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Introduction
Gert-Jan Put is a F.R.S.-FNRS Chargé de Recherches (Postdoctoral Researcher) at the Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences, University of Namur. He is part of the Research Institute Transitions. From October 2017 until December 2019, Gert-Jan was a Senior Researcher at the Research Center for Regional Economics at KU Leuven. Before that, he was active as a private sector policy and communication consultant, organizing stakeholder relations and developing citizen participation initiatives for regional and local governments and private sector clients.
Gert-Jan obtained his PhD at KU Leuven in December 2015, and holds visiting positions at Tel Aviv University (2013-2014) and University of Helsinki (March 2019). He currently teaches Public Policy Analysis and Comparative Politics at the University of Namur. Previously, Gert-Jan has been a guest lecturer in Comparative Politics at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Université Catholique de Lille (France) and KU Leuven for several undergraduate and graduate level courses.
His broad research interests cover electoral geography, intra-party electoral competition, candidate selection and electoral systems. His current F.R.S.-FNRS funded postdoctoral project focuses on the role of candidate geography in intra-party competition in European countries using list PR electoral systems. Gert-Jan is currently also co-coordinating the INTRAPARTYCOMP project together with Jérémy Dodeigne (UNamur) and Jean-Benoit Pilet (ULB), which involves the compilation and analysis of candidate-level election results (ca. 500.000 observations) for all elections since the year 2000 in 33 countries. Previously, Gert-Jan has also been involved in several collaborative research projects on these topics, including the KANDI database project, Candidate Selection and Public Opinion and IntraComp. His work appears in journals such as Political Geography, West European Politics, Party Politics, Electoral Studies, Political Behavior, Government & Opposition, Regional Studies and Politics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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External positions
Guest Lecturer, KULeuven
1 Jan 2020 → 30 Sep 2020
Guest Lecturer, Université Libre de Bruxelles
1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sep 2020
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The role of geography in intra-party competition in list proportional representation systems
1/10/18 → 30/09/19
Project: Research
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Explaining the reform of the Europarties’ selection procedures for Spitzenkandidaten
Wolfs, W., Put, G. J. & Van Hecke, S., 2021, In: Journal of European Integration. 43, 7, p. 891-914 24 p., doi: 10.1080/07036337.2021.1876687 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is there a friends-and-neighbors effect for party leaders?
PUT, G-J., Jun 2021, In: Electoral Studies. 71, 32 p., 102338.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of candidate location in intraparty competition: A comparative investigation of preferential-list PR elections
PUT, G-J. & Dodeigne, J., 2021. 39 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Fighting over friends and neighbors: The effect of inter-candidate geographic distance on intra-party competition.
PUT, G-J., von Schoultz, A. & Isotalo, V., Aug 2020, In: Political Geography. 81, 35 p., 102219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intraparty competition in urban versus rural settings: The Belgian Lower House elections (2003-2019)
Dodeigne, J., Put, G-J. & Teuber, F., 17 Dec 2020Research output: Other contribution
Activities
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IntraComp Zoom Workshop (University of Helsinki)
Gert-Jan PUT (Contributor) & JEREMY DODEIGNE (Contributor)
27 Jan 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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9th Conference of Belgium: The State of the Federation
JEREMY DODEIGNE (Speaker), Gert-Jan PUT (Speaker) & Ferdinand Teuber (Speaker)
17 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Is there a friends and neighbors effect for party leaders?
Gert-Jan PUT (Speaker)
25 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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ECPR Virtual General Conference (2020)
Gunther Vanden Eynde (Contributor) & Gert-Jan PUT (Contributor)
24 Aug 2020 → 28 Aug 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Government formation during a pandemic : The story of Wilmès II
Gert-Jan PUT (Speaker)
10 Apr 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
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Een snellere regeringsvorming? Even geduld
18/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Belgium gets new government and premier, 16 months after elections
30/09/20
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Vlaams Belang spent € 3.2 million to finance...
22/08/19
1 item of Media coverage
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