Romain Biesemans
@romainbiesemans.bsky.social
PhD candidate/teaching assistant| Cevipol, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Gender & LGBTQIA+, Political parties, Belgian politics, Spanish politics| he/him
Gender & LGBTQIA+, Political parties, Belgian politics, Spanish politics| he/him
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[Media] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) était l'invité dans le podcast 'Dans de beaux draps - 17 Politiques d'égalité de genre' à écouter ici ⤵️
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Dans de beaux draps - 17 Politiques d'égalité de genre
Qu'est-ce que les politiques d'égalité de genre? Et où en sommes-nous en Belgique?
Avec nous Dans de Beaux Draps, on reçoit Bastien Bomans, chargé de mission au Conseil "Genre et égalité" ULiège, pou...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
[Media] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) était l'invité dans le podcast 'Dans de beaux draps - 17 Politiques d'égalité de genre' à écouter ici ⤵️
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[Activité] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) présentera un papier intitulé 'Comment les enjeux LGBTQIA+ influencent la compétition partisane? Etudes de cas en Belgique et en Espagne' lors des midis de STRIGES le 09 décembre, 12h15-14h
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
[Activité] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) présentera un papier intitulé 'Comment les enjeux LGBTQIA+ influencent la compétition partisane? Etudes de cas en Belgique et en Espagne' lors des midis de STRIGES le 09 décembre, 12h15-14h
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[OUT] 'Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024', new paper by @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, researcher at SciencePo ULB (#Cevipol) in collaboration with David Talukder and Daan Delespaul, in The Electoral Bulletins of the European Union
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September 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
[OUT] 'Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024', new paper by @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, researcher at SciencePo ULB (#Cevipol) in collaboration with David Talukder and Daan Delespaul, in The Electoral Bulletins of the European Union
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[Activité] Ariane Gemander et @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheurs à SciencePo ULB (REPI et Cevipol) présentent une communication intitulée "L’Arizona, attaque néolibérale contre l’égalité de genre" au colloque du Gresea le 15 octobre à Liège
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Colloque - Contre l'Arizona et son monde – Gresea
En Belgique, la séquence électorale de 2024 et la formation des gouvernements qui s'en est suivie ont marqué un tournant radical à droite. Au-delà des résultats électoraux, ce virage politique marque…
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October 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
[Activité] Ariane Gemander et @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheurs à SciencePo ULB (REPI et Cevipol) présentent une communication intitulée "L’Arizona, attaque néolibérale contre l’égalité de genre" au colloque du Gresea le 15 octobre à Liège
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Le jeudi 23 octobre, Romain Biesemans, Chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), interviendra sur le thème : "Le genre est-il une cible idéologique" dans le cadre du Certificat 'Populismes et extrémismes' de l'Université de Liège
Le jeudi 23 octobre, Romain Biesemans, Chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), interviendra sur le thème : "Le genre est-il une cible idéologique" dans le cadre du Certificat 'Populismes et extrémismes' de l'Université de Liège
September 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Le jeudi 23 octobre, Romain Biesemans, Chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), interviendra sur le thème : "Le genre est-il une cible idéologique" dans le cadre du Certificat 'Populismes et extrémismes' de l'Université de Liège
Le jeudi 23 octobre, Romain Biesemans, Chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), interviendra sur le thème : "Le genre est-il une cible idéologique" dans le cadre du Certificat 'Populismes et extrémismes' de l'Université de Liège
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«Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024».
New paper by Romain Biesemans, Researcher at SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), with David Talukder & Daan Delespaul in the Electoral Bulletins of the European Union.
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«Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024».
New paper by Romain Biesemans, Researcher at SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), with David Talukder & Daan Delespaul in the Electoral Bulletins of the European Union.
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Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024 - Groupe d'études géopolitiques
Introduction Political analysts could indulge themselves on the 9th of June 2024, since Belgium hosted no less than six separate elections. The results of these elections were meant to change the powe...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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«Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024».
New paper by Romain Biesemans, Researcher at SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), with David Talukder & Daan Delespaul in the Electoral Bulletins of the European Union.
geopolitique.eu/en/articles/...
«Federal and regional elections in Belgium, 9 June 2024».
New paper by Romain Biesemans, Researcher at SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), with David Talukder & Daan Delespaul in the Electoral Bulletins of the European Union.
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The @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference was a blast in beautiful Thessaloniki!
