Assistant Professor | @VU_PSPA | Researching the behaviour of account-holders and regulators

Joined July 2021
Hora Est! Last Tuesday, it was finally my time to take the stage to defend my PhD dissertation "Taking Centre Stage" For those who have not yet, but would like to, read my dissertation, you can find it in full here: hdl.handle.net/1887/3716386.
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Critical Arctic Studies (CAS) Roundtable and research clinique is taking place on 27 Feb. Thrilled to be part of it! Arctic PhDs, apply to participate in an inspiring conversation and exchange of ideas and experiences. And keep an eye on its Facebook page. facebook.com/groups/45904667…
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2/3 The article tests reputational explanations for the voluntary account-giving of EU agencies in a quantitative manner. We find both media salience and principal neglect to be related to accountability-seeking behaviour.
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3/3 In addition to testing reputational explanations for voluntary accountability, the article also makes an important contribution in that it introduces a new original index of the independence of EU agencies that was developed (by Thijs) using Bayesian Factor Analysis.
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Some personal career news: Today is officially my first day as Assistant Professor @VU_PSPA, and I am absolutely delighted to be able to continue my research and teaching here!
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Delighted to invite papers for @ECPR joint sessions on “Stakeholder Participation in Bureaucratic Politics and Policymaking” co-directed by Adriana Bunea @UiB_sampol @caelestabraun @DovileRimkute For details, see: ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PanelDe… Deadline: 9 Jan #ecprjs23
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With @DovileRimkute, our new experimental study in @journal_pa informs how exposure to accountability determines if and to whom political decision-makers attribute responsibility for negative performance. 🔓 open access Three take-aways: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… 1/5
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Don't forget to read @BenjaminTida's fascinating piece in 100(3) which fills an important prior existing hole in the accountability literature. doi.org/10.1111/padm.12766
Early view alert!🚨🚨🚨 "Seeking the spotlight: How reputational considerations shape the European Court of Auditor's shifting account-holding role" by @BenjaminTida fills the hole in accountability literature regarding the behavior of account-holders. doi.org/10.1111/padm.12766
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Account-Holding Intensity in the EU Accountability Landscape 📖 @BenjaminTida Thijs De Boer @VUamsterdam offer a novel concept of account-holding intensity for analysing the behaviour of account-holders in the accountability landscape of EU agencies bit.ly/3uFs00U
We define account-holding intensity as both the frequency and the diligence of account-holding, proposing this as a framework for assessing both the quantity and the quality of account-holding processes. 3/4
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In general, the results of our study constitute good news for those concerned with EU accountability deficits. In particular, the high diligence observed should temper concerns of accountability deficits that an analysis solely focused on frequency might have caused. 4/4
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Accountability researchers! Submit your abstract to our panel: Making public accountability work in modern governance
Only 1 more month to submit abstracts to our #NIGNL2022 conference in October We have 19 (!) panels for you to choose from 👇 nigovernance.nl/conference-2… Deadline to submit⏰ July 1st
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Do not miss this super relevant @journal_pa article by Thijs de Boer on accountability seeking behavior of public agencies and its drivers! @ERC_Research @VU_PSPA 👇
Early View Alert! 🚨 "Why do public agencies seek accountability? The role of audiences" by Thijs de Boer is open access on PA's website! Accountability is typically mandated externally, but what if agencies proactively... (1/n) @VU_PSPA doi.org/10.1111/padm.12859
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Excited to present a paper @pmrcaz with @JorisvanderVoet on bureaucratic responsiveness and reputation. Join Panel 10 - Managing bureaucratic reputations, Thursday May 26, 11:00 – 12:30am chaired by @alketapeci @DanbeeLee1 #PMRC2022 @PMRA1991
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