Hora Est! Last Tuesday, it was finally my time to take the stage to defend my PhD dissertation "Taking Centre Stage" For those who have not yet, but would like to, read my dissertation, you can find it in full here: https://t.co/y0MGvGGUZj.

We’re hiring!! 📣📣📣We’re looking for a postdoc in the Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the context of our Artificial Intelligence and Digital Governance Lab at VU Amsterdam. Deadline⏰: 18 February @BenCrumNL https://t.co/RiXpOMDVoF

Critical Arctic Studies (CAS) Roundtable and research clinique is taking place on 27 Feb. Thrilled to be part of it! Arctic PhDs, apply to participate in an inspiring conversation and exchange of ideas and experiences. And keep an eye on its Facebook page.

3/3 In addition to testing reputational explanations for voluntary accountability, the article also makes an important contribution in that it introduces a new original index of the independence of EU agencies that was developed (by Thijs) using Bayesian Factor Analysis.

2/3 The article tests reputational explanations for the voluntary account-giving of EU agencies in a quantitative manner. We find both media salience and principal neglect to be related to accountability-seeking behaviour.

1/3 Are you looking for something to read over the holidays? If (voluntary) accountability is your thing, this recently published article in @jepp_journal that I wrote together with my colleague and friend Thijs de Boer might be something for you. https://t.co/POWSMy1n9Q

Some personal career news: Today is officially my first day as Assistant Professor @VU_PSPA, and I am absolutely delighted to be able to continue my research and teaching here!

Delighted to invite papers for @ECPR joint sessions on “Stakeholder Participation in Bureaucratic Politics and Policymaking” co-directed by Adriana Bunea @UiB_sampol @caelestabraun @DovileRimkute For details, see: https://t.co/hjVXJGC6F9 Deadline: 9 Jan #ecprjs23

With @DovileRimkute, our new experimental study in @journal_pa informs how exposure to accountability determines if and to whom political decision-makers attribute responsibility for negative performance. 🔓 open access Three take-aways: https://t.co/WxcZd7MYMP 1/5

Don't forget to read @BenjaminTida's fascinating piece in 100(3) which fills an important prior existing hole in the accountability literature. https://t.co/5Z68cynacS

Happy to see this article out early view in @jepp_journal! Why are some agencies subject to more intense account-holding than others? Results of this study indicate that the public visibility of agencies drives account-holding intensity. https://t.co/uQXMLmXaml

Glad to share the research note by @BenCrumNL & myself that was just published by @JCMS_EU: “Information or Accountability? A Research Agenda on European Commissioners in National Parliaments”. Check it out in open access here 👇

Account-Holding Intensity in the EU Accountability Landscape 📖 @BenjaminTida Thijs De Boer @VUamsterdam offer a novel concept of account-holding intensity for analysing the behaviour of account-holders in the accountability landscape of EU agencies

In general, the results of our study constitute good news for those concerned with EU accountability deficits. In particular, the high diligence observed should temper concerns of accountability deficits that an analysis solely focused on frequency might have caused. 4/4

We define account-holding intensity as both the frequency and the diligence of account-holding, proposing this as a framework for assessing both the quantity and the quality of account-holding processes. 3/4

In the article, we analyse the account-holding intensity in the accountability landscape of EU agencies through a complementary mixed-methods approach based on both survey and interview data collected from directors and senior managers of EU agencies. 2/4

I am very happy to have this article, written together with my friend and colleague @ThijsdeBoer13, published early view in @JCMS_EU. 1/4 https://t.co/i59QGJVCOQ

Accountability researchers! Submit your abstract to our panel: Making public accountability work in modern governance

Do not miss this super relevant @journal_pa article by Thijs de Boer on accountability seeking behavior of public agencies and its drivers! @ERC_Research @VU_PSPA 👇

Excited to present a paper @pmrcaz with @JorisvanderVoet on bureaucratic responsiveness and reputation. Join Panel 10 - Managing bureaucratic reputations, Thursday May 26, 11:00 – 12:30am chaired by @alketapeci @DanbeeLee1 #PMRC2022 @PMRA1991