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Research centers AcanthuM (Monumental, archaeological and artistic heritage) See content ARaiRe (Recherches namuroises en histoire Rurale, 1500-1850) See content Fontes Antiquitatis center See content HiSI research center (History, sounds and images) See content Pratiques médiévales de l'écrit (PraME) research center See content

Contacts Fulgence DELLEAUX +32 (0)81 72 41 93 fulgence.delleaux@unamur.be Jean-François NIEUS +32 (0)81 72 41 94 jean-francois.nieus@unamur.be

David Bardey (PraME)Disappearance of jewels and letters at the abbey. Enquête sur les héritages de Guillaume de Vienne, seigneur de Saint-Georges (Cîteaux, 1344)Alexis Fontbonne (PraME)La notion de champ ecclésial

Chantal Senséby (Université d'Orléans), Adjustments textuels, ajustements sociaux et politique seigneuriale. Acts of entry into servitude (Western France, 10th-early 11th century)

If interdisciplinarity is a buzzword within the academic bureaucracy, it's hard to conclude that it exists in practice. Embracing a slogan does not an epistemology make, and claiming progress is no guarantee of it. To prevent the interdisciplinary approach from being reduced to avant-gardism, it is necessary to define the practical conditions for bringing together the different social sciences, going beyond the encounter between academic disciplines or the eclectic taste for the exotic. The eight sessions of the course presented below will seek to provide both a method for the construction of analytical notions by young researchers in history and sociology, and a set of tools favoring the objectification of scientific work in the social sciences.Session 2 - The construction of notions: analytical operators, comparatism and singular conceptsAs the division of labor between sociology as a producer of notions and history as a source of examples constitutes one of the main epistemological obstacles to a consistent practice of historical sociology, it is necessary to define a method for the elaboration of notions that can serve as analytical operators. In this context, the question of comparatism, a term covering diverse and sometimes contrary practices, appears central.Possibility of following the seminar online via Teams

