Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society! We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology. Thread below 🧵

Now that the ICA deadline is behind us… it’s time to get moving again! 👀 This is your last week to submit your abstract for Etmaal 2026 — deadline this Sunday (Nov 9)! Head to our website to submit ➡️ www.etmaal2026.nl/submissions

🚨 New piece out at @thejop.bsky.social w awesome @cvargiu.bsky.social & D Garzia If incivility means breaking norms, & norms are person- and context-dependent, *does incivility even exist*? In the stage-2 registered report we investigate what drives perceptions of incivility tinyurl.com/4h5u4y8y

Nieuwe blog: Een beetje polarisatie in het stemhokje, en dat is maar goed ook! https://stukroodvlees.nl/?p=18286

📢 Call for workshop proposals The 25th Politicologenetmaal (Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries) will take place on 11–12 June 2026 at Ghent University. Submit your workshop proposal by 22 Dec 2026. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Thanks to everyone who joined our inaugural PolCom Classics webinar with @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social ! 🎥 The recording’s up on YouTube — see flyer for details. Next up: @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing, now on Nov 6, from 12:00 - 13:00 CET. 📲 Register via the QR code or the link below

📢 Ready to move? Don’t forget: The #Etmaal2026 call for papers is open! The submission deadline is Nov 9. Submit now 👉 www.etmaal2026.nl/submissions

💡 Edwin Jans, @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social, @skruikemeier.bsky.social en ik schreven een opiniestuk over polarisatie in Nederland, vandaag in @parool.nl 👇📰

🚨 REMINDER 🚨 Register for the PolCom Classics kickoff with @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social on connections and frictions between political science and communication science - Thu, Sept 25, 12:00–13:00 CEST. 🔗 Joining link will be sent on Wednesday.

Our call for papers is out! 📣 This year’s theme is Moving Through Communication – the dynamic role of communication in driving change. Join us at #Etmaal2026 in Papendal! Submit by Nov 9 through our website: www.etmaal2026.nl/submissions

🚨New pre-print🚨 "Do citizens’ views of democracy and its actors vary with how they feel?”, @lilymasonphd.bsky.social and I ask in a new paper. Why would they? While citizens widely endorse democracy in principle, temporary factors often shape their views. Also, work on “irrelevant events" 1/8🧵

📢 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

🚀 We’re live! The Political Communication Division of @nefca.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. Follow us for updates on research, events, and conversations in the PolCom community.

📢 Out now! The Handbook of Affective Polarization is officially published 🎉 📖 Open Access & packed with 30 great chapters thanks to amazing authors. Huge thanks to everyone, and in particular to @marianotorcal.bsky.social for the great (and fun) collaboration! 💙 Link below for the e-book 👇

New blogpost (in Dutch) @stukroodvlees.bsky.social about this study with @lisajanssen.bsky.social! ⬇️👇 stukroodvlees.nl/polarisatie-...

Respect isn’t just a norm—it’s a dividing line in how people interpret politics. Turkenburg et al. show support for respectful talk varies by education, cynicism, populism & polarization—and shapes reactions to disrespectful politicians. Read now in POQ: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...

📢 Have you recently defended your PhD in political science in The Netherlands, Belgium or Luxembourg? PLC is looking for PhD Summaries and Reviews! #PhDOpportunity #PhDGraduates #PoliticalScience #AcademicPublishing #PhDResearch #EarlyCareerResearchers 🧵

How do complexity and simplicity in political communication shape citizens' reasoning and attitudes toward politicians? 💭 Read more about it in this new study, out now in Human Communication Research ⬇️🤩 academic.oup.com/hcr/advance-...

Do citizens vary in their support for respect-based norms in political communication (e.g., civility, accessibility)? And if so, does this variation influence how violations of these norms shape democratic outcomes? We address these questions in our new study, accepted in @poqjournal.bsky.social ⬇️

As of Jan 1, 2025 PLC will be a diamond open access journal 💎! This means no costs involved for the reader, nor for the author or their institutions! Instead, PLC is funded by the Francopone-Belgian, Flemish and Dutch #polisci associations and by Radboud Uni Press, our new publisher! #openscience

Better late than never: 📢Can moderate levels of affective polarization actually be beneficial for citizens’ democratic attitudes? shorturl.at/MQ1fY In EJPR, @turkenburgemma.bsky.social and I show that the relationship between AP and democratic support is more nuanced than previously assumed

🚨Vacancy Alert!🚨 Exciting PhD position in an interdisciplinary project on polarization and legal battles in the context of pesticide regulation 🥬👩‍⚖️ ⏳Deadline 14/10. See the link below for all info, DM me your questions & please spread the word! 🙏 www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

@rensvliegenthart.bsky.social has three new vacancies (2 PhDs and 1 post-doc) available within his great Vici-funded project at Wageningen University for those interested in discontent, electoral campaigns, polarisation, and political trust. www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/... www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...

*Insert your favorite doctor-related pun here* Very happy to announce that last Friday, I defended my PhD dissertation “On Silver Tongues and Silver Linings” in the Emma Vorlat Auditorium of KU Leuven 🎓🥳

SO excited for today: my fabulous colleague and friend @lisavandijk.bsky.social will defend her fabulous dissertation in the fabulous KU Leuven promotiezaal!

Come and work with us in beautiful Amsterdam! We are looking for a PhD student to explore the 'Role of Social Norms in Negative Campaigning and Affective Polarization' Deadline: 10 Jan 24 Starting: Preferably April 24 All details: tinyurl.com/45ryj32t RT=🧡 @ascor.bsky.social, # commsky # polsky

🚨 preprint alert 🚨 In this note with @turkenburgemma.bsky.social , we document a non-linear relationship between affective polarization (AP) and democratic support. These results can explain previous mixed findings and emphasize a potential silver lining of AP 👇 osf.io/5nhtg/

📺🗣️ When watching an election debate, do you notice sudden or subtle shifts in the topic under discussion? Ever wondered who does this, on which issues, and in what context? We've got just the paper for you! Check out this new publication, with Jonas Lefevere and Ine Goovaerts 👇

Happy to announce that the targeting dashboard for the upcoming Dutch election has been "adopted" by @groene.nl now featuring a fresh look! 🎉 Our first blog post unpacks the #CDA's ad strategy, highlighting significant regional exclusions. More insights here: 👇 buff.ly/3QuWhtr (EUsky, polisky)

Just a few days left to apply for this (TT!) assistant prof. position! 👇👇👇 www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...

🚨CALL FOR AUTHORS🚨 We are looking for authors willing to write a short entry (2.5k words) on the topics below for our Encyclopedia of Political Communication Interested? ➡️ Reach out asap via email ([email protected]) Plz repost for N and diversity @maxgroemping.bsky.social @dswirz.bsky.social

Wondering if anyone has started compiling lists of handles of politicians (or media) on this platform? 🏛️🗞️ All countries welcome. 🌐 polisky polcom

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Hello there💙! What better way to get started here, than to post a truly awesome job opening? 🚨📣 Our wonderful research group in Wageningen has a vacancy for a tenure-track assistant professor. Deadline 30/10. Take a look! ➡️ wur.nl/nl/vacature/...