Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenAlberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Friday’s workshop was a joy to host. ☺️ We brought together researchers and activists to talk about LGBTQ+ criminalization, discrimination at work and in parenting, dating bias, and how the far right weaponizes LGBTQ issues. Grateful to everyone involved and to VU's VICES for the support. 🏳️🌈 1235
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenSarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Samen met @marikenvelden.bsky.social bespreek ik alle ins en outs van een minderheidskabinet. Het is een mogelijkheid die, afhankelijk van de uitslag, politici zouden moeten meenemen in de orienterende fase van de formatie eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/doe-mee/kan-...eenvandaag.avrotros.nlKan een mogelijk minderheidskabinet met gedoogpartner de grote vraagstukken wel aanpakken? En andere vragen over gedoogsteun beantwoordSinds de VVD heeft aangegeven niet in een nieuwe regering te stappen lijkt een meerderheidskabinet over rechts van tafel. De meest voor de hand liggende opti... 163
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenMatthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Samen met @marikenvelden.bsky.social mocht ik aanschuiven bij @guusvalk.bsky.social van @nrc.nl Haagse Zaken. We spraken onder andere over emoties in de politiek en de liberale democratie die onder druk staat. Hier te luisteren: open.spotify.com/episode/655g...open.spotify.comHaagse Zaken in de zomer I: boze kiezers en emoties in de politiekNRC Haagse Zaken · Episode 53811
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenGuus Valk @guusvalk.bsky.social · 19/07/2025🎧 Haagse Zaken gaat doorrr deze zomer! We praten deze zomer met denkers, schrijvers en wetenschappers. Vandaag: @marikenvelden.bsky.social en @mrooduijn.bsky.social over boze kiezers en emoties in de politiek. Redactie en productie @irisverhulsdonk.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/655g...open.spotify.comHaagse Zaken in de zomer I: boze kiezers en emoties in de politiekNRC Haagse Zaken · Episode 6275
Mariken van der Velden @marikenvelden.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Feel you need some in-depth feedback from peers, join us! 020
Reposted by Mariken van der Veldensilviamajo.bsky.social @silviamajo.bsky.social · 02/05/2025🎥 Video / Photo Credits Nisanur Ari, Amani Maniran Video link: diversitynewsdiets.blog cc/ @knaw-nl.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social @marikenvelden.bsky.social @nickmattis.bsky.social @feloe.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu 011
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenMEDem @medem.bsky.social · 10/04/2025🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations. One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅ Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉medem.euMEDem has applied for ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research - Monitoring Electoral DemocracyMEDem has applied for inclusion on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research On April 8, 2025, MEDem (Monitoring Electoral Democracy) took a major next step toward shap... 33816
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenMEDem @medem.bsky.social · 03/03/2025In about a month, we submit our application for the ESFRI Roadmap 🇪🇺 Help us reach 1,000 researchers by showing your support here: forms.gle/dm8K4xFgXD9b... ⚙️ Regardless, we’re sure you’ll find MEDem’s tools & services useful once they’re live. We’re already working on first prototypes this year! 🏗️📊 02522
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenSocietal Analytics Lab @societal-analytics.nl · 25/02/2025Hello 🦋! We are the Societal Analytics Lab. We are a group of #ComputationalSocialScientists aiming to help researchers use and master computational methods. If you are based at the #FSW, @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, then consider becoming a member: www.societal-analytics.nl/contact 086
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenWHAT-IF @what-if-horizon.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Hello world! Meet our consortium—15 organizations, 10 countries—joining forces to rethink the digital political information space. 🚀 Last week, we kicked off our project WHAT-IF, setting the stage to build a digital twin that will help us test the impact of policy interventions. More in the 🧵! 1239
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenMEDem @medem.bsky.social · 22/01/2025🌍 This week, the #MEDem Steering Committee gathered in Vienna for a highly productive 2-day workshop—the final meeting before the #ESFRI roadmap submission! 🚀 Huge thanks to everyone who participated and contributed to this inspiring final push. Onwards to the finish line! 💪✨ #DemocracyResearch 1275
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenSophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · 04/01/2025A bit more time to apply for one of these amazing PhD positions! Position #5 is co- supervised by myself, Hoster by @polcomvienna.bsky.social together with great colleagues at @compcommlab.bsky.social and @tuwieninformatics.bsky.social ! ☺️ 01715
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenFriderike Spang @friderikespang.bsky.social · 18/12/2024We have an amazing line of speakers, including some here on bluesky! ✨ @rbellamy.bsky.social @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social @eliseroumeas.bsky.social @marikenvelden.bsky.social @danielweinstock.bsky.social 064
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenTom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · 11/12/2024Gisteren was de boekpresentatie van het Oxford Handbook of Dutch Politics. Auteurs, collega's, en politieke en ambtelijke professionals zagen @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social, @marikenvelden.bsky.social & Carla Hoetink o.l.v. @alytdamstra.bsky.social spreken over het boek. Een fijne bijeenkomst! 23411
