ABOUT ME
RESEARCH PROJECTS
My research is situated on the borders between ethics, political philosophy and economics. Some of my recent publications go into paternalism, the role of preferences in economics and the ethics of nudging. If you can understand Dutch, you can hear more about my research in this interview.
I am currently working on several manuscripts related to the ethics of nudging, influence and manipulation (with Viktor Ivankovic, Thomas Nys and so on).
Together with Alan Thomas (York) and Alfred Archer (Tilburg), I wrote a book on 'Extravaganza and Misery: The Emotional Regime of Market Societies', that will be published by Oxford University Press in 2024.
I was the team leader of a research project (2019-2022) titled on the role of exemplar narratives in academic character building', funded by the Templeton Foundation via Wake Forest University.
EDUCATION & CAREER
I have studied both philosophy and international relations at the University of Leuven (Belgium). In 2007, ​I defended my PhD on 'Rationality and Institutions: The Normative Implications of Rational Choice Theory' at the University of Leuven.
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From 2007 until 2014, I worked at the University of Leuven as a postdoc and as an Assistant Professor.
Since 2014, I work at Tilburg University (The Netherlands), where I teach courses on social, political and moral philosophy. I have been an Associate Professor since April 2020.
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I am a member of TiLPS (Tilburg Center for Moral Philosophy, Epistemology and Philosophy of Science), have coordinated our service teaching (philosophy courses in non-philosophy programs) and our 'Philosophy of Contemporary Challenges' Master track. I have also been the academic director of the philosophy Master program.
Currently, I am currently the 'program leader' (or head of research) of our wonderful Philosophy Department.
