Postdoctoral researcher
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ULB - Campus du Solbosch
Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, 50 - CP 124
1050 Bruxelles
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Bâtiment S, 10è étage - Bureau : S10.228
Avenue Jeanne, 44
1050 Bruxelles
Bio
I am a postdoctoral researcher at CEVIPOL since January 2026, working within the inter-university project NotLikeUs: "Perception of Differentness, Affective Polarization, and Vote Choice". I completed my PhD in Political Science in 2025 at the University of Vienna under the supervision of Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik and Markus Wagner. During my doctoral studies, I was a member of the DEPART project: "The 'De-party-politicization' of Europe's Political Elites". My research focuses broadly on political behavior, with a particular interest in how citizens and elites navigate questions of technocracy, accountability, and representation. Methodologically, my work draws on surveys of both elites and citizens, survey experiments and political career data. My research has been published in the European Journal of Political Research.
CV
- 2026- Present: Postdoctoral researcher at the CEVIPOL, Université Libre de Bruxelles (NotLikeUS project).
- 2021-2025: Pre-doctoral researcher at the Department of Government at the University of Vienna (DEPART project).
- Feb. 2024-Apr. 2024: Research assistant at the European University Institute (euandi2024 project).
Domaines d'intérêt
Technocracy and experts
Political parties
Party identity and accountability
Gender and politics
Surveys and experimental methods
- Research
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DEPART 2021-2026: The DEPART project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and hosted at the University of Vienna's Department of Government between 2021 and 2026. We study the career trajectories of political elites in Europe and how their backgrounds shape policy outcomes and electoral behavior. PI: Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik.
PhD Dissertation: This dissertation examines democratic processes in European democracies when voters are presented with an alternative to party-based representation: nonpartisan politicians. It considers the impact of independent politicians on citizens at three key moments: at the time of elections, when they enter political office, and in response to their actions while in office.
- Publications
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Marlier, J., Kaltenegger, M. and Ennser-Jedenastik, L. (2025), Why do people like technocrats?. European Journal of Political Research, 64 (2): 872-886. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12709
Marlier, J. (2025), Citizen responses to independent politicians in party democracies. University of Vienna, PhD Dissertation. https://utheses.univie.ac.at/detail/75849#
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