Publicaties
Diversifying the workplace in nonprofit organizations Universiteit Antwerpen
This study analyses the perspectives of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) on workplace diversity. Organizational diversity is a well‐established research topic in both profit management and organization studies, as well as in nonprofit scholarship. However, diversity is often discussed from a managerial point of view and, particularly in nonprofits, with little attention to workplace diversity. Using interview data from 25 Belgian NPOs, we explore ...
De waarde en betekenis van het civiel sociaal- cultureel actorschap Universiteit Antwerpen
Stretched” postsecular rapprochement: evangelical solidarities in a local Flemish welfare regime Universiteit Antwerpen
This article is concerned with the concept of postsecular rapprochement, which refers to the coming-together of secular and religious voices over mutual ethical concerns such as welfare, care, and solidarity. Although the concept provides a useful analytical instrument for capturing context-contingent transgressions of faith boundaries, we question some of the assumptions hidden in the way it has been employed so far. More specifically, we ...
A quantitative analysis of policy and sociocultural advocacy within a neo-corporatist context Universiteit Antwerpen
Policy and sociocultural advocacy are still entrenched within their disciplinary silos. This makes that a lot of research is missing out on the complete picture of nonprofits’ social change efforts. Moreover, this also relates to inconsistencies (i.e., determinants) and ambiguities (i.e., tactics) that are characteristic of the current ‘morass’ in which nonprofit advocacy literature finds itself today. In this study, we empirically analyze ...
Culture and green tastes Universiteit Antwerpen
In this study, we approach environmental practices from a cultural point of view, focusing on the role of cultural capital. While previous studies have looked at educational attainment, we focus on another dimension of cultural capital i.e., cultural engagement. Against this background, we use data from the Flemish Survey on Socio-cultural Shift to (i) examine cultural engagement and distinction in Flanders though multiple correspondence ...
Social innovation and planning Universiteit Antwerpen
Word on the street Universiteit Antwerpen
Communicative responsiveness of politicians to public opinion signals has become increasingly important for politicians' electoral fate and citizens' sense of feeling represented. Although politicians can communicate directly with the public via social media, little is known about the extent, conditions, and favorability of politicians' responsiveness on social media to public opinion cues. This paper scrutinizes politicians' responsiveness to ...
Advocacy through practices of input and throughput legitimacy Universiteit Antwerpen
This study examines how non-profit organizations that engage in advocacy gain their legitimacy in the eyes of their target group of vulnerable citizens. The existing body of literature shows that these organizations are challenged in their pursuit of citizen legitimacy, defined as the extent to which their constituent target group perceives the organization as justified, accepted, and appropriate. This paper draws on the results of qualitative ...
Mixing with the crowd Universiteit Antwerpen
The internal diversity of demonstrations speaks to fundamental debates about voice and equality, solidarity, social capital, and social movement success-yet is rarely empirically investigated. We study how mobilization distinguishes between internally diverse and homogenous demonstrations in terms of education and class. We use unique protest survey data from processes explain variation in internal diversity for education but hardly for class. ...