📣 Feeling like your post-summer agenda is a little too empty? The final two online PolCom Classics seminars are coming up. Don't miss your chance to join us before the series wraps up! 👇

NeFCA Political Communication@nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 4w ago

After the summer, we're back with the final two online seminars in our PolCom Classics series! ☀️ 📅 24 September – (Negative) Campaigning 📅 29 October – Radicalization and extremism We'll conclude with a special in-person event in November/December. More details will follow soon!

The pictures from last week’s Politicologenetmaal are now available! 📸 Thank you to everyone who joined us for a great day in Ghent! You can view the picture gallery here: vpwpoliticalscience.wordpress.com/pictures-etm...

📣 Join us for the next NeFCA PolCom Classics Lecture!

NeFCA Political Communication@nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 3mo ago

✨ Next up in our PolCom Classics Series ✨ Prof. dr. @naylafawzi.bsky.social will talk to us about the relationship between populism and the media on May 28th! Join us online by registering through the QR code 👇

Great workshop, great people, great mountains! ✨

Mariia Tepliakova@mtplk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

and that's a wrap on our @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions workshop that brought together incredible scholars applying quant and computational methods to politics and gender topics! for @maarja.bsky.social (who graciously came down from the mountains for this ⛷️) and I, this was a dream come true ✨

Final sessions of this semester’s PolCom Classics are here 🎬 Join us for: 👉Apr 14 – Stuart Soroka: Negativity Bias 👉May 28 – Nayla Fawzi: Populist Media 👉Jun 24 – Sanne Kruikemeier: Artificial Intelligence Free to attend. Register via QR code - links sent after signup 🔗

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS PoliticologenEtmaal 2026 Join us at the third edition of our workshop Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps: Gender, Challenges and Transformations in Democratic Representation ➡️ Full call: politicologenetmaal.eu/workshops-20... 🗓 Deadline: March 15, 2026

🚨Last few days to submit a paper to PolEtmaal 2026

Elise Storme@elisestorme.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📢 Call for Papers 📢 Working on gender, representation and democratic processes? Join us in Ghent for the next PolEtmaal (11-12 June) and the third “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps” workshop! 📅 Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025 👉 More information: politicologenetmaal.eu/workshops-20...

📣 SAVE THE DATE 📣 Prof. Dr. Richard Katz (Johns Hopkins) will deliver a lecture at Ghent University on 19 March 2026 on the occasion of receiving an honorary doctorate. 📍 Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, Ghent (Room 3.1) 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM Open to all (registration required): tinyurl.com/3w95646v

🚨 Next GASPAR Guest Lecture Series 🚨

Bram Wauters@bramwauters.bsky.social · 6mo ago

On 6 March @lizamugge.bsky.social will give a Gaspar lecture in Ghent about maculinities, backlash and the future of democracy @gasparugent.bsky.social Everyone is welcome, but registration beforehand is appreciated

📢 Call for Papers 📢 Working on gender, representation and democratic processes? Join us in Ghent for the next PolEtmaal (11-12 June) and the third “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps” workshop! 📅 Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025 👉 More information: politicologenetmaal.eu/workshops-20...

Could not recommend this more! Stellar Summer School ✨

Melanie Sauter@melinscribe.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim 🚨 7 days of hands-on advanced methods + networking for PhDs, postdocs & early-career researchers. Free of charge (limited travel support). Deadline 1 March 2026: summerschoolwpm.org #methodsky #polisky

Last days to register 🚨

NeFCA Political Communication@nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 Brain full after a day of ETMAAL papers? 🧠 Join us for the first PolCom Quiz Night - a short, fun, low-key networking quiz to wind down before heading to the reception. 🎟️ Free registration via QR code or link 🗓️ Feb 5 | 17:45–18:30 ✨ Early career researchers especially welcome!

NEW - Gender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? - https://cup.org/45Rm9Z6 - @corinnakroeber.bsky.social, @lenastephan.bsky.social, @sarahdingler.bsky.social & @camilamontero.bsky.social #OpenAccess

🚨 Last days to register! 🚨 The first PolCom Classics of the year is happening. 🗓️ online, January 29, 17:00 CET Amber Boydstun will focus on agenda-setting, a key topic of interest for the PolCom community. Don't miss out! Registration closes January 28!