2025 The Return of Adversary Politics? The Changing Face of Negative Political Targeting in British politics (1950-2025) / Dodeigne Jérémy, Santos Nelson & Talukder David, 26 May 2025.I'm of legal age and... capable? La capacité d'exercer ses droits : du médico-juridique au politique / Rommelaere Claire, 2025, États généraux du droit médical et du dommage corporel : Tome 2. Le droit médical sous le prisme des nouveautés législatives. Gille, A., Lutte, I. & El Founas, W. (eds.). Anthemis, pp. 247-272 25 p.Droit hospitalier : décodage juridique au départ des réalités hospitalières / Colson Pauline (Editor), George Florence (Editor) & Lambert Charlotte (Editor), 2025, Bruxelles : Larcier-Intersentia. 1120 p. (Droit actuel).How does Belgian law address discrimination against trans* and intersex people? / Wattier Stéphanie, 2025, Sexe, genre & discrimination(s). PULIM ed. Limoges, p. 269-284.A Women-Friendly Parliament? Gendered Gaps in Political Career Seniority in the European Parliament / Dodeigne Jérémy, 21 May 2025, (Submitted) p. 1-47. 45 p.Assessing community vulnerability to landslide and flood in northwestern Rwanda / Idukunda Clémence, Michellier Caroline, De Longueville Florence, Twarabamenye Emmanuel & Henry Sabine, 1 Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 123, 105329.Arrêt O.P. c. commune d'Ans : quels enseignements pour le droit belge? / Mertens Romain, 2025, In: PubliAdmin. 1, p. 136-145Complexity of vote and paradox of choice for candidates' support. A worldwide analysis of list PR systems with preference voting (1994-2023) / Dodeigne Jérémy & Pilet, 30 Jan 2025, Political science group's research seminar, p. 1-21De l'euphorie comme modalité du connaitre dans le soin / Rigaux Natalie, 1 Mar 2025, In: Revue d'anthropologie des connaissances. 19, 1, 19-1Unraveling the Roots of Colombia's Recent Political Turnaround: From Uribe to Petro / Ronderos Sebastian, 2025, In: Problèmes d'Amérique latine, pp. 82-103Familierechtelijke intrumenten in de strijd tegen - (ex-)partnergeweld getoetst aan de praktijk / Mathieu Géraldine, Hermans Emilie, Declerck Charlotte, Wuyts Tim, Quina Tessa, 2025, In: Tijdschrift voor Familierecht. 2025, 2-3, p. 81-88From Constituency to Continent? Measuring the Shift of Territorial Representational Focus in MEPs' Parliamentary Activity (1994-2024) / Santos Nelson, Dodeigne Jérémy & Frech Elena, 18 Mar 2025, ECPR Standing Group on the EU (SGEU)'s online seminar series, p. 1-32 32 p.Religious radicalization in administrative law: What balance between security imperatives and fundamental rights protection of religious beliefs? / Xavier François, Wattier Stéphanie & Nihoul Marc, 2025, ed. Larcier-Intersentia. 990 p. (Bibliothèque de droit public)Le financement public des cultes et des philosophies : quelles perspectives sous la nouvelle législature (2024-2029)? / Wattier Stéphanie, 2025, In: Administration Publique - Trimestriel. 3-4, p. 392-404Studying affect through discourse theory: Towards a methodology of practice / Eklundh Emmy & Ronderos Sebastian, 6 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Language and Politics. 24, 1, p. 91-114 2024 Equality and non-discrimination news: selected issues / Wattier Stéphanie, 2024, ed. Limal : Anthemis. 223 p. (Commission Université Palais; vol. 232)Addiction Medicine and Psychology in the Franch-Speaking Community of Belgium: A Balancing Act between Progress and Challenges / Maurage Pierre, Campanella Salvatore, Quertemont Etienne, Desseilles Martin, Khazaal Yasser, De Timary Philippe, 1 Jul 2024, In: European Addiction Research. 30, 3, p. 142-144 3 p.Can('t) Have It All? Parents in the Swiss Parliament / Frech Elena, Bailer Stefanie, Bütikofer Sarah, Dec 2024, In: Swiss Political Science Review. 30, 4, pp. 407-427 21 p.Biannual Chronicle of Jurisprudence / Basecqz Nathalie, Delhaise Elise, Nederlandt Olivia, Kennes Laurent, Vandermeersch Damien & Kuty Franklin, 2024, In: Revue de droit pénal et de criminologie. 12, pp. 1163-1292COVID-19, Law, and Religion in Belgium: When Emergency Weakens Legal and Religious Categories / Mertens Romain & Christians Louis Léon, 2024, Religion, Law and COVID-19 in Europe: A Comparative Analysis. Conway, B., Kühle, L., Alicino, F. & Bîrsan, G. (eds.). Helsinki University PressDes initiatives solidaires: Pratiques, socialisations et dispositifs d'apprentissage / Bert Catherine & Collin Jonathan, 2 May 2024, In: Les Politiques Sociales. N°4,1, p. 4-9Aging / Burnay Nathalie, 1 Jul 2024, Encyclopedia of Organizational Psychology. Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 15-18Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding ' Entry for encyclopedia/dictionaryArrêt T.C. c. Italie : vers une reconnaissance de la liberté de l'enfant de choisir sa religion? : note sous Cour eur D. H., 19 mai 2022 / Wattier Stéphanie, 2024, In: Revue trimestrielle de Droit familial. 