Prof at KU Leuven CRC in Electoral Democracy at Université de Montréal https://ruthdassonneville.netlify.app/
❗The @chesdata.bsky.social team paper on the global economic left-right scale is now out in print at the JoP! Super happy to have contributed a tiny little bit to this huge effort by @ndelacerda.bsky.social, @rbakker.bsky.social and others!
Ryan BakkerSeveral years of data collection, 2 editorial teams and a few rounds of R&R were all well worth it to finally see this paper in print. Thanks to all the survey teams and the many experts who helped make this possible. doi.org/10.1086/736578
Big news for political science in Europe!
MEDemA major milestone for #DemocracyResearch. 🏛️ MEDem has been included in the ESFRI Roadmap, recognizing its role in advancing the empirical study of Democracy in Europe. 🇪🇺 Thank you to everyone who helped bring us to this point! 🙏 #ResearchInfrastructure⚙️
‼️ Last day to apply for the open PhD position in my group! Hurry and send in your application before it's too late!
Ruth Dassonneville🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!
Had a *great* time talking with @mascakir.bsky.social about our @cpsjournal.bsky.social paper on the behaviour of young voters!
Semih Çakır🎙️ New Reasonably Political Podcast episode! @rdassonneville.bsky.social explains why younger voters are more likely to support left-wing parties in some elections, but not others, and how political parties shape age divides at the ballot box. Tune in for more👇 www.buzzsprout.com/2608748/epis...
‼️ Only 10 days left to apply for the PhD position in my group! All info below 👇
Ruth Dassonneville🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!
New paper, with Patrick Fournier & @zeynsom.bsky.social, out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social! 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... a brief 🧵
Do Citizens Perceive an empty Left-Authoritarian Quadrant? Citizen Perceptions of Parties’ Positions in a Multi-Dimensional Space - Ruth Dassonneville, Patrick Fournier, Zeynep Somer-Topcu, 2026Given that there are few parties in the left-authoritarian quadrant of a two-dimensional ideological space, citizens that combine economically left and sociocul...journals.sagepub.comGreat new work by @dieterstiers.bsky.social & Shane Singh on the effects of compulsory voting. Must read! 👇
Dieter Stiers🚨New publication (with Shane Singh) in @poqjournal.bsky.social! Proponents of compulsory voting often claim that obligatory turnout will increase citizens' political involvement, equalising levels of democratic attitudes and political engagement in the electorate. But does it? 👇
Ook voor het juninummer van @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social schreef ik een column! Daarin heb ik het over polarisatie! Velen zijn bezorgd over polarisatie en proberen te depolariseren. Maar ook daar schuilt een gevaar, want democratie heeft nood aan wat polarisatie! 🔗 www.sampol.be/2026/05/mind...
Minder polarisatie? Pas op wat je wenstWie bang is om te polariseren, geeft ruimte aan meer radicale vormen van polarisatie.www.sampol.be‼️ New paper with Ian McAllister (ANU) out at @respol.bsky.social. We use @ess-survey.bsky.social data to study over-time changes in the association between education and left-right self-placements.
Research & Politics@rdassonneville.bsky.social & McAllister show that education divides voters less by changing opinions than by changing political labels, as immigration increasingly shapes how Europeans understand left and right. Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Super excited that @fedetrastulli.bsky.social will be joining the team of the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social next academic year as an FWO postdoctoral fellow!!
Federico Trastulli🧵🆕 A long overdue update after a few intense months to start off 2026. Incredibly grateful to be able to share that I was awarded a Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social. 1/11
🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!
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