I am an Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University , and I am partially affiliated to KU Leuven Public Governance Institute .
My current research program examines the demands for knowledge and advice of policy makers under conditions of uncertainty and complexity; the conditions fostering and impeding evidence-informed policy making; and the politics of policy evaluation. In addition, I am involved in research projects about policy advice production and use within and outside the civil service (such as parliaments, think tanks, consultants, and political party study centers). Method-wise, I developed a particular interest in case
I am co-founder and co-chair of the Permanent Study Group on ‘'Policy Design and Evaluation’ of the European Group for Public Administration ; board member of the Flemish Evaluation Association ; member of the working group on policy evaluation of the Dutch Evaluation Association Vide (beroepsvereniging voor toezichthouders, inspecteurs, handhavers en evaluatoren); and member of the advisory board of COMPASSS (COMPArative Methods for Systematic cross-caSe analysis).