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Bonnie Field @bonniefield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Very pleased to share this collection of South European Society and Politics articles on **The Left in Southern Europe**, introduced by the fabulous Myrto Tsakatika & Daniel Keith. Several articles are open access or free access until the end of the year www.tandfonline.com/journals/fse...

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The Left in Southern Europe

Explore the article collection: The Left in Southern Europe. Published in South European Society and Politics.

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📢 The call for papers for 'Belgium: The State of the Federation' 2027 is now open! Join us on 21 January 2027 at BrIAS, Brussels. Abstracts (max. 200 words) by 16 October 2026: stateofthefederation2027@gmail.com absp.be/actualites/c... @sciencepoulb.bsky.social @dfuturevub.bsky.social #SOF2027

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Call for papers – Belgium: The state of the federation – 21/01/2027 - ABSP • Association belge francophone de science politique

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Over the past two weeks, I had the pleasure to present my paper on party responses to anti-gender politics in Spain at #SISP2026 in Trento and @ecpr.bsky.social #ECPRGC2026 in Kraków. Grateful for the insightful feedback, inspiring panels, and wonderful colleagues who make the PhD journey brighter.

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Très heureux d’avoir contribué à l’ouvrage collectif "La démocratie en mutation : les clivages à l’épreuve de la polarisation en Belgique" publié aux éditions Academia avec le chapitre "clivage et conflits autour des enjeux LGBTQIA+" L’ouvrage est disponible en open access: lnkd.in/ezbfba2a

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

[OUT] 'Queer Muslim Experiences in Europe: A Scoping Review of Empirical Research', new paper by @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, researcher at SciencePo ULB (Cevipol), with Marina Garcia-Castillo and Charlotte Weber, in Journal of Muslims in Europe brill.com/view/journal...

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"Opposition to gender equality has often been associated with far-right politics (...), overlooking the involvement of mainstream parties in reactionary gender politics." This is so true and makes this excellent article by @romainbiesemans.bsky.social & Archibald Gustin so important.

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

📢 Happy to share a new blog post with Archibald Gustin for The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social / @ecpr.bsky.social. We look at how conservative right-wing and far-right parties in Belgium and Spain converge in their opposition to gender equality policies. 👇 theloop.ecpr.eu/conservative...

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🌈 Conservative parties against gender equality

Reactionary gender politics are not the preserve only of the far right. Through a comparison between Belgium and Spain, Romain Biesemans and Archibald Gustin show how conservative and far-right partie...

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

[Rayonnement] This week, several researchers from SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) presented papers at the #ECPG2026 conference in Newcastle: - @clemencedeswert.bsky.social: Gender, Ideology, and the Mediation of Political Leadership in the 2022 French Presidential Campaign

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

What an exciting start to ECPG 2026! I had the pleasure of presenting a paper with my wonderful colleagues Zoë Lardinois and Aloïsa Pilloy on how LGBTQIA+ politicians navigate visibility and identity throughout their political careers in Belgium If you are around and up for a chat, let’s meet up!

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

[Media] 'Comment la droite tente de conquérir les électeurs LGBTQIA+: «Le point d’achoppement, c’est la question trans' Une interview de Romain Biesemans, Chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), à Le Vif. www.levif.be/belgique/pol...

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🚨 Happy to sharea new research note co-authored with @lucaskins.bsky.social! Based on an analysis of nearly 39,000 posts published by Belgian political parties and party leaders on X and Bluesky between 2022 and 2025, our research note examines how LGBTQIA+ issues appear in party communication. ⬇️

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(PDF) LGBTQIA+ issues in the social media communication of Belgian parties

PDF | In recent years, gender equality and LGBTQIA+ issues have gained increasing visibility across Europe, often becoming sources of political tension... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This Thursday 14 of May, I was pleased to give a lecture on anti-trans politics as part of the "Gender, Society and Development" course at @uvic-ucc.cat. It was also a real pleasure to return to the university that hosted me last year and to meet wonderful Catalan colleagues again!☺️

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

[Rayonnement] Le 5 mai, Romain Biesemans, Chercheur à SciencePo ULB, interviendra sur le thème «Representación y resistencias LGBTQ+ en política: el caso de España y Bélgica» pour le Grupo de investigación Género y Política GEYPO de l'Université Complutense de Madrid. geypo.es/event/semina...

