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Ruth Dassonneville
@rdassonneville.bsky.social

Prof at KU Leuven
CRC in Electoral Democracy at Université de Montréal
https://ruthdassonneville.netlify.app/

Political science 67%
Economics 10%

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New article out in JEPOP with @bjarneck.bsky.social and @eliemichel.bsky.social

We study how individual voters’ policy congruence with parties shapes their sympathy to other voters (horizontal AP), using matched data of a Voting Advice Application in Belgium

Paper: tinyurl.com/4skwumdr
The impact of party-voter congruence on affective polarization: evidence from Belgium
Ideology drives affective polarization, yet research often overlooks horizontal polarization – emotions toward other voters – and struggles to disentangle ideology from partisanship. This study shi...
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The Voting and Democracy Research Group welcomes Professor Rune Stubager (Aarhus University) for a keynote presentation.

🗓️ Friday 23 January 2026, 11h00
📍 Aula Emma Vorlat (campus Faculty of Social Sciences KU Leuven)
ℹ️ Info: lnkd.in/dMvzG36U
📝 Registration (by 14 January 2026): lnkd.in/dZ3ZBSGh

Yay, congrats!!
Over the moon 😍. My paper "Renewing Democracy:
How Exposure to Electoral Turnovers Reinforces Citizens’ Democratic Support" is accepted in World Politics. LINK: osf.io/preprints/os....

First paper fully conceived since my second child was born 4 years ago. For those who know, big milestone.

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🌟 PHD FELLOWSHIP ALERT! 🌟

I’m hiring 1 PhD fellow for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting 09/26! Great PhD community + int'l & supportive environment + FUN city. 💰for conferences + workshops! Lots of mentoring & career development opportunities! Deadline Jan 29th. Please apply!
Doctoral student in Political Science, specialization in political economy and political behavior
Doctoral position in Political Science, specialization in political economy and political behavior The Department of Political Science
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🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)

- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy

vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...
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Find at Maastricht University
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Congratulations!!

Congratulations Stuart!!

Wow! Congratulations to you both!
🚨 SciencePo ULB Full time Associate Professor in International Relations🚨

SciencePo ULB is hiring an Associate Professor to join our Department. The focus is on the regulation of globalisation.

Deadline: 02/02/2026

📣 Please share! 📣

cwfront.ulb.ac.be/vacacad/vaca...
We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL 🗓️ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...
Research Associate (Postdoc) Political Science § 28 Subsection 2 HmbHG
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A critique of our (w/ @bertous.bsky.social) paper “Instrumentally inclusive” has just been published.

Our response is under review (see below on process) but we feel obliged to share our draft for balance since the comment has been released without the response.

osf.io/rn6h3/files/...

Thanks for having me!
Er is nog tijd om in te schrijven voor de lezing van Francqui Chair @bramwauters.bsky.social op dinsdag 2 december.

Inschrijven kan via deze link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Niet te missen!
🌟 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 🧵)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science PAR 2025/838
The Department of Political Science is an international academic environment that welcomes students, researchers and
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New Publication with @lhaffert.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social!

We study the role of generations in the urban-rural divide, which is increasingly shaping the politics of many democracies.

Studying Switzerland, we show: The urban-rural divide is stronger among younger generations. (1/10) 🧵👇
Three days left to apply!
🚨 We’re hiring @giesugent.bsky.social:
Join us as TT Professor in "The EU in Global Politics".
Come research & teach in the heart of Europe 🇪🇺📍Ghent.
📝 Apply: jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Do...
📅 Deadline: 27/11/2025
#AcademicJobs #EUStudies #GhentUniversity #TenureTrack #GlobalPolitics
Docent Tenure Track in The EU in Global Politics
Docent Tenure Track in The EU in Global Politics
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Postdoc call‼️

I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.

Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.

Application deadline: December 10th.

Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
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Wow, congratulations!
At the start of the term, voters seemed skeptical of the “iron rule” of midterm loss. More recent data from @verasight.io paints a more complex picture. Check out our (@marystegmaier.bsky.social & Mike Lewis-Beck) new piece @center4politics.bsky.social

centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
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New publication w/ my friend & amazing coauthor @fedetrastulli.bsky.social in @ejprjournal.bsky.social! 🎉

doi.org/10.1017/S147...

We explore: Who considers which political issues as important & how is this related to sociodemographic/socioeconomic variables?
Who prioritises what? Determinants and measurement of voters’ issue prioritisation | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Who prioritises what? Determinants and measurement of voters’ issue prioritisation
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Want to know more? Our working paper is available here 👉 osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
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So great to be in Berlin for this fantastic @zweitstimme.bsky.social workshop!

I presented joint work with @bjarneck.bsky.social and @bramwauters.bsky.social on the limited effects of mobilizing measures following the abolition of compulsory voting in Flanders.
🎉 Kicking off the Zweitstimme.org Workshop!

We’re looking forward to two days discussing new work on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour.

Today’s sessions:
👉 Panel I – Elites
👉 Panel II – Participation
👉 Panel III – Party Strategies

Huge thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting us!
🎉 Kicking off the Zweitstimme.org Workshop!

We’re looking forward to two days discussing new work on Elections, Public Opinion & Elite Behaviour.

Today’s sessions:
👉 Panel I – Elites
👉 Panel II – Participation
👉 Panel III – Party Strategies

Huge thanks to @hertieschool.bsky.social for hosting us!

Love this graph!

‼️ Important new paper on the consequences of low turnout for representation by @mascakir.bsky.social, see Semih's 🧵 for a summary of his findings 👇
Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies?

My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.

Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies?

My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.

Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10

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The 2024 EU @chesdata.bsky.social has been added to both the trend file (1999-2024) and the Shiny app. Please take both for a spin!
www.chesdata.eu/ches-europe
chesdata.shinyapps.io/Shiny-CHES/
📢📢Join the inaugural lecture by @bramwauters.bsky.social at KU Leuven!

📅 Tuesday, 2 December 2025
🕠 17:30–19:00, Aula Emma Vorlat (KU Leuven)
‼️ Onze onderzoeksgroep @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social verwelkomt dit academiejaar @bramwauters.bsky.social als Francqui leerstoelhouder!

📆 Het openingscollege gaat door op 2 dec om 17u30

Voor meer info en om in te schrijven voor dit *niet te missen* college, zie hier soc.kuleuven.be/afdeling-pol...