Political Scientist - European Union politics
Postdoctoral Researcher & Lecturer
University of Pennsylvania - University of Liège
Research Positions
Postdoctoral research fellow in EU politics – Sept. 2021 - present
University of Pennsylvania (U.S.) - Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics
Belgian American Educational Foundation (B.A.E.F.) Fellowship
Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science (EU politics) – Jan. 2017 - Jul. 2021
University of Liège (BE) - European Studies Unit, Political Science Department
SHS/non-Fria Doctoral Fellowship
Dissertation: A Tale of Europe(anness): Interpretations of the "European State" in the Discourse of the Political Institutions of the European Union (defended on July 1st, 2021)
Committee: Quentin Michel (ULiège), Geoffrey Geuens (ULiège), Kiran K. Patel (LMU Munich), Maria Stoicheva (Sofia University), Geoffrey Grandjean (ULiège), Gilles Grin (UNIL Lausanne/Fondation Jean Monnet)
Researcher/Book contributor – Sept. - Dec. 2015
University of Liège (BE) - European Studies Unit, Political Science Department
Teaching positions
Lecturer (Maître de Conférences) in EU politics – Sept. 2020 - present
University of Liège (BE) - Political Science Department
Teaching a graduate course in EU politics in the EU studies program (fall semester)
Assistant to the professor/supply teacher – Sept. 2019 – Aug. 2020
University of Liège (BE) - Political Science Department
Support for undergraduate courses in the EU studies program
Advanced MA Government, spec. in Security Studies – 2024
Certificate in Intelligence – 2024
Johns Hopkins University (USA)
Advanced MA taught online/in the evening in Washington D.C.
MA Communication, spec. in International Organizations – 2015
University of Liège (BE) - Summa Cum Laude
Dissertation: British political parties’ discourse on Brexit (18/20)
Internship: Communications Assistant - Wallonia-Brussels Delegation (Belgian Embassy) in The Hague (NL) (18/20)
BA Languages and Literature (English and Dutch) – 2013
University of Liège (BE) - Cum laude
Erasmus stay (6 months): University of Leeds (UK) – Magna Cum Laude
University of Pittsburgh, Jean Monnet European Studies Center, USA – June 2022
Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, Lausanne, Switzerland – January 2020
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Sept.-Nov. 2018
European University Institute, Florence, Italy – Nov.-Dec. 2017
The European Union’s Interpretations of Europe-anness: Discourse, Enlargement, and Legitimation (Book, forthcoming 2023)
Ideas and Legitimation: The European Central Bank’s Discourse During the Eurozone and Covid-19 Crises (Government and Opposition, forthcoming 2023)
Failing Forward through Crisis Communication: The EU Leaders’ Legitimation Discourse on Twitter during the Russo-Ukrainian and Covid-19 Crises (Journal of Cross-Regional Dialogues, forthcoming 2023)
Researching the Institutions’ and International Organizations’ Discourse: A Methodology for Grey Literature and Archives”, In: Conducting Scientific Research: Instruments and Processes, Presses Universitaires de Liège (book chapter, forthcoming 2023)
La communication de la Commission sur l’identité européenne dans le cadre des demandes d’adhésion et des élargissements (Communication & Organisation, 2020)
Le paradoxe anglais (Le labyrinthe européen - Eléments et principes de l’Union européenne, in Michel and Habran, 2016)
Communicating Conflict or Conflicting Communication: Legitimacy and Ideologies in The EU Presidents’ Twitter Discourse on the Russo-Ukrainian War
A Matter of Values or a Valuable Member? Uncovering Discursive Dynamics
in the European Union’s Interpretations of Europe-anness: The Case of Ukraine
Communicating in Crisis: A Comparison of the EU Institutions’ Argumentative Discourse during Political, Economic, and Health Crises
Reviewer – Politique Européenne (2023)
Special issue coordinator (with Dr. M.-H. Hermand) – De Europa – European and Global Studies Journal – “Multilingualim and the EU” (issue forthcoming 2023)
Editorial board member – Normes - Interdisciplinary journal published in the Presses Universitaires de Liège (2020-present)
Co-Editor in Chief – Cahiers de Science politique de l’Université de Liège (2019-2021)
APSA Centennial Center Grant (USD 2,500) – American Political Science Association & Edward Artinian Fund for Publishing – for the publication of my book The European Union’s Interpretations of Europe-anness – 2022
Jean Monnet EUCE Summer Research Scholar Program Grant (USD 2,500) – European Studies Center (Jean Monnet Center of Excellence) & University Library System of the University of Pittsburgh – 2022
B.A.E.F. Postdoctoral fellowship (USD 50,000) - Belgian American Educational Foundation – 2021
Henri Rieben research grant (CHF 3,000) – Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe – 2019
Vibeke Sørensen research grant (EUR 1,300) - European University Institute, with the support of the European Commission – 2017
Doctoral fellowhip (EUR 100,000) – University of Liège – 2017
Julie Dehay Award for “promising research project” obtained for my postdoctoral research project (EUR 3,000) – Dehay Foundation – 2022
Doctor Europaeus (European PhD, additional title) – European University Association – 2021
Jean Gol Award (EUR 2,500) for “outstanding research in Law/Political and/or Communication Sciences” – Jean Gol Foundation – 2019
Valedictorian of the MA Communication, Class of 2015 – University of Liège
Harvard-MIT Belgian Society (2022, with Belgian Ambassador to the US), Princeton University (2022), Sofia University (2019),University of Amsterdam (2018)
APSA (Quebec, 2022), MPSA (Chicago, 2022), EUSA (Pittsburgh, 2023; Miami, 2022; Denver, 2019), SPSA (San Antonio, 2022), IPSA(Brisbane, 2018; Online, 2021), CES (Online, 2021), UACES (Online, 2020), ECPR (Online, 2020), Hebrew University of Jerusalem(2018), University of Amsterdam (2018), University of Liège (2018), Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (Brussels, poster, 2018), Euroacademia (Florence, 2017)
APSA (Quebec, 2022), EUSA (Pittsburgh, 2023; Miami, 2022), MPSA (Chicago, 2022), IPSA (Online, 2021), University of Liège (2020, 2018)
The Conversation France - 2021
Quelle place pour les valeurs politiques au sein de l’UE ?
MT180 / 3MT (My thesis in 3 minutes, French-speaking version) - 2021
L’Etat européen sous toutes ses coutures.
Podcast series “A contre-courant” UR Cité - 2021
L’identité européenne : un concept malléable ?
Member jury for “Aux encres citoyens” (contest of philosophical essays for high school students) organized by Mnema and Maison des Sciences de l’Homme - 2022
ULiège young researcher ambassador to the Belgian Royal Palace - 2020
Founding member and Coordinator, Polidoc (group for pol. sci. doctoral students at University of Liège) - 2018-2020
Communication and Event Coordinator, Réseau des Doctorants (PhD candidates’ network of the University of Liège) – 2017-2019
Elected Student / Researcher Representative (University of Liège)
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Political Science Department Scientific Staff Senate – 2019-2020
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Scientific Staff in Law and Political Science Senate – 2018-2020
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Doctoral Office - 2018-2019
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Multilingual communication Senate – 2013-2014
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Modern languages and literatures Senate – 2011-2012
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Senate of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts – 2011-2012
French (native) – English (fluent – TOEFL-iBT 2022: 108) – Dutch (intermediate: B2 spoken, C1 understanding) – Spanish (beginner) – German (beginner)