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University of Groningenfounded in 1614  -  top 100 university
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Research interests

Comparative Politics, European Politics, European Union, Political Communication, Political Sociology, Political Theory

Publications

Centers, Boundaries, Politicization and Cleavages: A Political Sociology of Europe

EU executives on social media: Assessing the potential and trajectories of legitimation via public communication on Twitter

Het Veiligheidsverhaal van Europa: Van vredestichter tot behoeder van de democratie

The embattled union: toward a theory of siege mentality within European Union institutions

Venturing Beyond the Vote: Routes to Feeling Represented through Unelected Representation

(De‐)politicization Discourse Strategies: The Case of Trade

Reconceptualizing “feeling represented”: A new approach to measure how feelings of political representation are constructed

Critical junctures and the crystallization of cosmopolitanism and communitarianism

More power, less influence: European union actors in media debates on fiscal policy after the eurocrisis

Peace, Prosperity and Protection: Narratives of Integration and the ‘Justification Jungle’ of Europe's Public Spheres

Press/media

Europese stappen voor wereldvrede

Vergeet Europa als vredesproject. Vandaag wijkt alles voor veiligheid

"Trump doet goede dingen voor Europa"

Poetin en Trump versterken de Nederlandse democratie

Politicoloog: "Populisme is stilaan op zijn retour

Boeklancering: Het veiligheidsverhaal van Europa

How Should Europe Prepare for 2026?

VRT Radio 1 De Ochtend

Hoe harder Trump en Poetin Europa bedreigen, hoe sterker het wordt