Valérie Pattyn
Associate professor
- Name
- Dr. V.E. Pattyn
- Telephone
- +31 70 800 9500
- v.e.pattyn@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-7844-8858
Valérie Pattyn is associate professor in public policy and policy analysis at the Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University, and visiting professor at KU Leuven Public Governance Institute. Her research focuses on policy design and evaluation, with particular attention for the role of knowledge in the policy process. She co-directs the Power of Evidence research program. Her research has been published in a wide range of public policy, public administration and evaluation journals. She is also regularly involved in advisory work and applied evaluations for national (Belgium, Netherlands) and international governments (European Commission; OECD).
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’ -
The Power of Evidence unravelled in new research programme -
Grant for research into the influence of experts -
Should you leave academia to handle democracy? -
Valérie Pattyn receives Veni funding for research on policy evaluations -
Ten Leiden researchers awarded a Veni grant -
Q&A about the minor Public Administration: Multi-Level Governance -
Four LUF Grants Awarded in 2020 to Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
Current research projects
- 2022-2026: ‘Policy evaluations evaluated. When do they prompt an overhaul of policies?’. Funding: NWO Veni.
- 2023-2027: ‘INFLUEX. Influence of experts on public policy’ (2023-2027). Funding: Research Council of Norway.
- 2020-2025: ‘The uncertainty communication project’. Funding: KU Leuven C1 grant.
Professional activities (selection):
- College member of the International Public Policy Association (IPPA, 2023-27)
- Co-chair of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) permanent study group on Policy Design and Evaluation.
- Editorial work: Policy Design and Practice (associate editor); Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (co-editor Policy Innovation section); American Journal of Evaluation (editorial board); Evaluation and Program Planning (editorial board); Beleidsonderzoek Online (editorial board); Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Overheidsmanagement (editorial board)
- Member of the advisory board of COMPASSS (COMPArative Methods for Systematic cross-caSe analysis) · Board member of the Flemish Evaluation Association (Vlaams EvaluatiePlatform)
- Co-ordination Committee member of the Dutch Evaluation Association (Vide, beroepsvereniging voor toezichthouders, inspecteurs, handhavers en evaluatoren)
Services to public administration and policy makers (selection):
- 2023-2024: Chair supervisory committee ‘Development evaluation framework and first evaluation of the Policy Compass’ (Beleidskompas). Research and Documentation Center (WODC). Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security.
- 2023-2024: Advisor and member of Dutch expert team for multi-country TSI project ‘Building capacity for evidence-informed policy in governance and public administration’. Joint Research Center. European Commission.
- 2021-2022: Chair supervisory committee ‘Evaluatie Algemene wet inkomensafhankelijke regelingen (Awir) en uitvoering en dienstverlening Toeslagen’ (Evaluation of the General Law on Income-Dependent Schemes, the implementation and services of Benefits/Allowances). Dutch Ministry of Finance.
- 2018-2022: Expert member Commissie Beleidsevaluatie, Dutch Ministry of Finance
- 2020: Expert member ‘Toolbox Beleidsevaluaties’ (Toolbox policy evaluations), Dutch Ministry of Finance.
- 2020: Member core team for development of pilot Wetenschapstoets: Wetsvoorstellen langs de meetlat van de Wetenschap (An evidence-based assessment of legislative proposals)
Associate professor
- Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
- Instituut Bestuurskunde
- Lammers W., Pattyn V.E., Ferrari S., Wenmackers S. & Walle S. Van de (2024), Evidence for policy-makers: a matter of timing and certainty?, Policy Sciences 57(1): 171-191.
- Lammers W., Ferrari S., Wenmackers S., Pattyn V.E. & Walle S. van de (2024), Theories of uncertainty communication: an interdisciplinary literature review, Science Communication 46(3): 332-365.
- Squevin P., Pattyn V.E., Jungblut J. & Blum S. (2024), There, across the border - political scientists and their boundary-crossing work, Policy Sciences 57: 437-457.
- Zaki Bishoy Pattyn Valerie Wayenberg Ellen (2024), Policy learning from evidence during polycrises: a case of EU environmental policy, Policy Design and Practice : .
- Migchelbrink Koen Raymaekers Pieter Pattyn Valerie De Smedt Peter (2024), Public officials' motivated reasoning and their interpretation of policy information, Public Management Review : .
- Bandola-Gill Justyna Andersen Niklas A. Leng Rhodri Pattyn Valerie Smith Katherine E. (2024), A matter of culture? Conceptualizing and investigating "Evidence Cultures" within research on evidence-informed policymaking, Policy and Society : .
