Bart Maddens is deze week in Bogotá om de presidentsverkiezingen (31 mei) van dichtbij te volgen via participerende observatie. Zondag woonde hij de slotmanifestatie bij van de centrumrechtse kandidate Paloma Valencia. Zij wordt misschien de eerste vrouwelijke presidente van Colombia!
‼️ New paper with Ian McAllister (ANU) out at @respol.bsky.social. We use @ess-survey.bsky.social data to study over-time changes in the association between education and left-right self-placements.
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🎉Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming @elinakk.bsky.social and @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social.
Their engaging seminars on child-parent socialisation of political values and critical political trust, along with valuable exchanges with our team, made for two inspiring days.
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@rdassonneville.bsky.social & McAllister show that education divides voters less by changing opinions than by changing political labels, as immigration increasingly shapes how Europeans understand left and right.
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🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven!
Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026.
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Het nieuwe @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social nummer ligt nu in de boekhandel, en daarin lees je mijn tweede column!
Ik heb het daarin over hoe het beeld dat burgers van democratie hebben, bepaalt of ze een verval van de democratie opmerken, en kunnen tegenhouden.
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1 PhD position to research how parties build connections with social groups
🧵🆕 A long overdue update after a few intense months to start off 2026. Incredibly grateful to be able to share that I was awarded a Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social. 1/11
Ruth Dassonneville
Today, @bramwauters.bsky.social wrapped up his Francqui chair lecture series with a lecture on the role of heuristics in voting behaviour.
Over the last few months, Bram has already given 4 other lectures at the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social at KU Leuven.
Federico Trastulli
Voor De Gids op Maatschappelijk Gebied schreef ik een stuk over de rol van identiteit om stemgedrag te verklaren. Ondanks maatschappelijke veranderingen en groeiende volatiliteit blijft identiteit van belang!
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Ruth Dassonneville
De afgelopen decennia is het kiesgedrag in België fundamenteel veranderd. Kiezers zijn volatieler...
w/ @rdassonneville.bsky.social, presenting joint work on the electoral cross-pressures of workers in WE @
- @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social Seminars, Leuven, Tue 9 June 11 AM CET
- 2026 Etmaal, Gent, Fri 12 June 9 AM CET (Workshop #14)
- @epssnet.bsky.social, Belfast, Sat 20 June 9 AM BST (EL23) 2/4
