De Wilde, Prof. Pieter

Pieter de Wilde is Professor of European Politics and Society at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen. De Wilde studied Political Science at the University of Amsterdam and earned his PhD in Political Science at ARENA, Centre for European Studies, at the University of Oslo. As a PhD student, he conducted research into the politicization of European integration: the process in which EU membership and further European integration politics have become relevant and contested.

De Wilde’s current research focuses on political conflicts about European integration and globalization, including the politicization of European integration, EU responsiveness concerning the public opinion , the role of national parliaments within the EU, Euroscepticism, and the extent to which various political topics have been embedded within a wider political divide. His most recent research project is entitled ‘Unelected Representatives: The Impact on Liberal Democracy in Europe’. This research looks at how political activists, such as Greta Thunberg, can play a role as non-elected representatives by making representative claims.

Previously in the news (mainly in Dutch)

• Terugblik verkiezingen: 'Het rode bolwerk lijkt terug in het Noorden, maar dat is schijn'
• NOS Europa Kiest: de uitslagen
• Waarom is het belangrijk voor Groningen om te stemmen met de Europese verkiezingen?
• Opinion | Sideline the treaties of the European Union more often!
• Politiek wetenschapper Pieter de Wilde van de RUG: 'Europeanen willen niet voor elkaar vechten'
• Waarom is de opkomst zo laag? En andere vragen over de Europese verkiezingen beantwoord
• Wilders zal initiatief moeten nemen in Europa
• ‘The European elections will be as boring as always’
• ‘De Europese verkiezingen worden weer ouderwets saai’
• De europartij van de ChristenUnie financierde een radicaal-rechtse lobbygroep

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• Pieter de Wilde

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