#MeetTheTeam 👀 Curious about who's behind the screens? Let us introduce the dedicated minds driving The Social Study forward! Behind every questionnaire, dataset, and contractual paperwork is a team of researchers who bring this interuniversity and multidisciplinary project to life. 🧵

Why do parties select certain profiles when recruiting ministerial advisers ? How does party type and ideology impact these choices ? I highly recommend the reading of this brand new article in @plc-journal.bsky.social ⤵️ @io-pgi-kuleuven.bsky.social

🗞️ Revue de presse complète : ➡️ @audreyvdleene.bsky.social pour @lesoir.be : www.lesoir.be/690058/artic... ➡️ @lucaskins.bsky.social pour @lalibre.be : www.lalibre.be/belgique/202... 🧵6/6

🚨 New publication alert! Excited to share my latest article with @audreyvdleene.bsky.social, just out in @govandopp.bsky.social: "Transcending the National: QCA Insights into Multilevel Party Organization in the EU" Full open access 👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/gov....

[OUT] 'Transcending the National: QCA Insights into Multilevel Party Organization in the EU', new paper by @audreyvdleene.bsky.social, Professor at SciencePo ULB (#Cevipol), in collaboration with @gillespittoors.bsky.social, in @govandopp.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

[Rayonnement] @clemencedeswert.bsky.social, @audreyvdleene.bsky.social and Emma Collet will present a paper on 'Gender Inequality on the Campaign Trail: How Sexism Shapes Candidates’ Political Campaign Experiences' at the #ecprgc25 (ecpr.eu/Events/Event...)

♀️In 2021-2023, of the 24 research articles published in @plc-journal.bsky.social, only 3 were authored solely by women, all single-authored. In contrast, 10 were authored solely by men: 6 solo and 4 collaborative works. There were no all-female articles. Want to know more?⤵️ #Womeninscience

🧑‍🎓Have you recently completed your PhD in Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxembourg? Did you know that you could have your PhD in the spotlight and gain an additional publication? Don't wait, follow @sbvanoosten.bsky.social good example, submit here: plc-journal.eu/about/submis...

Great opportunity for political scientists with interest in the Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg 👇 #Specialissue #Politicalscience

To learn more about how we built the Belgian probability panel, it's there ⤵️ 🏗️🏗️🏗️

🎓 Just earned your PhD in Political Science? Ready to bring your PhD work into the spotlight? and turn it into a publication you can cite for years to come? Get your research the attention it deserves! Consider @plc-journal.bsky.social and its PhD summary and review section ! 👇

To understand discrimination in politics, we need to understand "strategic descriptive representation without substantive representation." Because what is it worth when we have more women, minorities, or Muslims etc. in politics when they cannot stand for the issues that benefit their own groups?

If you don't know it yet, have a look at the possibilities offered by the new probability sample in Belgium, @thesocialstudy.bsky.social ! 💎 High quality probability sample 🏎️ Quick data delivery 👛 Reasonable cost thesocialstudy.be/website-for-...

If you’re interested in applying to a MSCA fellowship on political parties, political participation, and/or polarization, consider doing it with me at Cevipol! Deadline for expressions of interest: May 31 #postdoc #msca #polisci

Interested in #Communication and #EnvironmentalPolitics? Check out our special issue on "Communication and Environmental Politics in the Low Countries" now available in #OpenAccess in PLC down below Editorial by Anais Auge Ramon van der Does plc-journal.eu/article/view... 🧵

📣Publication alert 📣 Why are men more keen in taking the political plunge than women? 🙅‍♀️Not because of the competitive nature of politics ➡️Rather driven by political interest, trust in one's political capacities, enjoying convincing others and teenage political discussions at home

Survey researchers, this is for you 👇 #surveyresearch #probabilitypanel

Take a look at this literature review by Kevin Meyvaert @dfuturevub.bsky.social "A Lower Voting Age in the Low Countries? Potential Effects of Voting Age at 16 for the Low Countries". Now available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 6 No. 2) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

Into survey research? Affiliated with one Belgian university? Apply to win 5 minutes free survey time among 5000 panelists of the Belgian probability panel @thesocialstudy.bsky.social ! #surveyresearch

Early exit polls suggest the new pope did particularly well with male voters aged 45-79.

♀️ 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

Interested in @volteuropa.org and/or in #VAA #europeanelections #partyideologies #politicalideology ... ? Enjoy the read, in #openaccess 👇

Are you into survey research and curious about Belgian data? Reach out to me, and I'll present @thesocialstudy.bsky.social at your research facility (remote/F2F). #ResearchCommunity #SurveyResearch #PanelResearch #ProbabilityPanel

It's great to work when you're having fun with nice people 😄 Thanks to the board of @plc-journal.bsky.social ! #openaccess #diamondopenaccess

Sexisme et inégalités persistent dans le paysage politique belge. Une analyse de C.Deswert, E.Van Haute et A.Vandeleene de la Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales dans @france.theconversation.com 👉 bit.ly/4ihX11H @clemencedeswert.bsky.social @emilievh.bsky.social @audreyvdleene.bsky.social

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

ALL papers published in *Politics of the Low Countries* since 2020 are on our website and available OPEN ACCESS 🆓 Happy browsing ! 👉 plc-journal.eu/issue/archive #openscience

💡 Un résumé des points importants de notre étude sur le sexisme en campagne électorale, pour l'IEFH-IGVM [Belgian Institute for the Equality of Women and Men], publié sur ‪@france.theconversation.com. Bonne lecture !

