Articles by Christel Koop

March 23, 2021

The European Commission is no longer technocratic – it takes public opinion seriously

Christel Koop

Often labelled technocratic and expertise-driven, the Commission’s ‘unelected bureaucrats’ in fact take public opinion seriously. When facing crises, the Commission uses agenda-priorities to respond to citizens’ cues, write Christel Koop, Christine Reh and Edoardo Bressanelli

Christel Koop

Associate Professor of Political Economy at King's College London

Christel's research focuses on regulation and other areas of economic policy-making, both at the national and EU-level.

She is particularly interested in the independence, accountability and legitimacy of technocratic decision-making.

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