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Kurzbiographie
- 2012-2015,2017-2021 Jean Monnet Lehrstuhl für Europäische Integration, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Mainz
- Seit Februar 2011 Professor für Internationale Politik, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Mainz
- 08/2006 – 01/2011 Lecturer in EU Studies and International Relations, Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam
- 04/2002 – 07/2006 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Lehrstuhl für Internationale Politik, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Technische Universität Dresden
- 09/2000 – 03/2002 Consultant / Strategieberater: Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Berlin/Bad Homburg
- 10/1998 – 12/1999 Lehrbeauftrager, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge
- 10/1996 – 07/2000 Promotion am Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge
- 09/1997 – 06/1998 Visiting Researcher, Europäisches Hochschulinstitut , Florenz
- 10/1995 – 08/1996 MPhil in European Studies, University of Cambridge
- 10/1992 – 06/1995 BSc (Econ) in International Relations, London School of Economic & Political Science
Lehre
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Forschungsinteressen und Publikationen
My research focuses on the European integration process, European Union politics, and particularly the external relations of the EU. My most recent work concentrates on European Culture and Science diplomacy (article under preparation with Petra Guasti), the role of the EU as a mediator in international peace negotiations (project and JCMS article with Julian Bergmann), and theorising the euro crisis (co-edited special issue of Journal of European Public Policy). My previous work has dealt with the role of the EU in (external) policy-making fields such as climate change and international migration, where I have particularly analysed aspects of effectiveness and normative power of the EU. My PhD (and some subsequent work) has analysed, modified and applied neofunctionalism to various aspects of EU policy-making.
A) Buch/Monographie
• Niemann, A. (2006) Explaining Decisions in the European Union, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 367 pp. (reviewed in Comparative Political Studies, Political Science Quarterly, Journal of Common Market Studies, Public Administration, Acta Politica, International Migration and Integration).
B) Herausgeberschaften
• Chaban, Natalia, Niemann, Arne, Speyer, Johanna (eds) (2020), Changing Perceptions of the EU at times of Brexit: Global Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge.
• Maurer, Heidi, Niemann, Arne and Plank, Friedrich (2020), ‘Innovative Teaching on European (Foreign) Affairs’, Special Section, Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 16, No. 1.
• Niemann, A., Bergmann, J., Haastrup, T. and Whitman, R. (2018), ‘The European Union as a Mediator in Peace Processes: Motives, Roles and Effects’, Special Issue, International Negotiations, Vol. 23, No. 2.
• Muno, W., Niemann, A., Guasti, P. (eds) (2018), ‘Europa spielerisch lernen: Didaktische Überlegungen und Praxisbeispiele zu EU-Simulationen’, Wiesbaden: Springer VS
• Niemann A., Iannou, D. and Leblond P. (eds) (2016), 'European Economic Integration in Times of Crisis: Theoretical Perspectives’, London: Routledge (reprint of JEPP special issue), 146 pp.
• Geddes, A. and Niemann, A. (eds) (2015), ‘Conceptualising EU Labour Migration’, Thematic Section, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. 28, No. 4.
• Niemann, A., Guasti, P. and Muno, W. (eds) (2015), Symposium: EU simulations –scholarly reflection and research on an innovative teaching methodology, European Political Science, Vol. 14, No.3.
• Ioannou, D., Leblond, P and Niemann, A. (eds) (2015), ‘European Economic Integration in Times of Crisis: Theoretical Perspectives’, Special Issue, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 22, No. 2.
• Niemann, A., Garcia, B. and Grant, W. (eds) (2011), The Transformation of European Football: Towards the Europeanisation of the national game, Manchester: Manchester University Press,268 pp
• Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (eds) (2007) Interessen und Handlungsspielräume in der deutschen und europäischen Außenpolitik, Dresden: TUDpress (Dresden University Press), 370 pp.
• Niemann, A. (ed.) (2005) Herausforderungen an die deutsche und europäische Außenpolitik: Analysen und Politikempfehlungen, Dresden: TUDpress, 314 pp.