- Zaki Bishoy L. Pattyn Valerie Wayenberg Ellen (2024), Policymaking in an age of polycrises: emerging perspectives, Policy Design and Practice 7(4): 377 (389).
- European Commission: Joint Research Centre, Dorren L., Frequin M. Meuleman L., Pattyn V. & Van Der Steen M (2024), Building capacity for evidence-informed policymaking in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe: Country analysis, policy recommendations & implementation roadmap - The Netherlands. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
- Jungblut J., Gouglas A., Katz G., Bandola-Gill J., Brans M., Timmermans A., Anderson A., Aubin D., Bakir C., Bino B., Bleiklie I., Blum S., Bolukbasi H.T., Flinders M., Fobe E., Galanti M.T., Kallestrup M., Michelsen S., Molnar G.T., Pattyn V.E., Pritoni A., Real-Dato J., Squevin P. & Xhindi N. (2023), Out of the ivory tower: an explanation of the policy advisory roles of political scientists in Europe, European Political Science : .
- Kupiec T., Celinska-Janowicz D. & Pattyn V.E. (2023), Understanding evaluation use from an organisational perspective: a review of the literature and a research agenda, EVALUATION-US 29(3): 338-355.
- Francesco F. de, Pattyn V.E. & Salamon H. (2023), The monitoring and evaluation challenges of the sustainable development goals: an assessment in three European countries, Sustainable Development : .
- Krupnik S., Szczucka A., Wozniak M. & Pattyn V.E. (2023), The potential of consecutive qualitative comparative analysis as a systematic strategy for configurational theorizing, EVALUATION-US : .
- Fraussen Bert Pattyn Valerie (2023), The niche of think tanks in a consensus - seeking and neo-corporatist policy advisory system, International Review of Administrative Sciences : .
- Raymaekers P., De Smedt P., Pattyn V. & Migchelbrink K. (2023), Evidence als evidentie? Resultaten van een grootschalige survey onder ambtenaren over onderbouwd beleid in de Vlaamse overheid, Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Overheidsmanagement 2023(4): 5-21.
- Pattyn V.E. (2023), Qualitative Comparative Analysis. In: Revillard A. (Ed.), Policy evaluation: Methods and approaches. Quebec City: Éditions Science et Bien Commun. 227-238.
- Tosun J. , De Francesco F. & Pattyn V.E. (2023), What role can social constructivism play in realist evaluation? The potentials and the limits. In: Varone F., Jacob S. & Bundi P. (Eds.), Handbook of Public Policy Evaluation. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. 31-46.
- Blum S. & Pattyn V.E. (2022), How are evidence and policy conceptualised, and how do they connect?: A qualitative systematic review of public policy literature, Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice : .
- Bundi P. & Pattyn V.E. (2022), Citizens and evaluation: a review of evaluation models, American Journal of Evaluation : .
- Pattyn V.E. & Timmermans A. (2022), Polder politics under pressure: the advisory roles of political scientists in the Netherlands. In: Brans M. & Timmermans A. (Eds.), The Advisory Roles of Political Scientists in Europe. Comparing Engagements in Policy Advisory Systems. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 279-305.
- Hecke S. van, Walle B. van de, Bouckaert G. & Pattyn V.E. (2022), Belgium: struggling with solidarity. In: Kaeding M., Pollak J. & Schmidt P. (Eds.), European solidarity in action and the future of Europe: views from the capitals. Cham: Springer Nature. 7-10.
- Bundi P. & Pattyn V.E. (2022), Trust, but verify? Understanding citizen attitudes toward evidence-informed policy making, Public Administration : .
- Zaki L.B., Pattyn V.E. & Wayenberg E. (2022), Policy learning type shifts during creeping crises: a storyboard of COVID‐19 driven learning in Belgium, European Policy Analysis : .
- Klep K.F.M., Rap S.E. & Pattyn V.E. (2022), How to research independent children’s rights institutions: lessons learned from the evaluation of the Dutch Children’s Ombudsman. In: Lux A. & Gran B. (Eds.), The Roles of Independent Children’s Rights Institutions in Advancing Human Rights of Children. Sociological Studies of Children and Youth no. 28. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited. 55-73.
- Mavrot C. & Pattyn V.E. (2022), The politics of evaluation. In: Ladner A. & Sager F. (Eds.), Handbook on the politics of public administration: Edward Elgar. 244-255.
