Our new paper on the normalisation of sexism in politics is presented at the #ecprgc25 by our brilliant co-author @clemencedeswert.bsky.social 🎤 📊Drawing on nearly 44,000 social media reactions and interviews with 21 women candidates in the 2024 Belgian elections, we explore how sexism persists -

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

🏳️‍🌈 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

[Rayonnement] SciencePo ULB brille aux Joint Sessions @ecpr.bsky.social! 7 chercheurs participent à cet événement en organisant des workshops & présentant leur recherche 👏 🔹 Nathalie Brack 🔹 Alice Dechamps 🔹 Bjarn Eck 🔹 Piotr Marczyński 🔹 Kostas Papaioannou 🔹 Luca Tomini 🔹 Emilie van Haute #ecprjs25

Amazing friend. Brilliant colleague. Meet Dr @lucaskins.bsky.social !

♀️ 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

🎯 New research from the @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social : Who gets the spotlight in Belgian parties’ communication? We analyzed 20K posts on X to understand how parties promote individual politicians, and how this shifted during the 2024 campaign. 🧵1/4

[PhD] SciencePo ULB et le Cevipol vous invitent à la soutenance de la thèse de Lucas Kins intitulée : « Crafting campaigns, messages, and identities: Belgian parties in a digitalized political arena » Jeudi 24 avril 2025 à 16h00 Bâtiment A, porte Y, Salle AY.2.114

🎉 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 ⬇️

📢 Calling #Postdoc Researchers 🌍📚 CEVIPOL (SciencePoULB) is inviting expressions of interest for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship! This is a fantastic opportunity for PhD holders to conduct research abroad, gain new skills, and advance their careers 📅 31 May

⬇️ Our study is on @ecprtheloop.bsky.social ! We analyse the prevalence and consequences of sexism in the campaign and formulate concrete options to combat it. Thank you to the great @gasparugent.bsky.social @sciencepoulb.bsky.social team

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

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

🌈#GenderingDemocracy No.22 🇺🇸 Donald Trump's executive order on #GenderIdentity is in danger of crossing the border into Canada. 🇨🇦 Elie Kallab reveals how American cultural battles threaten to fundamentally alter Canada's democratic landscape. #IWD2025 🏳️‍🌈 bit.ly/3XymWdf

🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.25 ♀️ #IWD25 The new German Bundestag will be smaller, more right-wing wing & more male-dominated. @corinnakroeber.bsky.social & @lenastephan.bsky.social discuss the potential long-term consequences for women’s political representation in Germany. 👉 bit.ly/4iiCoTa

🌈 #GenderingDemocracy No.24 ♀️ #IWD2025 #ExtractiveIndustries threaten land and lives in the Amazon. But #Indigenous women are not just resisting destruction — they are transforming political systems and shaping the future of environmental democratic governance, writes Camila Montero bit.ly/4kDNcNc

♀️ 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

[Out] Candidate≠Candidat. Qd les inégalités de genre entravent les candidates aux élections. Étude relative au #sexisme durant la période électorale de juin 2024 en #Belgique, étude réalisée @audreyvdleene.bsky.social & Clémence Deswert @sciencepoulb.bsky.social igvm-iefh.belgium.be/fr/documenta...

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