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Seminario Representación y resistencias LGBTQ+ en política: el caso de España y Bélgica – Grupo de investigación Género y Política GEYPO

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I am delighted to present next week my paper “From Silence to Salience? Issue Competition on LGBTQIA+ Issues in Belgium" within the @geypog.bsky.social seminar "“Representación y resistencias LGBTQ+ en política: el caso de España y Bélgica”. Registration via the link below ⬇️ geypo.es/event/semina...

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🎉 Congratulations to @ilheenk.bsky.social for winning The 2025 Loop Best Blog prize #ECPRPrizes @ecprtheloop.bsky.social Her ⭐️compelling⭐️ blog piece, Metapolitical digital wars on gender, race, and queer life, was selected by the jury @dr-akudo.bsky.social, Alejandro Tauber & @priscyll.bsky.social

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Celebrating The Loop's 2025 Best Blog prize winner

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Yesterday, I was delighted to present my thesis project in the Public Opinion class at the Fac’ de Ciencias de la Información y la Comunicación at the UCM. A big thank you to @beatrizranea.bsky.social for the invitation and to the students for their interest, engagement, and thoughtful questions!

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

[Out] "Different party families, similar opposition to gender equality? A comparative analysis of conservative and far-right parties in parliamentary debates in Belgium and Spain". New paper out by Romain Biesemans, Researcher at SciencePo ULB... 1/2 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

🚨 I am happy to share my new article “Different party families, similar opposition to gender equality? A comparative analysis of conservative and far-right parties in parliamentary debates in Belgium and Spain”, co-authored with Archibald Gustin and published in the @ejpgjournal.bsky.social.⬇️

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I am very glad to start a four-month research stay in the Department of Political Science at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), as part of the @geypog.bsky.social research group. This opportunity will allow me to further develop my doctoral research within the Spanish context!

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I had the pleasure to present at the SoF some results from my thesis dealing with LGBTQIA+ issues in Belgian party manifestos. A huge thank you to Petra Meier for chairing this excellent panel and to Robin Devroe, Aloïsa Pilloy and Zoë Lardinois for the great presentations and discussions!

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

[Activité] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) interviendra lors de la table ronde organisée par la coalition genre, dans le cadre de l'évènement "résister aux campagnes anti-genre". 20 février, à la Cité Miroir à Liège.

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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Why did countries back shared EU debt during COVID-19🦠 after rejecting it in the euro crisis? @tiagomramalho.bsky.social explains how a new “solidarity coalition” formed in 2020 and what it reveals about changing ideas of responsibility in the EU.

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The letter and the bond: coalitions, anti-coalitions, and the adoption of the coronabond in the European Union | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

The letter and the bond: coalitions, anti-coalitions, and the adoption of the coronabond in the European Union

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

[OUT] Out now in @plc-journal.bsky.social PhD Summary: "Crafting campaigns, messages, and identities: Belgian parties in a digitalized political arena" by @lucaskins.bsky.social, postdoc at SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) plc-journal.eu/article/view...

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

[Activité] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) présentera un papier intitulé 'Comment les enjeux LGBTQIA+ influencent la compétition partisane? Etudes de cas en Belgique et en Espagne' lors des midis de STRIGES le 09 décembre, 12h15-14h

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

[OUT] 'Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024', new paper by @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, researcher at SciencePo ULB (#Cevipol) in collaboration with David Talukder and Daan Delespaul, in The Electoral Bulletins of the European Union geopolitique.eu/en/articles/...

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

[Activité] Ariane Gemander et @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheurs à SciencePo ULB (REPI et Cevipol) présentent une communication intitulée "L’Arizona, attaque néolibérale contre l’égalité de genre" au colloque du Gresea le 15 octobre à Liège gresea.be/Colloque-Con...

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Colloque - Contre l'Arizona et son monde – Gresea

En Belgique, la séquence électorale de 2024 et la formation des gouvernements qui s'en est suivie ont marqué un tournant radical à droite. Au-delà des résultats électoraux, ce virage politique marque…

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

[Rayonnement] Le jeudi 23 octobre, Romain Biesemans, Chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), interviendra sur le thème : "Le genre est-il une cible idéologique" dans le cadre du Certificat 'Populismes et extrémismes' de l'Université de Liège

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

[Out] «Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024». New paper by Romain Biesemans, Researcher at SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), with David Talukder & Daan Delespaul in the Electoral Bulletins of the European Union. geopolitique.eu/en/articles/...

