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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In October, we welcome @filippoo.bsky.social at GASPAR. He will be given a talk on parliamentary interventions and firm creation as part of the GASPAR Guest Lecture Series. 🗓️October 15 at 14.00 📍Room 3.1 at the Technicum Building

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

GASPAR is op zoek naar een praktijkassistent (30%)! 📣 Wil je studenten helpen met hun weg te vinden binnen statistiek? 📅 Deadline: 1 september 🔗 jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Pra...

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

📣 New research from one of the colleagues at GASPAR!

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

📣 Last GASPAR Guest Lecture of the academic year! Dr. Nick Martin (ULB) will come talk to us about the connections between political parties and organized civil society in the city of Charleroi (as part of his study in three different European cities). 🗓️Thursday, June 25 11AM 📍Technicum Building

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

📣 GASPAR is looking for a new PhD Candidate! Interested in working on political ambition or on how parties continue to structure the political debate through party cues? 📅 Deadline for applying is July 8th Any questions? Contact @bramwauters.bsky.social More information below 👇

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

📣 New research by our GASPAR colleagues!

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

📣 A new month, a new GASPAR Guest Lecture! Next week, Prof. Dr. Ryan Carlin and Prof. Dr. Gregory Love will discuss populist popularity with us. 📅 Friday, May 22 at 2PM 📍 Room 2.1. in the Technicum building, Ghent No registration is needed.

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Politics of the Low Countries @plc-journal.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

In “Guardians of Governance? Differences in Local Politicians’ Perceived Influence on Participatory Trajectories”, Willem Goutry and @ninadesmedt.bsky.social (@gasparugent.bsky.social) provide an exploratory analysis of the relationship between local politicians and participatory democracy.

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🚨 Location change 🚨 Tomorrow, the lecture by Richard Katz will take place at Paviljoen Vandenhove, Rozier 1. You can still register!

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🚨 Abstract deadline approaching 🚨 Don’t forget to submit your abstract for Politicologenetmaal! Abstract deadline: Sunday March 15th 🗓️ June 11-12 📊 17 workshops 📍 Ghent 🔗 More info & submissions: politicologenetmaal.eu/submit-paper...

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Submit a Paper – Politicologenetmaal 2026 in Ghent

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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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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

What better way to kick off the year than with a new GASPAR Lecture? 🥳 Curious about the effects of (abolishing) compulsory voting? 📉Dr. @dieterstiers.bsky.social will guide us through the latest academic insights. Join us on 14 January! Registration: event.ugent.be/registration...

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

❗Lecture postponed❗ The next Gaspar Guest Lecture will be postponed. A new date will be confirmed and communicated. Thanks for your understanding - stay tuned for updates!

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

📣 Save the date It's already time for the last Gaspar Guest Lecture of this year. @dieterstiers.bsky.social will give a presentation about his research on the effects of (abolishing) compulsory voting. 🗓️ December 10th, Registration is free! 👇

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

So great to be in Berlin for this fantastic @zweitstimme.bsky.social workshop! 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.

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Er is nog tijd om in te schrijven voor de lezing van Francqui Chair @bramwauters.bsky.social op dinsdag 2 december. Inschrijven kan via deze link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Niet te missen!

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Inaugurale les op dinsdag 2 december 2025

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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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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

‼️ Onze onderzoeksgroep @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social verwelkomt dit academiejaar @bramwauters.bsky.social als Francqui leerstoelhouder! 📆 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...

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Lena Stephan @lenastephan.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

📢 Call for Papers and Panels: join our section on Gender, Sexuality and Political Careers at the #ECPG2026! We invite contributions on the gendered architecture of political careers across elected, appointed & informal roles - whether theoretical, empirical, critical, or methodological.

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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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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

‼️Save the dates ‼️ Last lectures of our Gaspar Lecture Series ! 📊 Interested in the compulsory voting, social group appeals, or citizen support for democratic erosion? Keen to discuss these dynamics with top-tier researchers? ➡️Everyone is welcome! Registration link below 👇

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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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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Does ethno-linguistic diversity fuel political tensions? And do regionalists benefit from conflicts at the national level? This Friday, GASPAR member Maxime Vandenberghe will present some new data and discuss these dynamics @euracfederalism.bsky.social. All are welcome - online and offline!

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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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Nicolas Bouteca @nicolasbouteca.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Ook in de lokale politiek speelt ideologie een rol. Partijprogramma's verschillen net zoals op het nationale niveau van elkaar en kiezers stemmen ideologisch. Bij coalitievorming is de rol van ideologie beperkt. Dank om dit voor ons uit te klaren @rafreuse.bsky.social. #UGent

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

➡️ Save the date! ⬅️ 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 👇

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NeFCA Political Communication @nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

📢 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

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Today, Prof. de Fine Licht (Göteborgs universitet) joined our Gaspar lecture series. 🌐 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!

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Bram Wauters @bramwauters.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

🎓 Excited and honoured to have been awarded the prestigious Francqui Chair at KU Leuven 🧑‍🏫 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

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

📢September 5: save the date 📢 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!

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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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Raf Reuse @rafreuse.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🎉 New Special Issue out in Swiss Political Science Review! 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... 🧵👇

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Swiss Political Science Review: Vol 31, No 2

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Amélie Godefroidt @ameliegodefroidt.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🎉 That’s a wrap! 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

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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Looking forward to present tomorrow our paper with @cvargiu.bsky.social about shifts in support for #PoliticalViolence driven by the #Mangione attack Come say hi if you are in Ghent or thereabouts! ➡️ preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

📣 We are looking for two new colleagues! 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 👇

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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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Bram Wauters @bramwauters.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

🚨 New article out in @jwpp.bsky.social on the gender gap in political ambition 🚹🚺 Another project with amazing co-authors @robindevroe.bsky.social @audreyvdleene.bsky.social @hildecoffe.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social (1/7)

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Over the past 10 years, GASPAR has conducted extensive research on citizen participation. 📊 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

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Kennisclip GASPAR - 10 jaar onderzoek naar burgerparticipatie

YouTube video by GASPAR (onderzoeksgroep PSW UGent)

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

📢 10 jaar onderzoek bij GASPAR 🎥 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! 👇👀

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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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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

📣 Publication alert 📣 A new publication by our colleagues Nina De Smedt, Willem Goutry, Kristof Steyvers and Bram Wauters just came out. Interested in role conceptions of local elected representatives in participatory trajectories? Have a look 👇

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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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Audrey Vandeleene @audreyvdleene.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Proud to have our research spotlighted in @ecprtheloop.bsky.social ! 💡In our study, we analyse the prevalence and consequences of sexism in the campaign and formulate concrete options to combat it! ✊ Have a read, it's short ! 👇 Joint forces from @sciencepoulb.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social

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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

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 👇

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

🌈 #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

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🌈 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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Elise Storme @elisestorme.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

🚨 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

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GASPAR UGent @gasparugent.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Full house for the last lecture of this GASPAR Guest Lecture Series. Thank you to prof. dr. Ulrik Kjær for asking the question: "how local are local elections?" Stay tuned for the next edition!✨

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