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Eline Severs is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She is an international scholar with expertise on representative democracy, political representation, affective polarisation and democratic inclusion.
Eline holds a PhD degree in Political Science from the University of Antwerp (2012). Before joining the VUB Politics department, she worked as a lecturer at the University of Amsterdam and was the scientific coordinator of the Policy Research Centre on Equality Policies ('Steunpunt Gelijkekansen').
Her research interests fall within the field of democratic theory. She is especially interested in democratic representation, the relationships between civil society and democratic governance, political emotions, citizens' conceptions of democracy, and what it means to include historically disadvantaged groups. She has published on these topics in a wide range of scientific journals and edited volumes.
Eline is a principal investigator in various international and inter-university scientific programmes, including the HORIZON funded project REDIRECT (on the representative disconnect), the HORIZON funded project G-EPIC (on civic education and gender inequalities), the Excellence of Science network NOTLIKEUS (on affective polarisation) and the VUB Strategic Research Programme Evaluating Democratic Governance in Europe (EDGE). Together with Michael Saward (University of Warwick), she co-supervises doctoral research on representative claim-making.
She is the chair of the ECPR Standing Group on Political Representation. In addition, she is a member of the editorial board of the scientific journal Politics of the Low Countries and sits on the board of the Belgian Organisation for Political Science (VPW).
External positions
Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam
1 Feb 2014 → 30 Jun 2014Scientific coordinator of the Policy Research Centre on Equality Policies
1 Sep 2012 → 31 Dec 2015Fingerprint
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EUAR115: REDIRECT : The REpresentative DIsconnect: diagnosis and strategies for RECTification
Severs, E., Kavadias, D. & Meyvaert, K.
1/02/23 → 31/01/27
Project: Applied
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EUAR118: G-EPIC : Gender Empowerment through Politics In Classrooms.
1/02/23 → 31/01/26
Project: Applied
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OZR4083: REDIRECT : The REpresentative DIsconnect: diagnosis and strategies for RECTification (EU BONUS OZR)
1/02/23 → 31/01/27
Project: Fundamental
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OZRIFTM10: Performing political representation: Varieties, strategies, and effectiveness
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Fundamental
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FWOEOS22: They are not like us. The perception of differentness, polarization amongst citizens and dissatisfaction with representatives
Celis, K., Lefevere, J. & Severs, E.
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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Look who's watching. Audiences' assistance in performances of political representation.
Severs, E., 2022, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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Politicians' authenticity: exploring the interplay between populist and gendered performances.
Meier, P. & Severs, E., 2022, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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Politiek: Een inleiding in de politieke wetenschappen
Hooghe, M., Erzeel, S., Severs, E. & Deschouwer, K., 2022, Den Haag: Boom. 457 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
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Reading note: Perceptions of Differentness: Othering
Severs, E., 2022, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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To thine own self be true: How authenticity shapes the performance of political representation
Severs, E. & Meier, P., 2022, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished abstract
Prizes
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Best Paper Award (for a paper presented at the 2013 APSA Annual Meeting) extended by the APSA Organised Section 16 'Women and Politics' and the Organised Section 17 'Foundations of Political Thought'
Severs, Eline (Recipient), 30 Aug 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Democracy, What's in a name? Citizens' definitions and affective responses to democracy
Louise Knops (Speaker), Maria-Jimena Sanhueza (Speaker), Eline Severs (Contributor) & Kris Deschouwer (Contributor)
19 Dec 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Creating an alternative We: political representation in the digital age
Louise Knops (Speaker) & Eline Severs (Contributor)
Aug 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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European Journal of Political Research (Journal)
Eline Severs (Peer reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Politicologenetmaal
Eline Severs (Organiser)
2 Jun 2016 → 3 Jun 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Routledge (Publisher)
Eline Severs (Peer reviewer)
24 Dec 2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Thesis
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A Substantive Conception of Democratic Representation. A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration of the Mechanisms of Responsiveness
Author: Severs, E., Celis, K. & Meier, P., 27 Sep 2012Supervisor: Celis, K. (Promotor) & Meier, P. (External person) (Promotor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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De spanning tussen religieuze eigenheid en de seculiere democratische staat. Het hoofddoekendebat in Antwerpen en Gent
Author: El Meknouzi, S., Kavadias, D., Adam, I. & Severs, E., May 2014Supervisor: Kavadias, D. (Promotor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Examining the Levels of Descriptive Representation of the Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the United States.
Author: Gantois, S., Kavadias, D., Severs, E. & Woodward, A., Sep 2014Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Genderongelijkheid is Deliberatieve Democratie
Author: Heuvelman, N., Deschouwer, C., Celis, K. & Severs, E., May 2014Supervisor: Deschouwer, K. (Promotor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Het invloed van de G1000 op de Vlaamse politieke partijen
Author: Segers, M., Deschouwer, C., Depauw, S. & Severs, E., May 2014Supervisor: Deschouwer, K. (Promotor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis