Ward Peeters is a PhD candidate and teaching assistant at the department of Political Science. He holds master's degrees in Democracy and Leadership (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 2020) and Political Communication (Universiteit Antwerpen, 2021). In 2022, he worked as a teaching assistant at the Political Science department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His main research interests are issue voting, federalism and political participation. As a teaching assistant, Ward will support courses such as ' introduction to political science', 'current political problems' and the internship program.