• Niemann, A. and Medick-Krakau, M. (eds) (2004) “Internationale Insitutionen” co-editor of e-learning/blended learning portal/tutorial containing 350 pages of edited original material, © PolitikON: Section International Relations, http://ilias.uni-trier.de:8080/ (online access on request), 350 pp.
• Ioannou, D. and Niemann, A. (eds) (2000) “The European Union and Islam”, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, (edited journal section), Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 210-282.
C) Artikel in anonym begutachteten Fachzeitschriften
• Stockemer, Daniel; Niemann, Arne; Speyer, Johanna; Unger, Doris (2020): The “Refugee crisis,” Immigration Attitudes, and Euroscepticism, in: International Migration Review: Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 883-912.
•Niemann, Arne and Brand, Alexander (2020) ‘The UEFA Champions League: a political myth?’, Soccer & Society. Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 329-343.
• Plank, Friedrich and Niemann, Arne (2020), “Synchronous online-teaching on EU foreign affairs: A blended-learning project of seven universities between e-learning and live-interaction”, Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 51-64.
• Maurer, Heidi, Niemann, Arne and Plank, Friedrich (2020), „Introduction: Innovative Teaching on European (Foreign) Affairs, Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 4-12.
• Weber, Regina, Brand, Alexander, Niemann, Arne and Koch, Florian (2020), “Non-elite conceptions of Europe: Europe as a reference frame in English football fan discussions”, Journal of Contemporary European Research. Vol. 16, No. 33, pp. 293-319.
• Plank, F., Henneberg, I., Kobusch, A., Bürger, M., Konrad, P., Mucha, W., Niemann, A., Pesch, C. (2019): Standortübergreifende Lehre in der Politikwissenschaft: Nutzen und Beitrag eines innovativen Ringseminars. Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 127-146.
• Niemann, A., and Speyer, J. (2018) ‘A Neofunctionalist Perspective on the ‘European Refugee Crisis’: The Case of the European Border and Coast Guard’. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 23–43.
• Stockemer, D., Niemann, A., Rabenschlag, J., Speyer, J., and Unger, D. (2018), ‘Immigration, anti-immigrant attitudes and Euroscepticism: a meta-analysis’, French Politics, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 328–340
• Bergmann, J. and Niemann, A. (2015), ‘Mediating International Conflicts: the European Union as an Effective Mediator’, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 53 ,No.5, pp.957-975
• Niemann, A. and Geddes, A. (2015), ‘Introduction: Conceptualising EU Labour Migration’, Thematic Section, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp.523-535
D) Aufsätze in Sammelbänden (reviewed)
• Niemann, Arne (2021), ‘Neofunctionalism’, in: Akasemi Newsome, Marianne Riddervold, and Jarle Trondal (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of EU Crises, London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 115-134.
• Niemann, Arne and Blöser, Julia (2020), “Migration and the Mediterranean: the EU’s Response to the ‘European Refugee Crisis’”, in Mason, Robert (ed.), Transnational Security Cooperation in the Mediterranean, London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 75-113.
• Speyer, Johanna, Chaban, Natalia and Niemann, Arne (2020), ‘Introduction: Uncertain Change and Changing Uncertainty: the Brexit Referendum and the EU in the Eyes of the World’, in: Chaban, Natalia, Niemann, Arne and Speyer, Johanna (eds), Changing Perceptions of the EU at times of Brexit: Global Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 1-24.
• Chaban, Natalia, Niemann, Arne and Speyer, Johanna (2020), ‘Conclusion: External Perceptions of the EU and EU Foreign Policy Making at Times of Brexit’, in: Chaban, Natalia, Niemann, Arne and Speyer, Johanna (eds), Changing Perceptions of the EU at times of Brexit: Global Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 281-296, 281-296.
• Speyer, Johanna, Hähn, Laura and Niemann, Arne (2020): ‘Increasingly brittle? US-perceptions of the EU after Brexit’, in: Chaban, Natalia, Niemann, Arne and Speyer, Johanna (eds), Changing Perceptions of the EU at times of Brexit: Global Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 99-115.
