Marlot Kuiper

338 Connective Routines About the author Marlot Kuiper (10 August 1990) studied Public Administration at the Utrecht School of Governance (BA), and Research in Public Administration and Organizational Science; a collaborative program of the Utrecht School of Governance, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Tilburg University (Research Master, MSc). Thereafter, she conducted her PhD research ‘Connective Routines’ that was funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO, Talent Grant). Currently, Marlot is assistant professor at the Utrecht School of Governance, where she is teaching in various courses on public management, policy implementation and (qualitative) research methods at bachelor, master and executive level. Besides, she works as postdoctoral researcher for the EU Horizon-2020 funded project ‘COGOV’ on engaging professionals in the strategic renewal of public agencies across Europe at TIAS School for Business and Society, Tilburg University. Marlot has a keen interest in the reconfiguration of public professionalism, thereby mostly focusing on micro-level practices using qualitative research methods.