Team
Barbara Vis
Principal investigator
Barbara Vis is Professor of Politics and Governance at Utrecht University School of Governance, coordinator of the master Research in Public Administration and Organisational Science, and RADIUNCE’s Principal Investigator (PI).
Sjors Overman
Co-supervisor
Sjors Overman is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University School of Governance, and managing director of the Netherlands Institute of Governance. He co-supervises one of RADIUNCE’s PhD researchers.
Lisanne de Blok
Co-supervisor
Lisanne de Blok is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University School of Governance, and managing director of the Netherlands Institute of Governance. She co-supervises one of RADIUNCE’s PhD researchers.
Olaf van der Veen
PhD researcher
Olaf van der Veen is a PhD researcher in RADIUNCE at Utrecht University School of Governance. His research will focus on identifying and mapping political elites’ perceived uncertainty, using automated text analysis tools.
Ella MacLaughlin
PhD researcher
Ella MacLaughlin is a PhD researcher in RADIUNCE at Utrecht University School of Governance. Her research will use mixed methods to explore the different strategies employed by political elites to respond to uncertain circumstances.
Marija Aleksovska
Co-supervisor
Marija Aleksovska is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University School of Governance, and a researcher in the Horizon 2020-funded project ‘Trust in Governance and Regulation in Europe’ TiGRE. She co-supervises one of RADIUNCE’s PhD researchers.
Naara Ulmke
PhD researcher
Naara Ulmke is a PhD researcher in RADIUNCE at Utrecht University School of Governance. In her research, she will use her background in psychology to explain political elites' different responses to uncertain phenomena.
Tess Nannes
Research assistant
Tess Nannes is a research assistant in RADIUNCE at Utrecht University School of Governance. She is currently following the Master's program Governance and Policy at Utrecht University.
📣 We’re hiring!
Would you like to study political elites’ behaviour by conducting survey experiments and interviews with them? Then consider applying to this postdoc position in RADIUNCE!
Application deadline: 6 April, 23.59 CET.
First round of interviews: 24 April 2025.