2026
February
DEMO-LIES team complete
The DEMO-LIES team is now complete: Simon McManus has joined as PhD Researcher.
Updates
News, events, and announcements.
2026
January
NWO Expert Meeting on Disinformation
Co-organized the NWO Expert Meeting on Disinformation in Utrecht (with Sanne Kruikemeier and NWO).
2026
January
Dr. Tom Bellens joins DEMO-LIES
Dr. Tom Bellens has joined as postdoctoral researcher with a focus on computational social science.
2025
December
Marthe Verdegem joins DEMO-LIES as PhD Researcher
Marthe has joined the DEMO-LIES project as PhD Researcher.
2025
October
Public lecture: Nu.nl College
Gave a public lecture on "Democratie onder druk. Hoe radicaalrechts het politieke speelveld verandert" at Nu.nl College.
2025
June
New position: University of Antwerp
Started as Research Professor of Political Science (Hoofddocent) at the University of Antwerp, heading the ERC DEMO-LIES project team.
2024
October
Panel discussion: Are political parties still credible?
Participated in a panel discussion on party credibility at the Montesquieu Instituut / DNPP / EMMA event in The Hague, with Mariken van der Velden, LĂ©onie de Jonge, Sheila Sitalsing, and Leendert Beekman.
2024
ERC Starting Grant: DEMO-LIES
Awarded a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant for the DEMO-LIES project: "Deception in Democracy: Political Lying Accusations and Their Effects on Democratic Citizenship" (2025–2030).
2024
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Politics of the Low Countries
Appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of Politics of the Low Countries (with Audrey Vandeleene, ULB). Diamond open access journal for politics in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
2023
November
Post-election analysis: Dutch elections 2023
Appeared on multiple media outlets analysing the 2023 Dutch elections result, including Radio 1 (Belgium), WDR 5 (Germany), NDR Info, and NPO Radio 1 (Netherlands).
2023
February
Visiting Professor, Université de Montréal
Visiting Professor at the Department of Political Science and Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, Université de Montréal (February–August 2023).
2021
KNAW Early Career Award
Received the KNAW Early Career Award (€15,000) from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
2019
NWO Veni Grant
Awarded NWO Veni personal grant (€250,000) for the project "Credible or Capricious? The Reputational Cost of Party Policy Change" (2019–2024).