I had the pleasure to present for the first time a longitudinal analysis of the mobilisation of LGBTQIA+ issues by Spanish parties in their manifestos.
See you next year in Krakow!
#ecprgc26 #thessaloniki
I had the pleasure to present for the first time a longitudinal analysis of the mobilisation of LGBTQIA+ issues by Spanish parties in their manifestos.
See you next year in Krakow!
#ecprgc26 #thessaloniki
August 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference was a blast in beautiful Thessaloniki!
I had the pleasure to present for the first time a longitudinal analysis of the mobilisation of LGBTQIA+ issues by Spanish parties in their manifestos.
See you next year in Krakow!
#ecprgc26 #thessaloniki
I had the pleasure to present for the first time a longitudinal analysis of the mobilisation of LGBTQIA+ issues by Spanish parties in their manifestos.
See you next year in Krakow!
#ecprgc26 #thessaloniki
Glad to join my first IPSA conference in Seoul where I presented my paper titled “LGBTQIA+ and Party Politics in Consociational Democracy: Evidence from Belgium” within the panel “Gender Politics in Polarized Societies”.
Thank you to the panelists and organizers!
Thank you to the panelists and organizers!
July 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Glad to join my first IPSA conference in Seoul where I presented my paper titled “LGBTQIA+ and Party Politics in Consociational Democracy: Evidence from Belgium” within the panel “Gender Politics in Polarized Societies”.
Thank you to the panelists and organizers!
Thank you to the panelists and organizers!
Wrapping up my visiting stay at UVic. It was a wonderful opportunity to immerse myself in the Catalan (and Spanish) academic world, to teach my very first class and seminar in the language of Almodóvar and to meet incredible people and experience life in beautiful Barcelona. 🫶
June 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Wrapping up my visiting stay at UVic. It was a wonderful opportunity to immerse myself in the Catalan (and Spanish) academic world, to teach my very first class and seminar in the language of Almodóvar and to meet incredible people and experience life in beautiful Barcelona. 🫶
I had the pleasure this afternoon of giving my first lecture in Spanish on LGBTQIA+ politics in Belgium to the Master's students in Gender Studies at the Universitat de Barcelona, as part of the course on Lesbian, Gay, Trans, and Queer Studies.
June 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I had the pleasure this afternoon of giving my first lecture in Spanish on LGBTQIA+ politics in Belgium to the Master's students in Gender Studies at the Universitat de Barcelona, as part of the course on Lesbian, Gay, Trans, and Queer Studies.
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[Rayonnement] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, researcher at SciencePo (Cevipol) will present a paper titled 'Pro-Women but Anti-Feminist: Vox’s Instrumentalisation of Gender Against Trans* Rights in Spain' at the conference Antifeminisme i extrema dreta org by the Universitat de Barcelona on 18 June
May 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
[Rayonnement] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, researcher at SciencePo (Cevipol) will present a paper titled 'Pro-Women but Anti-Feminist: Vox’s Instrumentalisation of Gender Against Trans* Rights in Spain' at the conference Antifeminisme i extrema dreta org by the Universitat de Barcelona on 18 June
In the context of Pride Month, I had the pleasure of collaborating with the @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social to analyze how LGBTQIA+ issues were addressed in the communication of Belgian political parties and their leaders on X, between January 2022 and June 2024.
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🏳️🌈 As part of Pride Month, we teamed up with @romainbiesemans.bsky.social and looked at the prevalence of LGBTQIA+ issues and people in the communication of Belgian parties and their leaders on X between January 2022 and June 2024.
In this thread, we break down the results for you📎 🧵1/5
In this thread, we break down the results for you📎 🧵1/5
May 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In the context of Pride Month, I had the pleasure of collaborating with the @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social to analyze how LGBTQIA+ issues were addressed in the communication of Belgian political parties and their leaders on X, between January 2022 and June 2024.
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💬 @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, teaching assistant and PhD candidate @sciencepoulb.bsky.social highlights the low visibility of LGBTQIA+ topics in overall partisan communication on X, which reflects a tacit agreement across the political spectrum on these issues.
💬 @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, teaching assistant and PhD candidate @sciencepoulb.bsky.social highlights the low visibility of LGBTQIA+ topics in overall partisan communication on X, which reflects a tacit agreement across the political spectrum on these issues.
