Matthijs Gillissen

Matthijs Gillissen is a political science researcher and doctoral candidate at HIVA – KU Leuven researching political distrust, the consequences of economic inequality, and how social policy shapes public support for political institutions. His academic training includes interdisciplinary studies at Radboud University and University College Roosevelt in the Netherlands, covering sociology, psychology, human geography, and public opinion research. His portfolio encompasses journal articles and conference contributions that examine how economic inequality, social policies, and experiences with public services relate to electoral behavior, political trust and political distrust across Europe.