Petra Meier full professor Publications Petra Meier Anti-gender politics and European democracies' legacies of exclusion and violence Source Women's studies international forum - ISSN 0277-5395-112 (2025) p. 1-8 Author(s) Conny Roggeband, Marta Rawłuszko, Petra Meier, Silvia Díaz Fernández, Emanu…

Henri Haapanala onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Henri Haapanala Public spending reforms, austerity and trust in government : a synthetic control analysis of the EU-28 Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, 2024,33 p. Auteur(s) Henri Haapanala Citatielink Col…

Andreas Corcaci onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Andreas Corcaci Implementation in the European Union : a concept structural meta-study of environmental and social policy Bron Journal of contemporary European studies - ISSN 1478-2804-33:2 (2025) p. 494-520 Auteur(s) Andreas Corcaci Citatielink Sha…

Jiyan Faris onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Jiyan Faris Regulatory capture in a transitional democracy : media laws in the Kurdistan region of Iraq Bron Communication law and policy - ISSN 1081-1680- (2023) p. 1-26 Auteur(s) Jiyan Faris, Pieter Maeseele, Kevin Smets Citatielink Media capture : th…

Jorg Kustermans associate professor Research Jorg Kustermans Research team International Politics Expertise Voorwaarden voor vrede, concepties van gezag, etiologie van geweld, evolution of international order Luxury and Modern Global Order (LUX). 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Whether private-jet …

Media, Movements and Politics search menu search content Current Projects Here you can browse through the list of projects in which M²P is involved. Climate Policy Support and the role of Information Lack of public support for drastic measures to address climate change is a core problem for climate…

Andreas Corcaci unpaid staff Publications Andreas Corcaci Implementation in the European Union : a concept structural meta-study of environmental and social policy Source Journal of contemporary European studies - ISSN 1478-2804-33:2 (2025) p. 494-520 Author(s) Andreas Corcaci Citation link Referend…

Ludovic Terren postdoctoral scholarship hold. Publications Ludovic Terren A qualitative examination of (political) media diets across age cohorts in five countries Source Communications : the European journal of communication research - ISSN 0341-2059-50:2 (2025) p. 236-256 Author(s) David Nicolas H…

Jakob Frateur senior researcher - academic interim staff postdoc Publications Jakob Frateur Trust on trial : citizens’ political trust in a time of crisis governance Source Antwerpen, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science,218 p. Author(s) Jakob Frateur,…

Henri Haapanala unpaid staff Publications Henri Haapanala Public spending reforms, austerity and trust in government : a synthetic control analysis of the EU-28 Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, 2024,33 p. Author(s) Henri Haapanala Citation link Collecti…

Peter Bursens full professor Publications Peter Bursens Trust on trial : citizens’ political trust in a time of crisis governance Source Antwerpen, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science,218 p. Author(s) Jakob Frateur, Patricia Popelier, Peter Bursens Ci…

Jiyan Faris unpaid staff Publications Jiyan Faris Regulatory capture in a transitional democracy : media laws in the Kurdistan region of Iraq Source Communication law and policy - ISSN 1081-1680- (2023) p. 1-26 Author(s) Jiyan Faris, Pieter Maeseele, Kevin Smets Citation link Media capture : the pol…

Peter Van Aelst full professor - vice-dean Research Peter Van Aelst Research team Media, Movements and Politics (M2P) Expertise Relationship between media & politics, digital media, political communication, election campaigns. Networked News Exposure: How public figures and their networks impact exp…

Media, Movements and Politics search menu search content POLPOP II How Politicians Evaluate Public Opinon POLPOP II is a cross-national project that examines how politicians evaluate public opinion. The project builds on the foundations laid by the previous POLPOP I project, which focused on the acc…

Government and Law search menu search content Alberto Nicòtina Alberto Nicòtina is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer in EU Law at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and a voluntary member of the Government and Law Research Group at the University of Antwerp. He is currently working on the ERC-…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content BRIDGEGAP Bridging the Gaps in Evidence, Regulation and Impact of Anticorruption Policies | 2024-2027 BRIDGEGAP: Bridging the Gaps in Evidence, Regulation and Impact of Anticorruption Policies Abstract BRIDGEGAP is a multidisciplinary research…

Susana Duarte Coroado unpaid staff Research Susana Duarte Coroado Research team Politics & Public Governance Government and Law Expertise Public policy Analysis Bridging the Gaps in Evidence, Regulation and Impact of Anticorruption Policies (BRIDGEGAP). 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027 Abstract BRIDGEGAP is …

Jan Beyers full professor Research Jan Beyers Research team Expertise The group has an extensive expertise in the field of institutional and organizational theories and is capable to supply expertise and advice to organizations (interest groups, bureaucratic agencies, political parties) that seek to…

Maurits Meijers associate research professor Research Maurits Meijers Research team Politics & Public Governance Expertise My research focuses on political representation and democracy in European democracies, with a particular interest in the dynamic between political elites and citizens. I examine…

Pieter Maeseele professor # Pieter Maeseele Members & case studies Marie Curie Fellow Phelan Sean (PhD, Ireland): Media critique. Sean is investigating how journalism is critiqued online and how journalists in different European countries negotiate and experience media critique by different online p…

Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality search menu search content Publications 2025 2024 2023 Stratification of poverty risk : the importance of social class in four European countries Filippo Goachin, Ive Marx, Stefani Scherer Development anthropology and social engineering…

Laura Jacobs senior researcher - guest professor Research Laura Jacobs Research team Media, Movements and Politics (M2P) Expertise I primarily conduct research on voting behavior, both in general and specifically on voting behavior for radical-right and populist parties, with a focus on Flanders and…

Environmental resolution mechanisms beyond the nation state search menu search content Publications and presentations Peer-reviewed publications: Rughiniș, C., Matei, Ș., and Corcaci, A. (2025) Generative Content Analysis for Policy Research: Comparing LLM Reliability in Analyzing Institutional AI…

Political Communication search menu search content Projects Research Projects Current Research The Political Communication Research Unit currently works on the following projects: Candidate and party communication and voter engagement In this project Stéphanie De Munter (PhD candidate) explores pol…

Media, Movements and Politics search menu search content Past projects Below you can find the list of past research projects in which M²P was involved. Alternatively, you can visit the list of current projects. Does the Battle Ever End? Negative Interaction between Political Actors outside of and d…