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Researcher

Willem Goutry

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Awards & Distinctions

23 Results

2026

Between legitimacy and favorability : comparing perspectives of democratic stakeholders in local participatory arrangements

Kristof SteyversTessa HaesevoetsArne RoetsBram VerschuereBram WautersLiese BerkvensNina De SmedtWillem GoutryRuben Van Severen

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT

Local civil servants and democratic innovations: do role conceptions matter for the assessment of participatory decision-making instruments?

Willem GoutryTessa HaesevoetsKristof SteyversBram Verschuere

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

2025

Analysing policy actors’ preferences for different modes of governing in local government

Bram VerschuereArne RoetsKristof SteyversBram WautersLiese BerkvensNina De SmedtWillem GoutryGilles PittoorsRuben Van SeverenTessa Haesevoets

A1 Journal Article in POLICY AND POLITICS

Beyond traditional decision-making : political-administrative role division in local participatory decision-making.

Willem GoutryTessa HaesevoetsKristof SteyversBram Verschuere

Closing a gap or creating a new one? Comparing support for participatory instruments among different stakeholders

Bram WautersTessa HaesevoetsBram VerschuereArne RoetsKristof SteyversGilles PittoorsLiese BerkvensNina De SmedtWillem GoutryRuben Van Severen

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL RESEARCH

Guardians of governance: Local politicians’ influence on participatory trajectories

Willem GoutryNina De Smedt

Opening doors to more intra-party democracy? Local politicians’ perspectives on including voters in candidate selection processes in Flanders (Belgium)

Bram WautersNina De SmedtWillem GoutryJasmien Luypaert

A1 Journal Article in ACTA POLITICA

Resistor or meta-governor? Role conceptions of local elected representatives in participatory trajectories

Nina De SmedtWillem GoutryKristof SteyversBram Wauters

A1 Journal Article in ADMINISTRATION & SOCIETY

Towards local participatory governance : local executive politicians’ and civil servants’ perspectives and roles

Willem GoutryKristof SteyversBram Verschuere

Varieties of local participation? A vignette survey on local executive politicians’ legitimacy perceptions towards different participatory arrangements

Willem GoutryKristof SteyversBram VerschuereTessa Haesevoets

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW

2024

Gluren bij de buren : hoe waarderen Nederlandse en Vlaamse gemeenteraadsleden diverse vormen van burgerparticipatie?

Willem GoutryNina De SmedtCharlotte Wagenaar

A2 Journal Article in BESTUURSWETENSCHAPPEN ('S-GRAVENHAGE)

Guardians of governance : local politicians’ perceived influence on participatory trajectories

Willem GoutryNina De Smedt

Lokale ambtenaren : tussen systeemwereld en leefwereld?

Bookchapter in Lokale democratie in Vlaanderen : de kijk van burgers, middenveld, politici en ambtenaren

Politieke participatie door de ogen van Vlaamse lokale politici.

Nina De SmedtWillem Goutry

Bookchapter in Lokale democratie in Vlaanderen : de kijk van burgers, middenveld, politici en ambtenaren

2023

Local civil servants and democratic innovations : do role conceptions matter for the assessment of participatory decision-making instruments?

Willem GoutryTessa HaesevoetsKristof SteyversBram Verschuere

Local civil servants and democratic innovations : do role conceptions matter for the assessment of participatory decision-making instruments?

Willem GoutryTessa HaesevoetsKristof SteyversBram Verschuere

Opening doors to more democracy? Local politicians' perspectives on including voters in candidate selection processes

Bram WautersNina De SmedtWillem GoutryJasmien Luypaert

Van adviesraad tot bindend referendum : hoe beoordelen lokale politici instrumenten voor meer burgerinspraak?

Nina De SmedtWillem GoutryKristof SteyversBram Wauters

Bookchapter in (Werknemers)participatie en lokale besturen in Vlaanderen

Werk-ID : directe werknemersparticipatie in Vlaamse ondernemingen, organisaties en lokale besturen

Lise AllegaertTom Verhelst

Bookchapter in (Werknemers)participatie en lokale besturen in Vlaanderen

‘War for talent’ : een blik op de lokale besturen als werkgever in Vlaanderen : de Servantes barometer

Herwig ReynaertTom VerhelstNina Van Oudenhove

Bookchapter in (Werknemers)participatie en lokale besturen in Vlaanderen

2022

Regiovorming in Vlaanderen

Elizaveta GjurovaWillem GoutryKoenraad De Ceuninck

Bookchapter in Toekomst(scenario's) voor lokale besturen?!

Varieties of local participation? A survey experiment on how local executive politicians perceive different participatory arrangements

Willem GoutryKristof SteyversBram VerschuereTessa Haesevoets

Varieties of local participation? A survey experiment on how local executive politicians perceive different participatory arrangements

Willem GoutryKristof SteyversBram VerschuereTessa Haesevoets