Projects
Lobbying for the people: Interest groups and public pressure in EU legislative politics. University of Antwerp
Different lens, new insights? Benefit receipt data as an alternative means to study the extent, development and effects of public welfare provision in Europe KU Leuven
Since the emergence of modern welfare states, scientists as well as politicians and public opinion makers showed great interest in how welfare states differ across countries, how they change, what drives their variation and change, and what social outcomes they produce. This has contributed to a considerable amount of literature in comparative welfare state research, including the discussion of the so-called ‘dependent variable problem’. ...
Investigating the added value of machine learning and Twitter data for public health organizations during COVID19 Ghent University
The aim of this research project is to provide a decision support system to public health organizations that enables them to respond to several issues that arise during crisis situations, such as the one caused by COVID19. The current COVID19 crisis is a pandemic that has led most countries around the world to be in lock down. Such circumstances can lead to public unrest and it is therefore crucial that governments and health authorities ...
Research platform Public Support for Development Cooperation. Subproject ICT and New Media Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Public transport policy: discourse, accessibility and alternatives. University of Antwerp
The circulation and transformation of global climate change in public discourse: an investigation into frame sponsorship, news media representation and audience reception University of Antwerp
(Why) do politicians care about public opinion?Politicians' accountability beliefs: the missing link in explaining policy (in)congruence. University of Antwerp
Public private partnership to revolutionize delirium care in hospitals KU Leuven
Prolira, a high-tech SME, has formed a consortium with European academic hospitals (in NL, B, G) and with Key Opinion Leaders who together are revolutionizing delirium care. This is necessary as delirium has severe consequences for patients (death, dementia, slower recovery), hospitals (organizational, time, costs), and society (costs ≈€173 billion).
Every year, at least 3 million Europeans are affected by acute brain failure (delirium), ...