Ellis Aizenberg
@eaizenberg.bsky.social
Assistant professor @unileiden.bsky.social | Interest representation | Public policy | Political behaviour | Comparative politics and EU | Methods | Mom of 2
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Ellis Aizenberg
@eaizenberg.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Interrupting mat leave for a 🧵 on work that recently appeared on interest representation, lobbying and political attitudes together w co-authors Caelesta Braun, Hannah Werner, @sharonvangeldere.bsky.social, @wmjunk.bsky.social, @michelecrepaz.bsky.social, Joost Berkhout and Marcel Hanegraaff.
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Does lobbying access actually mean lobbying influence?
In our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper we try to answer this key question in interest group politics and lobbying by exploring models of access = influence translation.
Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... is #OA
In our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper we try to answer this key question in interest group politics and lobbying by exploring models of access = influence translation.
Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... is #OA
October 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Does lobbying access actually mean lobbying influence?
In our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper we try to answer this key question in interest group politics and lobbying by exploring models of access = influence translation.
Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... is #OA
In our new @jeppjournal.bsky.social paper we try to answer this key question in interest group politics and lobbying by exploring models of access = influence translation.
Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... is #OA
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The cat is out of the bag!
After 18 inspiring years at the University of Amsterdam, Ill move to the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University on October 15th, where I'll take up the position of Professor of Dutch Politics.
www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2025/...
After 18 inspiring years at the University of Amsterdam, Ill move to the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University on October 15th, where I'll take up the position of Professor of Dutch Politics.
www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Sarah de Lange nieuwe hoogleraar Nederlandse Politiek: ‘Onze democratische rechtstaat is geen vanzelfsprekendheid’
‘De Nederlandse politiek wordt gekenmerkt door grote veranderingen en stabiliteit; die spanning fascineert mij mateloos’, aldus Sarah de Lange. Zij bestudeert onder meer hoe het Nederlandse partijsyst...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
September 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The cat is out of the bag!
After 18 inspiring years at the University of Amsterdam, Ill move to the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University on October 15th, where I'll take up the position of Professor of Dutch Politics.
www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2025/...
After 18 inspiring years at the University of Amsterdam, Ill move to the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University on October 15th, where I'll take up the position of Professor of Dutch Politics.
www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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En route for #ECPRgc25. So excited to see ‘my people’ again. Looking forward to lots of fruitful discussions. If you would like to talk to me about your research or academia as PhD researcher or ECR, don’t hesitate to reach out.
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August 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
En route for #ECPRgc25. So excited to see ‘my people’ again. Looking forward to lots of fruitful discussions. If you would like to talk to me about your research or academia as PhD researcher or ECR, don’t hesitate to reach out.
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@eaizenberg.bsky.social presented our new paper together with @annebind.bsky.social, on how business interest involvement affects citizens' legitimacy perceptions of policy making 🚀 In the summer school, Ellis and I also taught about methods and scientific conduct📔
July 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
@eaizenberg.bsky.social presented our new paper together with @annebind.bsky.social, on how business interest involvement affects citizens' legitimacy perceptions of policy making 🚀 In the summer school, Ellis and I also taught about methods and scientific conduct📔
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This week, supernovas @eaizenberg.bsky.social, Ida Hobma and I attended the Workshop and Summer School of the @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social in #Maastricht 🤩
July 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This week, supernovas @eaizenberg.bsky.social, Ida Hobma and I attended the Workshop and Summer School of the @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social in #Maastricht 🤩
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2️⃣ At the #BSK conference from @unileiden.bsky.social I presented the first paper of my PhD project on how citizens perceive interest organisations. Check out this project together with @eaizenberg.bsky.social, Caelesta Braun and Rik Joosen on www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/research/...
June 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
2️⃣ At the #BSK conference from @unileiden.bsky.social I presented the first paper of my PhD project on how citizens perceive interest organisations. Check out this project together with @eaizenberg.bsky.social, Caelesta Braun and Rik Joosen on www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/research/...
