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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.
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External positions
Guest Lecturer, KULeuven
1 Jan 2020 → 30 Sept 2020
Guest Lecturer, Université Libre de Bruxelles
1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sept 2020
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Le rôle de la géographie dans la concurrence intra-partisane dans les systèmes de représentation proportionnelle à scrutin de liste
Put, G.-J. (PI) & Dodeigne, J. (PI)
1/01/20 → 30/11/23
Project: PHD
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The role of geography in intra-party competition in list proportional representation systems
Put, G.-J. (PI) & Dodeigne, J. (Supervisor)
1/10/18 → 30/09/19
Project: Research
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Rewarding Some, But Not All? The Selectoral Consequences of Parliamentary Activity for Newcomers and Experienced MPs in Belgium (1995–2019)
Put, G. J., De Vet, B., Schobess, R., Wauters, B. & Maddens, B., 1 Jan 2024, In: Parliamentary Affairs. 77, 1, p. 149-172 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A longitudinal analysis of party level candidate turnover drivers in the flexible-list PR system of Flanders (Belgium) (1987–2019)
Muyters, G., Put, G. J. & Maddens, B., Apr 2023, In: Acta Politica. 58, 2, p. 266-284 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is electoral intraparty competition more intense in urban areas?
Dodeigne, J., Put, G.-J. & Teuber, F., Apr 2023, In: Electoral Studies. 82, p. 1-11 102571.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Legislative Quotas and the Gender Gap in Campaign Finance: The Case of the 2014 and 2018 Legislative Elections in Colombia
Maddens, B., Muyters, G. & Put, G. J., 1 May 2023, In: Latin American Politics and Society. 65, 2, p. 83-109 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sources of campaign funding for incumbents versus challengers in list proportional representation systems: The case of Colombia
Put, G. J., Maddens, B. & Muyters, G., Jun 2023, In: International Political Science Review. 44, 3, p. 370-386 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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IntraComp Zoom Workshop (University of Helsinki)
PUT, G.-J. (Contributor) & DODEIGNE, J. (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
DODEIGNE, J. (Speaker), PUT, G.-J. (Speaker) & Teuber, F. (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?
PUT, G.-J. (Speaker)
25 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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ECPR Virtual General Conference (2020)
Vanden Eynde, G. (Contributor) & PUT, G.-J. (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
PUT, G.-J. (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