Welcome.

I am Associate Professor for Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research and the Department of Communication at the University of Amsterdam. I am board member of the Centre for Politics and Communication and member of the department’s Examination Board. Also, I am member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Public Opinion Research and Board member of the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ad int).

My research interests focus on media portrayals of politics and on media effects on political attitudes and behaviours. I have (co-)authored more than 20 international journal articles and several book chapters on issues such as media and European integration, media election campaign and issue coverage, media effects on economic perceptions, immigration attitudes and extreme-right voting and on framing effects.

Recently I was awarded a VENI research grant from the Dutch Science Foundation (NWO) for the project ‘Media(ted) Populism: Properties and Consequences’ which allows me to focus on how news media deal with political populism and the effects of such coverage on public opinion and voting behaviour. I also lead a project on media coverage of German Bundestag election campaigns. Furthermore, I am involved in research projects on the politicization of immigration and EU issues, on the media and the 2009 European Parliament election, and on the relationship between religion and public support for European integration.

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