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 Associate 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 a researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP). She is also affiliated to Utrecht University School of Governance as co-supervisor of 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

Former research assistant

In the academic year 2024-2025, Tess Nannes worked as a research assistant in RADIUNCE at Utrecht University School of Governance. After finishing her Master's program Governance and Policy at Utrecht University, she now is a trainee in the public sector.

Fedde Fillekes

Research assistant

Fedde Fillekes is a research assistant in RADIUNCE at Utrecht University School of Governance. He is currently following the Research Master Public Administration and Organisational Science at Utrecht University.

Sjoerd Stolwijk

Senior postdoctoral researcher

Sjoerd Stolwijk is a senior postdoctoral researcher in RADIUNCE at Utrecht University School of Governance. In his research, he will use interviews and survey experiments to find out how politicians respond to different kinds of uncertain situations.