NeFCA Political Communication@nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣 It’s time for the first PolCom Classics of the year! We’re diving into agenda-setting with Amber E. Boydstun from UC Davis. 🗓 January 29, 17:00–18:00 CET, online (note the time change due to time differences) 📲 Register via the QR code or the link down below 👇 We hope to see you there! ✨

📣 It’s time for the first PolCom Classics of the year! We’re diving into agenda-setting with Amber E. Boydstun from UC Davis. 🗓 January 29, 17:00–18:00 CET, online (note the time change due to time differences) 📲 Register via the QR code or the link down below 👇 We hope to see you there! ✨

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 Brain full after a day of ETMAAL papers? 🧠 Join us for the first PolCom Quiz Night - a short, fun, low-key networking quiz to wind down before heading to the reception. 🎟️ Free registration via QR code or link 🗓️ Feb 5 | 17:45–18:30 ✨ Early career researchers especially welcome!

🎉 NEW ARTICLE I'm excited to share my latest research, now out in Journal of Information Technology & Politics. Seems like all politicians go negative - but some go more negative than others, and in different ways. 📊 25k tweets - 437 candidates, two elections and six months of campaigning

Playing nice? A longitudinal analysis of gender differences in negative campaigning on social media

This study offers a multidimensional analysis of gendered patterns in online negative campaigning during the 2019 and 2024 Belgian elections. Drawing on six months of Twitter data – all 25,111 twee...

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It's already time for the third session of our PolCom Classics! This round, we’re diving into mediatization & media logic with none other than @jesperstromback.bsky.social 🗓 November 27 ⏰ 12:00–13:00 CET 📲 Register via the QR code or the link below — hope to see you there!

Time flies! Almost halfway through my research stay at the University of Amsterdam with @aissr.bsky.social, hosted by Daphne van der Pas. Great conversations, good progress, a half-marathon and even some rain-free days ☀️ I’ll be here until mid-December and happy to connect for a coffee or chat!

Trots op het werk van onze studenten! 🎓 Waarom zijn sommige partijleden actiever dan anderen? Vier van onze studenten BPM onderzochten dit vorig semester voor het vak ‘Samenleving en Politiek’. Dit leverde hen de prijs op voor beste paper 🥇 Lees meer: gasparblogt.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/w...

Waarom sommige partijleden actiever zijn dan anderen

Deze blogpost is een herwerkte versie van de paper van Hannelore Huyghe, Andreas De Coninck, Camille Goeminne en Lara Reyskens. Bachelorstudenten Bestuurskunde en Publiek Management aan de Universi…

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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

🚨New Online First Article!🚨 From Marginalized to Mainstream? An International Comparative Analysis of Gender Differences in Social Media Adoption and Activity by Politicians in Non-Election Times By @elisestorme.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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🚀🎉 Thrilled to share that the first paper of my PhD dissertation is now published in Political Studies Review: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Does social media help women politicians overcome barriers in visibility - or does it just replicate old hierarchies? A short 🧵

From Marginalized to Mainstream? An International Comparative Analysis of Gender Differences in Social Media Adoption and Activity by Politicians in Non-Election Times - Elise Storme, 2025

Traditional media and party gatekeepers are found to restrict women's visibility and influence in politics. Social media, however, is seen as a potential m...

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🚨 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.

NeFCA Political Communication@nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📢 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

🎉 New webinar series! 🎉 🗓️ Every last Thursday of the month. Join us for the first one on September 25th. More information and (free) registration link below 👇

NeFCA Political Communication@nefcapolcom.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📢 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.

At #ecprgc25? Don’t miss “Threats to Democratic Institutions and Political Representatives” - featuring not one but two papers from the sexism project! ❓Why isn’t sexism as easy to detect as we think? ❓How does it shape candidates’ campaign experiences? Friday at 15:45, Law Building - Room: 312

Emilie van Haute@emilievh.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Our new paper on the normalisation of sexism in politics is presented at the #ecprgc25 by our brilliant co-author @clemencedeswert.bsky.social 🎤 📊Drawing on nearly 44,000 social media reactions and interviews with 21 women candidates in the 2024 Belgian elections, we explore how sexism persists -

✈️ Arrived in Madrid for #EPSA to talk about gendered online communication strategies and how we used AI-generated pictures to measure their effect on voter evaluations. 📍 You’ll find me in the panel “Gender and Political Communication” on Thursday at 16.50 in Room 0A.06. Come and say hi! #EPSA2025

📝Check out this article by @elisestorme.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social "Hard Worker versus Pretty Eyes" 🔗Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view... #OpenPublishing #PoliticalScience