Curriculum Vitae Jonas M. Lefevere (last update September 17, 2010) Personal information Name: First name: Lefevere Jonas Maarten Date of Birth: December 1 st, 1981 Place of Birth: Nationality: Marital Status: Languages: Present Position: Contact information Work Address: Wilrijk, Belgium Belgian Engaged to Evy De Latin Dutch (native), English (fluent), French (good) PhD Student at the Department of Political Science, University of Antwerp Stadscampus, room S.M.271 Sint Jacobstraat 2 2000 Antwerp Belgium Phone: +32(0)3.265.57.57 Cellphone: +32(0)4.89.119.663 Email: Education jonas.lefevere@ua.ac.be 2008 Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection, University of Essex: Survey Research Methods. 2004-2006 M.A. In Political Science, University of Antwerp (Magna Cum Laude). 2002-2004 'Kandidaat' in Political Science, University of Antwerp (Cum Laude). 1999-2001 Master in Applied ICT at Karel De Grote Hogeschool (Cum Laude). Employment history 2007-... PhD Student, University of Antwerp (Belgium). 2006 Intern at Anubex, Kontich (Belgium).
Teaching Assistance 2010, 2009, 2008 Guest lecture titled 'Issue ownership dynamics. An Experiment Methodology course at Katholic Hogeschool Geel. 2009 Guest lecture titled 'How do voters decide? An overview of the dominant models of voting behavior.' in course Political Marketing, Katholic University of Leuven. 2009 Guest lecture titled 'Issue ownership dynamics. An Experiment Political Marketing course at University of Leiden. 2009, 2008 Guest lecture titled 'Issue ownership dynamics. An Experiment Methodology course at Technicum North Antwerp. 2007-2008 Teaching of seminar in Political Communication, together with Knut De Swert. Other Academic Activities 2008-2009 Secretary of the Departmental council of the Department of Political Science, University of Antwerp. PhD research Research topic: Doctoral commission: My PhD is focused on voters' decision making processes, and how electoral campaign communications prime considerations to be used within that process. Stefaan Walgrave (University of Antwerp), Peter Van Aelst (University of Leiden), Joop van Holsteyn (University of Leiden), Kris Deschouwer (Free University of Brussels). Publications Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals 1. Lefevere, J., Deswert, K., & Walgrave, S. (2011). Effects of popular exemplars in television news. Communication Research (Forthcoming). 2. Lefevere, J., & Dandoy, R. (2010). Kandidaatkeuze in advertenties. Wat bepaalt wie aandacht krijgt? Res Publica, 52(3), 335-353. 3. Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Nuytemans, M. (2009). Issue Ownership dynamics. How Political Parties Claim and Maintain Issues Through Media Appearances. Political Communication, 26(2), 153-172. Articles in (scientific) journals without referee-system 1. Lefevere, J. (2007). Beleidsbeelden in het DHL-dossier. PSW Paper, 2007(4), 34. 2. Van Aelst, P., Nuytemans, M., Lefevere, J., & Walgrave, S. (2007). Lijst Dedecker: een gat in de politieke markt? Samenleving en Politiek, 14(6), 12-16.
Chapters in edited books 1. Lefevere, J. (2010). Verandering en stabiliteit van beslissingsregels tijdens de campagne van 2009. In K. Deschouwer, P. Delwit, M. Hooghe, & S. Walgrave (Eds.), De Stemmen van het Volk. Een analyse van het kiesgedrag in Vlaanderen en Wallonië op 7 juni 2009. (pp. 51-74). Brussels, Belgium: VUB Press. 2. Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Hooghe, M. (2010). Volatiel of wispelturig? Hoeveel en welke kiezers veranderden van stemvoorkeur tijdens de campagne? In K. Deschouwer, P. Delwit, M. Hooghe, & S. Walgrave (Eds.), De Stemmen van het Volk. Een analyse van het kiesgedrag in Vlaanderen en Wallonië op 7 juni 2009. (pp. 29-50). Brussels, Belgium: VUB Press. 3. Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Hooghe, M. (2010). Volatils ou capricieux? La modification des préférences électorales au cours de la campagne. In K. Deschouwer, P. Delwit, M. Hooghe, & S. Walgrave (Eds.), Les voix du peuple. Le comportement électoral au scrutin du 10 juin 2009. (pp. 25-43). Brussels, Belgium: VUB Press. 4. Lefevere, J. (2010). Changement ou stabilité des règles décisionnelles pendant la campagne de 2009. In K. Deschouwer, P. Delwit, M. Hooghe, & S. Walgrave (Eds.), Les voix du peuple. Le comportement électoral au scrutin du 10 juin 2009. (pp. 43-61). Brussels, Belgium: VUB Press. 5. Walgrave, S., & Lefevere, J. (2010). Do the media shape parties' agenda preferences? An empirical study of party manifestos in Belgium (1987-2003). In S. Koch-Baumgarten & K. Voltmer (Eds.), Public Policy and Mass Media. The interplay of mass communication and political decision making., Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science (pp. 44-64). Abongdon, Oxon: Routledge. Conference papers 1. Dandoy, R., & Lefevere, J. (2010). Couverture médiatique et succès électoral. In GAEL-AFSP conference 'Les effets des médias sur les électeurs'. Institut d'etudes Politiques, Paris. 2. Lefevere, J., & Dandoy, R. (2010). Advertenties tijdens de Vlaamse campagne van 2009. Wie bepaalt wie aandacht krijgt? In Annual meeting of the NKWP / PI (p. 20). Presented at the Politicologenetmaal, Louvain, Belgium. 3. Van Aelst, P., & Lefevere, J. (2009). Has Europe got anything to do with the European Elections? A study on voting motives in the Belgian regional and European elections of 2009. In Post-EU election conference (p. 33). Presented at the Post-EU election conference, Landau, Germany. 4. Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., Pepermans, K., & Nuytemans, M. (2009). Why representation fails. Determinants of incorrect voting in a crowded party system. In NCCR Democracy workshop on Political Representation: 'New ways of Measuring and Old Challenges". (p. 33). Bern, Switzerland. 5. Lefevere, J. (2009). Studying campaign effects on voter heuristics. In Annual meeting of the NKWP / PI (p. 17). Nijmegen, Netherlands. 6. Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Nuytemans, M. (2008). Issue ownership dynamics. How parties claim and maintain issues via media appearances. In Annual conference of the International Communication Association. Presented at the Annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada. 7. Van Aelst, P., & Lefevere, J. (2008). Election campaigns: curse or blessing for democracy? An empirical analysis of how voters evaluate recent campaigns in
Belgium. In Annual meeting of the NKPW / PI. Presented at the Annual meeting of the NKPW / PI, Nijmegen, Netherlands. 8. Walgrave, S., & Lefevere, J. (2007). Do the media shape parties' preferences? An empirical study of party manifestoes and government agreements in Belgium (1997-2004). In ECPR Joint Workshop sessions. Presented at the ECPR Joint Workshop sessions. 9. Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Nuytemans, M. (2007). Issue ownership dynamics. How parties claim and maintain issues via media appearances. Presented at the International workshop on experimental methods in political science, Brussels, Belgium. 10. Walgrave, S., Lefevere, J., & Van Aelst, P. (2007). Do parties socialize their new voters? A longitudinal study of realignment among Belgian voters. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. Scientific Reports 1. Deschouwer, K., Boucké, T., Buelens, J., Lefevere, J., Pilet, J., & Wille, F. (2007). Electronic voting in Belgium. Political and Societal aspects. Opinion pieces and articles in popular media 1. Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009f, June 6). De Campagnewatcher Trucs en strategieën 2009. De Standaard, 24. 2. Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009e, June 2). De Campagnewatcher - Dringen op de rechterzijde. De Standaard, 20. 3. Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009d, May 29). De Campagnewatcher De mythe van de zwevende kiezer. De Standaard, 22. 4. Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009c, May 22). De Campagnewatcher Het nut van peilingen. De Standaard, 20. 5. Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009b, May 15). De Campagnewatcher Beslissen media verkiezingen? De Standaard, 20. 6. Lefevere, J., Walgrave, S., & Nuytemans, M. (2009a, May 8). De Campagnewatcher Crisis, klimaat, of BHV? Hebben thema s een effect op de verkiezingsuitslag? De Standaard, 20. Other professional capabilities Statistical software SPSS / PASW Statistics, Stata, MLWin, Excel. Programming and database management Knowledge of Cobol Knowledge of C++ Knowledge of Visual Basic Knowledge of PHP, HTML and Forms Knowledge of (My)SQL Good Good
Survey field work experience 1. Hands-on experience preparing and monitoring the Partirep Electoral Survey (www.partirep.eu) together with TNS-Dimarso. 2. Extensive experience setting up and monitoring internet panels (UAWEP 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010; MedPol survey Norway, 2007; see www.m2p.be for more information).