• Niemann, A., Lefkofridi, Z. and Schmitter, P. (2019), ‘Neo-functionalism’, in: Wiener, Antje, Börzel, T. and Risse, T. (eds), Theories of European Integration, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 43-63
• Hoffmann, N. and Niemann, A. (2018), ‘EU Actorness and the European Neighbourhood Policy’, in Schumacher, Demmelhuber, T. and Marchetti, A. (eds), The Routledge Handbook on the European Neighbourhood Policy, London: Routledge, pp. 28-38.
• Niemann, A. (2017), ‘Neofunctionalism’, Laursen, F. (ed.) Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 25pp.
• Niemann, A. and Bretherton, C. (2017), ‘EU External Policy at the Crossroads: the Challenge of Actorness and Effectivenes, in Tonra, B., Whitman, R. and Young, A., Foreign Policy of the European Union, London: SAGE Publications. [reproduction from International Relations, 27, 3, 2013).
• Groen, L. and Niemann, A. (2017), ‘The European Union at the Copenhagen Climate Negotiations: A Case of Contested EU Actorness and Effectiveness’, in Tonra, B., Whitman, R. and Young, A., Foreign Policy of the European Union, London: SAGE Publications. [reproduction from International Relations, 27, 3, 2013).
• Groen, L., Niemann, A. and Oberthür, S. (2017), ‘The EU as a Global Leader? The Copenhagen and Cancun UN Climate Change Negotiations’ in Tonra, B., Whitman, R. and Young, A., Foreign Policy of the European Union, London: SAGE Publications. [reproduction from Journal of Contemporary European Research, 8, 2, 2013).
E) Artikel in Fachzeitschriften (nicht reviewed)
• Brand A., Niemann, A. (2019), Die UEFA Champions League als politischer Mythos: Einigung Europas oder Entfremdung der Fans?, in: STADION – Internationale Zeitschrift für Geschichte des Sports, Vol.43, No.1, pp. 76-98.
• Bergmann, J., Plank, F. and Niemann, A. (2016), ‘EU-Friedensmediation als Forschungsgegen-stand: Theoretische und empirische Perspektiven, Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Vol. 5., No. 1, pp. 134 – 144.
• Pauly, S., Blöser, J., Bank, K., Niemann, A. and Zaun, N. (2016), ‘The EU’s response to the so-called refugee “crisis”’, Political Science Applied, Vol. 7, pp. 14-20.
• Guasti, P. and Niemann, A. (2015), ‘Lost in Translation: Human and minority rights discourses of the European Union and Russia’, St. Petersburg University Bulletin. Series 6 - Philosophy. Culture Studies. Political Science. Law. International Relations. 2015. Issue 1, pp. 86-96.
• Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2014), ‘Football and National Identity in Europe’, Panorama: Insights into Asian and European Affairs, 01/2014, pp. 43-51.
F) Aufsätze in Sammelbänden (nicht reviewed)
• Plank, F. and Niemann, A. (2018), Das Principal-Agent Modell und EU Konfliktbearbeitung: Strukturelle Erklärungen für Agenten-Autonomie, in: Marker, K., Schmitt, A. and Sirsch, J., Festschrift Ruth Zimmerling (Arbeitstitel), Springer VS.
• Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2018),‘Die Europäisierung des Fußballs: Von der Umsetzung politischer Vorgaben zur Gestaltung europäischer Realitäten, in: Mittag, Jürgen (ed.): Europäische Sportpolitik, Baden-Baden: Nomos, pp. 167-180
• Muno, W., Niemann, A. and Guasti, P. (2018), „Einleitung: Europa spielerisch lernen“, in Muno, W., Niemann, A. und Guasti, P. (eds) Europa spielerisch lernen – EU-Simulationen: Didaktische Überlegungen und Praxisbeispiele, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 3-22.
• Prinz, L., Gewering, M. and Niemann, A. (2017), „Die Umsetzung von EU-Simulationen für die gymnasiale Oberstufe – Lehren aus der Praxis des Planspiels EU+“, in Muno, W. and Niemann, A., and Guasti, P. (eds) Europa spielerisch lernen – EU-Simulationen: Didaktische Überlegungen und Praxisbeispiele, Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
• Plank, F., Muno, W. , und Niemann, A. ( 2017), „Fazit“, in Muno, W., Niemann, A. and Guasti, P. (eds) Europa spielerisch lernen – EU-Simulationen: Didaktische Überlegungen und Praxisbeispiele, Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
• Herbel, A. and Niemann, A. (2016 ), ‘EU Global Health Priorities: Climate Change’ in Emmerling, T., Kickbusch, I., Told, M., The European Union as Global Health Actor, London: World Scientific Publishing.
