the QR code or the link down below 👇 We hope to see you there! ✨

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 Brain full after a day of ETMAAL papers? 🧠 Join us for the first PolCom Quiz Night - a short, fun, low-key networking quiz to wind down before heading to the reception. 🎟️ Free registration via QR code or link 🗓️ Feb 5 | 17:45–18:30 ✨ Early career researchers especially welcome!

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

🎉 NEW ARTICLE 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

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Playing nice? A longitudinal analysis of gender differences in negative campaigning on social media

This study offers a multidimensional analysis of gendered patterns in online negative campaigning during the 2019 and 2024 Belgian elections. Drawing on six months of Twitter data – all 25,111 twee...

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

It's already time for the third session of our PolCom Classics! This round, we’re diving into mediatization & media logic with none other than @jesperstromback.bsky.social 🗓 November 27 ⏰ 12:00–13:00 CET 📲 Register via the QR code or the link below — hope to see you there!

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

If you survive Deutsche Bahn, I'm gonna buy you not one but two coffees!

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

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!

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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...

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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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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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

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Political Studies Review @psrjournal.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🚨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 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The broader goal: to map how gender shapes political communication on social media - from who posts, to what they post, to how citizens respond. Stay tuned! 🚀

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

This paper is only the first step. Next up: 🔎 A content analysis of 250,000+ social media posts → do women & men post differently? 🧪 A survey experiment with AI-generated images → how do voters react to different communication styles?

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Taken together, our findings complicate sweeping claims that digital media either flatten or entrench power hierarchies. In routine times, Twitter/X does not widen gender gaps, but neither does it dramatically close them.

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Results (unexpected!): ❌ No significant gender differences ❌ No systematic cross-country variation Do two forces cancel each other out? Equalization (women gain access) vs. Normalization (established actors’ resources & algorithms) + hostile online environments may still deter women’s activity.

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Hypotheses: ▶️Women politicians are more likely to adopt ▶️Women politicians are more active users ▶️Gender gaps are larger in countries where women hold less political power

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

📊 The data: 1,246 MPs in Finland, Belgium, Germany & Ireland → 4 countries with different levels of political power for women I collected whether each MP had a Twitter/X account and measured their activity (Tweets, Quote Tweets and reactions) for the whole year of 2022.

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Unlike most studies (which focus on campaigns), I looked at non-election times - the everyday politics that shape reputations & long-term visibility.

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Why this matters: Traditional media & party gatekeepers restrict women’s visibility. Social media has been hailed as a possible equalizer. But does it really level the playing field?

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🚀🎉 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 🧵

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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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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🚨 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.

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🎉 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 👇

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

🚀 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.

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

✈️ 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

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Politics of the Low Countries @plc-journal.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

📝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

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

This was a great course, Amélie! Really learned a lot 😊

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

📣 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 👇

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

➡️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 👇

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

🌎 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?

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

📢 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...

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