📢 GASPAR at Ghent University welcomes you to a lecture by Ryan Carlin (Georgia State University) & Gregory Love (University of Mississippi): “Populist Popularity: Baselines, Dynamics, and Accountability” 🗓 May 22, 2026 🕑 14:00 📍 Room 2.1, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 (Technicum), 9000 Ghent

📢 Join us at KU Leuven for a lecture (in Dutch) by Prof. Dr. Mark Bovens & Prof. Dr. Anchrit Wille: “Diplomademocratie: Opleiding als nieuwe politieke breuklijn en vorm van ongelijkheid” (in Dutch) 🗓 April 28, 2026 🕑 14:00 📍 Auditorium 00.85, Naamsestraat 69, Leuven

📢 The Voting & Democracy Group at KU Leuven invites you to a lecture by Tom van der Meer: “Politics without values: how politicians are squeezing democracy between technocracy and populism”. 🗓 26 March 2026, 16:30 📍 Parkstraat 47, Leuven docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 The Research Group GASPAR at Ghent University invites you to a lecture by Prof. Dr. Richard Katz (Johns Hopkins University): “Too much intraparty democracy?” 🗓 19 March 2026, 14:00 📍 Room 3.1, Technicum (Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41), Gent Please register via event.ugent.be/registration...

📢 The Politicologenetmaal will take place on 11–12 June 2026 in Gent. Submit your paper proposal to one of the 17 workshops by 15 March 2026 via the submission form on the website. politicologenetmaal.eu/submit-paper...

📣 ONE WEEK LEFT: best master thesis in political science! The Daniel Heinsius Thesis Prize is open to master’s theses submitted in 2025 with a score of ≥8 (NL) or ≥16 (BE). 📨 Send your thesis + proof of grade before March 1 to [email protected]

📣 ONE WEEK LEFT: Call for nominations — Politicologenetmaal prizes! 🏆 The Els Witte Annual Prize for Political Science 2025 honors the best PhD dissertation defended in 2025 (Belgian/Dutch university or relevant to Belgian/Dutch politics). 📩 Submit before March 1 to [email protected]

📢📢Join the inaugural lecture by @bramwauters.bsky.social at KU Leuven! 📅 Tuesday, 2 December 2025 🕠 17:30–19:00, Aula Emma Vorlat (KU Leuven)

📣 Job opening at Ghent University (GIES): Full-time Assistant Professor (tenure track) in The EU in Global Politics. 🗓️ Application deadline: 27 Nov 2025 👉 More info: jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Do...

📢 Call for papers! The 13th State of the Federation Conference will take place at the University of Antwerp on 6 Feb 2026. 📩 Submission deadline: 31 Oct 2025 more info via: www.uantwerpen.be/nl/overuantw...

📢 The Belgian Probability Panel – The Social Study invites you to its Kick-off Conference! 🗓️ 9 Dec 2025 | 📍 Brussels 🔗 Register here: thesocialstudy.be/2025/09/16/t...

Join the NeFCA Political Communication Division for an online seminar with Prof. Sophie Lecheler (University of Vienna) on “Framing.” 📅 30 Oct 2025 | 🕛 12:00–13:00 CET 💻 Part of the new PolCom Classics webinar series 🔗 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 The Voting & Democracy Research Group (KU Leuven) invites you to a seminar with Prof. Bjørn Høyland (University of Oslo) on “Dimensions of Politics and Dynamic Ideal Points of Members of the European Parliament” 🗓️ 20 Oct 2025 | 🕑 14:00–15:30

The IPS Belgium Seminar Series (Jan–Jun 2026) invites abstract submissions for its next edition. A monthly online forum for IPS scholars in Belgium & beyond. 📅 Deadline: 31 Oct 2025 (23:59 CET) More info 👉 www.doingips.org/ips-belgium

📣 Politics of the Low Countries announces a special issue on democratic innovations in the Low Countries, guest edited by Emilien Paulis, David Talukder & Take Sipma. Submit abstracts by 31 October 2025. More details 👉 plc-journal.eu/announcement...

📢 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...

Gaspar (Ghent University) invites you to a lecture by Prof. Jenny de Fine Licht: “A public library or a prison? Locating public services as a challenge for governments” 🗓 5 Sept 2025, 10h30 📍 Faculteitsraadzaal – John Vincke, UGent 👉 Register via event.ugent.be/registration...

📅 Politicologenetmaal 2026 — the Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries — will be hosted by Ghent University, 11–12 June 2026. More info soon!

📅 State of the Federation 2026 will take place on 6 February 2026 at the University of Antwerp. A great opportunity to present your work and meet colleagues in Belgium!