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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 1d

Marco's project explores this through migrants’ lived experiences and Albania’s role as co-constructor of Europe’s borders. 🌍

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 1d

The EU’s migration policy is increasingly outsourced to the Western Balkans. Deals like the Italy–Albania Protocol and EU–Albania FRONTEX raise big questions: whose rights are at stake, and who shapes “EUrope”?

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to @marcozampieri.bsky.social for receiving a PhD Fellowship from @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social. We're over the moon to be able to continue to work with Marco and engage with his interesting, important and timely project.

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 14d

The research group will miss Benjamin's presence. We are grateful for our time together and proud of the person he has become. And even though we wish him all the best, we are also slightly envious of his future colleagues.

Congratulations, Dr. Benjamin Blanckaert! 👨‍🎓

DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to promotors Silvia Erzeel and Didier Caluwaerts, and many thanks to jury chair @elinesevers.bsky.social

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 14d

Benjamin gave a very engaging and accessible presentation, sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm with a captivated audience. The Q&A with the jury members @dkavadia.bsky.social, @emilievh.bsky.social, @robindevroe.bsky.social, Joost Vaesen and Min Reuchamps was spirited and insightful.

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 14d

Another festive week at @dfuturevub.bsky.social 🎉

Benjamin Blanckaert succesfully defended his dissertation "Holding Together or Falling Apart? Electoral Politics Across the Linguistic Divide in the Brussels-Capital Region."

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 21d

About last night...

🎉 Congratulations Dr. @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social ! 🎓

📖 Dr. Bernaerts defended his dissertation on polarisation and its complex, dynamic relationship with democracy and institutions.

Needless to say, it was fantastic!

Find out more about Kamil's work via kamilbernaerts.com

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · 28d

New publication by DFuture’s Nino Junius et al.: “Why top politicians are pessimistic or optimistic about democracy and its evolution”.

What makes political leaders lean one way - optimism or pessimism - and how does that shape democracy’s direction?

Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Why top politicians are pessimistic or optimistic about democracy and its evolution

Amid widespread concerns about the crisis of democracy, scant scholarly attention has been given to the views of elite politicians who are at the helm of democracy and, for instance, have the abili...

www.tandfonline.com

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Kevin Meyvaert @kevinmeyvaert.bsky.social · Aug 29

Presented two papers at #ecpr25 in Thessaloniki:

1️⃣ Brussels youth & their perceptions of democracy: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
2️⃣ Urban youth’s expectations of political representation (with prof. @elinesevers.bsky.social): ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Thanks to discussants & chairs for the feedback.

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Kamil Bernaerts @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social · Aug 18

New publication in International Political Science Review! Together with Didier Caluwaerts, I found that the relationship between polarisation and violence was weaker in countries with a federal system and/or a rigid constitution. Important contribution regarding polarisation's impact on democracy.

DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Aug 18

New article by DFuture colleagues @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social & Didier Caluwaerts in International Political Science Review:

Fight or unite? Consensus institutions, polarization, and political violence in 113 democracies (1900–2023).

🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Aug 18

New article by DFuture colleagues @kamilbernaerts.bsky.social & Didier Caluwaerts in International Political Science Review:

Fight or unite? Consensus institutions, polarization, and political violence in 113 democracies (1900–2023).

🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Jul 23

✨ Just out: “Ideas vs Interests: Explaining Party Elites’ Support for Party Democratic Innovations” by @thomlegein.bsky.social, David Talukder, Rangoni & @emilievh.bsky.social.

🗞️ Dive into the article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Ideas vs. interests: explaining party elites’ support for party democratic innovations

Over recent decades, political parties have experimented with organisational reforms aimed at enhancing more inclusive, direct models. More recently, one emerging model involves Party Democratic In...

www.tandfonline.com

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Jul 11

Analysing JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, Yunus describes how US foreign policy under Trump depicts Europe as being led by a corrupt elite which refuses to listen to its conservative people. This, he argues, further legitimises Europe’s own right-wing populists

DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Jul 11

Political science blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social published a piece by @yunuspoblome.bsky.social, intern at @dfuturevub.bsky.social and the REDIRECT Horizon Europe project 👏🚀

theloop.ecpr.eu/jd-vances-in...

