So happy to see this paper out on deconstructing sociotechnical imaginaries of digital twin technologies with Sofie de Wilde de Ligny, @mtschaefer.bsky.social & @albertmeijer.bsky.social! 🚀 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

There is no such thing as a digital twin: Deconstructing sociotechnical imaginaries of digital twin technologies in Dutch urban governance - Sofie de Wilde de Ligny, Sharon van Geldere, Mirko Tobias S...

Within the context of three-dimensional simulations of urban space and their variables within, digital twin technologies (DTs) are touted as making urban govern...

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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 🤩

✨ 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!

“Volgens het Internationaal Monetair Fonds gaat er veel geld naar koopkrachtondersteuning, maar zou het voor de Nederlandse economie beter zijn te investeren in infrastructuur, onderwijs en onderzoek.” Het zoveelste advies waar deze regering niet naar zal luisteren.

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IMF waarschuwt Nederland voor op korte termijn gericht kabinetsbeleid

Op 10 juni voeren we weer actie! Filmpje van @fnv.bsky.social youtu.be/qlHTza5KvUw

Hoger onderwijs: staak opnieuw mee op 10 juni 2025! #fnv #news #actie #onderwijs #hbo #wo

YouTube video by FNV

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Today, @salome.bsky.social argues that by centralizing data flows and gutting public information systems, DOGE is building the machinery for a new era of authoritarianism.

The Right Understands That All Governance Is Data Governance

The tech arm of Trump 2.0 isn't just reshaping government — it's consolidating control over the data infrastructure that makes modern governance possible. By centralizing data flows and gutting public...

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In Europe, autocratic governments and far-right political forces have been targeting civil society groups and their donors for years. That strategy has seeped into EU politics. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center

Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.

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Her research is part of my starter grant project on how citizens perceive interest organisations. Curious? Make sure to give @sharonvangeldere.bsky.social a follow and explore the project here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/research/...

Do citizens care for interest representation? A study on citizens’ perceptions and feelings towards the representative potential of civil society

Do citizens care for interest representation? A study on citizens’ perceptions and feelings towards the representative potential of civil society

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🎉 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!

✍️ Apply by 16 April ☀️ Summer School of @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social 📣 Interest groups and advocacy in a changing political context 🔓 Open to PhD and Master's students + practitioners 📅 6 –11 July 📍 @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social #Polisky #AcademicSky

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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Gave a talk to our PhD students today, and feeling appreciative of all the recent methods work on improving common practices. Thanks to all the authors who work to make their work accessible, especially on social media. A few articles we discussed:

❓Are you researching civil society, advocacy, lobbying and/or interest groups? Ida Hobma, Joost Berkhout and I invite your paper proposals at panel #14 for the upcoming #Politicologenetmaal 2025 at @unigroningen.bsky.social! Please share! More info: politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap... (1/2)

📣 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...

IN NEW ISSUE: What explains interest group prominence in parliamentary speech? Darren Halpin, @timothyjgraham.bsky.social, @bertfraussen.bsky.social, @maxgroemping.bsky.social & Zhiheng Zhou argue it's more aligned with policy agendas than partisanship or ideology: buff.ly/jIETACp (OPEN ACCESS)

@iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social Marcel Hanegraff & @evwillems.bsky.social show that the civil society mobilization significantly influences the degree to which policymakers are congruent with the concerns of low educated & income citizens. doi.org/10.1080/0140... #polisky #academicsky

❓Are you researching civil society, advocacy, lobbying and/or interest groups? Ida Hobma, Joost Berkhout and I invite your paper proposals at panel #14 for the upcoming #Politicologenetmaal 2025 at @unigroningen.bsky.social! Please share! More info: politicologenetmaal.eu/call-for-pap... (1/2)

Last week, Ida Hobma and I hosted the Civil Society, Advocacy and Lobby in the Low Countries research network at @unileiden.bsky.social in The Hague. It was the best opportunity to present my PhD research proposal: When do citizens feel they are represented by civil society organisations? ✨