Governancequarterly

The people behind the quarterly

Our editors, researchers and production staff work in The Hague and across Europe to publish careful, independent analysis of governance.

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Editorial leadership

Dr. Anneke de Vries

Editor-in-chief. Anneke leads the quarterly's editorial policy and chairs the review board. Her research covers municipal finance and the accountability of public agencies.

Thomas Lindqvist

Managing editor. Thomas oversees production schedules, author relations and the annual review of editorial standards. He previously worked on regulatory reform in the Nordic region.

How the team is organised

The editorial office has four members who handle commissioning, peer review, copy editing and digital publishing. External associate editors cover corporate governance, public administration and European policy, and each brings at least ten years of published research to the role.

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Associate editors and production

Prof. Miriam Okafor

Associate editor for corporate governance. Miriam studies board composition and stakeholder reporting, and she runs the case study series on large leisure and entertainment operators.

Lucas Brandt

Production editor. Lucas manages copy editing, typesetting and the print run, and he maintains the house style guide that governs every article we publish.

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Our editorial principles

Every member of the team works under a written code covering independence, disclosure of funding and the handling of confidential sources. New staff complete a training session on the code before they take on any manuscript, and the code is reviewed by the board each spring.

The team is supported by an independent advisory board that meets four times a year and publishes its minutes in the annual report.

Working with us

We regularly seek reviewers, translators and guest contributors with expertise in European public administration. Candidates should send a short statement of interest and a list of recent publications to the editorial office.

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