Adam Holesch
Research Fellow
Project Manager, EU-VALUES project
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Biography
Adam Holesch is a Research Fellow at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). He is the Coordinator of the Bridging the Gaps in Evidence, Regulation and Impact of Anticorruption Policies (BRIDGEGAP) Horizon Project. He also is also responsible for the EU Research and Education Network on Foreign Policy Issues: Values and Democracy (EU-VALUES) and the United in Knowledge: EU-Latin America Academic Synergies (EULAS) JM Network. He also coordinates the Network on Europe-Africa Relations - Education and Research (NEAR-ER). Adam is also member of the Steering Committee of the ECPR Standing Group on European Union.
Adam's research navigates the complexities of European politics through the lens of multi-level governance, with a focus on democratic backsliding, rule of law, regionalism, global governance, and, more recently, corruption. He also examines the repercussions of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on EU politics, particularly its influence on European politics.
Previously, he has held visiting positions at esteemed institutions, including the European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole, KU Leuven, Central European University, and Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. His work has been featured in leading academic journals such as West European Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Integration, East European Politics, Territory, Politics, and Governance, Acta Politica, 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
- Democracy
- Comparative politics
- Global governance
- 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)
- United in Knowledge: EU-Latin America Academic Synergies (EULAS) (Project manager)
- Network on Europe-Africa Relations - Education and Research (NEAR-ER) (Coordinator | Contact person)
Selected publications
- 2024.Too Little, but Not Too Late? Assessing the Role of Sanctions in the EU’s Rule of Law Conflict with Poland.In:
Luisa Antoniolli and Carlo Ruzza (eds.)
.The Rule of Law in the EU: Challenges, Actors and Strategies.Cham:Springer International Publishing,pp: 111-129.Link - 2024.Institutional Transformations of Global Governance–Key Challenges for International Organisations.International Review of Public Policy,6(6: 3)Link
- 2024.European radical left foreign policy after the invasion of Ukraine: shifts in assertiveness towards Russia.Political Research Exchange,6Link
- 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
Press clippings
- Que l'extrema dreta hagi doblat els vots és molt preocupant
- Este no es otro maldito artículo sobre la izquierda y Ucrania
- What impact will Donald Tusk’s return have on European integration?
- Poland’s Democratic Comeback and the Spectre of National Populism
- How the Ukraine war has eroded the links between Putin and the European far right
- Does Fratelli d’Italia’s rise to government signal a new era for the far right in Europe?