Call for Papers for the LoPaPol 2026 workshop in Darmstadt, 24-25 March 2026.
Abstract proposals should be sent until January 11 to Christina-Marie Juen or Martin Gross.
LoPaPol is back! π₯
Come join us in Darmstadt for the 3οΈβ£ edition of the Local Party Politics workshop!
β° 24-25 March 2026
π§ Organizers: @christinajuen.bsky.social BjΓΆrn Egner @pluggedchris.bsky.social & myself with the help of LoPaPol legends @simonotjes.bsky.social & @rafreuse.bsky.social
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Patterns of regional and local council size
There is a growing literature that examines how subnational assembly size affects policy outcomes like turnout and women's representation, but also inβ¦
Out now! I look at the size of municipal and local assemblies in EU/OECD countries and find that in addition to an effect of municipality population, more autonomous local councils are larger www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
03.11.2025 12:12 β π 8 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Iβm thrilled to share that Iβve started a new position as Postdoctoral Teaching Assistant at Ghent Universityβs Centre for Local Politics π
Iβm grateful for the opportunity to continue my research on the role of ideology in local politics and to contribute to our amazing Department π
24.10.2025 09:57 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thanks for all your wishes!!! π
05.10.2025 16:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Likewise, it was such a great pleasure to work with you @martingross.bsky.social You're one of the kindest and funniest people I know. Your support was indispensable!
03.10.2025 14:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
De minister van miserie kent geen ondergrens: samenwerken met de Taliban. Terwijl iedereen weet dat die hun eigen bevolking terroriseren.
03.10.2025 13:28 β π 45 π 8 π¬ 4 π 1
Ook in de lokale politiek speelt ideologie een rol. Partijprogramma's verschillen net zoals op het nationale niveau van elkaar en kiezers stemmen ideologisch. Bij coalitievorming is de rol van ideologie beperkt. Dank om dit voor ons uit te klaren @rafreuse.bsky.social. #UGent
02.10.2025 06:45 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Vlaams Belang Brugge pakte gisteren in de Brugse gemeenteraad nog fier uit met dit nieuws. Het moge duidelijk zijn wat de toekomst is voor steden en gemeenten die onder hun bewind komen.
30.09.2025 08:59 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Can't get enough of local party politics after my public defense next week?
Join us for a lecture on candidate selection within local parties by @simonotjes.bsky.social
23.09.2025 14:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Een hele zomer lang in de pers dat ze iets willen doen voor Gaza, maar zelfs het simpelweg erkennen van de genocide, daar worden excuses voor gevonden.
Bravo Vooruit en CD&V. Echt. Wauw. π
17.09.2025 19:11 β π 13 π 5 π¬ 2 π 1
De premier kon kiezen voor fel verzet tegen genocide, tegen het nieuwe offensief, tegen het verhongeren van kinderen, tegen gewelddadige kolonisten, tegen Europese inactie.
De premier koos voor
verdelen in eigen land en de uitholling van termen als antisemitisme & racisme. Een premier onwaardig.
16.09.2025 07:22 β π 139 π 44 π¬ 5 π 1
Geen zonnepanelen in mijn achtertuin
Onderzoek wijst uit: de lokale democratie functioneert. Of het nu gaat om zonneparken of lokale belastingen, het maakt uit op welke partij je stemt.
"Te lang hebben politicologen lokale partijpolitiek links laten liggen.
Voor de cruciale groene Γ©n sociale thema's laten nieuwe onderzoeken zien dat lokale politieke keuzes ertoe doen."
βοΈ @simonotjes.bsky.social in tijdschrift de Helling.
08.09.2025 06:37 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Just a few days to go until the General Conference at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki.
We can't wait to welcome you to our section, chaired by Eva MarΓn HlynsdΓ³ttir & Aldo Paparo.
Discover our nine panels π
21.08.2025 08:01 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you for the kind wishes! π
09.07.2025 09:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
After four years of hard work, Iβve officially submitted my PhD dissertation. π
288 pages about the role of ideology in local politics - the best research topic in the world. π
Thank you to everyone whoβs been part of the journey. π
08.07.2025 14:09 β π 39 π 1 π¬ 6 π 0
Kijk, zo kan het ook.
19.06.2025 16:42 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Congratulations, Kira π₯³
18.06.2025 08:53 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
"6.000 euro per jaar per gezin voor defensie": econoom Gert Peersman vindt NAVO-norm van 5 procent onrealistisch | VRT NWS: nieuws
Jaarlijks 5 procent van het BBP uitgeven aan defensie: het komt neer op 6.000 euro per huishouden per jaar. Dat zegt econoom Gert Peersman in Terzake. "Belgische huishoudens geven ook 5 procent van he...
βBelachelijkβ, βkrankzinnigβ, βcollectieve hysterieβ. De woorden van Mehdi, Rousseau en Bouchez over de 5%. Maar de regering had al beslist! Wat deze kemphanen eigenlijk zeggen is: geloof ons niet. We verkopen alleen maar praatjes.
En intussen zadelen ze elk gezin op met een extra factuur van 6000β¬.
18.06.2025 07:20 β π 21 π 9 π¬ 9 π 0
π₯Very happy & proud that the Special Issue "Party Politics at the Local Level" has found such an excellent home @spsr.bsky.social
Huge thanks to my co-editors @christinajuen.bsky.social @rafreuse.bsky.social @simonotjes.bsky.social & @cerpintaxt.bsky.social
A π§΅on the SI contributions:
12.06.2025 09:48 β π 33 π 9 π¬ 2 π 0
10/ Finally, a big thank you to all the contributors, my brilliant co-editors and the SPSR editorial team for the opportunity and support. Iβm very proud of the work weβve done π
12.06.2025 09:19 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
9/ πΆ Adam GendΕΊwiΕΕ, PaweΕ Swianiewicz & Dawid SzeΕciΕo find partisan bias in Polish grant allocation at the local level. Affiliation with the governing party at the national level increased funding. The partisan bias even affects municipalities ruled by independents.
12.06.2025 09:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
8/ π€ Thijs Vos, Simon Otjes, Lianne van Kalken & Geerten Boogaard study council votes in Dutch municipalities with a councilwide agreement. They show that the latter can soften the coalition/opposition divide - if parties choose cooperation.
12.06.2025 09:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
7/ πΆ Martin Gross, Dominic Nyhuis, Sebastian Block & Jan Velimsky investigate issue attention in German municipal councils. Based on an analysis of parliamentary questions they demonstrate that issue salience is affected by financial and institutional constraints.
12.06.2025 09:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
6/ ποΈ Vibeke Woien Hansen, Hilmar Mjelde, Jo Saglie & Signe Bock Segaard examine the relationship between local party branches and local councillors in Norway. Their findings demonstrate that work in local branches and the council is strongly integrated, however, there is substantial party variation.
12.06.2025 09:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
5/ πΊοΈ Petr Voda & Petra VodovΓ‘ study sub-municipal representation in Czech merged municipalities. Parties mention neighbourhoods more when local candidates from these neighbourhoods run, but small and peripheral areas often lose out.
12.06.2025 09:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
4/ π΄π§ Joes de Natris digs into the salience of social services in Dutch local manifestos. National party priorities & local social conditions shape emphasis, but local party resources donβt.
12.06.2025 09:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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οΈβ‘οΈ In my own article I examine whether the left-right cleavage matters to local politics. By analysing Flemish local party manifestos I find strong ideological resemblance between local branches of a single party and between local branches and their national party, regardless of municipal size.
12.06.2025 09:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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