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Researcher
Karen Celis
- Research Expertise:
- Karen Celis conducts theoretical and empirical research (qualitative, comparative) on political representation of groups (women, ethnic minorities, class, age groups, LGBT), equality policies and state feminism.
- Keywords:Political and social sciences, General and logistic services
- Disciplines:Political inequality, Political theory, Institutional reforms, Political representation, executive and legislative politics
- Users of research expertise:
- Karen Celis conducts theoretical and empirical research (qualitative, comparative) on political representation of groups (women, ethnic minorities, class, age groups, LGBT), equality policies and state feminism.
Affiliations
- Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (Research group)
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From31 Oct 2018 → Today - Centre of Expertise on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality (Research group)
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From1 Jan 1999 → Today - VUB Centre for Democratic Futures (Research group)
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From14 Mar 2025 → Today - R&D centraal (Administrative office)
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From14 Mar 2025 → Today - Political Science (Department)
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From23 Dec 2024 → Today - Political Science (Department)
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From3 Jun 2024 → 30 Sep 2025 - VUB Centre for Democratic Futures (Research group)
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From3 Jun 2024 → 31 Dec 2024 - R&D centraal (Administrative office)
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From3 Jun 2024 → 31 Dec 2024 - VUB Centre for Democratic Futures (Research group)
Responsible
From1 Jan 2024 → Today - Political Science (Department)
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From1 Jan 2024 → Today - R&D centraal (Administrative office)
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From1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2024 - VUB Centre for Democratic Futures (Research group)
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From1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2024 - Political Science (Department)
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From1 Jan 2022 → Today - Political Science (Department)
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From1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sep 2024 - Political Science (Department)
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From8 Apr 2019 → Today - Political Science (Department)
Responsible
From1 Oct 2011 → 20 Oct 2022 - Political Science (Department)
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From16 Oct 1998 → 30 Sep 2011
Projects
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- A seat for every class? The representation of class-based work logic in European democraciesFrom1 Nov 2025 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- PLEDGE : Politics of Grievance and Democratic GovernanceFrom1 Feb 2024 → TodayFunding: HORIZON.3.1 - European Innovation Council (EIC)
- Speak UpFrom1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: EU - out of framework - indefinite
- Keeping women out of politics? The (in)direct impact of violence against women in politicsFrom1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UCLouvain, MAES HenryFrom1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: BOF - mobility
- They are not like us. The perception of differentness, polarization amongst citizens and dissatisfaction with representativesFrom1 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO Prices and sabbaticals (before FWO undefined)
- Convention Actiris: Diversity planFrom1 Oct 2019 → 31 May 2021Funding: Brussels Capital Region
- Representation and Democratic ResentmentFrom1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2021Funding: FWO EOS
- Strategic Research Programme: Evaluating Democratic Governance in Europe (EDGE)From1 Nov 2017 → 31 Oct 2023Funding: University - Project driven research
- Gendering the political representation of citizens of immigrant origin in EuropeFrom1 Jan 2017 → 31 Dec 2020Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
Publications
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- Political representation from the people’s perspective: the problem-solving principal–agent partnership(2025)Published in: European Journal of Political ResearchISSN: 0304-4130
- Bitter-Sweet Democracy?(2024)Number of pages: 312
- Women’s Good Political Representation(2024)Published in: Genero : časopis za feminističku teoriju i studije kultureISSN: 1451-2203Volume: 26Pages: 1-31
- Feminist Democratic Design and the Redress of Intersectional Representational Problematics(2024)Published in: Politics & GenderISSN: 1743-923XIssue: 3Volume: 20Pages: 734-739
- Political Resentment: an Empirical and Conceptual Introduction(2024)Pages: 1-28Number of pages: 28
- Resentment, democracy and inequality: concluding reflections(2024)Pages: 279-292Number of pages: 14
- Congruent, yet Resentful? Issue Incongruence, Resentment and Party Position Knowledge.(2024)Pages: 143-167Number of pages: 14
- Performing Democratic Listening(2024)Pages: 137-158Number of pages: 22
- Het parlement waar geluisterd wordt.(2023)Published in: SampolISSN: 1372-0740Issue: 4Volume: 30Pages: 38-43
- From women’s presence to feminist representation: second-generation design for women’s group representation(2023)Published in: European Journal of Politics and GenderISSN: 2515-1088Issue: 3Volume: 6Pages: 359–376
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