1, p. 185-189Research output: Contribution to journal ' Article ' peer-reviewForeword: gender identity: overview of recent jurisprudential developments / Wattier Stéphanie, 2024, In: Actualités du droit de la famille. 3, p. 51-53Research output: Contribution to journal ' ArticleBeyond Rhetoric: The European Parliament as a Workplace for Parents and Current Reform Debates / Frech Elena & Kopsch Sophie, 2024, In: Politics and Governance. 12, 8078.Research output: Contribution to journal ' Article ' peer-reviewCentripetalism in Consociational Democracy: The Multiple Proportional Vote and the Belgian Case / De Briey Laurent & De Brien Aurian, jun 2024, In: Swiss Political Review. 30, 2, p. 108-130 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ' Review article ' peer-reviewHow to teach vigilance to students? / Romainville Marc, sept 2024, Penser par soi-même, Navarre, M. (ed.). Paris: Sciences humaines, p. 91-96Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding ' ChapterDe la triangulation des données à partir du secteur de l'aide à domicile en Belgique francophone: travail émotionnel et épreuve de professionnalité / Burnay Nathalie & Pierre Amélie, 1 Oct 2024, In: Pistes (interdisciplinary perspectives on work and health). 26, 1, 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ' Article ' peer-reviewDer Aspirant - das unbekannte Wesen? Translated title of the contribution: The Aspirant -the unkown being? / Hellmann Daniel & Kopsch Sophie, 2024, Kandidatenaufstellungen zu Bundestagswahlen: Empirische Befunde zur personellen Qualität der parlamentarischen Demokratie. Schüttemeyer S. S., Berkhoff P., Cordes M., Gabriel O. W., Hellmann D., Hönhe B., Kannenberg O., Kopsch S., Niedermayer O., Pyschny A. & Schindler D. (eds.). Nomos Verlagsgesellshaft, pp. 123-158Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceering ' Chapter (peer-reviewed) ' peer-reviewPublic outrages against public decency / Colette-Basecqz Nathalie & Blaise Noémie, 2024, Les infractions: volume: les infractions contre l'intégrité sexuelle, l'ordre des familles, la moralité publique, les mineurs et les personnes vulnérables. 2nd ed. Bruxelles: Larcier, pp. 453-506 (Droit pénal).Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceering ' ChapterBelgian law and religions: the contrasting autonomy of cults and non-denominational philosophical communities with regard to hybrid religious and philosophical office-holders / Mertens Romain, 2024, In: Administration Publique - Trimestriel. 2, p. 222-237Research output: Contribution to journal ' ArticleFamily Law / Mathieu Géraldine, 2024, Bruxelles: Larcier. 640 p. (Collection de la Faculté de droit de l'UNamur)Research output: Book/Report/Journal ' BookEtats généraux du droit de la famille V: Actualités juridiques et judiciaires en 2024 / Mathieu Géraldine (Editor) & Leleu Yves-Henri (Editor),2024, 250 p.Research output: Book/Report/Journal ' BookExercer sa présence à l'autre / Richard Claude, Lussier Marie-Thérèse & Givron Helene, jun 2024, In: Exercer. 204, p. 276-278 3 p., 204.Research output: Contribution to journal ' Article ' peer-reviewFrom political adversaries to political enemies? Evolution of political styles in European democracies since the 1960s / Dodeigne Jérémy, 2 Jan 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference ' PaperIt's not only about the leader. Oligarchized personalization and preference voting in Belgium / Dodeigne Jérémy & Pilet Jean-Benoit, jan 2024, In: Party Politics. 30, 1, p. 24-36 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ' Article ' peer-reviewL'amoureux harceleur dans le collimateur du droit pénal / Bourcelet Emma & Colette-Basecqz Nathalie, 2024, Droit pénal: évolutions récentes. Anthemis, Vol. Limal. p. 17-46 (Le pli juridique).Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding ' ChapterLa nouvelle possibilité offerte aux communes de soumettre certains établissements accessibles au public à une enquête d'intégrité / Xavier François, 2024, In: Journal des tribunaux. 6996, p. 549-558Research output: Contribution to journal ' ArticleTaking care in times of crisis: an opportunity to refound links. Réflexion à deux voix / Guillaume Genevieve & Bert Catherine, 21 jun 2024, In: Canadian Journal of Bioethics. 7, 2-3, p. 100-106 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ' Article ' peer-reviewThe spread of participatory budgeting: Procedural diversity, municipal context, and electoral drivers in the Belgian context / Jacquet Vincent, Minsart Elisa & Dodeigne Jérémy, dec 2024, In: International Review of Administrative Sciences. 90, 4, p.773-792 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ' Article ' peer-reviewTargeting the well-being of medical students.s en médecine: résultats d'une intervention psychoéducative implanté en faculté de médecine de l'Université de Namur / Schittek Alice, Givron Helene & Desseilles Martin, 2024, In: Pédagogie Médicale.Research output: Contribution to journal ' Article ' peer-review All TRANSITIONS publications