- Pattyn V.E. & Bundi P. (2022), Formal agenda-setting government tools: periodic evaluations and reviews. In: Howlett M. (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of policy tools: Routledge. 125-136.
- Francesco F. de & Pattyn V.E. (2022), Designing for coordination: the case of regulatory management policy. In: Peters B.G. & Fontaine G. (Eds.), Research handbook of policy design: Edward Elgar. 338-350.
- Pattyn V., Zaki B.L. & Wayenberg E. (2022), Beleid in sluipende crisistijd: het Belgische relaas van COVID-19-gedreven beleidsleren, Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Overheidsmanagement 2022(3): 43-55.
- Tan E., Pattyn V. & Casiano C.: Crompvoets J. (2021), A capacity assessment framework for the fit-for-purpose land administration systems: the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Rwanda and Kenya, Land Use Policy 102: 105244.
- De Francesco F. & Pattyn V. (2021), Policy evaluation styles. In: Howlett M. & Tosun J. (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Policy Styles. London: Routledge. 408-421.
- Pattyn V. & De Peuter B. (2021), Evaluation in Belgien. In: Stockmann R. & Meyer W. (Eds.), Die Institutionalisierung der Evaluation in Europa. Münster: Waxmann. 93-114.
- Alámos-Concha P., Pattyn V., Rihoux B. Schalembier B., Beach D. & Cambré B. (2021), Conservative solutions for progress: on solution types when combining QCA with in-depth Process-Tracing, Quality and Quantity : .
- Pattyn V.E. & Noordink M. (2021), Het gebruik van verantwoordingsinformatie door Kamerleden, De Hofvijver mei 2021: .
- Pattyn V.E., Noordink M., Modderman P., Cohn R., Groot M. de, Braun C. & Steen M. van der (2021), Evaluatie gebruik bijlage CW3.1 door Tweede Kamer: een onderzoek naar de onderbouwing van beleidsvoorstellen, uitgevoerd in opdracht van Ministerie van Financiën. Den Haag: Ministerie van Financiën.
- Timmermans A., Pattyn V.E. & Meulen B. van der (2021), Political and Social Forces Shaping Political Science Research and Knowledge Transfer in the Netherlands. In: Eisfeld R. & Flinders M. (Eds.), Political Science in the Shadow of the State. Research, Relevance, Deference: Palgrave Macmillan. 179-202.
- Pattyn V.E., Matthys Joery & Hecke Steven van (2021), Gestion de crise à enjeux élevés dans les « Pays-Bas » : comparaison des réponses gouvernementales au COVID-19 [High-stakes crisis management in the Low Countries: comparing government responses to COVID-19] (translation: Pattyn Valérie, Matthys Joery & Hecke Steven van), Revue internationale des Sciences administratives 87: 561-577.
- Pattyn V.E. & Peuter B. de (2020), Belgium. In: Stockmann R., Meyer W. & Taube L. (Eds.), The Institutionalisation of Evaluation in Europe: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Koeva M., Stocker C., Crommelinck S., Ho S., Chipofya M., Sahib J., Bennett R., Zevenbergen J., Vosselman G., Lemmen C., Crompvoets J., Buntinx I., Wayumba G., Wayumba R., Odwe P.O., Osewe G.T., Chika B. & Pattyn V. (2020), Innovative Remote Sensing Methodologies for Kenyan Land Tenure Mapping, Remote Sensing 12(2): 273.
- Knaap P. van der, Pattyn V.E. & Hanemaayer D. (2020), Beleidsevaluatie in theorie en prakijk. Den Haag: Boom.
- Pattyn V., Gouglas A. & Leeuwe J. de (2020), The knowledge behind Brexit. A bibliographic analysis of ex-ante policy appraisals on Brexit in the United Kingdom and the European Union, Journal of European Public Policy : .
- Pattyn V., Álamos-Concha P., Cambré B., Rihoux B. & Schalembier B. (2020), Policy Effectiveness through Configurational and Mechanistic Lenses: Lessons for Concept Development, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis : .
- Bouterse M. & Pattyn V. (2020), Autonomie ontrafeld. De casus van de Nederlandse Kinderombudsman, Bestuurskunde (2): 60-70.
- Pattyn V. & Bouterse M. (2020), Explaining use and non-use of policy evaluations in a mature evaluation setting, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 7(85): .
- Pattyn. V., Matthys J. & Hecke S. van (2020), High-stakes crisis management in the Low Countries: comparing government responses to COVID-19, International Review of Administrative Sciences : 1-19.
