Adam Holesch
Research Fellow
Project Manager, EU-VALUES project
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Biography
Adam Holesch is a post-doctoral fellow at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) and the Project Manager of the EU Research and Education Network on Foreign Policy Issues: Values and Democracy (EU-VALUES). In his research, he analyses European politics by going up and down the ladder of multi-level governance, focusing on democratic backsliding, regionalism and global governance. He was visiting scholar at the European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole, KU Leuven, Central European University, and the Queens University in Kingston/Canada. He has published, among others, in the journals West European Politics; Journal of European Integration; Territory, Politics and Governance; Acta Politica; East European Politics and Global Governance.
Background and education
- (2016) PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- (2011) Master in Political Philiosophy, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- (2005) Magister in Political Science, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn
Awards
2006. Award of the Polish Consulate in Germany (Cologne) for the best master thesis of the year 2005 about the German-Polish relations
Courses
Research
Research interests
- Nationalism
- Regionalism
- European Union
IBEI Research Clusters
Research projects
- EU Research and Education Network on Europe in the World (EU-RENEW) (Researcher | Contact person)
- Bridging the Gaps in Evidence, Regulation and Impact of Anticorruption Policies (BRIDGEGAP) (Coordinator | Researcher | Contact person)
- EU Research and Education Network on Foreign policy issues: Values and Democracy (EU-VALUES) (Researcher | Contact person | Project manager)
Selected publications
- 2024.Money Talks? The Effectiveness of Sanctions in the ‘Rule of Law’ Conflict in the European Union.JCMS,Link
- 2023.Toxic friend? The impact of the Russian invasion on democratic backsliding and PRR cooperation in Europe.West European Politics,DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2023.2202981Link
- 2022.Global Governance Research. Exploring Patterns of Growth, Diversity, and Inclusion.Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations,28(4):486-508Link
- 2022.Trans-governmental regulatory networks and the European Union’s involvement in global governance: an occasional instrument?.Journal of European Integration,44:5:677-693. DOI: 10.1080/07036337.2022.2073445Link
- 2022.International Organizations and the Future of Global Governance. Technical Report - GLOBE Survey.IBEI Working Papers,2022/58.Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals.Link
- 2021.The politics of unilateral secession in the European Union: the case of Catalonia.Territory, Politics and Governance,Link
- 2021.Measuring solidarity: towards a survey question on fiscal solidarity in the European Union.Acta Politica,Link
- 2021.Democratic backsliding in the European Union: the role of the Hungarian-Polish coalition.East European Politics,Link
- 2018.The Decentralization of Poland 1989-2018: From Partisan Disagreement to a Vehicle for Successful Absorption of EU Cohesion Funding.Revista d'Estudis Autonòmics i Federals / Journal of Self-Government,28:47-73Link
- 2016.What holds a multinational state together? The political stability of the Spanish "State of Autonomies".PhD Thesis Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Press clippings
- Does Fratelli d’Italia’s rise to government signal a new era for the far right in Europe?
- How the Ukraine war has eroded the links between Putin and the European far right
- Poland’s Democratic Comeback and the Spectre of National Populism
- What impact will Donald Tusk’s return have on European integration?