On behalf of the jury, we are pleased to announce the shortlist for the Els Witte PhD Prize this year! From all submitted dissertations, the jury selected the following theses for the shortlist (names in alphabetical order).

• Dr. Aslak Veierud Busch (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) – In pole position? The construction of regions and the EU’s role in the Artic
• Dr. Josette Daemen (Leiden University) – Just to be sure? An analysis of security in relation to the values of well-being, freedom, and equality
• Dr. Maaike Homan (University of Amsterdam) – Citizens’ affective, cognitive and behavioral responses to emotional displays of politicians
• Dr. Jasmien Luypaert (Ghent University) – From Hero, to zero and back? The causes and consequences of party reforms

The winner of the award will be announced at the Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries (Politicologenetmaal). We would like to thank all colleagues for submitting your nomination!

Vanaf 1 januari is Politics of the Low Countries volledig open access. Daarom bieden wij geen abonnement meer aan op dit tijdschrift.

Dit heeft gevolgen voor bestaande lidmaatschappen:

• Lidmaatschappen met een abonnement op beide bladen (Politics of the Low Countries en Acta Politica) worden automatisch omgezet naar een abonnement op Acta Politica.
• Lidmaatschappen met uitsluitend een abonnement op Politics of the Low Countries worden aangepast naar een lidmaatschap zonder tijdschriftabonnement.

De contributie wordt ook aangepast. Voor vragen of meer informatie kun je contact opnemen met de penningmeester via penningmeester@politicologie.nl.

In memoriam Rinus van Schendelen (geschreven door collega’s aan de Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Enkele oud-promovendi van Rudy hebben een In Memoriam geschreven: Rudy Andeweg: een veelzijdig en betrokken politicoloog

We are delighted to announce that the winners of the 2023 Acta Politica best paper prize are Troels Fage Hedegaard and Christian Albrekt Larsen (both from Aalborg University) for their article entitled “The hidden European consensus on migrant selection: a conjoint survey experiment in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, and Denmark“.

The jury consisted of three Acta Politica advisory board members, who were tasked to rank a shortlist of five articles deemed most impactful by the editorial team. They unanimously agreed to award the prize to this article for its originality, the experimental design used, and its comparative appeal. They appreciated the authors’ focus on searching for consensus, amidst a literature that is usually focused on variation. The authors’ focus on what kind of immigrants should be accepted and rejected for residency was also deemed to be a welcome addition to the literature substantively, which tends to focus on polarization in the context of migration attitudes.

The NKWP board and the editors of Acta Politica warmly congratulate the authors for this award. The authors will receive a prize of 500€ for their contribution.

The jury has announced the winner for the Els Witte Annual Political Science Prize for the best dissertation as well as the winner of the Daniel Heinsius Prize for the best Master thesis.

The jury decided to award the Els Witte to Imogen T. Liu (Maastricht University) (thesis title: Investing for the state: a finance-sensitive reading of the transnationalisation of Chinese state capital in Europe) and Emma Turkenburg (KU Leuven) (thesis title: On Silver Tongues and Silver Linings: Examining controversial political communication and its effects on citizens’ reasoning)

The Daniel Heinsius Prize was awarded to Richard Embrechts (Universiteit Antwerpen) (thesis title: The Impact of Interparty Contact on Affective Polarization in a Multi-Party Context) and Famke Veenstra (Radboud Nijmegen) (thesis title: Art, Domination, and Antipower: A critical republican perspective on art’s capacity to harm (and to liberate))

Congratulations!

On behalf of the jury, we are pleased to announce the shortlist for the Els Witte PhD Prize this year! From all submitted dissertations, the jury selected the following theses for the shortlist (names in alphabetical order).

• Dr. Imogen T. Liu (Maastricht University) – Investing for the state: a finance-sensitive reading of the transnationalisation of Chinese state capital in Europe
• Dr. Franziska Petri (KU Leuven) – One message, many messengers? The role of European Union Delegations in implementing climate and energy diplomacy across the globe
• Dr. Željko Poljak (University of Antwerp) – Negativity in politics from election to election: attacks in parliaments throughout the electoral cycle
• Dr. Emma Turkenburg (KU Leuven) – On Silver Tongues and Silver Linings. Examining controversial political communication and its effects on citizens’ reasoning

The winner of the award will be announced at the Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries (Politicologenetmaal). The award ceremony for the Els de Witte PhD Prize will take place on the 13th of June. We would like to thank all colleagues for submitting your nomination!

Ter ere van zijn nalatenschap hebben Bas Denters, Jacques Thomassen en Michiel Herweijer een in memoriam geschreven.

Het in memoriam kunt u hier lezen: [link naar het in memoriam]

The next Politicologenetmaal, also known as the Annual Political Science Workshops of The Low Countries 2024 will take place on 13-14 June in Maastricht (the Netherlands). The call for papers is now launched: https://politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-papers-2024/

Check whether your paper would fit one of the 14 excellent workshops and submit your abstract via the website by March 31 at 11:59 pm.

* During the Etmaal, we also award two prizes:

(1) The jury of the Els Witte Annual Prize for Political Science 2024 awards the best Ph.D. dissertation in political science (and related disciplines). The dissertation was defended in 2023 at a Belgian/Dutch university or elsewhere but relates to Dutch or Belgian politics.

(2) Every master thesis submitted in 2023 that obtained a score of at least 8 (The Netherlands) or 16 (Belgium) is eligible for the Daniel Heinsius thesis prize.

Dear colleagues,

Mark your calendars with a bold red circle because on Thursday and Friday, June 13-14, 2024, the ‘Politicologenetmaal’ or Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries will take center stage in Maastricht. This exciting event is a collaboration between the Dutch Political Science Association (NKWP) and the Association for Political Science (VPW), and we are thrilled to announce that Maastricht University’s Department of Political Science will be the proud host of the upcoming edition!

We are now actively seeking engaging workshop proposals that span the diverse spectrum of political science, encompassing empirical research, political theory, international relations, and local politics. For detailed information, please refer to the attached PDF.

To contribute to this intellectually stimulating event, kindly submit your workshop proposal using the submission form available on our website:

The deadline for workshop proposals is January 15, 2024, at midnight.

The organizing team eagerly anticipates your participation, either as workshop chairs or presenters. Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, feel free to reach out to us via email at Etmaal2024-politics@maastrichtuniversity.nl.

We look forward to hosting a vibrant and insightful conference, and we hope to welcome many of you to Maastricht.

Best regards,

Christine Arnold, Soetkin Verhaegen, and Iskander De Bruycker

Organizing Team – Politicologenetmaal 2024

www.politicologenetmaal.eu