• Niemann, A. and Lauter, D. (2011), “Playing two-level games in Berlin and Brussels: Maintaining control of asylum policies?”, in Bendel, P., Parkes, R. and Ette, A. (eds): The Europeanisation of Control: Venues and Outcomes of EU Justice and Home Affairs Cooperation, Lit Verlag: Berlin, pp. 137-175.
• Lauter, D., Niemann, A. and Heister, S. (2011), “Die Änderung des Artikel 16 und Zwei-Ebenen-Spiele“, in: Hönnige, C., Kneip, S. and Lorenz, A. (eds), Verfassungswandel im Mehrebenensystem, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, pp. 158-178.
• Brand, A., Niemann, A. and Fochtmann, K. (2007) “Einleitung: Interessen und Handlungsspielräume als Analysekategorien deutscher und europäischer Außenpolitik – Implikationen für Handlungsempfehlungen”, in Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (eds), Interessen und Handlungsspielräume in der deutschen und europäischen Außenpolitik, Dresden TUDpress (Dresden University Press), pp. 9-40.
• Niemann, A. (2007) “E.H. Carr: The Twenty Years’ Crisis”, in: Kailitz, Steffen (ed.), Schlüsselwerke der Politikwissenschaft, Westdeutscher Verlag, pp. 80-84.
• Niemann, A. and Petzold, S. (2006), “La Gobernanza de la política migratoria de la Unión Europea” (The Governance of EU Migration Policy), in: García Gossio, María Ileana (eds), Los nuevos escenarios de la migración: Causas, condiciones, consecuencias, Berlin: Heinrich Böll Foundation, pp. 106-128.
G) Sonstige Publikationen, Buchkapitel und Arbeitspapiere
• Haastrup, T., Bergmann, J., Whitman, R., Niemann, A., Davis, L., Natorski, M. and Richter, S. (2019), ‘Version 2.0: Rebooting the EU’s International Mediation Role’, EU as International Mediator Research Network, UACES, Policy Brief, April, https://euaimblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/euintmd-policy-brief-2019-larger-font-no-spreads.pdf
• Speyer, Johanna / Niemann, Arne (2018), ‘Images of a Divorce. External Perceptions of Brexit in the USA and their Influence on Transatlantic Relations’. Joint Working Paper Series of Mainz Papers on International and European Politics (MPIEP) No. 19 and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “EU in Global Dialogue” (CEDI) Working Paper Series No. 11. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, Johannes Gutenberg University.
• Casier, T., DeBardeleben, J., Guasti, P., Niemann, A. and Romanova, T. (2016), EU-Russia Relations: Which Way Forward?, Policy Report, Published in the framework of the Jean Monnet Multilateral Research Group “EU-Russia Relations: Developing a Transnational Perspective”, March 2016, available at: http://www.kent.ac.uk/brussels/studying/research/projects/jeanmonnet.html
• Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2014), ECJ Rulings or Wayne Rooney’s Hair – Issues, Non-Issues and Hidden Issues in Online Football Fan Discourse, Free Working Paper, April 2014.
• Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2013), Europeanisation from below? Football spectatorship, mediatisation and European identity, FREE Working Paper, March 2013.
• De Wekker, T. and Niemann, A. (2009), ‘EU relations with Moldova: normative power Europe in action?’, LSE European Foreign Policy Unit Working Paper, 03/2009, pp. 1-42.
• Verhoeff, E. and Niemann, A. (2009), ‘The German EU Presidency and Energy Policy Towards Russia: Insights From Liberal Intergovernmentalist and Institutionalist Approaches’, ASSR Working Paper, No. 04-09, Amsterdam School of Social Science Research, pp. 1-33.
• Huigens, J. and Niemann, A. (2009), “The EU within the G8: A Case of Ambiguous and Contested Actorness”, EU Diplomacy Papers, No. 5/2009, Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies, College of Europe, pp. 1-34.