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenAnnie Waldherr @anniewald.bsky.social · 10/12/2024✨Time for meta reflection✨ In this forum, @jmcquarterly.bsky.social @docmattweber.bsky.social and I invited colleagues to discuss the pros & cons of standardization in Computational Communication Science, and the tension between innovation, rigor & inclusion. 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 25825
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenWOinActie.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Dus er wordt minder bezuinigd op onderwijs en dat wordt gedekt door bezuinigingen op…je verwacht het niet…tromgeroffel…. Onderwijs???? 🤦♂️🤦♀️🤦 nos.nl/artikel/2547...nos.nlAfzwakken bezuinigingen onderwijs deels betaald door onderwijs zelfOver het deels terugdraaien van de eerdere bezuinigingen op onderwijs zijn de partijen het in grote lijnen eens. 13014
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenLaura Jacobs @lcjacobs89.bsky.social · 02/12/2024📣 For all political communication scholars & members of the @ecpr.bsky.social Standing Group on Political Communication, we made a new BlueSky account for our SG that you can follow to stay-up-to date about news, events, activities 👇 @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social 098
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenRichard Fletcher @richardfletcher.bsky.social · 23/11/2024New article in Journal of Communication looking at changes to trust in news across 46 countries in the last 10 years. Trust in news declined in just over half of countries. It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown. A thread:academic.oup.comThe link between changing news use and trust: longitudinal analysis of 46 countriesAbstract . Changing levels of public trust in the news are of deep concern to both researchers and practitioners. We use data from 2015 to 2023 in 46 count 21462205
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenLaura Jacobs @lcjacobs89.bsky.social · 19/11/2024📢 Final days to apply for @ECPR @ECPR_PolCom endorsed (reserved) workshop: how uncivil, intolerant & violent communication styles threaten our democracies. Conveners Jérémy Dodeigne & Chiara Vargiu at Joint Session '25 in Prague! ecpr.eu/Events/Event/W…… ⏰DL: 21 Novecpr.eu 014
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenStefanie Walter @stefaniewalter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024We (@marikenvelden.bsky.social) are looking forward to receiving proposals for summer holidays / papers & panels for the @ecpr.bsky.social section on "Bridging Gaps: Political Communication’s Role in Reducing Democratic Erosion" #ecprgc25 More here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... 02512
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenChris Aalberts @chrisaalberts.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Uit de Volkskrant. 'Dus voor mij gelden andere wetten.' [het antwoord is dus ja] 412735
Mariken van der Velden @marikenvelden.bsky.social · 12/09/2024🚨📣 🚨We are hiring! One great fully-funded PhD position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on Simulation & Virtual Field Experiments for Democratic Citizenship. 🚨📣 🚨 Reach out to me for more information! #Commsky #CSS #polcomm workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/ph...workingat.vu.nlVacancy — PhD Position: Simulation & Virtual Field Experiments for Democratic CitizenshipAre you eager to push the boundaries of virtual field experiments? Interested in joining an international team exploring how (social) media impacts democracy? If you want to tackle these challenges, p... 099
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenJohannes B. Gruber @jbgruber.bsky.social · 02/05/2024Ready for #comptext24 at @vuamsterdam.bsky.social! Kicking off with some 🔥🔥🔥 workshops today (and one that I'm teaching 😉). 0134
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenJohannes B. Gruber @jbgruber.bsky.social · 16/02/2024We just sent out acceptance mails for #COMPTEXT24 in Amsterdam! This year, we sent out a record of 204 invitations 🥳 and we are looking forward to seeing all the amazing research presented in May! 142
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenSarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 28/11/2023Samen met @marikenvelden.bsky.social bespreek ik alle ins en outs van een gedoogconstructie: "Kan een mogelijk minderheidskabinet met gedoogpartner de grote vraagstukken wel aanpakken? En andere vragen over gedoogsteun beantwoord" eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/kan-een... 021
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenMaurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · 06/10/2023Happy that this paper with @marikenvelden.bsky.social is now out 'in print' in European Journal for Political Research! We show that adherence to populist attitudes depends on how you conceptualize 'the people'. The paper is available open access: ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 0286
Mariken van der Velden @marikenvelden.bsky.social · 04/10/2023✨️ Our CCR Special Issue on #Multilingual #Computational Text Analysis 🌍💻📄🔍 is out & Open Access to all! ✨️ Check out the fascinating papers: www.aup-online.com/content/jour... #Commsky Poliskyaup-online.comVolume 5, Issue 2 | Amsterdam University Press Journals OnlineAmsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, ... 1155
Reposted by Mariken van der VeldenMaurits Meijers @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social · 25/09/2023Pre-print alert ⚠️ In our study "Don't Budge! The Reputational Cost of Political Compromises", @MarikenVelden and I examine how citizens respond to accepting compromises during coalition negotiations. A brief thread 👇 osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/xyfzq 1/7osf.io 1226