Teaching, Policy-oriented Work & Academic Management in the fields of European and Global AffairsWelcome to my personal webpage. Here you can find out more about my research & publications, teaching activities, academic management (currently as Dean of Vesalius College) and my policy-oriented work.
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News and Quick Links...
Briefing the EU's PSC on Effective Multilateralism.
News Peacekeeping debate with UNRIC in Brussels. Info
Launch of Global Peace Index (13 June 2016) in Brussels. Further info.
Peace & Security Workshop co-organized with Georgetown University. More.
Reviews of Oxford Handbook of Peacekeeping out...Further info.
H2020 on EU Cultural, Scientific and Innovation Diplomacy launched. Info
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RECENT NEWS & ACTIVITIES
New Co-Edited Volume: European Approaches to UN Peacekeeping - Towards a Stronger Re-engagement? (2018)
This edited volume provides a comprehensive analysis of European approaches to United Nations peacekeeping by assessing past practice, present obstacles and future potentials related to nine core European countries’ contributions to blue helmet operations. By providing in-depth case studies on Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, this book offers an evaluation of European approaches as well as a wide range of facilitating and constraining factors related to the above mentioned countries’ future involvement in UN peacekeeping. The book places particular emphasis on the recent involvement of European countries in the UN operation in Mali (MINUSMA) and explores to what extent this experience might lead to further marked increases of European supplies of troops and capabilities and thus a broader ‘European return’ to UN peacekeeping. Each chapter offers an up-to-date case study on key countries’ policies, challenges and opportunities for a stronger re-engagement in UN Peacekeeping It provides a comprehensive analysis of the main challenges and concrete ways ahead for overcoming institutional, political, financial and military obstacles (both at European capitals and within the UN system) on the path towards a stronger re-engagement of European troop contributing countries in the field of UN Peacekeeping. Furthermore, each chapter includes a set of policy-relevant recommendations for future ways ahead. The chapters in this book were originally published in International Peacekeeping.
Articles on 'Theorising EU-NATO Relations' and on 'United Nations Rapid Reaction Capabilities' (2017)
Two articles on the European Union, NATO and United Nations have been published this Summer in European Security and Contemporary Security Policy. In my article "Theorising Inter-organisational Relations: The EU-NATO Relationship as a Catalytic Case Study" I explore the historical evolution of research on the “European Union (EU)–North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) relationship” since the 1950s and examine the numerous ways in which it has served as an important case study for applying and developing theory-guided and conceptual research on inter-organisational relations (IOR) in International Relations. The Article "United Nations Rapid Reaction Mechanisms: Towards a Global Force on Standby" explores the history, lessons learned and future prospects of a 'UN Army'.
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Special Issue on 'Europe's Return to United Nations Peacekeeping'
Our co-edited Special Issue with the Journal International Peacekeeping (co-edited with my colleague Giulia Tercovich), brings together nine case studies under the theme of "Europe's Return to Peacekeeping? Opportunities, Challenges and Ways Ahead". It is the first deliverable of an international research project of the same title, led by Giulia and myself at the Global Governance Institute, involving over 12 international think tanks and universities. Contributors to this Special Issue include: Thierry Tardy (with an article on France), David Curran and Paul D. Williams (on the UK), Niels van Willigen (on the Netherlands), Peter Viggo Jakobsen (on Denmark), Ray Murphy (on Ireland), Claes Nilsson and Kristina Zetterlund (on Sweden), John Karlsrud and Kari Osland (on Norway) as well as Giulia Tercovich (on Italy) and Joachim A. Koops (on Germany). The introductory article "A European Return to UN Peacekeeping?" can be downloaded for free from the Journal's website.
Our co-edited Special Issue with the Journal International Peacekeeping (co-edited with my colleague Giulia Tercovich), brings together nine case studies under the theme of "Europe's Return to Peacekeeping? Opportunities, Challenges and Ways Ahead". It is the first deliverable of an international research project of the same title, led by Giulia and myself at the Global Governance Institute, involving over 12 international think tanks and universities. Contributors to this Special Issue include: Thierry Tardy (with an article on France), David Curran and Paul D. Williams (on the UK), Niels van Willigen (on the Netherlands), Peter Viggo Jakobsen (on Denmark), Ray Murphy (on Ireland), Claes Nilsson and Kristina Zetterlund (on Sweden), John Karlsrud and Kari Osland (on Norway) as well as Giulia Tercovich (on Italy) and Joachim A. Koops (on Germany). The introductory article "A European Return to UN Peacekeeping?" can be downloaded for free from the Journal's website.
Contributing to a Research Agenda on Inter-organizational Relations in IR: New Handbook
As a result of a collaborative research project that took 4 1/2 years and involved an inter-disciplinary team of 38 scholars and practitioners from 12 different countries, we are pleased that our Palgrave Handbook of Inter-organizational Relations in World Politics has been released in November 2016. Based on an initial authors' workshop I convened in January 2012 in Brussels ("Inter-organizationalism and International Relations: Theories and Cases") the aim of my Co-editor Rafael Biermann and myself was to contribute to the build up a network and theoretical approach within IR of like-minded scholars dealing with the political implications of inter-organizational cooperation, rivalry and impact between autonomous International Organisations. We are grateful to all our contributors and colleagues and look forward to widening and deepening collaboration with anyone interested in the topic of relations between International Organisations in Global Politics.
As a result of a collaborative research project that took 4 1/2 years and involved an inter-disciplinary team of 38 scholars and practitioners from 12 different countries, we are pleased that our Palgrave Handbook of Inter-organizational Relations in World Politics has been released in November 2016. Based on an initial authors' workshop I convened in January 2012 in Brussels ("Inter-organizationalism and International Relations: Theories and Cases") the aim of my Co-editor Rafael Biermann and myself was to contribute to the build up a network and theoretical approach within IR of like-minded scholars dealing with the political implications of inter-organizational cooperation, rivalry and impact between autonomous International Organisations. We are grateful to all our contributors and colleagues and look forward to widening and deepening collaboration with anyone interested in the topic of relations between International Organisations in Global Politics.
Our 950-pages Oxford Handbook of UN Peacekeeping Operations got published in 2015, taking stock of all 69 operations between 1948 and 2013. You can find out more HERE. |
On the occasion of International Day of UN Peacekeepers, I had the pleasure of co-organizing with UNRIC, the EU's EEAS, Vesalius College and the Global Governance Institute an evening debate on the "Past and Future of United Nations Peacekeeping" at the Residence Palace in Brussels. You can read more about it HERE. |
In the aftermath of the Brussels attacks, I conducted several interviews in international media outlets. You can find a selection of interviews and media appearances in the 'talks/events/etc..' section.
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