EP2024 – Influencing party manifestos
The European Parliament elections are coming up and one of the things that always is a big deal is the party manifestos, or rather influencing them. In this blog you learn how to influence party manifestos.
The Road to EP2024 (2)
My second blog on the European Elections in 2024. I thought it might be fun to look back at what happened in the 2019 elections? And how it provides lessons for the upcoming elections.
The Road to EP2024
The elections are just around the corner. This time, a look on te polls, what will Timmermans do and some words and the first gossips about the Spitzenkandidaten.
Who holds te most power in the EU?
In this blog we discuss what makes someone powerful in the Union, and then answer the question of who truly holds power in the European Union.
Power And Influence Of Parliamentary Clerks
In this blog I wrote about the power and influence of parliamentary clerks.
Can Individuals Change The World?
Can one man change the course of history? Reform a country on his own? Create a political critical juncture? But most interestingly; how do you plan for this? And what are the steps? In order to answer this question, we turn to the men that have changed the course of history to see what they have in common and what we can learn from them.
How To Use WhatsApp For Political Campaigns
Regardless of the pandemic, Whatsapp has made an impact on Public Affairs, activism and political communications. Some colleagues have gone so far as to call themselves a WhatsApp-lobbyists. I have been using Whatsapp for some time now also in the realm of lobbying, political communications and stakeholder management. Here is what I learned after a couple of years of Whatsapp.
Time Management In The Political Arena
Whether you are a lobbyist, political staffer, when you work in politics time is of essence. However, nowhere is your agenda under such an attack as in politics. Here I will show you how to manage your time the right way.
Traditions as lobbying tools
Many books and research papers have been written on the importance and the role of traditions, but none on how you can create traditions to position yourself in the political arena.
Learn how to organise societal pressure
I came around to think and believe that demonstrations, picketing and other forms of activism are effective ways of building up societal pressure and forcing change. I also had the chance to contribute to more activist advocacy campaigns. Let me share with you what I learned about building societal pressure.