Dr. Petra Debusscher
Her research interests include gender in EU policies, EU development and external policy, intersectionality and multiple inequalities. She is currently working on a research project 'The EU as a Global Gender Actor: Tracing Gender and Intersectionality in EU internal and external policies'.
In addition to her academic work, Petra has several years of experience working as an independent gender expert for EU institutions, including the European Commission (REA, DG INTPA, DG JUST, EASME…), the European Parliament’s FEMM Committee, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) among others.
Research interests
- European Union policies
- Gender equality and mainstreaming
- EU development and external policy
- Intersectionality and multiple inequalities
GIES research areas
Education
- The European Union's International Development Policy
- Excursions: The EU in real life
- Seminar in Political Science
- Master's Dissertation Seminar EU Studies
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