GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content The Distinct Content, Causes & Consequences of Political Trust and Distrust GOVTRUST Webinar #7 - with Silke Goubin & Matthijs Gillissen Tuesday 5 May 2026, 15:30-16:30 CET Beyond Only Political Trust: Survey Evidence on the Distinct Content, …

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…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Trust, identity and place-based environmental governance GOVTRUST Webinar #6 - with Marc J. Stern and Dara M. Wald Wednesday 22 April 2026, 15:00-16:00 CET Join us for a discussion on Trust, identity and place-based environmental governance, a…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Trust in the Governance of Societal Transitions GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence Less Rules, More Trust? Navigating Regulatory Simplification in the EU Closing & launch event of the STRATEGO Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence | 14 October 2026 GOVT…

Aleksandra Kubińska mandaatassistent Publicaties Aleksandra Kubińska HvJ 4 september 2025, C-225/22 Bron Nieuw juridisch weekblad - ISSN 1378-8914-533 (2025) p. 899 Auteur(s) Michiel Luining, Aleksandra Kubinska Citatielink In (our) courts we trust! Capturing the dynamics of trust and distrust in …

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…

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 GOVTRUST Webinar Series on Trust & Public Governance Hosted by the GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence (University of Antwerp) Trust is the cornerstone of any well-functioning society, shaping the relationships between public, private, and civil soc…

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…

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…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content GOVTRUST News & Events Less Rules, More Trust? Navigating Regulatory Simplification in the EU Closing & launch event of the STRATEGO Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence | 14 October 2026 GOVTRUST Newsletter Stay informed about GOVTRUST news and u…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Trust, control and motivation in public organisations GOVTRUST Webinar #5 - with Tina Øllgaard Bentzen, Frédérique Six, and Sophie Op de Beeck Monday, 23 February 2026, 13:00-14:00 CET Join us for a deep dive into Trust, control and motivat…

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 Mobile psychophysiological research infrastructure for remote, online user research in large and diverse samples (Feel@Home). 01/05/2026 - 30/04/2030 Abstract Feel@Home aims to innovate psychophysiological research by…

Aleksandra Kubińska grad. teaching & research ass. Publications Aleksandra Kubińska HvJ 4 september 2025, C-225/22 Source Nieuw juridisch weekblad - ISSN 1378-8914-533 (2025) p. 899 Author(s) Michiel Luining, Aleksandra Kubinska Citation link In (our) courts we trust! Capturing the dynamics of tru…

Government and Law search menu search content Aleksandra Kubińska Aleksandra Kubińska is the graduate teaching and research assistant in constitutional law and a member of the Government and Law research group in the Faculty of Law at the University of Antwerp. Prior to this she worked as an accre…

Government and Law search menu search content Michiel Luining Michiel Luining is doctoral researcher in the Law Faculty at the University of Antwerp. His research focuses on the use and abuse of European contemporary constitutional discourse for fundamental rights protection. His research interests …

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…