• Niemann, A. and Mak, J. (2009), ‘(How) do norms guide Presidency behavior in EU negotiations’, DEI Working Paper, No. 09-10, University College Dublin European Institute, pp. 1-24.
• Niemann, A. (2006) “Explaining visa, asylum and immigration policy Treaty revision: insights from a revised neofunctionalist framework”, ConWEB Papers, No. 1/2006, pp. 1-45.
• Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2005) “The Societal/Trans-national Dimension of Europeanisation: The Case of German Football”, Queen’s Papers on Europeanisation, No. 2/2005, pp. 1-40.
• Post, D. and Niemann, A. (2005) “The Europeanisation of German Asylum Policy and/or the Germanisation of EU asylum policy?”, Dresdner Arbeitspapiere Internationale Beziehungen, No. 14, 44 pp.
• Niemann, A. (2004) “From pre-theory to theory? Developing a revised neofunctionalist framework for explaining EU decision-making outcomes”, Dresdner Arbeitspapiere Internationale Beziehungen, No. 11, 59 pp.
• Eckendorf, J., Keller, J. and Niemann, A. (2003), “Die deutsche Tibet-Politik: Entwicklungen, Akteure, Handlungszwänge”, Pogrom – Zeitschrift für Bedrohte Völker, Herausgegeben von der Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 12-13.
• Niemann, A. (2003/04) “Internationale Institutionen” author/co-author of several chapters (‘Einführung’, ‘Theorie’, ‘Welthandelsorganisation’) of the e-learning portal/tutorial, © PolitikON: Section International Relations, http://ilias.uni-trier.de:8080/ (online access on request).
• Burckhardt, C., Niemann, A. and Weigelt, K. (2003) “Humanitäre Hilfe für Afghanistan: Die Rolle Deutschlands und der Europäischen Union”, Pogrom – Zeitschrift für Bedrohte Völker, Herausgegeben von der Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 34-36.
• Niemann, A. (2002) “Communicative Action, the Article 113 Committee and the WTO Agreement on Basic Telecommunications Services”, Dresdner Arbeitspapiere Internationale Beziehungen, No. 6, 47 pp.
• Niemann, A. (2001) “Kritische Erfolgsfaktoren von elektronischen B2B-Marktplätzen”, Logistik Heute, No. 4., 4 pp.
H) Rezensionen, Enzyklopädieeinträge und Beteiligungen an Newslettern
• Koch, F., Brand, A., Niemann, A. and Weber, R. (2019), “Becoming ‘European’ Through Football?”, Blog entry for: The UK in a Changing World, 26 December, https://ukandeu.ac.uk/becoming-european-through-football/
• Speyer, Chaban, N. and Niemann, A. (2018 forthcoming), ‘External Perceptions of the EU after Brexit: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 28-29 June’, Workshop Report, UACES News.
• UACES-supported Workshop at the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, 28-29 June 2018.
• Niemann, A. (2016), Blog-Beitrag zum Brexit, veröffentlicht auf den Webseiten des Instituts für Europäische Politik, der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung RLP; siehe: http://iep-berlin.de/blog/kommentar-zum-brexit-von-prof-dr-arne-niemann/
• Bergmann, J. and Niemann, A. (2015), What the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue says about the EU’s role as a peace mediator, blog contribution for EUROPP: European Politics and Policy, London: London School of Economic & Political Science http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/12/12/what-the-belgrade-pristina-agreement-says-about-the-eus-role-as-a-peace-mediator/
• Brand, A., and Niemann, A. (2015), ‘Editorial‘, Sport & EU Review, Vol. 7, No.1, pp. 4-5.
• Brand, A., Licen, S. and Niemann, A. (2014), ‘Editorial‘, Sport & EU Review, Vol. 6, No.2, pp. 4-5.
• Brand, A., Licen, S. and Niemann, A. (2014), ‘Editorial‘, Sport & EU Review, Vol. 6, No.1, pp. 4-7.