May 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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💬 @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, teaching assistant and PhD candidate @sciencepoulb.bsky.social highlights the low visibility of LGBTQIA+ topics in overall partisan communication on X, which reflects a tacit agreement across the political spectrum on these issues.
💬 @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, teaching assistant and PhD candidate @sciencepoulb.bsky.social highlights the low visibility of LGBTQIA+ topics in overall partisan communication on X, which reflects a tacit agreement across the political spectrum on these issues.
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🏳️🌈 As part of Pride Month, we teamed up with @romainbiesemans.bsky.social and looked at the prevalence of LGBTQIA+ issues and people in the communication of Belgian parties and their leaders on X between January 2022 and June 2024.
In this thread, we break down the results for you📎 🧵1/5
In this thread, we break down the results for you📎 🧵1/5
May 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🏳️🌈 As part of Pride Month, we teamed up with @romainbiesemans.bsky.social and looked at the prevalence of LGBTQIA+ issues and people in the communication of Belgian parties and their leaders on X between January 2022 and June 2024.
In this thread, we break down the results for you📎 🧵1/5
In this thread, we break down the results for you📎 🧵1/5
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♀️ Are women politicians in Belgium getting equal spotlight from their political parties on social media?
Short answer: not really 👎
📊 On average in Belgium, fewer than 1 in 3 posts by political parties on X that mention politicians actually feature a woman.
Discover our analysis 👇
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Short answer: not really 👎
📊 On average in Belgium, fewer than 1 in 3 posts by political parties on X that mention politicians actually feature a woman.
Discover our analysis 👇
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April 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
♀️ Are women politicians in Belgium getting equal spotlight from their political parties on social media?
Short answer: not really 👎
📊 On average in Belgium, fewer than 1 in 3 posts by political parties on X that mention politicians actually feature a woman.
Discover our analysis 👇
🧵1/6
Short answer: not really 👎
📊 On average in Belgium, fewer than 1 in 3 posts by political parties on X that mention politicians actually feature a woman.
Discover our analysis 👇
🧵1/6
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🎉 Excited to launch the Social Media Lab (SML) @ULB on Bluesky!
🔎 The SML, a research project led by Caroline Close (@sciencepoulb.bsky.social) in collaboration with @uantwerpen.be, is an observatory of political communication on social media in Belgium.
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🔎 The SML, a research project led by Caroline Close (@sciencepoulb.bsky.social) in collaboration with @uantwerpen.be, is an observatory of political communication on social media in Belgium.
🧵 1/5 – More below ⬇️
April 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎉 Excited to launch the Social Media Lab (SML) @ULB on Bluesky!
🔎 The SML, a research project led by Caroline Close (@sciencepoulb.bsky.social) in collaboration with @uantwerpen.be, is an observatory of political communication on social media in Belgium.
🧵 1/5 – More below ⬇️
🔎 The SML, a research project led by Caroline Close (@sciencepoulb.bsky.social) in collaboration with @uantwerpen.be, is an observatory of political communication on social media in Belgium.
🧵 1/5 – More below ⬇️
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[Media] 'EVRAS, dans le feu des contestations', une interview de @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol) pour La Ligue
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EVRAS, dans le feu des contestations | La Ligue de l’Enseignement et de l’Éducation permanente
Incendies d'écoles, alertes à la bombe, menaces de mort. En septembre 2023, les réactions à un programme d’Éducation à la vie relationnelle, affective et sexuelle terrorisent l’enseignement francophon...
