Steven Van de Walle

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25 September 2026 08:23

The one but final workshop of the Horizon Demotrans project has just started in just some random Leuven University building. Benny Geys now discussing about democracy perceptions of civil servants; and I will talk later about representative bureaucracy in times of populism.

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26 August 2026 09:54

⏳ Only1️⃣week left to submit | DemoTrans Project Workshop: Democracy Under Pressure: Representation, Electoral Signals, and Local Governance. 📍 Leuven 📅 25 September 2026 📝 Abstract deadline: 31 August 2026 Submit your abstract by 31 August: feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/dem...

Local Government Studies

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23 July 2026 20:01

🆕 📣 NEW in Local Government Studies journal: 'The politics of local spending: municipal budget responses to federal election results' by Lorenzo Catalano and Kristof De Witte. doi.org/10.1080/0300... @takisiliopoulos.bsky.social @kristofdewitte.bsky.social

Finance & Space

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20 March 2026 09:31

New in Finance and Space: Daniel Robins on how Venezuelan migrants repurpose US FinTech for remittances. A striking case of monetary pluralism from the ground up. Open access here: doi.org/10.1080/2833...

Finance & Space

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20 March 2026 09:31

Why are international finance centres absent from debates on post-carbon transitions? In this new commentary, Sabine Dörry calls for forensic research into the institutional structures through which IFCs constrain rapid and just transitions. Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/2833...