Projects
The Political Agenda-Setting Power of Protest. A Comparative Analysis in Five European Countries. University of Antwerp
ESF - ECRP - The Politics of Attention: West European politics in times of change. University of Antwerp
Politics of interest representation and agenda-setting in multi-level political systems. University of Antwerp
Horizontal Inequalities and Food Riots in Africa. KU Leuven
In recent years, protest events in a range of African countries have attracted widespread interest and public debate. The sharp increase in world food prices in 2007 and 2008, for example, was associated with the occurrence of a wave of food riots on the continent. In a number of countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, protests erupted against high costs of living and frequently escalated into ...
(Il)legale drugs en sociale media: framing en agenda-setting via Twitter Ghent University
While the popularity of social media has exploded, there has been little inquiry into how issues of ‘framing’ and ‘agenda setting’ apply under these new circumstances. Using a qualitative discourse analysis of Twitter data and in-depth interviews with Belgian drug policymakers, this project aims to examine how and by whom cannabis and prescription drugs are framed on Twitter and how this may galvanise policymakers to pay attention to this ...
Heritage Practice Communities in a Digitized World. University of Antwerp
Safeguarding privacy in a world of algorithmic angels and artificial monsters: What role for EU regulation? KU Leuven
In this thesis, I explore two current global developments. The first concerns the increased use of algorithmic systems by public authorities in a way that raises significant ethical and legal challenges. The second concerns the erosion of the rule of law and the rise of authoritarian and illiberal tendencies in liberal democracies, including in Europe. While each of these developments is worrying as such, I argue that the combination of their ...
How Are Policymakers Influenced by What the Public Wants? An Experimental Study of the Effect of Public Opinion on Elite Preferences and Behavior. University of Antwerp
Design for Dialogue: Interpolating civic engagement, ecology and urban design in Brussels KU Leuven
Brussels, as many cities world-wide, faces a double challenge. On the one hand, the demand for housing and office space results in a continuous increase in built-up area. On the other hand, the Brussels Capital Region needs more open space for recreation and environmental needs, such as water management and biodiversity. This duality recently came to the fore in the debate about the so-called Friche Josaphat, a wasteland on a former ...