Research

We, the team at the Chair of European Politics, focus our day-to-day work on all aspects of European integration. In addition, all members of staff naturally contribute their own individual research interests.

The Chair, Prof. Dr Daniel Göler, works on issues including the Common Foreign, Security and Defence Policy, the EU’s political system—including institutional reform—and the legitimacy and acceptance of European rule-making.

We also address issues relating to relations between the European Union and the states of the Western Balkans and Central Asia, the democratic legitimacy of the European Union, and strategic culture in European countries. Our work and our research priorities are international in nature, which is why international academic networking with colleagues from a wide variety of regions around the world is particularly important to us.

We have been particularly proud to hold the ‘Jean Monnet Chair’ distinction since 2011. This award, granted by the European Commission, requires not only excellent teaching but also outstanding research activities.