Niko Vandebos is a teaching assistant and PhD candidate at the Department of Political Science. She holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration and Management (UGent, 2020) and master's degrees in both Conflict and Development Studies (UGent, 2022) and Political Communication (UAntwerpen, 2023). Her main research interests include political participation, social movements and political trust. As a TA, Niko is involved in several courses of the bachelor and master program in Political Science.