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Charlotte Wagenaar is a Researcher at the Department of Public Law and Governance within Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University. Her work focuses on democratic innovations, referendum design, and citizen participation mechanisms. She contributes to the REDRESS project collaboration involving Tilburg, Utrecht, Nijmegen, and Twente universities, alongside the Netherlands Institute for Social Research. As a Montesquieu Institute Fellow, she advances interdisciplinary governance studies.
Her expertise spans electoral systems, deliberative processes, and election observation through her work with OSCE/ODIHR. She teaches Political Science and supervises master's/bachelor's theses. Recent research examines municipal decision-making dynamics, comparing Dutch and Flemish council members’ perceptions of participatory methods like citizens' assemblies and referendums.
Key themes in her publications include the interplay between citizen engagement and institutional roles, the effectiveness of multi-option referendums, and the evolving responsibilities of local representatives in participatory contexts. Her articles highlight challenges and opportunities in integrating deliberation with traditional governance structures.
- Collaborations: REDRESS Project, Montesquieu Institute
- Teaching: Political Science courses at Tilburg University
- Grants: Not explicitly stated in provided texts
Labs/Teams: Active in Tilburg Institute of Governance and Global Law & Governance initiatives.