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Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024 - Groupe d'études géopolitiques

Introduction Political analysts could indulge themselves on the 9th of June 2024, since Belgium hosted no less than six separate elections. The results of these elections were meant to change the powe...

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

The @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference was a blast in beautiful Thessaloniki! I had the pleasure to present for the first time a longitudinal analysis of the mobilisation of LGBTQIA+ issues by Spanish parties in their manifestos. See you next year in Krakow! #ecprgc26 #thessaloniki

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Glad to join my first IPSA conference in Seoul where I presented my paper titled “LGBTQIA+ and Party Politics in Consociational Democracy: Evidence from Belgium” within the panel “Gender Politics in Polarized Societies”. Thank you to the panelists and organizers!

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Wrapping up my visiting stay at UVic. It was a wonderful opportunity to immerse myself in the Catalan (and Spanish) academic world, to teach my very first class and seminar in the language of Almodóvar and to meet incredible people and experience life in beautiful Barcelona. 🫶

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I had the pleasure this afternoon of giving my first lecture in Spanish on LGBTQIA+ politics in Belgium to the Master's students in Gender Studies at the Universitat de Barcelona, as part of the course on Lesbian, Gay, Trans, and Queer Studies.

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

[Rayonnement] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, researcher at SciencePo (Cevipol) will present a paper titled 'Pro-Women but Anti-Feminist: Vox’s Instrumentalisation of Gender Against Trans* Rights in Spain' at the conference Antifeminisme i extrema dreta org by the Universitat de Barcelona on 18 June

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

In the context of Pride Month, I had the pleasure of collaborating with the @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social to analyze how LGBTQIA+ issues were addressed in the communication of Belgian political parties and their leaders on X, between January 2022 and June 2024. ⬇️

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Social Media Lab@ULB @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🧵5/5 💬 @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, teaching assistant and PhD candidate @sciencepoulb.bsky.social highlights the low visibility of LGBTQIA+ topics in overall partisan communication on X, which reflects a tacit agreement across the political spectrum on these issues.

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Social Media Lab@ULB @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🏳️‍🌈 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

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Social Media Lab@ULB @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

♀️ 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 👇 🧵1/6

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Social Media Lab@ULB @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

🎉 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 ⬇️

Meet the team of the Social Media Lab (SML): Lucas Kins (ULB), Laura Jacobs (UAntwerpen), Awenig Marié (ULB), and Caroline Close (ULB).

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

[Activité] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB #Cevipol participera à la Table-ronde 'Femmes et extrême droite' organisée à l'UNamur le 8 avril

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

[Prix] 🎉 Félicitations à @romainbiesemans.bsky.social (Cevipol) ! 🎉 Son article avec Archibald Gustin, «Are radical right anti-gender politics so unique? A comparative analysis of conservative and radical right parties in Belgium and Spain », a remporté le Prix du Meilleur papier de l’ABSP 2024. 👏

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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Nouvelle contribution issue du travail collaboratif de plusieurs chercheur·e·s décryptant l'accord de gouvernement pour la @revuepolitique.bsky.social. Nous revenons avec Ariane Gemander sur le chapitre éthique et la traversée du désert que laisse présager l'Arizona atour du droit à l'avortement.

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Décoder l’Arizona (3/4) : un néolibéralisme aux accents autoritaires - Politique

Selon Grégoire Chamayou, le concept de « libéralisme autoritaire » ne relèverait toutefois pas de l’oxymore, mais plutôt du pléonasme1. En effet, la

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Emilie van Haute @emilievh.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

As part of the Gendering Democracy Series by The Loop @ecpr.bsky.social, we shared key findings from our study on sexism during the 2024 🇧🇪 elections. In this post, we highlight the challenges women candidates face and we outline concrete steps for tackling the issue theloop.ecpr.eu/sexism-in-po...

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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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Romain Biesemans @romainbiesemans.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Le centre interdisciplinaire TRANSFO ULB a quitté le ciel sombre de X pour voler tel un papillon dans un ciel plus bleu, n'hésitez pas à suivre son actualité 👇https://bsky.app/profile/transfo-ulb.bsky.social

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