Team Leader: Eline Severs is an Associate Professor in Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Her research interests fall within the field of democratic theory. She is especially interested in democratic representation, the relationship between civil society and democratic governance, the emotions and theatricality of politics, how citizens conceive of democracy, and what it means to include historically disadvantaged groups. She is the chair of the ECPR Standing Group on Political Representation, a member of the editorial board of Politics of the Low Countries, and a board member of the Belgian organization for political science (VPW).