Hardly a week goes by without reports of elected officials—often depicted as ‘populists’—having used vitriolic language and viciously attacked their opponents. In a context of ‘restyling of politics’, the style of political actors is presented as increasingly emotional and confrontational. Some scholars have argued that these styles directly challenge the democratic functioning of our modern societies. Yet, in the absence of longitudinal studies, such claims remain trivial intuitions and anecdotes that are as old as politics. Do the styles of modern politicians constitute new trends or reflect old habits? What are the factors constraining or favouring certain styles? Against a form of nostalgia for ‘good old times’, this project critically challenges the idea that emotive and confrontational styles are necessarily threats for our contemporary democracies. The central claim of this project is that not all hostility is equal. Conflicts are the democracy’s lifeblood allowing—and even requiring—heated disagreements, including sometimes uncivil and nasty interactions between political adversaries. By contrast, styles founded upon violence and intolerance must be considered as incompatible with the functioning of our pluralistic democracies: such styles transform political adversaries into enemies to be destroyed.  

In order to improve, or even save, contemporary democracies under enormous pressure and attack, one remedy has attracted a great deal of attention: enhancing opportunities for ordinary citizens to deliberate on and participate directly in politics. In this regard, numerous citizens' assemblies (CAs) have been set up by public authorities, particularly since the 2010s.Convened by random selection, these assemblies are diverse groups of citizens who deliberate on a public issue and formulate policy recommendations. Existing research provides detailed descriptions of the internal dynamics of CAs, and shows that most citizens are capable of deliberating on complex issues. Nevertheless, they fail to identify and explain their more external impacts.

The F.R.S.-FNRS has just published the results of its various 2024 calls. Equipment calls, research credits and projects, FRIA doctoral grants and Mandant d'Impulsion Scientifique (MIS), there are many instruments to support fundamental research. Find out more about UNamur's results.

In recent decades, electoral reforms have strengthened the individual dimension of elected representatives in proportional representation (PR) electoral systems. This general trend towards the "personalization of political life" is leading researchers to study its effects on intra-partisan competition.

Since 1979, the powers of the European Parliament (EP) have expanded considerably. However, the EP's ability to make full use of its decision-making capacity also depends on the profile of the MEPs who sit there. It is therefore important to examine the relationship between the political background of MEPs and their legislative behavior.

An analysis of voter turnout in October 2024This analysis presents a comparison of voter turnout in Wallonia, Brussels and Flanders. On the one hand, the report identifies the profiles and political attitudes of voters who abstained (representative survey of the Belgian population). On the other hand, the report presents the evolution of abstention and electoral participation according to institutional and political contexts in Wallonia. Particular attention is paid to the increase in blank and invalid votes in Wallonia.Analysis of the effects of electoral reforms since 2018This analysis presents the effects linked to the adoption of gender quotas in communal executives, as well as the effects of the end of the devolutive effect of the top box in Wallonia. These electoral reforms may have had limited effects in some communes (mainly due to a "learning" effect of the new electoral rules). Our report analyzes the effects observed in 2024 and the factors explaining the differences observed between Wallonia's communes.Analysis of the restructuring of the electoral offer in 2024While 2018 had seen a significant increase in the number of lists present at communal polls (notably so-called "citizen" and far-right lists), in October 2024, the number of lists in competition fell significantly. An analysis of official figures describes the evolution of the number and type of lists according to the institutional and political configurations of Wallonia's communes. It focuses in particular on the evolution of typically "local" lists, a Walloon characteristic within European democracies. Practical information L'ArsenalRue Bruno, 11 - 5000 NamurL'Arsenal is a 10-minute walk from Namur train station and the Parliament of Wallonia. Adjacent parking is available free of charge (Rue de l'Arsenal 13, 5000 Namur)Registration required (places are limited - registration deadline: March 3) Program 9:00-13:00: Conference workshop9:00-9:30: welcome and coffee9:30-9:35: presentation of the project by the inter-university consortium9:35-11:40 : presentation of reports and Q&A Analysis of the restructuring of the electoral offer in 2024 Analysis of electoral participation in 2024 Analysis of the effects of electoral reforms in 202411:40-11:50 : closing remarks12:00-13:00: closing lunchContact person For information requests: laura.uyttendaele@unamur.be and jeremy.dodeigne@unamur.be SPW Interior and Social Action