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✨ Conference szn has started ✨
1️⃣ Together with Ida Hobma, Joost Berkhout, we organised the #Poletmaal2025 panel on Interest Representation in Groningen. We want to thank all participants for their excellent contributions and the interesting discussions. It was good to (re)connect!
1️⃣ Together with Ida Hobma, Joost Berkhout, we organised the #Poletmaal2025 panel on Interest Representation in Groningen. We want to thank all participants for their excellent contributions and the interesting discussions. It was good to (re)connect!
June 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
✨ Conference szn has started ✨
1️⃣ Together with Ida Hobma, Joost Berkhout, we organised the #Poletmaal2025 panel on Interest Representation in Groningen. We want to thank all participants for their excellent contributions and the interesting discussions. It was good to (re)connect!
1️⃣ Together with Ida Hobma, Joost Berkhout, we organised the #Poletmaal2025 panel on Interest Representation in Groningen. We want to thank all participants for their excellent contributions and the interesting discussions. It was good to (re)connect!
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For those interested in Dutch politics:
Far-right leader, Geert Wilders, just pulled the plug on the government coalition that his party PVV was a part of.
Because other parties are not “signing up to his party’s asylum plans”
May I add that this happened as his party was slipping in polls…
Far-right leader, Geert Wilders, just pulled the plug on the government coalition that his party PVV was a part of.
Because other parties are not “signing up to his party’s asylum plans”
May I add that this happened as his party was slipping in polls…
June 3, 2025 at 7:26 AM
For those interested in Dutch politics:
Far-right leader, Geert Wilders, just pulled the plug on the government coalition that his party PVV was a part of.
Because other parties are not “signing up to his party’s asylum plans”
May I add that this happened as his party was slipping in polls…
Far-right leader, Geert Wilders, just pulled the plug on the government coalition that his party PVV was a part of.
Because other parties are not “signing up to his party’s asylum plans”
May I add that this happened as his party was slipping in polls…
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Geert Wilders PVV leaves Dutch government coalition, resulting in fall of cabinet Schoof
Het kabinet-Schoof is gevallen; Geert Wilders stapt eruit. Volg de laatste ontwikkelingen in ons liveblog. buff.ly/XILsWff
Geert Wilders trekt PVV terug uit het kabinet-Schoof
Kabinetscrisis: Geert Wilders trekt de PVV terug uit het kabinet-Schoof. In dit liveblog volgt NRC de laatste ontwikkelingen.
www.nrc.nl
June 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Geert Wilders PVV leaves Dutch government coalition, resulting in fall of cabinet Schoof
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I've had the privilege of reviewing Maraam Dwidar's excellent new book
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
It provides answers to several long-standing questions on lobbying. And, most importantly, it can provide HOPE in times where many might need it the most ...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
It provides answers to several long-standing questions on lobbying. And, most importantly, it can provide HOPE in times where many might need it the most ...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Mothers day is ambivalent for me, because becoming a mother was the time for me to truly understand gender inequalities and the burden of the patriarchy.
Mothers don't need flowers, they need revolution
Mothers don't need flowers, they need revolution
May 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Mothers day is ambivalent for me, because becoming a mother was the time for me to truly understand gender inequalities and the burden of the patriarchy.
Mothers don't need flowers, they need revolution
Mothers don't need flowers, they need revolution
🎉 Proud of @sharonvangeldere.bsky.social for presenting the pre-analysis plan of her first paper @uva.nl yesterday! She shared her work at an inspiring workshop on bridging communication & interest group research. Big thanks to @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social for the invite!
May 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🎉 Proud of @sharonvangeldere.bsky.social for presenting the pre-analysis plan of her first paper @uva.nl yesterday! She shared her work at an inspiring workshop on bridging communication & interest group research. Big thanks to @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social for the invite!
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A senior Hamas official told Agence France-Presse on Saturday that the organization is prepared to release all remaining hostages at one time in exchange for a five-year cease-fire in Gaza. Israel has not yet responded to the report
Hamas reportedly willing to release all hostages at once for five-year cease-fire in Gaza
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www.haaretz.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A senior Hamas official told Agence France-Presse on Saturday that the organization is prepared to release all remaining hostages at one time in exchange for a five-year cease-fire in Gaza. Israel has not yet responded to the report
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Do US politicians listen to science? Democrat-led congressional committees and leftwing think tanks cite research papers more than their rightwing counterparts, finds vast analysis by @dashunwang.bsky.social @alexanderfurnas.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... With comments from @ejfagan.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Do US politicians listen to science? Democrat-led congressional committees and leftwing think tanks cite research papers more than their rightwing counterparts, finds vast analysis by @dashunwang.bsky.social @alexanderfurnas.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... With comments from @ejfagan.com
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Less than two weeks to apply! ⬇️ Please share widely. Thanks!🙂
🔥Exciting postdoc position in political communication @ascor.bsky.social starting 1 Sep! The postdoc will work w/ @lindabos.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & me on media-politics relations + framing effects in the aftermath of elections. Interested?😀Apply by 5 May⬇️ tinyurl.com/4wz3u5vn
Vacancy — Postdoctoral Researcher "Political Communication in the Aftermath of Democratic Elections"
Are you looking for a postdoctoral position in political communication research? Are you interested in elections, media-politics relations and framing effects, and would like to become an expert on th...
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April 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Less than two weeks to apply! ⬇️ Please share widely. Thanks!🙂
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Time to wake up
Raad van State waarschuwt: ‘Democratisch normbesef is in Nederland niet vanzelfsprekend’
Raad van State waarschuwt: ‘Democratisch normbesef is in Nederland niet vanzelfsprekend’
‘We kunnen en moeten de democratie versterken.’ Dat zegt Thom de Graaf, vicepresident van de Raad van State, in het donderdag gepresenteerde jaarverslag over 2024.
www.volkskrant.nl
April 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Time to wake up
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#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social -
Institutional Change on Digital Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the Power of Users, Businesses, and States - cup.org/42EiCeo
- Sverrir Steinsson
#FirstView
Institutional Change on Digital Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the Power of Users, Businesses, and States - cup.org/42EiCeo
- Sverrir Steinsson
#FirstView
April 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social -
Institutional Change on Digital Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the Power of Users, Businesses, and States - cup.org/42EiCeo
- Sverrir Steinsson
#FirstView
Institutional Change on Digital Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the Power of Users, Businesses, and States - cup.org/42EiCeo
- Sverrir Steinsson
#FirstView
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Foto van gewond Palestijns jongetje is World Press Photo of the Year: ‘Zijn leven verdient het om begrepen te worden’
Foto van gewond Palestijns jongetje is World Press Photo of the Year: ‘Zijn leven verdient het om begrepen te worden’
Terwijl de Israëlische aanvallen in alle hevigheid doorgaan, gaat de World Press Photo of the Year naar de Palestijnse fotograaf Samar Abu Elouf (41), voor haar confronterende beeld van een Palestijns jochie dat ernstig gewond raakte tijdens zijn vlucht voor een Israëlische aanval in Gaza.
www.parool.nl
April 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Foto van gewond Palestijns jongetje is World Press Photo of the Year: ‘Zijn leven verdient het om begrepen te worden’
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My sabbatical leave allowed me to reflect on my professional life.
As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked:
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?”
My answer: skillpower
🧵
As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked:
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?”
My answer: skillpower
🧵
April 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My sabbatical leave allowed me to reflect on my professional life.
As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked:
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?”
My answer: skillpower
🧵
As I’ve stepped into more senior roles in academia (plus gotten a bit older), I often get asked:
“How do you keep writing academic articles, policy work, opinion pieces, while juggling everything else?”
My answer: skillpower
🧵
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🚨 TWO DAYS left to apply 🚨
Help us shape a new #OpenScience vision for one of the leading journals in political science worldwide. *You* can make a (huge) difference in our field
Feel free to reach out for any Qs, please report for diversity!
