⏳ Only1️⃣week left to submit | DemoTrans Project Workshop: Democracy Under Pressure: Representation, Electoral Signals, and Local Governance. 📍 Leuven 📅 25 September 2026 📝 Abstract deadline: 31 August 2026 Submit your abstract by 31 August: feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/dem...

🎉I am very happy to share our new co-authored publication in @lgstudies.bsky.social, written together with Lorenzo Catalano & @kristofdewitte.bsky.social as part of @demotrans.bsky.social . Full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🧵

The influence of descriptive representation on voting patterns: a study of age and gender dynamics

Polarised political landscapes have amplified identity-based narratives, emphasising traits like race, gender, and ethnicity. This article contributes to debates on representation by examining whet...

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🎉Very happy to share my new article with @kristofdewitte.bsky.social published in #Cities, as part of the @demotrans.bsky.social project. We study how #Flemish fiscal rules reshaped municipal spending, fiscal discretion, and inter-municipal policy dynamics. doi.org/10.1016/j.ci...

📢 New #DemoTrans publication in Urban Affairs Review We are proud to share the first DemoTrans publication of 2026: 📄 Do Municipal Amalgamations Work? A Systematic Literature Review by TAO ZHENG, Bindong Sun & Kristof De Witte. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874251410080

Do Municipal Amalgamations Work? A Systematic Literature Review - Tao Zheng, Bindong Sun, Kristof De Witte, 2026

Municipal amalgamation has become a key policy tool globally, drawing significant academic attention for its effects on local governance, efficiency, and equity...

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🌍 Final #DemoTrans Project Conference: Democracy, Globalisation, and the Future of Governance 📅 7–8 May 2026 | #Leuven, #Belgium 🛜 Official Conference Webpage: feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/dem...

📄 New #DemoTrans Project policy brief out now!!! "Resource Reallocations Influence Staff Attitudes in Public Organizations" by Benny Geys, Sara Connolly, Hussein Kassim & Zuzana Murdoch feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/dem...

🚨Journal Article Alert|♻️New Research on Tracking Innovation in the Circular Economy (CE) by #DemoTrans researcher Anne Rainville, w/I.Dikker, M.Buggenhagen, offering an important contribution to the measurement of(CE) innovation. 🔗https://feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/demotrans/DemoTrans_Papers

📝 New #DemoTrans Project Policy Brief Published! Does Market Engagement in Public Procurement Foster Innovation? By Pelle Berkhout, Anne Rainville, PhD, Matthijs Janssen & Koen Frenken. Read the full policy brief here: feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/dem...

🌍 Reminder: Final #DemoTrans Project Conference – Democracy, Globalisation & the Future of Governance 📅 7–8 May 2026 | #Leuven, #Belgium 📢 Call for Papers – Deadline: 15 January 2026 🔗 feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/dem...

🎧New DemoTrans Podcast Episode – Out Now! 📌Ep.#13: What Multinational Corporations Actually Pay in Taxes Listen the podcast here: t.co/PllQZDdYjv

🚨Happy to share that our DemoTrans colleague T.Balbach (w/J.Grandia) organizes a panel on gov't contracting, #publicprocurement & grantmaking at the upcoming #NIG2026 Conference (P23). 📅5–6/2/26 📍 @IOPGI_KULeuven 🗓️ Abstracts 15/10/25 www.nigovernance.nl/call-for-abs...

Call for Abstracts - Conference 2026 | Netherlands Institute of Governance

Call for Abstracts – NIG Conference 2026 @KU Leuven Instituut voor de Overheid On this page, you will find an elaborate description of each panel and the papers they welcome for the NIG Conference 202...

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🎧 Check out Ep12 of #DemoTrans Podcast Series, based on Javier Garcia-Bernardo and Petr Janský's "Profit Shifting of Multinational Corporations in the EU and Worldwide" 🎙ttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7k162ezCdoVRmlEDd2tVgK?si=BxFgLDx9R2elV7ssVuJ6ZA

📢New #DemoTrans publication! We’re excited to share a major contribution to political transparency and data-driven research. 🗳️"Czech Political Candidate and Donation Datasets" by L.Linek M.Škvrňák M.Šoltés & our partner V.Titl Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

🎧 We're back...and so is the #DemoTrans Podcast Series! Check out Ep12, based on Javier Garcia-Bernardo and Petr Janský's "Profit Shifting of Multinational Corporations in the EU and Worldwide" 🎙https://open.spotify.com/episode/7k162ezCdoVRmlEDd2tVgK?si=BxFgLDx9R2elV7ssVuJ6ZA