Before joining ESPOL, Pierre was a postdoctoral fellow at the department of political science, University of Oslo (UiO) in Norway, from spring 2022 onwards, where he conducted research and taught political science. He received his PhD from the UCLouvain, in Belgium, in 2021.
His main research interests include politico-administrative relations, policy advice, policy learning, ministerial advisers and ministerial offices, the career patterns of administrative elites and ministerial advisers, as well as the consequences of professional mobility within, but also in and out of the public sector. His geographical focus has so far covered Belgium and France, although it has been gradually expanding to include the Scandinavian countries.
As part of the cost action CoREx (CA22150), he is a member of the core group and co-leads the WG2 on the career patterns in the executive triangle.