I’m very happy to learn that my article RETHINKING SHARED RULE AS INTERGOVERNMENTAL LOBBYING has received second place in the BEST ARTICLE PRIZE @regfedst.bsky.social !🙏
I take this recognition as a sign of the potential in bringing together federalism with research on interest groups and lobbying
@eaizenberg.bsky.social and I contributed an entry on lobbying to the IPSA Companion to Political Science. In it, we distill insights from the 20 most-cited works on lobbying published over the past decade. The book is open access!
@unileiden.bsky.social @essb-erasmusuni010.bsky.social
📢 New Article Out!
Coalition formation as a popularity contest?
In a new study, @wmjunk.bsky.social and I examine which groups are preferred partners in agenda setting. We find NGOs are favoured, and trusted allies trump capable newcomers—shaping how networks form and why NGOs hold an edge.
Does lobbying access actually mean lobbying influence?
In our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper we try to answer this key question in interest group politics and lobbying by exploring models of access = influence translation.
Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... is #OA
The cat is out of the bag!
After 18 inspiring years at the University of Amsterdam, Ill move to the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University on October 15th, where I'll take up the position of Professor of Dutch Politics.
www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2025/...
En route for #ECPRgc25. So excited to see ‘my people’ again. Looking forward to lots of fruitful discussions. If you would like to talk to me about your research or academia as PhD researcher or ECR, don’t hesitate to reach out.
@eaizenberg.bsky.social presented our new paper together with @annebind.bsky.social, on how business interest involvement affects citizens' legitimacy perceptions of policy making 🚀 In the summer school, Ellis and I also taught about methods and scientific conduct📔
This week, supernovas @eaizenberg.bsky.social, Ida Hobma and I attended the Workshop and Summer School of the @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social in #Maastricht 🤩
2️⃣ At the #BSK conference from @unileiden.bsky.social I presented the first paper of my PhD project on how citizens perceive interest organisations. Check out this project together with @eaizenberg.bsky.social, Caelesta Braun and Rik Joosen on www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/research/...
✨ Conference szn has started ✨
1️⃣ Together with Ida Hobma, Joost Berkhout, we organised the #Poletmaal2025 panel on Interest Representation in Groningen. We want to thank all participants for their excellent contributions and the interesting discussions. It was good to (re)connect!
For those interested in Dutch politics:
Far-right leader, Geert Wilders, just pulled the plug on the government coalition that his party PVV was a part of.
Because other parties are not “signing up to his party’s asylum plans”
May I add that this happened as his party was slipping in polls…
Geert Wilders PVV leaves Dutch government coalition, resulting in fall of cabinet Schoof
New book review in @igajournal.bsky.social cc @annerasmussen.bsky.social @timlapira.bsky.social
Mothers day is ambivalent for me, because becoming a mother was the time for me to truly understand gender inequalities and the burden of the patriarchy.
Mothers don't need flowers, they need revolution
Her research is part of my starter grant project on how citizens perceive interest organisations. Curious? Make sure to give @sharonvangeldere.bsky.social a follow and explore the project here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/research/...
🎉 Proud of @sharonvangeldere.bsky.social for presenting the pre-analysis plan of her first paper @uva.nl yesterday! She shared her work at an inspiring workshop on bridging communication & interest group research. Big thanks to @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social for the invite!
A senior Hamas official told Agence France-Presse on Saturday that the organization is prepared to release all remaining hostages at one time in exchange for a five-year cease-fire in Gaza. Israel has not yet responded to the report
Line graphic showing how left-leaning and right-leaning think tanks cite science papers over time.
Do US politicians listen to science? Democrat-led congressional committees and leftwing think tanks cite research papers more than their rightwing counterparts, finds vast analysis by @dashunwang.bsky.social @alexanderfurnas.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... With comments from @ejfagan.com
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Time to wake up
#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social -
Institutional Change on Digital Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the Power of Users, Businesses, and States - cup.org/42EiCeo
- Sverrir Steinsson
#FirstView
Foto van gewond Palestijns jongetje is World Press Photo of the Year: ‘Zijn leven verdient het om begrepen te worden’
Thank you for sharing! This is very inspiring.
My sabbatical leave allowed me to reflect on my professional life.
As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked:
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?”
My answer: skillpower
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New article with @drashleec.bsky.social and @cerifowler.bsky.social!
Intersectionality, NGOs and executives: who has which minister’s ear? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Come and join us in wonderful Maastricht 👇
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with one of the most talented and kind political scientists out there 👇
Which groups get what they want without having to lobby?
In this new article, we revisit theories about structural power & link them to patterns in preference attainment across 7 European countries & at EU level.
With @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & Marcel Hanegraaff #InterCov @psjeditor.bsky.social
