CIS Platform

CIS established a network of political advisers and academic experts. These interveners have been selected on basis of their expertise in PR and background in political and corporate communication and media.

The platform which combines academic rigorousness and professional experience, conducts independent investigation as well as more classical research.

CIS belongs to the list of accredited lobby groups at the European Parliament. Lobby groups provide Parliament with knowledge and specific expertise in numerous economic, social, environmental and scientific areas. CIS is recorded in the public register, which can be consulted on Parliament’s website.


External Experts



Cédric Hananel



Vincent Laborderie
  • PhD candidate in Political Sciences at the University of Laval and at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
  • Research fellow of the Center Study of International Conflict and Crisis (CECRI)
  • Member of the francophone network of peace operations (ROP, University of Montreal)



Dr Olivier Le Saëc



Philippe Marion
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Sciences
  • Professor at the communication and information department of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)
  • Invited Professor at the Instituut voor Culturele Studies de la Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (KUL) and at the Diego Portales University in Santiago de Chile
  • Professor at the Facultés universitaires catholiques à Mons (FUCAM) and the Facultés universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix à Namur
  • Speaker at the Nielsen Seminars (Milan)
  • Membre of the French society for information and communication sciences (SFSIC)
  • Permanent Member of the Centre de recherche sur l’intermédialité (CRI) of the University of Montréal
  • Member of the Association française des enseignants et chercheurs en audio-visuel (AFECCAV)
  • Member of the Research Group on Commmunication and Internet (GRICI)
  • Founding member of the Observatoire du récit médiatique (ORM)
  • Member of the board of editors of the journal Recherches en communication
  • Member of the Conseil d'administration du Centre d’études sur la communication(CECOM)
  • Member of the Ecole de journalisme de Louvain (EJL)
  • Associate Member of the LASCO

(voir CV)