Apply!
👇
Help us shape a new #OpenScience vision for one of the leading journals in political science worldwide. *You* can make a (huge) difference in our field
Feel free to reach out for any Qs, please report for diversity!
Apply!
👇
🚀 Champion #OpenScience at EJPR!
📘 Our flagship journal is making open scholarship central to its new agenda, and we need an Editor with vision and expertise to lead this bold initiative
✨ Could this be you? 👉 Apply by Thu 17 Apr
📘 Our flagship journal is making open scholarship central to its new agenda, and we need an Editor with vision and expertise to lead this bold initiative
✨ Could this be you? 👉 Apply by Thu 17 Apr
Call for Editor of Open Science – EJPR
Lead the charge in enhancing EJPR's open science and replication policies. Apply by 17 April.
ecpr.eu
April 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
🚨 TWO DAYS left to apply 🚨
Help us shape a new #OpenScience vision for one of the leading journals in political science worldwide. *You* can make a (huge) difference in our field
Feel free to reach out for any Qs, please report for diversity!
Apply!
👇
Help us shape a new #OpenScience vision for one of the leading journals in political science worldwide. *You* can make a (huge) difference in our field
Feel free to reach out for any Qs, please report for diversity!
Apply!
👇
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New article with @drashleec.bsky.social and @cerifowler.bsky.social!
Intersectionality, NGOs and executives: who has which minister’s ear? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Intersectionality, NGOs and executives: who has which minister’s ear? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Intersectionality, NGOs and executives: who has which minister’s ear?
To what extent do the most powerful political office-holders engage with extra-parliamentary representatives from the most marginalised groups? To what extent and how are these relationships inters...
www.tandfonline.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
New article with @drashleec.bsky.social and @cerifowler.bsky.social!
Intersectionality, NGOs and executives: who has which minister’s ear? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Intersectionality, NGOs and executives: who has which minister’s ear? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Come and join us in wonderful Maastricht 👇
🚨 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
📣 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
Summer School of the Standing Group on Interest Groups, Maastricht University, Netherlands, 6 – 11 July 2025
Interest groups and advocacy in a changing political context
ecpr.eu
April 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Come and join us in wonderful Maastricht 👇
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with one of the most talented and kind political scientists out there 👇
🥁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!
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!
Postdoctoral Researcher Position (3 years) in Political Science as part of the ERC-funded Lobbying (A)symmetry Project
jobportal.ku.dk
March 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with one of the most talented and kind political scientists out there 👇
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Which groups get what they want without having to lobby?
In this new article, we revisit theories about structural power & link them to patterns in preference attainment across 7 European countries & at EU level.
With @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & Marcel Hanegraaff #InterCov @psjeditor.bsky.social
In this new article, we revisit theories about structural power & link them to patterns in preference attainment across 7 European countries & at EU level.
With @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & Marcel Hanegraaff #InterCov @psjeditor.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Which groups get what they want without having to lobby?
In this new article, we revisit theories about structural power & link them to patterns in preference attainment across 7 European countries & at EU level.
With @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & Marcel Hanegraaff #InterCov @psjeditor.bsky.social
In this new article, we revisit theories about structural power & link them to patterns in preference attainment across 7 European countries & at EU level.
With @michelecrepaz.bsky.social & Marcel Hanegraaff #InterCov @psjeditor.bsky.social
This panel is highly recommended and provides a fantastic opportunity to engage in discussions on interest representation and civil society 👇
📣 Less than one week left to submit 📣
Deadline #Poletmaal = March 31st ⏰
We aim to bring together different scholars from various (sub)fields & encourage scholars in all career stages to join/share/discuss their work (in progress) with us ⬇️
politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap...
Deadline #Poletmaal = March 31st ⏰
We aim to bring together different scholars from various (sub)fields & encourage scholars in all career stages to join/share/discuss their work (in progress) with us ⬇️
politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap...
March 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This panel is highly recommended and provides a fantastic opportunity to engage in discussions on interest representation and civil society 👇