Evelien Willems
@evwillems.bsky.social
FWO-funded Postdoc in Political Science @m2p-antwerp.bsky.social | Research on lobbying, public opinion and public policy
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Based on @wepsocial.bsky.social research, @evwillems.bsky.social, @iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social & @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social explore how #CivilSociety mobilisation reduces socioeconomic bias in #EUpolicy debate and reveal a promising path toward more inclusive EU policy-making.
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Civil society mobilisation in EU policy debates
Does civil society mobilisation reduce socioeconomic bias in EU policy debate? A study by Evelien Willems, Iskander De Bruycker, and Marcel Hanegraaff reveals that active engagement by civil society o...
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July 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Based on @wepsocial.bsky.social research, @evwillems.bsky.social, @iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social & @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social explore how #CivilSociety mobilisation reduces socioeconomic bias in #EUpolicy debate and reveal a promising path toward more inclusive EU policy-making.
👉 bit.ly/3GLTfjM
👉 bit.ly/3GLTfjM
Reposted by Evelien Willems
🚨 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
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April 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🚨 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
Reposted by Evelien Willems
🥁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 9:18 AM
🥁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!
Reposted by Evelien Willems
Are citizens from #underprivileged socioeconomic backgrounds underrepresented in #EU politics❓
My latest study with Marcel Hanegraaff and @evwillems.bsky.social published in @wepsocial.bsky.social reveals that this is indeed the case 👇 (1/3)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My latest study with Marcel Hanegraaff and @evwillems.bsky.social published in @wepsocial.bsky.social reveals that this is indeed the case 👇 (1/3)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Socioeconomic (in)congruence in EU public policy: the role of civil society
A persistent challenge in democracies is unequal political representation, where citizens with higher socioeconomic status (SES) have a stronger voice than those with lower SES. While this disparit...
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March 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Are citizens from #underprivileged socioeconomic backgrounds underrepresented in #EU politics❓
My latest study with Marcel Hanegraaff and @evwillems.bsky.social published in @wepsocial.bsky.social reveals that this is indeed the case 👇 (1/3)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My latest study with Marcel Hanegraaff and @evwillems.bsky.social published in @wepsocial.bsky.social reveals that this is indeed the case 👇 (1/3)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to contribute to the @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social Summer School from 6–11 July 2025 at Maastricht University! Highly recommend participating—great scholars, great peers, great discussions and wonderful social events! More info: ecpr.eu/Events/324 #ECPR #InterestGroups #Lobbying
Summer School of the Standing Group on Interest Groups, Maastricht University, Netherlands, 6 – 11 July 2025
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
March 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Excited to contribute to the @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social Summer School from 6–11 July 2025 at Maastricht University! Highly recommend participating—great scholars, great peers, great discussions and wonderful social events! More info: ecpr.eu/Events/324 #ECPR #InterestGroups #Lobbying
PRQ article w/ Bart Maes & Stefaan Walgrave about #responsiveness: BE & CA politicians rely more on public opinion sources when setting priorities, interest groups play a major role throughout, and party and expert sources come into play during policy formulation journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Mechanisms of Political Responsiveness: The Information Sources Shaping Elected Representatives' Policy Actions - Evelien Willems, Bart Maes, Stefaan Walgrave, 2024
This study examines the micro-level foundations of how policy responsiveness may come about. Our study builds on the assumption that elected officials' informat...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:23 PM
PRQ article w/ Bart Maes & Stefaan Walgrave about #responsiveness: BE & CA politicians rely more on public opinion sources when setting priorities, interest groups play a major role throughout, and party and expert sources come into play during policy formulation journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Evelien Willems
Thrilled to share our EPSR paper with @evwillems.bsky.social 📝 It highlights how interest groups employing pressure politics gain a competitive advantage in shaping policy agendas, especially on highly salient issues with broad interest mobilisation.
Information, politicization, and reputation: assessing interest groups’ agenda-setting influence in the EU | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Information, politicization, and reputation: assessing interest groups’ agenda-setting influence in the EU
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February 14, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Thrilled to share our EPSR paper with @evwillems.bsky.social 📝 It highlights how interest groups employing pressure politics gain a competitive advantage in shaping policy agendas, especially on highly salient issues with broad interest mobilisation.
Excellent way to start the 🎄break 🥰 Happy with our - @frederikstevens.bsky.social - study in @jeppjournal.bsky.social on interest groups’ agenda-setting influence. We examine when groups can push their dreams onto the agenda while blocking their nightmares. ✨ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 22, 2023 at 9:38 AM
Excellent way to start the 🎄break 🥰 Happy with our - @frederikstevens.bsky.social - study in @jeppjournal.bsky.social on interest groups’ agenda-setting influence. We examine when groups can push their dreams onto the agenda while blocking their nightmares. ✨ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📊 Happy to share this tool for polisci research here as well: our flempar R-package! Seamlessly retrieve Flemish Parliament Open Data. How to? flempar.be
Shoutout to my brilliant collaborators Frederik Heylen of datamarinier.be and Wouter Van Dooren 🤝 Dive into the depths of data exploration! 🔍
Shoutout to my brilliant collaborators Frederik Heylen of datamarinier.be and Wouter Van Dooren 🤝 Dive into the depths of data exploration! 🔍
November 22, 2023 at 12:09 PM
📊 Happy to share this tool for polisci research here as well: our flempar R-package! Seamlessly retrieve Flemish Parliament Open Data. How to? flempar.be
Shoutout to my brilliant collaborators Frederik Heylen of datamarinier.be and Wouter Van Dooren 🤝 Dive into the depths of data exploration! 🔍
Shoutout to my brilliant collaborators Frederik Heylen of datamarinier.be and Wouter Van Dooren 🤝 Dive into the depths of data exploration! 🔍