Evert Meijers

How regions that don’t matter vote for parties that don’t bother

Unequal Political Representation of Core and Periphery: How Regions That Don’t Matter Vote for Parties That Don’t Bother Geographical orientation of political party families in the Netherlands, 2017-2021.

"How Regions That Don’t Matter Vote for Parties That Don’t Bother"

What an absolutely BRILLIANT subtitle of this fascinating new article by @evertmeijers.bsky.social & @jvanslageren.bsky.social that perfectly captures this ironic paradox of (Dutch) politics.

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In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

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We are excited to introduce GeoGraphica! Our new article type that puts maps and visual storytelling at the center. Since "The Netherlands in Maps" ended in 2016, we’ve lacked a home for cartographic creativity. GeoGraphica brings it back. Geography, seen as well as read. More coming soon!

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How tall are Dutch people? In 2020, the average 19-year-old male born in the Netherlands was 182.9 cm tall; females of this age were 169.3 cm on average.

There are striking differences (3-3.5cm) in height between the southern part of the Netherlands and the part ‘above the main rivers’ as we say. Catholic versus protestant part- one explanation: mixing with Spanish genes in south of the country when under Spanish occupation in 16-17th century…

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I didn’t mean that tourism is the way to go. It was just one example. I would recommend doing a diversification opportunity analysis, as the situation differs greatly between localities. Happy to talk about that.

Perhaps this paper is of interest - Struggles and Strategies of Rural Regions in the Age of the Urban Triumph. Paper explores which broad strategies can make rural economies more competitive by organising a higher level of agglomeration benefits in rural regions
doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...

Echt deze mensen. Ik heb er gewoon geen woorden meer voor.

Ambtenaren kraken onderwijsbezuinigingen, slecht nieuws voor coalitie: ‘scholen vanaf 2026 in problemen’ Scholen komen over een jaar ‘in de problemen’ als de bezuiniging van bijna 2 miljard euro doorgaat. Dat stellen ambtenaren in een nog niet gepubliceerd document, dat in handen is van deze site. De amb...

Ik hoop dat het 'monsterverbond' deze notitie goed tot zich neemt.

Die 2 miljard moet helemaal van tafel. Nergens voor nodig om 35% van de bezuinigingen overeind te laten. Dat doe je niet als zelfverklaarde onderwijspartij #doehetniet

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Ik heb gestemd in de Snob 2000. Mijn nummer 1 is Jesus, Etc. van Wilco. Kies ook jouw liedjes die niet hadden mogen ontbreken in de Top 2000.

Tijd weer voor de @Snob_2000. Mijn top 25: stemmen.snob2000.nl/gestemd/w5nb #snob2000

I now have 10,000 followers here but over 5.9 million at the other place. If you want Me to switch for good I need you to get the word out that I'm here, pathetically desperate for worship (just like in real life), and filled with even more contempt for you here than I was there.

Here it is, the first? Starter pack for the Regional Sciences including Economic Geography, Regional Studies, Regioanl Economics. I probably miss many (sorry), I will add over time. Let’s get the community going here! go.bsky.app/SeJAZa6

Mijn beeld op hoe de NS uit de neerwaartse spiraal van steeds kwalitatief minder en duurder vervoersaanbod kan komen