- Pattyn V.E. (2020), Beleidsevaluatie. In: Wayenberg E. (Ed.), Bouwen aan beleid: Het proces van de overheid. Gent: Owl Press. 182-204.
- Pattyn V. (2019), Towards Appropriate Impact Evaluation Methods, European Journal of Development Research 31(2): 174-179.
- Pattyn V.E. (2019) Review of : Customized implementation of European Union food safety policy: United in diversity?. Review of: Thomann Eva (2019), Customized implementation of European Union food safety policy: United in diversity?. International Series on Public Policy: Palgrave Macmillan. Public Administration .
- Pattyn V.E., Peuter B. de & Brans M. (2019), Why do Ministers Ask for Policy Evaluation Studies? The Case of the Flemish Government, Politische Vierteljahresschrift 60(4): 701-717.
- Pattyn V., Blum S., Fobé E., Pekar-Milicevic M. & Brans M. (2019), Academic policy advice in consensus-seeking countries: the cases of Belgium and Germany, International Review of Administrative Sciences : .
- Klep K.F.M., Pattyn V.E., Bruning M.R., Liefaard T., Verkroost D.S. & Rap S.E. (2018), De Kinderombudsman op de kaart. Lessen voor de toekomst uit de Evaluatie Wet Kinderombudsman, Tijdschrift voor Familie- en Jeugdrecht 2018(1): 12-18 (FJR 2018/4).
- Ho S., Pattyn V.E., Broucker B. & Crompvoets J. (2018), Needs Assessment in Land Administration: The Potential of the Nominal Group Technique, Land 7(87): 1-16.
- Bouterse M. & Pattyn V. (2018), Welke factoren bevorderen of belemmeren het gebruik van beleidsevaluaties?, Beleidsonderzoek Online maart: .
- Verlet D., De Peuter B. & Pattyn V.E. (2018), Effectiviteit vaststellen binnen de Vlaamse overheid: Over willen, kunnen en doen, Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Overheidsmanagement 2018(1): 1-16.
- Pattyn V., Molenveld A. & Befani B. (2018), Qualitative Comparative Analysis as an Evaluation Tool. Lessons From an Application in Development Cooperation, American Journal of Evaluation : .
- Pattyn V. & Brans M. (2017), Beleidsvoering tijdens lange regeringsonderhandelingen? De Belgische ervaring, De Hofvijver juni: .
- Pattyn V., Hecke S. van, Pirlot P., Rihoux B. & Brans M. (2017), Ideas as Close as Possible to Power: Belgian Political Parties and their Study Centres. In: Brans M. & Aubin D. (Eds.), Policy analysis in Belgium. Bristol: Policy Press.
- Pattyn V., Voorst S. van, Mastenbroek E. & Dunlop C.A. (2017), Policy evaluation in Europe. In: Ongaro E. & Thiel S. van (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. London: Palgrave.
- Fobé E., Peuter B. de, Petit Jean M. & Pattyn V. (2017), Analytical techniques in Belgian policy analysis. In: Brans M. & Aubin D. (Eds.), Policy analysis in Belgium. Bristol: Policy Press.
- Desmedt E., Morin D., Pattyn V. & Brans M. (2017), Impact of performance audit on the Administration: A Belgian study (2005-2010), Managerial Auditing Journal 32(3): 251-275.
- Pattyn Valerie, Pittoors G. & Hecke S. van (2017), Political parties' ideas factories? On policy analysis by political party think tanks. In: Brans M., Geva-May I. & Howlett M. (Eds.), International Handbook of Comparative Policy Analysis. New York: Routledge. 245-260.
- Bruning M.R., Rap S.E., Klep K.F.M., Bouterse M., Verkroost D.S., Mesman J., Yesilkagit A.K., Castermans A.G., Liefaard T., leeuwen C.M.M. van, Pattyn V.E. & Amoureus C.M. (2017), Evaluatie Wet Kinderombudsman. Reeks evaluatie regelgeving no. 41. Den Haag: ZonMw.
- Fraussen B., Pattyn V. & Lawaree J. (2017), Thinking in splendid isolation? The organisation and policy engagement of think tanks in Belgium. In: Fraussen B., Pattyn Valerie & Lawaree J. (Eds.), Policy Analysis in Belgium. Bristol: Policy Press.
- Brans M. & Pattyn V. (2017), Validating Methods for Comparing Public Policy: Perspectives from Academics and "Pracademics". Introduction to the Special Issue Introduction, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis 19(4): 303-312.
