Louise van Schaik
Profile
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.
Secondary Areas of Research Expertise: European Integration, European Institutions