Researchers
Professors
Herwig Reynaert
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Dean
- office: Sint-pietersnieuwstraat 41 9000 Ghent
- e-mail: Herwig.Reynaert@UGent.be
- phone: +32 9 264 68 71
- LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/herwig-reynaert-0615a033
- Twitter: @herwigreynaert
Research area: local and regional politics in the European Union, Belgian politics
Kristof Steyvers
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Professor
- office: Sint-pietersnieuwstraat 41 9000 Ghent
- e-mail: Kristof.Steyvers@UGent.be
- phone: +32 9 264 68 24
Research area: recruitment in local politics, local and regional politics in the European Union
Tony Valcke
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Professor
- office: Sint-pietersnieuwstraat 41 9000 Ghent
- e-mail: Tony.Valcke@UGent.be
- Phone: +32 9 264 84 73
Research area: Local and provincial politics (reforms included), political participation and citizenship, youth and politics, education politics, political leadership, elections.
Koenraad De Ceuninck
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Professor
- office: Sint-pietersnieuwstraat 41 9000 Ghent
- e-mail: Koenraad.DeCeuninck@UGent.be
- phone: +32 9 264 68 05
Research area: local politics: focus on scale, municipal mergers, local decision-making, reformation of local government, intermunicipal cooperation.
publications
Pascal Delheye
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Professor - UGent Chair Frans Verheeke - The Future of Sport
- office: Sint-pietersnieuwstraat 41 9000 Ghent
- e-mail: Pascal.Delheye@UGent.be
Research area: Sport, policy and politics
Tom Verhelst
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Assistant Professor
- office: Sint-pietersnieuwstraat 41 9000 Ghent
- e-mail: Tom.Verhelst@UGent.be
- phone: +32 9 264 84 73
Research area: Europeanization of local government, local council and local councillors
Predoctoral assistants
Elizaveta Gjurova![Foto Elizaveta Gjurova Foto Elizaveta Gjurova](https://www.ugent.be/ps/img/politieke-wetenschappen/centrum-lokale-politiek/elizabeth.jpg/@@images/e35e3277-096d-487a-8623-e7bc435f8b72.jpeg)
![Foto Elizaveta Gjurova Foto Elizaveta Gjurova](https://www.ugent.be/ps/img/politieke-wetenschappen/centrum-lokale-politiek/elizabeth.jpg/@@images/e35e3277-096d-487a-8623-e7bc435f8b72.jpeg)
- office: Universiteitstraat 8 9000 Ghent
- e-mail: Elizaveta.Gjurova@UGent.be
- Cell phone: +32 492 7179 15
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizaveta-gjurova-1bbb54178/
Research Area: region building in Flanders
Eduard Delputte
- office: Sint-pietersnieuwstraat 41 9000 Ghent
- e-mail: Eduard.Delputte@UGent.be
- Cell phone: +32 496 90 23 97
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edelputte/
- Twitter: @edelputte
Research Area: Europeanization of local government, lobbying on the European level
Lieven Boelen
- office: Universiteitstraat 8 9000 Ghent
- e-mail: Lieven.Boelen@UGent.be
- Cell phone: +32 485 89 30 86
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lieven-boelen/
- Twitter: @lieven_boelen
Research Area: Citizen participation, innovation of local democracy
Willem Goutry
- office: Vakgroep Politieke Wetenschappen, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 9000 Gent
- e-mail: Willem.Goutry@UGent.be
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willem-goutry/
Research area: local democracy, innovation of local democracy
Lise Allegaert
- Office: Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 9000 Gent
- e-mail: Lise.Allegaert@UGent.be
Research Area: Employee engagement, Local advisory councils