Univ.-Prof. Dr. Arne Niemann

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  1. Curriculum vitae
  2. Teaching
  3. Research interests and publications
  4. Grants/Projects

Curriculum vitae

• 2012-2015, 2017-2021 Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Mainz

• Since February 2011 Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science, University of Mainz

• 08/2006 – 01/2011 Lecturer in EU Studies and International Relations, Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam

• 04/2002 – 07/2006 Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher, Unit of International Relations, Institute of Political Science, Technical University of Dresden

• 09/2000 – 03/2002 Consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Berlin/Bad Homburg

• 10/1998 – 12/1999 Lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge

• 10/1996 – 07/2000 PhD at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge

• 09/1997 – 06/1998 Visiting Researcher, European University Institute , Florence

• 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

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Teaching

Exams

Topics on which you can take exams with me (Master major and minor exams) can be found here.

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Research interests and publications

Broadly speaking my research focuses on the European integration process and European (Union) politics and policy-making. Three strands of my research may be singled out therein: (1) The external relations of the EU, including climate change, trade, security and here particularly the EU’s role as a mediator. (2) Theorising European politics and policy, particularly in terms of supranational/ neofunctionalist approaches. (3) Football and politics – with a particular focus on fandom in various societal/political contexts, such as attitudes towards Europe/the EU, migration, and democracy.

 

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A) Book/Monograph

  1. Niemann, A., Brand, A. and Weber, R. (forthcoming May 2024). Football Fandom and Identity in the 21st Century: Europe on Their Minds. Palgrave Macmillan.
  2. 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).

 

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B) Edited books/volumes

  1. Brand, A., Niemann, A., & Weber, R. (forthcoming 2024), The Europeanisation of identities through everyday practices, Special Issue, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Vol. 32, No. 2.
  2. Niemann, A. and Zaun, N. (eds.) (2023), 'EU External Migration Policy and EU Migration Governance'; Special Issue, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Vol. 49, No. 12.
  3. Chaban, N., Niemann, A., Speyer, J. (eds.) (2020), Changing Perceptions of the EU at times of Brexit: Global Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge.
  4. Maurer, H., Niemann, A. and Plank, F. (2020), ‘Innovative Teaching on European (Foreign) Affairs’, Special Section, Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 16, No. 1.
  5. Niemann, A. and Zaun, N. (eds) (2018), 'European Refugee Policies and Politics in Times of Crisis: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives', Special Issue, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 56, No. 1.
  6. Niemann, A., Bergmann, J., Haastrup, T. and Whitman, R. (eds.) (2018), ‘The European Union as a Mediator in Peace Processes: Motives, Roles and Effects’, Special Issue, International Negotiations, Vol. 23, No. 2.
  7. Muno, W., Niemann, A., Guasti, P. (eds.) (2018), Europa spielerisch lernen: Didaktische Überlegungen und Praxisbeispiele zu EU-Simulationen, Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
  8. Ioannou, D., Leblond, P. and Niemann, A. (eds.) (2016), European Integration in Times of Crisis: Theoretical Perspectives, London: Routledge (reprint of JEPP special issue), 146 pp.
  9. Geddes, A. and Niemann, A. (eds.) (2015), ‘Conceptualising EU Labour Migration’, Thematic Section, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 28, No. 4.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Niemann, A. and Bretherthon, C. (eds) (2013), 'European Union external policy at a crossroads: the challenge of actorness and effectiveness', Special Issue, International Relations (the journal), Vol. 27, No. 3., pp. 260-400.
  13. 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.
  14. Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (eds.) (2007), Interessen und Handlungsspielräume in der deutschen und europäischen Außenpolitik, Dresden: TUDpress (Dresden University Press), 370 pp.
  15. Niemann, A. (ed.) (2005), Herausforderungen an die deutsche und europäische Außenpolitik: Analysen und Politikempfehlungen, Dresden: TUDpress, 314 pp.
  16. Niemann, A. and Medick-Krakau, M. (eds.) (2004), ‘Internationale Institutionen’ 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.
  17. 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.