- Fobé E., Pattyn V.E., Brans M. & Aubin D. (2017), Policy analytical practice investigated: exploring patterns in use of policy analytical techniques. In: Howlett M., Ramesh M. & Wu X. (Eds.), Policy Capacity and Governance: Assessing Governmental Competences and Capabilities in Theory and Practice. London: Palgrave. 179-202.
- Desmedt E., Pattyn Valerie & Van Humbeeck P. (2016), Beleidsevaluatie vandaag: Een voorzichtige balans, Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Overheidsmanagement 21(2): 63-69.
- Peuter B. de & Pattyn Valerie (2016), Waarom evalueren beleidsmakers? Een longitudinale analyse van motieven voor beleidsevaluatie in Vlaamse ministeriële beleidsnota’s, Bestuurskunde 25(2): 32-45.
- Brans M., Pattyn Valerie & Bouckaert G. (2016), Taking Care of Policy in Times of Crisis: Comparative Lessons from Belgium’s Longest Caretaker Government, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis 18(5): 448-463.
- Knaap P. van der & Pattyn Valerie (2016), Beleidsevaluatie, kennis en politiek: nieuw optimisme rond klassieke paradoxen. Inleiding themanummer, Bestuurskunde 25(2): 3-5.
- Fraussen B. & Pattyn V.E. (2016), Denktanks in België: onbekend en onbemind?, Samenleving en Politiek 23(5): 70-78.
- Pattyn V.E., Damme J. van & Rynck F. de (2015), Editoriaal: Overheid in transitie(s)?, Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Overheidsmanagement 8(1): 3-4.
- Van Damme J. & Pattyn V.E. (2015), Overheid in transitie(s)? Beleidsrollen en -instrumenten in een transitiecontext, Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Overheidsmanagement 8(1): 5-10.
- Desmedt E. & Pattyn V.E. (2015), De impact van performance audits van het Rekenhof. Survey bij ambtenaren van de federale overheid, Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Overheidsmanagement 3: 103-120.
- Speer S., Pattyn Valerie & De Peuter B. (2015), The growing role of evaluation in parliaments: holding governments accountable?, International Review of Administrative Sciences 81(1): 37-57.
- Pattyn Valerie & Brans M. (2015), Organisational analytical capacity: Policy evaluation in Belgium, Policy and Society 34(3-4): 183-196.
- Pattyn Valerie (2015), Explaining Variance in Policy Evaluation Regularity. The Case of the Flemish Public Sector, Public Management Review 17(10): 1475-1495.
- Pattyn V.E Brans M. (2015), Belgium. In: Bearfield D.A., Berman E.M. & Dubnick M.J. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy.. New York: Routledge. 1-5.
- Pattyn Valerie, Gerrits L. & Verweij S. (2015), Qualitative Comparative Analysis: meer behorend bij de kwalitatieve dan de kwantitatieve benadering, Kwalon. Tijdschrift voor kwalitatief onderzoek in Nederland 20(3): 26-33.
- Pattyn Valerie (2014), Why organizations (do not) evaluate? Explaining evaluation activity through the lens of configurational comparative methods, Evaluation. The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice 20(3): 348-367.
- Pattyn Valerie & Brans M. (2014), Explaining Organizational Variety in Evaluation Quality Assurance: Which Conditions Matter?, International Journal of Public Administration 37(6): 363-375.
- Pattyn Valerie, Hecke S. van, Brans M. & Libeer T. (2014), Tussen politieke partijen en think tanks. Een verkennende analyse van de Vlaamse partijstudiediensten, Res Publica 3: 293-316.
- Pattyn Valerie (2014), De techniek van grootste gelijkenis en verschil (MDSO/MSDO). Een hulpmiddel voor de selectie van causaal relevante variabelen in een databestand met weinig casussen, Kwalon. Tijdschrift voor kwalitatief onderzoek in Nederland 19(3): 55-67.
- Pattyn V. & Brans M. (2013), Outsource versus in-house. An identification of the organizational conditions influencing the choice for internal or external evaluators, Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation 28(2): 43-63.
- Peuter Bart de, Pattyn Valerie & Wayenberg Ellen (2011), Territorial Reform of Local Government: Evaluation Criteria Underpinning Decisions and Debate in Flanders, Local Government Studies 37(5): 533-552.
- Editorial Board Member
- Assistant Editor
- Co-chair Permanent Study Group Policy Design and Evaluation
- Member Advisory Board
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