Politics of the Low Countries

📁PLC is revisiting key articles from its archives. Today we spolight the article by
Nina Barzachka. "Using Process-Tracing to Evaluate Competing Accounts of Proportional Representation in Belgium"
🔗Available in #OpenAccess in PLC at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

#OpenPublishing #PoliticalScience

📂Delving into our archives, PLC is proud to highlight the article "Assessing Basic Income Feasibility Political Parties’ Positions on the French-Speaking Belgian Scene"
By Floriane Geels
🔗Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

📣PLC is pleased to reintroduce this state of the profession by
@rebeccagebauer.bsky.social, Min Reuchamps, @luanarusso.bsky.social @maastrichtu.bsky.social "Insight into Gender Authorship in Politics in the Low Countries"!
🔗Available in #OpenAccess in PLC at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

☀️ Summer is the perfect time to reflect and plan ahead!

Thinking about your next publication project? Consider hosting a special issue with Politics of the Low Countries !

📢 We're now accepting proposals, deadline to submit : 8 September

Find your co-guest editor, and let's go 😊

For all the people who didn't have time to read my dissertation back-to-back:

(I'm guessing that's everyone 😄)

The journal PLC published a 1000-word summary I wrote of my dissertation, with a review from my favourite author of my PhD: Dr. LaFleur Stephens-Dougan from Pinceton University.

Enjoy!

🔹@sbvanoosten.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk) presents key take-aways of her PhD completed at Univ. of Amsterdam - plc-journal.eu/article/view...

🔹LaFleur Stephens-Dougan (Princeton University) offers a critical review of Sanne's PhD - plc-journal.eu/article/view...

👉 Have a read, it's short & inspiring!

How do voters react to diversity in politics? How do voters feel about to women, ethnic minority, and Muslim politicians, and how do these groups respond to in-group politicians?

💎 New double publication in #openaccess 💎

👉By @sbvanoosten.bsky.social and LaFleur Stephens-Dougan

#OpenPublishing

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👉 Proposal Requirements:
- 500 words outlining theme, scope, and contributions' direction
- Two guest editors from different universities (ideally from different Benelux countries)

📅 Deadline: 8 September 2025
📧 Submit to: plc-journal@posteo.eu
🔗 More info: plc-journal.eu/announcement...

📢 Call for Special Issue Proposals 📢

PLC invites proposals for a special issue, focusing on a key political science theme relevant to the Low Countries, ideally connecting local developments to broader international or comparative debates.

#OpenPublishing #Openaccess #DiamondOpenAccess

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🔍Check out this article by
@rozemarijnvandijk.bsky.social @uantwerpen.be
"Ambitious Women: Hidden within the Party?".
🔓Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

#OpenPublishing #PoliticalScience

📝Take a look at this article by
Niels Spierings
@nellageurts.bsky.social‬ @radboudpol.bsky.social
"Understanding the Religiosity-Political Participation Linkage among Muslim Women".
🔓Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

🔍Have a look at this editorial on "Women and Politics" by @luanarusso.bsky.social (@maastrichtu.bsky.social) and Min Reuchamps!
🔗Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

#OpenPublishing #PoliticalScience

📝Check out this article by @elisestorme.bsky.social @gasparugent.bsky.social "Hard Worker versus Pretty Eyes"
🔗Available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 5 No. 3) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

#OpenPublishing #PoliticalScience

🗣️ Word on the street is… a contribution on the Handbook of Dutch Politics is on its way! #StayTuned

📘 The first piece in this new series of "State of the profession" is a joint article by Min Reuchamps (UCLouvain), Marleen Brans (KU Leuven), Petra Meier (UAntwerp) and @emilievh.bsky.social (ULB) introducing the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Belgian Politics. A must-read in #openaccess!

📢 New publication 📢

We’re proud to continue our “State of the Profession” section, now in collaboration with our new publisher, #RadboudUniversityPress!

👉 Read our newest piece: lnkd.in/evhi2HZU

#DiamondOpenAccess #OpenPublishing #AcademicPublishing #PoliticalScience @openjournalsnl.bsky.social

#openaccess #phdopportunity #phdgraduates #politicalscience… | Politics of the Low Countries 📢 Have you recently defended your PhD in political science in The Netherlands, Belgium or Luxembourg? PLC is looking for PhD Summaries and Reviews! ✍ The publications must be in two parts: a summary ...

📧 PLC editorial board will contact the PhD holder and reviewer upon proposal acceptance.

🙂 We're looking forward to receiving your proposals!

More details: www.linkedin.com/posts/politi...

😇 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

➡️ Interested ? 👉 Send your proposal to @turkenburgemma.bsky.social and @luanarusso.bsky.social

1. Title and abstract of the PhD thesis successfully defended as from 2023 in BE, LUX, or NL
2. Details of the PhD holder and PhD project
3. Details of the PhD reviewer and relation to the PhD candidate

🌍 PLC is open to a wide variety of topics: political behaviour, parties, pol communication, international relations, philosophy, parliamentary studies, public administration… all considered in relation to Belgium, the Netherlands and/or Luxembourg, as specific case studies or comparative research

✍ The publications must be in two parts:

a summary of the PhD thesis, authored by the new doctor (ca. 1000 words)

and a critical review authored by one reviewer (ca. 500 words) focusing on strength and weaknesses of the thesis and its contribution to the literature

📢 Have you recently defended your PhD in political science in The Netherlands, Belgium or Luxembourg? PLC is looking for PhD Summaries and Reviews!

#PhDOpportunity #PhDGraduates #PoliticalScience #AcademicPublishing #PhDResearch #EarlyCareerResearchers

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Very insightful workshop in Amsterdam, where @audreyvdleene.bsky.social shared best practices with fellow journal editors using #OpenJournalSystems via Open Journals and learned about future possibilities.

Thanks @openjournalsnl.bsky.social for a great users' day !

#OpenScience #OpenPublishing

"Democratic Institutions and Long Term Action:
Exploring the Institutional Antecedents of Presentism and Intergenerational Justice"
Now available #OpenAccess

PhD Summary by
Daan Peter Vermassen
plc-journal.eu/article/view...

PhD Review by
Karen Celis
plc-journal.eu/article/view...

"From Deliberation to Headlines:
Media Coverage and Framing of the 2022 Luxembourg Climate Citizens’ Assembly (Klima-Biergerrot)"
By
Emilien Paulis
Lisa Verhasselt
Raphaël Kies
@uni.lu
available in #OpenAccess at plc-journal.eu/article/view...

"Attitudes in the Flemish Political Climate Debate: A Linguistic Analysis"
By Wout Van Praet
available in #OpenAccess at plc-journal.eu/article/view...

"Climate Views and Information Sources"
By Marthe Walgrave @uantwerpen.be
available in #OpenAccess at plc-journal.eu/article/view...

Interested in #Communication and #EnvironmentalPolitics? Check out our special issue on "Communication and Environmental Politics in the Low Countries" now available in #OpenAccess in PLC down below

Editorial by
Anais Auge
Ramon van der Does

plc-journal.eu/article/view...

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Take a look at this literature review by
Kevin Meyvaert @dfuturevub.bsky.social
"A Lower Voting Age in the Low Countries?
Potential Effects of Voting Age at 16 for the Low Countries".
Now available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 6 No. 2) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...

Check out this article by Nick Martin @sciencepoulb.bsky.social
"From Divergence to Convergence" Now available in #OpenAccess in Politics of the Low Countries (Vol. 6 No. 2) at: plc-journal.eu/article/view...