GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Trust and Distrust in Multi-level Governance GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence GOVTRUST Webinar Series on Trust & Public Governance Check out upcoming webinars and recorded sessions GOVTRUST News & Events Find out about the latest GOVTRUST news an…

Frédérique Six onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Frédérique Six Citizen trust in regulators : evaluating the validity of the CTGO-Scale in transitioning societies Bron Regulation & governance - ISSN 1748-5983- (2025) p. Auteur(s) Dominika Latusek-Jurczak, Anna Pikos, Frédérique Six, Marcin Wa…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Extended funding and new research programme for GOVTRUST Exciting news! We are excited to announce that the GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence has secured extended funding through to the end of 2031! After an intensive and highly competitive evalua…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content About GOVTRUST Mission statement Major societal events like Brexit, the financial crisis, and concerns about privacy and data protection in digital interactions are said to be caused or enhanced by declining trust between citizens, private act…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Relations between public and private/non-profit actors in multi-level settings Summary Governments across the globe rely on private and non-profit sector entities for their expertise, capacity and services. For instance, major infrastructure p…

Frédérique Six unpaid staff Publications Frédérique Six Citizen trust in regulators : evaluating the validity of the CTGO-Scale in transitioning societies Source Regulation & governance - ISSN 1748-5983- (2025) p. Author(s) Dominika Latusek-Jurczak, Anna Pikos, Frédérique Six, Marcin Wardaszko…

Government and Law search menu search content Patricia Popelier Patricia Popelier is full professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Antwerp and director of the research group of Government and Law. She is also senior research fellow at the University of Kent, Centre for Federal Studies. H…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content RegTrust Intermediation and Trust in the Regulatory State: More Regulation, Less Trust? | 2023-2028 RegTrust - Intermediation and Trust in the Regulatory State: More Regulation, Less Trust? Abstract Regulation is sometimes a manifestation of d…

Peter Bursens gewoon hoogleraar Mijn website Peter Bursens Welcome Welcome to my personal pages. I studied Political Science and obtained my Ph.D. from the Universiteit Antwerpen in 1999. Since 2010 I'm professor of political science at the Departement of Political Science and member of the research…

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Jan Wynen associate research professor Research Jan Wynen Research team Management Politics & Public Governance Expertise Driven by a desire to enhance our understanding of how organizations can navigate turbulence, I specifically examine strategies to maintain and improve occupational health and we…

Sophie Op de Beeck Over Sophie Op de Beeck Sophie Op de Beeck Contact Stadscampus Toon e-mailadres Tel. +3232652406 Sint-Jacobstraat 2 2000 Antwerpen, BEL Sophie Op de Beeck is Research Manager at the Centre of Excellence on ‘Trust and Distrust in Multi-level Governance’ – GOVTRUST. GOVTRUST i…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content REGTRUST How nature of regulation and levels of trust affect each other over time: The Case of Financial Regulation in the EU REGTRUST Description MSCA individual fellowship, 2022-2024 Abstract Regulation and trust are at the heart of our soci…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content GOVTRUST Activities Upcoming events Read more about upcoming GOVTRUST events GOVTRUST organises a variety of activities aimed at disseminating research findings among scientists and practitioners. Please find an overview of past activities bel…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content GOVTRUST Blog In this blog, GOVTRUST researchers post interesting and societally relevant findings of their research into trust and distrust in multi-layered governance systems. 3 June 2020: Research note "Trust in COVID-19 government policy" …

Peter Bursens gewoon hoogleraar Over Peter Bursens Peter Bursens Contact Stadscampus Toon e-mailadres Tel. +3232655722 Sint-Jacobsstraat 2 2000 Antwerpen, BEL Welcome to my personal pages. I studied Political Science and obtained my Ph.D. from the Universiteit Antwerpen in 1999. Since 2010 I'm profe…

Piet Van den Bossche professor Research Piet Van den Bossche Research team EduBROn Trust in Governance of Societal Transitions (GOVTRUST). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Trust in public governance is essential for a well-functioning society. This is especially so in the face of grand societal chal…

Politics & Public Governance search menu search content News Discover the latest news and updates about the Politics and Public Governance research group: new publications, activities and events, our members in the news,... 2025 30 Sep 2025 | New publication "Generative Content Analysis for Policy R…

Michel Walrave full professor Research Michel Walrave Research team Media, ICT and interpersonal relations in Organisations and Society (MIOS) Expertise Michel Walrave is a full professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences. He is the spokesperson of the MIOS…

Carolyn Declerck full professor Research Carolyn Declerck Research team Management Expertise Cooperation and conflict in social dilemmas, neuroeconomics OBIDE - The Oxytocin Brain Imaging Data Exchange Consortium for fMRI Data Sharing. 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract The overarching goal of the OBI…

Koen Verhoest full research professor Research Koen Verhoest Research team Politics & Public Governance Expertise research on structure of government, autonomy, coordination and collaboration. trust in government Trust in Governance of Societal Transitions (GOVTRUST). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstrac…

Sophie Op de Beeck About Sophie Op de Beeck Sophie Op de Beeck Contact Stadscampus Show email address Tel. +3232652406 Sint-Jacobstraat 2 2000 Antwerpen, BEL Sophie Op de Beeck is Research Manager at the Centre of Excellence on ‘Trust and Distrust in Multi-level Governance’ – GOVTRUST. GOVTRUS…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Relations between public actors within and across governments Summary In recent decades, European governments have become more internally fragmented and have transferred substantial competences to organizations on the EU level. This new public…

Patricia Popelier full professor Research Patricia Popelier Research team Government and Law Expertise Theorising and legal analysis as well as interdisciplinary research on (i) Belgian and comparative constitutional law in general, (ii) federalism and multilevel governance, (iii) constitutiuonal re…

Jan Boon unpaid staff Research Jan Boon Research team Centre for Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics (CLiPS) Politics & Public Governance Expertise Research of public sector and public management: government organization and reforms; organization of public tasks and ser…