In this article, @evwillems.bsky.social (@m2p-antwerp.bsky.social) and Samira Azabar (Radboud University, Ghent University) look at how membership of civil society organisations (CSOs) shapes local elected politicians' social group priorities. Using a survey among local elected officials, they show:

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

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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🚨 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

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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🥁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!

Postdoctoral Researcher Position (3 years) in Political Science as part of the ERC-funded Lobbying (A)symmetry Project

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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....

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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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

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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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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....

📊 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! 🔍