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Wat de hoogdag van de democratie zou moeten zijn, werd gisteren vooral gekenmerkt door een lage opkomst en lege stembureaus. Enkele hersenspinsels bij Knack over waarom onze democratie geen experiment is.

In de media 📺 ! Onze Poli VUB was weer heel goed vertegenwoordigd op deze Brusselse verkiezingsavond bij BRUZZ. Net als in juni, gaven collega's Robin Devroe en Kevin Meyvaert er commentaar en uitleg tijdens de live-uitzending van gisterenavond. #verkiezingen2024

I look forward to participating in the ICAN town hall discussion 'Belgium and the Bomb: Reimagining Nuclear Security', tomorrow at 19h in Brussels. It promises to be an interesting conversation. 😉 POLI (@dfuturevub.bsky.social) Egmont Institute

In de media! 📺 In Terzake geeft Karen Celis meer uitleg bij quota voor verkozenen in de politiek. #terzaketv

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 "Why Emerging and Disruptive Capabilities are a Mixed Blessing for NATO as a Nuclear Alliance" Wannes Verstraete Taylor & Francis Research Insights #NATO #NuclearDeterence #MilitaryAlliance 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 bit.ly/3Yp5bht

📣New publication ! 📄 Colleague Anne-Marie Dedene published an article in Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies. In this paper, she looks at how the Chinese government uses global value chains to enhance its maritime economy and bolster its maritime power. 🌍🚢 Soon to be read here 🔗: …alofterritorialandmaritimestudies.net/articles

🚀 Kick-off DFuture! Last Friday, we officially launched the DFuture research group at VUB! 🎓 Thanks @tverthe and Karen Celis for the insights, plus inspiring ideas from our colleagues. Excited to watch DFuture grow! 🌱 #DFuture #Research #Democracy #VUB

In de media 📺! Professor Karen Celis was vorige week te horen op Radio 1 om het te hebben over de lagere opkomst bij de Vlaamse gemeenteraadsverkiezingen en de gevolgen van het afschaffen van de opkomstplicht. Hier te herbeluisteren 🔗: radio1.be/luister/select…

New Journal Article📄! Petra Ahrens and our colleagues, Silvia Erzeel & merelfieremans published in Politics and Governance! They propose the "most significant change" approach to study gender-sensitive parliaments through case studies. Read here 🔗: cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgov…

New article by Iman Lechkar & Jihane Sliti in Critical Studies on Terrorism.📄 Their research reveals how vindictiveness in media discourses shapes narratives on Belgian "foreign fighters", undermining democratic principles and the rule of law. Read here🔗: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New publication! 📄 Philippe Mongrain , Nathalie Brack , and POLI VUB's Nino Junius explore citizens' and MPs' preferences for delegate vs. trustee models of representation. Read the findings in the European Journal of Political Science 🔗: ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

Relevant and inspiring discussion this morning in the the online panel on Women in Politics organized by Council of European Municipalities and Regions.

In the media 📰 ! Colleague Mathis Saeys was interviewed by POLITICO Europe to discuss the new language (conflict) dynamics in Brussels and the potential consequences of this new developing reality. Read it here 🔗 : politico.eu/article/brusse…

In de media 📰! Collega Wannes Verstraete schreef een deskundig opiniestuk voor De Morgen over de mogelijke gevolgen voor België en de nucleaire paraplu van de NAVO na de herverkiezing van Donald Trump in de Verenigde Staten. 🇺🇸 🇧🇪. 👇👇👇

Nieuwe publicatie ! 📖 In het tijdschrift 'De Gids op Maatschappelijk Gebied' komt collega @ThomasLegein samen met SciencePo ULB collega Sacha Rangoni terug op de vernieuwingsoperatie van het CdH naar Les Engagés.

New Egmont Institute PB: My thoughts on the transformation of the Belgian Land Component (or better Army), based on observations during two exercises this fall and conversations with military personnel of all ranks (and allies). Special thanks to the LC for this opportunity.

In the media 📰! Professor Prof. Eline Severs was interviewed by POLITICO about the seemingly weaker resistance to Trump in contrast with 8 years ago and potential 'Trumpians' in a divided Europe. Read it here 🔗: politico.eu/article/donald… #USElection2024

De zeebodem... een zwakke plek om hard te treffen. tijd.be/opinie/analyse…

💡 Deze namiddag presenteert BRIO de resultaten van de derde Taalbarometer van de Vlaamse Rand. De studiedag gaat door in het gemeenschapscentrum De Moelie, te Sint-Sebastiaanstraat 14, 1630 Linkebeek. Wie er nog snel bij wil zijn: briobrussel.be/node/19193

📣 New publication ! POLI VUB Prof. Silvia Erzeel, with Jérémy Dodeigne and François Randour, investigates gender dynamics in the European Parliament 🇪🇺 for 'European Union Politics'. 👉 Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…