Articles by Evelien Willems

July 16, 2025

Civil society mobilisation in EU policy debates 

Evelien Willems
Does civil society mobilisation reduce socioeconomic bias in EU policy debate? A study by Evelien Willems, Iskander De Bruycker, and Marcel Hanegraaff reveals that active engagement by civil society organisations narrows the representation gap for people of low socioeconomic status. This offers a promising path toward more inclusive EU policy-making 
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Evelien Willems
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Political Science, University of Antwerp

Evelien's research focuses on the interplay between interest groups, public opinion, political parties, and public policy.

Her work has appeared, among other places, in the European Journal of Political Research, the Journal of European Public Policy, and the European Political Science Review.

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