Research team
Expertise
Liese Berkvens holds a PhD in Public Governance and Management (Ghent University), her research focusses on civil society organisations in a context of individual citizen participation. ORCiD: 0000-0001-9939-0851 Berkvens, L., Haesevoets, T., Roets, A., & Verschuere, B. (2023). Local civil society organisations’ appreciation of different local policy decision-making instruments. Local Government Studies, 50(3), 545–572. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930 .2023.2227592 Berkvens, L, (2024). De kijk van het middenveld. In B. Verschuere, T. Haesevoets, G. Pittoors, A. Roets, K. Steyvers, & B. Wauters. (Eds.), Lokale democratie in Vlaanderen: de kijk van burgers, middenveld, politici en ambtenaren. Vanden Broele. Berkvens, L., & Verschuere, B. (2025). The (mis)match between civil society organisations and individual citizen participation. International Review of Public Policy, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.4000/13zes Berkvens, L. & Verschuere, B. (2025). Hoeveel impact hebben lokale adviesraden op het beleidsproces? Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Overheidsmanagement. 43-61 Berkvens, L. & Verschuere, B. (2025). The impact of institutionalised civil society participation in local policymaking in times of democratic innovation: the case of Flanders (Belgium). Journal of https://doi.org/10.1177/09589287251390168 European Social Policy. Berkvens, L., Suykens, B. & Verschuere, B. (2025). Who should (not) participate? Public Service Organisations’ Attitudes Towards Participation in Policy-Making Modes. Public Policy and Administration. https://research.ugent.be/web/person/liese-berkvens-0/publications/nl