Vivien Sierens
Assistant
Department of Political Science
University Libre de Bruxelles
Belgium
Biography
2014-2015: Doctoral training at the Department of Political Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles 2008-2009 : Master in European Political and Administrative Studies at the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium). Master's thesis title: Exporting the European governance model to Latin America. The case of Mercosur: institutional mimesis or sui generis? Regionalism, Promoter: Olivier Costa. 2007-2008 : Master of Management, Business Profile at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels, Belgium) Title of Master thesis: HRM in Political Parties' Candidate Selection. A comparison of Cd & V and Groen !, Promoter: Marie-Claire Flobets, Assessors: Kris Deschouwer, Patrick Stouthuysen 2005-2007 : Bachelor in Political Science, International Relations at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium) (Erasmus Belgica exchange with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Great Distinction. Title of License Brief: The "Narcotrafic" in the face of the Mexican rule of law. Promoter: Bérengère Marques-Pereira, Assessor: Christian Vandermotten 2003-2005 : Bilingual (French-Dutch) applications in Political Sciences at the Faculties of Universities Saint-Louis (Brussels, Belgium), Great Distinction
Research Interest
Electoral representativeness Partisan membership Selection of candidates Electoral campaigns Multi-level governance
Publications
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Paulis, E.; Sierens, V.; Van Haute, E., Explaining Variations in Party Membership Levels, ECPR General Conference (26-29 August 2015: Montreal), 2015-08-29.