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lschaik@clingendael.nlLouise van Schaik
Research Fellow
Louise van Schaik has a Master's degree in Public Administration from Leiden University and is enrolled in the PhD programme of the political science department of the Catholic University of Leuven. In her research and training activities at the Clingendael European Studies Programme Louise focuses on EU policy-making processes and their influence on policy outcomes, EU institutional reform and the way the EU operates in international negotiations on civilian issues, including trade, development, environment and health. Prior to joining Clingendael in 2006, Louise for four years was a Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies, a renown Brussels-based think tank, where she published several policy relevant studies, policy briefs and commentaries and was involved in a variety of high-level international events.
Expertise
European decision-making processes; theories of European integration, History of European integration, EU position in international negotiations on policy issues related to the EU's internal market.
(Current) Projects
Development of tailor made programmes on European integration issues for Dutch and foreign civil servants and other interested groups.
Positions
Associate Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Education
- PhD candidate in Political Science at the School for International and European Policy of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (2004-ongoing);
- Masters of Arts in Public Administration, international and financial-economic specialisation (1998-2003)
Languages
Dutch (mother tongue), English (fluent), French & German (fair)
Latest publications by Louise van Schaik: (more »)
- EU-27 Watch, Simone Wolters, Arnout Mijs en Louise van Schaik (Summary)
- Conference Results: Enriching the Planet - Empowering Europe, Louise van Schaik and others.
- Enriching the Planet - Empowering Europe: Optimising the use of natural resources for a more sustainable economy, Louise van Schaik, Jan Rood, Kees Homan en Barend van Wonderen
- Getting better: the European Union's performance in the World Health Organization, Louise van Schaik (Summary)
- Het klimaat mag Europa bedanken, Louise van Schaik
- EU Renewable Energy Policies: What can be done nationally, what should be done supranationally?, Jacques de Jong and Louise van Schaik
- Kansen om de effectiviteit van de Europese hulp te vergroten, Louise van Schaik (Summary)