Lotte Schrijver

I am Lotte Schrijver, and I work as a PhD candidate at PDPC, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Wageningen University & Research. I study mis- and disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic within Frontrunner 4: Towards social and urban resilience. I have a background in political science, and am interested in political communication, extremism and democratic norms. Starting from a political science background, I am particularly attentive to the role of scientific knowledge in political debates, and the norms and values that underlie crisis and disaster management. I am motivated to contribute to PDPC as a place where different disciplines, including the social sciences, come together to develop better crisis and disaster policies. In the upcoming years, I hope to provide insights into human experience during crises, and the importance of taking this experience into account when developing crisis and disaster policies.

Schrijver, L. L., Roth, D. J., Jans, E. G., Vrielink, J., & Guldemond, P. C. (2025). Effective Ways of Casting Doubt? Examining the Different Effects of Blatant and Suggestive Disinformation. International Journal of Communication, 19, 23.