[Media] "Bart De Wever et l'Arizona", une interview d' @audreyvdleene.bsky.social, professeure à SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) pour Radio Campus www.mixcloud.com/radiocampusb...

♀️ International Women's Day takeover on @ecprtheloop.bsky.social starts today! 👀 Look out for blog pieces @corinnakroeber.bsky.social & @lenastephan.bsky.social, @hildecoffe.bsky.social @clemencedeswert.bsky.social @robindevroe.bsky.social @elisestorme.bsky.social and more... #IWD2025

Why do we see this big gender voting gap among the young? Is it feminism? Yes... and NO. There’s another important factor, rarely discussed but quite evident. I am translating into English for @bsky.app a threat of mine that went viral on Spanish Twitter.

Very interesting read 💡 And worrying conclusions...

Leve de particratie (of toch een beetje). Nieuwe, wat tegendraadse column in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social sampol.be/2025/02/leve...

Interested in #genderandpolitics ? Check this thread about the main results from the study we conducted at @sciencepoulb.bsky.social and @gasparugent.bsky.social on sexism in campaign times 🧵 igvm-iefh.belgium.be/fr/documenta...

Our study on sexism on the campaign trail is out! ♀️♂️ Policy brief in English👉 igvm-iefh.belgium.be/sites/defaul... And for the final report in French and Dutch 👉https://igvm-iefh.belgium.be/fr/documentation/candidate-candidat-etude-relative-au-sexisme-durant-la-periode-electorale-de-juin

Fan of surveys and survey experiments, consider using the Belgian probability panel *The Social Study*, up to 5,500 panelists (smaller samples also possible) are waiting for your research 🤓 thesocialstudy.be/website-for-...

📢Applications Open for New Director of the V-Dem Institute V-Dem Institute and the Dept. of Political Science, University of Gothenburg is looking for a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Political Science & Director of the V-Dem Institute. To application: shorturl.at/9rvmx 📆 March 27, 2025.

Je serai présente, accompagnée d'une belle délégation du CEVIPOL, aux Rencontres des Nouveaux Mondes d'Etopia, du 11 au 13 avril 2025 à Bruxelles pour parler de représentation et de diversité en politique. Si vous avez entre 18 et 35 ans, n'hésitez pas à vous y inscrire ! 👇

🇧🇪 De Wever devient Premier ministre. Son arrivée à la tête du gouvernement pose la question de l’avenir du pays face aux ambitions indépendantistes de la N-VA. 🤔 Audrey Vandeleene, chercheuse au Cevipol, pour The Conversation. 👉 bit.ly/4gA8sQO @france.theconversation.com @sciencepoulb.bsky.social

The new Belgian government for dummies (and more) 👇

Surreprésentation d'hommes dans le gouvernement fédéral, un problème? ♀️Risque de sous-représentation des intérêts des femmes 👑Opportunité manquée de créer des role models 👫Manque de considération des présidents de parti pour l'égalité Mon analyse ⤵️ shorturl.at/bFkhf @sciencepoulb.bsky.social

♀️♂️Nouveau gouvernement belge et représentation femmes/hommes Les chiffres nécessaires pour objectiver ⤵️

🚨 RA Job alert! 🚨 I'm looking for a part-time RA (6 months) to join my project on gender-based violence at UAB. 📊 The RA will develop a unique dataset on GBV indicators in Spain💡 🌍 Remote-friendly 💰 Competitive salary ➡️Full details about the position can be found here: www.leirerincon.com/project

💡Very insightful research on #candidateselection with a focus on the role of the selectorate in advancing (or not) descriptive representation, based on original data on shortlisted candidates (great!) 👉Local parties are less likely to select female, non-white and non-local aspirants as candidates

On April 8 and 9 together with colleagues I am organizing LoPaPol, a conference about local party politics. We would be more than happy to see you there! (register before February 1!) www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

📣For survey researchers: Consider the project I've been working on for a while "The Social Study", the Belgian online probability panel. This great infrastructure enables you to conduct surveys with over 5,000 Belgian residents, randomly selected from the national register. More info ⤵️

La campagne électorale est bien finie, mais on continue d'en parler 😇 💰 En 2024, 70% des annonceurs liés aux partis en Belgique sont masculins, et ils représentent 75% du budget publicitaire destiné aux candidats. Pourquoi ? Mon explication pour @rtbf.be ⤵️ @sciencepoulb.bsky.social

Reminder: #job #academicjob Full time academic position in IR at SciencePo ULB! Deadline: 01/02

Now that's what we call top-tier lobbying 😎 Welcome aboard, @regisdandoy.bsky.social; you were an easy win! @emilievh.bsky.social, looks like you've got a new political scientist here for your starter pack! 😄

La Libre est aussi désormais sur @bsky.app, qu'on se le dise ! ;-) bsky.app/profile/lali...