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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, representation of disadvantaged groups, 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 a Eutopia funded doctoral study 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 2014
Scientific coordinator of the Policy Research Centre on Equality Policies
1 Sep 2012 → 31 Dec 2015
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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EUAR118: G-EPIC : Gender Empowerment through Politics In Classrooms.
1/02/23 → 31/01/26
Project: Applied
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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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OZR4146: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - Warwick (UK), OORTS Hannah
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Fundamental
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OZRIFTM10: Performing political representation: Varieties, strategies, and effectiveness
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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Is de nieuwe Trump een fascist?
Severs, E. & Kavadias, D., 2024, Samenleving en Politiek.Research output: Contribution to specialist/vulgarizing publication › Blog › Vulgarizing
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Het nut van waarheid
Severs, E., 2023, Een vraag naar waarheid. Brussels: VUB, p. 27-32 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Politicians' latitude to undo gender: exploring the interplay between representation and performance.
Meier, P. & Severs, E., 20 Sep 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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Truth, what is it good for?
Severs, E., 2023, A question of truth. Bauwens, J., Ginis, V., Meyer, T., Van Kerkhove, B. & Verstrynge, K. (eds.). Brussels: VUB, p. 27-32 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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
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)
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Chair of the ECPR Standing Group on Political Representation
Severs, Eline (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Appointment
Activities
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ECPR General Conference
Eline Severs (Chair) & John Erik Fossum (Chair)
12 Aug 2024 → 15 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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American Political Science Review (Journal)
Eline Severs (Editor)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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ECPR General Conference
Eline Severs (Chair) & lucy Kinsky (Chair)
22 Aug 2022 → 26 Aug 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Politics of the Low Countries (External organisation)
Eline Severs (Chair)
2022 → …Activity: Membership › Work on academic committees and working groups
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American Journal of Political Science (Journal)
Eline Severs (Editor)
2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Press/Media
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Podcast: Waarom zitten niet alle Belgen in het parlement?
25/07/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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De opkomstplicht afschaffen is een historische vergissing
15/06/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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The demise of parliamentary culture? The state of representative democracy in Belgium.
6/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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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
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Mannen en gender in de Belgische kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers
Author: Valenzuela Espinoza, R., Severs, E., Coene, G. & celis, K., Jan 2016Student thesis: Master's Thesis