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Personal profile
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), University of Helsinki (March 2019) and University of Innsbruck (forthcoming, May-June 2020). He is currently a guest lecturer in Comparative Politics at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and KU Leuven.
His research interests cover the comparative study of intra-party electoral competition, political parties' candidate selection processes and electoral systems. His current F.R.S.-FNRS funded postdoctoral project focuses on the role of geography in intra-party competition. 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 Party Politics, Electoral Studies, Political Behavior, Government & Opposition, Regional Studies and Politics.
External positions
Guest Lecturer, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
1 Jan 2020 → 30 Sep 2020Guest Lecturer, Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles
1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sep 2020Fingerprint
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Projects
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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
Research output
- 115 Citations
- 7 h-Index
- 16 Article
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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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The Effect of Candidate Electoral Experience on Ballot Placement in List Proportional Representation Systems
PUT, G-J., Muyters, G. & Maddens, B., 29 May 2020, In: West European Politics. 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How legislative gender quotas affect the gender gap in campaign spending: an analysis of the federal and regional elections in Belgium
Smulders, J., Put, G-J. & Maddens, B., 2 Jan 2019, In: Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. 29, 1, p. 41-60 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How local personal vote-earning attributes affect the aggregate party vote share: Evidence from the Belgian flexible-list PR system (2003–2014)
Put, G-J., Smulders, J. & Maddens, B., 1 Nov 2019, In: Politics. 39, 4, p. 464-479 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Party nomination strategies in flexible-list systems: Do preference votes matter for realistic list positions?
Put, G-J., Smulders, J. & Maddens, B., 12 Jul 2019, In: Party Politics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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