• Niemann, A. (2009), “The Transformation of European Football: A Case of Europeanisation? Amsterdam 12-13 June 2009, Workshop Report”, published in: UACES news, No. 61, pp. 6-7, also published by Sport&EU review and the UACES blog “ideas on Europe”, online available at http://uaces.ideasoneurope.eu/2009/09/22/the-transformation-of-european-football/
• Niemann, A. (2008), Review of “Democratic Governance and European Integration: Linking Societal and State Processes of Democracy”, edited by Holzhacker, R. and Albæk E., Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, for Acta Politica, Vol. 43, No. 4, 3 pp.
• Niemann, A. (2007), Regime theory, in Bevir, M. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Governance, Vol. 2, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, pp. 801-805.
• Falbe, M. and Niemann, A. (2007) “Soccer”, The Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas, Santa Barbara, California; ABC-CLIO, Incorporated, 2 pp.
Drittmittelprojekte (Auswahl)
The research project “The Identity Effect of Europeanised Lifeworlds: Becoming European through Football? (EUFoot)” aims to explore the importance of everyday activities, i.e. football fandom and spectatorship for the formation of a European identity.
Research on European identity paid rather little attention to the sport-related and supposedly non-political activities of football fandom. This is astonishing, given that the “global game” is played all over Europe, increasingly often through European wide competitions such as the Champions league and the Europa league. Player markets and football club activities reach beyond national borders. Our project examines the extent to which a Europeanisation of football fans’ perceptions and identities has taken place in times of Europeanised player markets, competitions and football governance structures.
We use a multi-method research strategy. The combination of comparative analysis and triangulation of data obtained through discourse analysis, survey research and in-depth interviews serves us to answer our main research question: To what extent are identities of football fans across Europe “Europeanised”? Any such Europeanised patterns of identification, nurtured in a lifeworldly context of activities are of both scientific and political relevance. Identity-formation in everyday (supposedly non-political) transboundary contexts is still under-researched. We will investigate the formation of identification patterns in non-elite discourses in several countries across Europe.
Funded by the German Research Foundation (2018-2021): 420.000 € .
https://eufoot.de/
Jean Monnet Chair: “EU External Policy: Challenges, Crises and Opportunities”. Duration 9/2017-2/2021. Role: chair/main applicant. Budget: 50,000 EUR. This project bundles innovative aspects of EU external policy and EU crisis policy-making in teaching and Research.
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “EU in Global Dialogue”. A cooperation between the Technical University Darmstadt and the University of Mainz. Duration 2015-2018: overall budget 80.000 EUR. Director: Prof. Michele Knodt (TU Darmstadt). Co-Director: Prof. Arne Niemann (University of Mainz). Research: the project funds, for example, workshops on the external dimension of EU migration policy and on regional Integration in comparative perspective. Teaching: the JM Centre of Excellence allows the University of Mainz to sustain and expand its innovative teaching in terms of EU simulations.
Research Project: 'A Peacemaker in the Making? The European Union as an Actor in International Mediation'
This project investigates the EU’s role as mediator in peace negotiations. The research project pursues three main objectives. First, we aim to better understand how and in what ways the EU has been involved in international mediation activities. Second, we assess the extent to which the EU constitutes an effective mediator in peace negotiations. Third, we seek to explain different degrees of EU mediator effectiveness. In addition, an important objective of this project is to use the insights gained from the analytical and explanatory components of the project as a basis for knowledge transfer from science to practice, and to establish a policy dialogue with relevant actors.
The project is funded through a 100.000 € grant by the Funded by the German Foundation for Peace Research (Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung, DSF) and runs from February 2015 to January 2017.
Jean Monnet Multilateral Research Group: “EU-Russia Relations: A Transnational Perspective”. Duration: 9/2013-8/2015. Coordinator: University of Kent. Role: project partner. Budget: 80,000 EUR.
This project critically analyses the state of EU-Russia relations, by taking both an EU and a Russian perspective to the relationship.
Jean Monnet Chair: “The EU and its external policy, with emphasis on EU-US and EU-BRICS relations”. Duration 9/2012-8/2015. Role: chair/main applicant. Budget: 50,000 EUR.
This project bundles innovative aspects of EU external policy in teaching and Research.
Annex for DFG Application “African Regional Organisations as Mediators in Peace Negotiations (AFROM)”: For a sample of cases for analysis in the project see Annex AFROM case sample.