Based on @wepsocial.bsky.social research, @evwillems.bsky.social, @iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social & @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social explore how #CivilSociety mobilisation reduces socioeconomic bias in #EUpolicy debate and reveal a promising path toward more inclusive EU policy-making. 👉 bit.ly/3GLTfjM

🚨 Deadline extended! 📣 Want to learn how #InterestGroups and #Advocacy work in a rapidly changing political climate? 👉 Join @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social intensive course this July at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social! ✅ Expert-led lectures ✅ Tailored feedback ✅ Real-world insights 🗓️ Apply by 16 Apr

🥁The LOBBYMETRY project is hiring: 1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳 Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation! PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli... Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!

Are citizens from #underprivileged socioeconomic backgrounds underrepresented in #EU politics❓ My latest study with Marcel Hanegraaff and @evwillems.bsky.social published in @wepsocial.bsky.social reveals that this is indeed the case 👇 (1/3) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Excited to contribute to the @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social Summer School from 6–11 July 2025 at Maastricht University! Highly recommend participating—great scholars, great peers, great discussions and wonderful social events! More info: ecpr.eu/Events/324 #ECPR #InterestGroups #Lobbying

PRQ article w/ Bart Maes & Stefaan Walgrave about #responsiveness: BE & CA politicians rely more on public opinion sources when setting priorities, interest groups play a major role throughout, and party and expert sources come into play during policy formulation journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Thrilled to share our EPSR paper with @evwillems.bsky.social 📝 It highlights how interest groups employing pressure politics gain a competitive advantage in shaping policy agendas, especially on highly salient issues with broad interest mobilisation.

Excellent way to start the 🎄break 🥰 Happy with our - @frederikstevens.bsky.social - study in @jeppjournal.bsky.social on interest groups’ agenda-setting influence. We examine when groups can push their dreams onto the agenda while blocking their nightmares. ✨ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📊 Happy to share this tool for polisci research here as well: our flempar R-package! Seamlessly retrieve Flemish Parliament Open Data. How to? flempar.be Shoutout to my brilliant collaborators Frederik Heylen of datamarinier.be and Wouter Van Dooren 🤝 Dive into the depths of data exploration! 🔍