

Damien Pennetreau
About
Biography
Damien Pennetreau is a postdoctoral researcher whose work spans discourse analysis, public policy analysis, and media content analysis. He is currently investigating media coverage of democratic innovations and its effects on public policy as part of the ERC Citizens Impact project. His previous research explored employment policy discourse in the media and among citizens (ERC Qualidem; F.R.S.–FNRS FRESH grant), and he has studied how Members of the European Parliament justify their positions. In parallel, he works on media regulation and serves a mandate at the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel, the regulatory authority for French-speaking Belgium.
Faculties/Departments/Services
Research institutes
Domains of expertise
-Discourse analysis
-Public policy analysis (social policies and media regulation)
-Citizens’ discourse
-European institutions and policies
External responsibilities
Member of the Authorisation and Control Board of the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA – the audiovisual regulatory authority in French-speaking Belgium)
Degrees
-2024 – Ph.D. in Political and Social Sciences, UCLouvain
-2016 – Master’s degree in Public Administration and European Policy Management, UCLouvain
-2013 – Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Journalism, Institut supérieur de formation sociale et de communication
2025-2026
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Research Project : Policy-making in transforming societies [EPOLB221]
2024-2025
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Research Project : Policy-making in transforming societies [EPOLB221]
2023-2024
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Research Project : Policy-making in transforming societies [EPOLB221]