(Rianne) R. Warsen

Rianne Warsen is a PhD candidate at the department of Public Administration and Sociology (DPAS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Currently, she is involved in the project 'Governance for smartening public private partnerships' within the NWO Smart Governance programme. This project focuses on smart governance solutions that are employed by public, private and societal actors to fulfil their new roles in governance structures, such as public-private partnerships. The research aims to provide knowledge on what incentives allow these actors to enhance the performance of public private partnerships and help them to realize the potential of these collaborative practices.

Rianne's research focuses on public-private partnerships, with a specific interest in the interplay between contractual and relational aspects in inter-organizational collaboration, trust, and public sector performance.

Rianne holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration and Organizational Science and a Master's degree in Public Administration from Utrecht University. Moreover, she obtained a Research Master's degree in Public Administration and Organizational Science, a joint master programme from Utrecht University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tilburg University and VU University.

In addition to her work as a PhD candidate, she is affiliated with consultancy firm Rebel. In 2017-2018 she is a member of the PhD council of the Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities.