Stefaan Walgrave is a professor of political science at the University of Antwerp (UA). He received his PhD in sociology from KULeuven in 1995 and has been at the UA ever since. The chair of UA's Media, Movements and Politics (M²P) research group, his research deals with representation, media & politics, protest participation, social movements, public opinion, and elections. He published widely on each of these topics. Currently, his predominant focus is on individual elected politicians, and on how they read, evaluate, negotiate and relate to public opinion. He is leading a large, international project (ERC) on how politicians evaluate public opinion.
Karolin Soontjens is a doctoral candidate at the University of Antwerp. She is a member of the research group Media, Movements & Politics (M²P) in the Department of Political Science. Her PhD focuses on political representation. Other research interests include media & politics and public opinion.
Julie Sevenans is a postdoctoral researcher and teacher in research group Media, Movements & Politics (M²P) at the University of Antwerp. She obtained her PhD from the University of Antwerp in 2017. Her research deals with (inequality in) political representation, public opinion, and the relationship between politicians and the media.