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.

Vacancy early 2025

Early 2025, we’ll be hiring a postdoc, so please keep an eye out for this upcoming vacancy.