JD Vance’s international right-wing populism

Right-wing populism has gone beyond the nation state. Analysing JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, Yunus Poblome describes how US foreign policy under Trump depicts...

theloop.ecpr.eu

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Jul 9

She analyses how politicians (re)imagine, (re)mobilise and (re)construct national symbols in the aftermath of disasters across three countries.

#VUB #UAntwerpen #DFUTURE #DiscourseNet #DiscourseStudies

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Jul 9

Her work is titled “(Re)imagining, (re)mobilising, (re)constructing nationalisms: A comparative analysis of politician discourse during the post-disaster scenes of Belgium, Turkey and United States."

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our colleague, Ebru Akgün, from VUB @dfuturevub.bsky.social and @uantwerpen.be, presented her doctoral research at the 6th DiscourseNet Congress, held at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social (ULB) from 7-10 July.

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Jun 18

🚨 Reminder 🚨

🎉 Call for 2 postdoctoral research mandates (1 year) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 🎉

🎯 Deadline: 20/6/2025

DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · May 30

🚨 Call for 2 postdocs!

The EDGE team at VUB is hiring! We’re looking for researchers to rethink democracy in Europe: climate, representation & inequality 🔍🌍

Start: Fall 2025
Location: Brussels 🇧🇪
Deadline: 20 June

Info & how to apply 👉 tinyurl.com/zpw3p6z7

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · Jun 16

🌍 Hoe kan ecologisme méér mensen bereiken dan vandaag?

Nieuw stuk in SAMPOL van onze collega Ebru Akgün en @evaplatteau.bsky.social (Vlaams Parlement): over ecologie, klasse en inclusie.

👉 www.sampol.be/2025/06/hoe-...

#ecologisme #sampol #dfuture

Hoe het ecologisme meer mensen kan aanspreken

Groene partijen staan vandaag vooral in de verdediging. Het is tijd om het klimaatverhaal te herschrijven, zodat meer mensen de noodzakelijke klimaattransitie steunen.

www.sampol.be

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · May 30

🚨 Call for 2 postdocs!

The EDGE team at VUB is hiring! We’re looking for researchers to rethink democracy in Europe: climate, representation & inequality 🔍🌍

Start: Fall 2025
Location: Brussels 🇧🇪
Deadline: 20 June

Info & how to apply 👉 tinyurl.com/zpw3p6z7

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Laura Luciani @drlauluciani.bsky.social · May 27

Had a packed week at #EUIA25: presented my work on EU (in)security in post-2020 Armenia (coming soon @jcms-eu.bsky.social -stay tuned!) & discussed brilliant papers by @dfuturevub.bsky.social colleagues. We also stood in solidarity with Gaza & against academic complicity in the ongoing genocide.

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Politics of the Low Countries @plc-journal.bsky.social · May 28

😇 Want to get inspiration? Our latest PhD summary by Daan Vermassen is available #openaccess plc-journal.eu/article/view... and the review by Karen Celis plc-journal.eu/article/view...
@dfuturevub.bsky.social

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Laura Luciani @drlauluciani.bsky.social · May 28

1/ My recently published article @ifjpglobal.bsky.social studies how feminist activists in #Armenia negotiate the European Union's interventions to combat domestic violence amidst competing pressures. A thread👇
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European values, Eurasian family, or neither? A contrapuntal reading of the European Union’s agenda to combat domestic violence in Armenia

This article studies how feminist activists in Armenia negotiate the agenda of the European Union (EU) to combat domestic violence in a contested geopolitical environment. Drawing on post-socialist...

tandfonline.com

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DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · May 26

Marie Curie Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship is still open:
‼️ DEADLINE 31/05 ‼️

DFUTURE @dfuturevub.bsky.social · May 5

🚨 Call for Postdocs! 🚨

VUB’s Democratic Futures Research Centre is looking for candidates for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025!

Want to boost your research career in Brussels with top training & international mobility?
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