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April 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
[Media] 'EVRAS, dans le feu des contestations', une interview de @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol) pour La Ligue
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[Activité] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB #Cevipol participera à la Table-ronde 'Femmes et extrême droite' organisée à l'UNamur le 8 avril
April 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
[Activité] @romainbiesemans.bsky.social, chercheur à SciencePo ULB #Cevipol participera à la Table-ronde 'Femmes et extrême droite' organisée à l'UNamur le 8 avril
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[Prix] 🎉 Félicitations à @romainbiesemans.bsky.social (Cevipol) ! 🎉
Son article avec Archibald Gustin, «Are radical right anti-gender politics so unique? A comparative analysis of conservative and radical right parties in Belgium and Spain », a remporté le Prix du Meilleur papier de l’ABSP 2024. 👏
Son article avec Archibald Gustin, «Are radical right anti-gender politics so unique? A comparative analysis of conservative and radical right parties in Belgium and Spain », a remporté le Prix du Meilleur papier de l’ABSP 2024. 👏
March 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
[Prix] 🎉 Félicitations à @romainbiesemans.bsky.social (Cevipol) ! 🎉
Son article avec Archibald Gustin, «Are radical right anti-gender politics so unique? A comparative analysis of conservative and radical right parties in Belgium and Spain », a remporté le Prix du Meilleur papier de l’ABSP 2024. 👏
Son article avec Archibald Gustin, «Are radical right anti-gender politics so unique? A comparative analysis of conservative and radical right parties in Belgium and Spain », a remporté le Prix du Meilleur papier de l’ABSP 2024. 👏
Nouvelle contribution issue du travail collaboratif de plusieurs chercheur·e·s décryptant l'accord de gouvernement pour la @revuepolitique.bsky.social. Nous revenons avec Ariane Gemander sur le chapitre éthique et la traversée du désert que laisse présager l'Arizona atour du droit à l'avortement.
Décoder l’Arizona (3/4) : un néolibéralisme aux accents autoritaires - Politique
Selon Grégoire Chamayou, le concept de « libéralisme autoritaire » ne relèverait toutefois pas de l’oxymore, mais plutôt du pléonasme1. En effet, la
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March 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Nouvelle contribution issue du travail collaboratif de plusieurs chercheur·e·s décryptant l'accord de gouvernement pour la @revuepolitique.bsky.social. Nous revenons avec Ariane Gemander sur le chapitre éthique et la traversée du désert que laisse présager l'Arizona atour du droit à l'avortement.
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As part of the Gendering Democracy Series by The Loop @ecpr.bsky.social, we shared key findings from our study on sexism during the 2024 🇧🇪 elections.
In this post, we highlight the challenges women candidates face and we outline concrete steps for tackling the issue
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In this post, we highlight the challenges women candidates face and we outline concrete steps for tackling the issue
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🌈 Sexism in politics: a barrier to women’s representation
Sexism in politics restricts women’s participation and weakens democracy. A study by Hilde Coffé and colleagues on the 2024 legislative elections in Belgium reveals the impact of sexist attacks, stere...
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March 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
As part of the Gendering Democracy Series by The Loop @ecpr.bsky.social, we shared key findings from our study on sexism during the 2024 🇧🇪 elections.
In this post, we highlight the challenges women candidates face and we outline concrete steps for tackling the issue
theloop.ecpr.eu/sexism-in-po...
In this post, we highlight the challenges women candidates face and we outline concrete steps for tackling the issue
theloop.ecpr.eu/sexism-in-po...
Le centre interdisciplinaire TRANSFO ULB a quitté le ciel sombre de X pour voler tel un papillon dans un ciel plus bleu, n'hésitez pas à suivre son actualité 👇https://bsky.app/profile/transfo-ulb.bsky.social
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March 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Le centre interdisciplinaire TRANSFO ULB a quitté le ciel sombre de X pour voler tel un papillon dans un ciel plus bleu, n'hésitez pas à suivre son actualité 👇https://bsky.app/profile/transfo-ulb.bsky.social
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[Job] 🚀 SciencePo ULB is hiring!
📢 3 full-time assistant positions available
🔹 Contract: 2 years, renewable twice for a total of up to 6 years
🔹 Role: Teaching & PhD research
📅 Deadline: 15/03
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#Hiring #PhD #Teaching #Research #ULB
📢 3 full-time assistant positions available
🔹 Contract: 2 years, renewable twice for a total of up to 6 years
🔹 Role: Teaching & PhD research
📅 Deadline: 15/03
🔗 More info & applications: cwfront.ulb.ac.be/greffe/modul...
#Hiring #PhD #Teaching #Research #ULB
February 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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February 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Pour le JT de BX1, je suis revenu sur les négociations à rallonge pour la formation du gouvernement bruxellois et sur la confirmation de la majorité absolue de la Liste du Bourgmestre d'Emir Kir après les élections communales de Saint-Josse.
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February 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Pour le JT de BX1, je suis revenu sur les négociations à rallonge pour la formation du gouvernement bruxellois et sur la confirmation de la majorité absolue de la Liste du Bourgmestre d'Emir Kir après les élections communales de Saint-Josse.
Replay via le lien suivant: bx1.be/emission/le-...
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