Or check out a critical review of the PhD dissertation by @grahn.bsky.social (Uppsala University): plc-journal.eu/article/view... #underrepresentation #womeninpolitics #candidateselection #politicalambition

💡 New publication! 💡 Which factors underlie the continued underrepresentation of women in Dutch politics? Join us as we put the spotlight on the PhD dissertation of @rozemarijnvandijk.bsky.social (Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, @m2p-antwerp.bsky.social)!

Pleased to see this work with @rozemarijnvandijk.bsky.social @martamiori.bsky.social & @robfordmancs.bsky.social published: We look at the effects of involving party members in candidate selection at the 2019 UK general election: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

📊 Experimental studies find that violence against politicians barely affects citizens, but @rozemarijnvandijk.bsky.social & Joep van Lit argue those null results are still meaningful: they should push scholars to study how #PoliticalViolence can result in (de)mobilisation. 👉 bit.ly/4aBYj6A

What political violence does to citizens

Violence against politicians is a part of politics, but experimental studies find that its effect on citizens is muted. Rozemarijn van Dijk and Joep van Lit argue those null results are nevertheless m...

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🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟 I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)

De aanwezigheid van vrouwen binnen extreem-rechtse partijen helpt beschuldigingen van misogynie af te weren, terwijl de kern van hun ideologie onverminderd patriarchaal blijft.

Vrouwen spelen binnen extreem-rechts een steeds zichtbaarder rol

De aanwezigheid van vrouwen binnen extreem-rechtse partijen helpt beschuldigingen van misogynie af te weren, terwijl de kern van hun ideologie onverminderd patriarchaal blijft.

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With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.

Tariffs might be the word of 2025. Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe? @grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no @jeppjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1350...

A game of tariffs: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?

In April 2025, the United States introduced sweeping tariffs on imports from the European Union and the United Kingdom, raising transatlantic tensions and prompting debate over Europe’s response. T...

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Dit jaar zijn 35% van de kandidaten vrouw. In de top 10 zie je vrouwen nog best vaak terug. Maar… zodra je kijkt naar de gehele lijst en de écht verkiesbare plekken, nemen mannen het weer over.

In our new study, @rozemarijnvandijk.bsky.social and I looked at who gets interrupted during debates in the parliaments of 🇦🇺🇭🇷🇬🇧. We find that women and men get interrupted just as often. Yet, when more women join the debate, politicians interrupt less. ➡️ Read the full study: doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...

🔍Check out this article by @rozemarijnvandijk.bsky.social @uantwerpen.be "Ambitious Women: Hidden within the Party?". 🔓Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view... #OpenPublishing #PoliticalScience

🧵 What kind of POPE do AMERICANS want?📸 Before the Conclave, @sophiemainz.bsky.social and I asked 1,500 U.S. adults to choose among hypothetical papal candidates. Results: Americans prefer a liberal and *non-political* Pope. The latter might be challenging for Leo XIV. Results ⬇️ Polisky Datasky

🚨 Talking about harassment in politics hurts your political career. Yes, even in 🇸🇪. And, yes, for both women & men. Here’s what me and @sandrahkansson.bsky.social found in our Political Behavior paper using both experimental and descriptive approaches: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👇

The Cost of Debating Harassment Against Politicians: Are Women and Men Affected Equally? - Political Behavior

Harassment of politicians is a growing global phenomenon, which threatens to erode the quality of democracy and descriptive representation. Past research has examined gender patterns of this violence ...

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🎓 My PhD is almost done! After 5.5 years of research, my dissertation From Ambition to Admission: The Recruitment of Women in Politics is approved and I’ll defend it on April 30!

(1/7) 🗳️ Het nieuwe voorgestelde kiesstelsel kan potentieel slecht nieuws zijn voor de vertegenwoordiging van vrouwen en minderheidsgroepen. Waarom? Een uitleg ⬇️

Welcome to all our new followers! You can keep abreast of the latest research from the M2P team by following our excellent team of researchers individually. We've created a starter pack here: go.bsky.app/Lquzoz1

Excited to share our latest publication! 📄 Our research shows that Belgian voters opting for (centralized) preference votes are more affectively polarized than list voters. Check out the full study ➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...

 🗳️ Vandaag is het zover: verkiezingen! Spannend moment, want we zouden weleens een record uit 2010 kunnen breken... Zullen er dit keer meer dan 64 vrouwen in de Tweede Kamer komen? 🤔

🗳️ Maandag was het de Dag van de Kandidaatstelling. De Kiesraad publiceerde vanochtend een proces-verbaal over kandidatenlijsten. Bij 15 van de 29 lijsten zijn er verzuimen geconstateerd - hier een overzicht. #TK2023

Nu op StukRoodVlees, deel 1 van de plaatjes van de electoraatjes, een serie van @mrooduijn.bsky.social en mijzelf over de kiezers van verschillende partijen. Vandaag deel 1: BIJ1 en DENK. Wie stemde er in 2021 er op deze partijen? Een draadje 1/12 stukroodvlees.nl/plaatjes-van...

📚New paper out in Political Communication, co-authored with @henrikseeberg.bsky.social. We investigate how issue salience and ownership influence parties' propensity to attack, and what happens when salience and ownership are (in)congruent. Read more at: doi.org/10.1080/1058...