 

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C) Articles in anonymously peer reviewed journals

  1. Brand, A., Niemann, A., & Weber, R. (2024). Introduction: the Europeanisation of identities through everyday practices. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2024.2310021
  2. Niemann, A. and Zaun, N. (2023), 'Introduction: EU external migration policy and EU migration governance', Journal of Ethnic and migration studies, Vol. 49, No. 12, pp. 2965-2985.
  3. Biel, J., Finger, T., Jungblut, J., Kossakowski, R., Llopis - Goig, R., Mankowski, D., Niemann, A. and Reinke, V. (2023), A European Public Sphere United by Football: A Comparative Quantitative Text Analysis of German, Norwegian, Polish and Spanish Football Media, Journal of Common Market Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13559.
  4. Brand, A., Niemann, A. and Weber, R. (2023), 'When do football fans tend to acquire a more Europeanised mind-set? The impact of participation in European club competitions', Journal of Contemporary European Studies, https://doi.org/101080/14782804.2023.2186838.
  5. Brand, A., Niemann, A. and Weber, R. (2023), 'Pipe dream or closed shop? Experiencing the Champions League from the sidelines', Soccer & Society, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 520-533.
  6. Unger, D., Sirsch, J., Stockemer, D. and Niemann, A. (2023), 'What guides citizen support for redistributive EU measures as a response to COVID-19: justice attitudes, self-interest or support for European integration?', European Union Politics, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 578-600.
  7. Plank, F., Daum, B., Muntschick, J., Knodt, M., Hasse, C., Ott, I. and Niemann, A. (2023), 'Hydrogen: Fueling EU-Morocco Energy Cooperation', Middle East Policy, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 37-52.
  8. Biel, J., Finger, T., Reinke, V., Amann, J. and Niemann, A. (2023), 'Becoming European Through Football Media? Representations of Europe in German Football News Coverage', International Journal of Sport Communication, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 202-214.
  9. Weber, R., Brand, A., Koch, F. and Niemann, A. (2022), ‘A European Mind? Europeanisation of Football Fan Discussions in Online Message Boards’, European Journal of Sport and Society, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 323-346.
  10. Stockemer, D., Niemann, A., Unger, D. and Plank, F. (2022), ‘Equally at Risk? Perceived Financial Differences, Risk Assessment and Containment Measures in the COVID-19 pandemic’, Contemporary Politics, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 225-244. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  11. Weber, R., Brand, A., Koch, F. and Niemann, A. (2022), ‘Cosmopolitans and communitarians: A typology of football fans between national and European influences', International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 532-551. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index) 
  12. Plank, F., Keijzer, N. and Niemann, A. (2021). ‘Outside‐in Politicization of EU–Western Africa Relations: What Role for Civil Society Organizations? Journal of Common Market Studies. Vol. 59, No.1, pp. 161-179. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  13. Stockemer, D., Plank, F. and Niemann, A. (2021), ‘The COVID ‐ 19 pandemic and government responses: A gender perspective on differences in public opinion’, Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 102, No. 1, pp. 2383-2393. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  14. Stockemer, D.; Niemann, A.; Speyer, J.; Unger, D. (2020), The “Refugee crisis”, Immigration Attitudes, and Euroscepticism', International Migration Review, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 883-912. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  15. Niemann, A. and Brand, A. (2020), ‘The UEFA Champions League: a political myth?’, Soccer & Society. Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 329-343.
  16. Plank, F. and Niemann, A. (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.
  17. Maurer, H., Niemann, A. and Plank, F. (2020), ‘Introduction: Innovative Teaching on European (Foreign) Affairs’, Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 4-12.
  18. Weber, R., Brand, A., Niemann, A. and Koch, F. (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.
  19. Plank, F., Henneberg, I., Kobusch, A., Bürger, M., Konrad, P., Mucha, W., Niemann, A. and Pesch, C. (2019), ‘Standortübergreifende Lehre in der Politikwissenschaft: Nutzen und Beitrag eines innovativen Ringseminars’, Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 127-146. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  20. Niemann, A., and Speyer, J. (2018), ‘A Neofunctionalist Perspective on the “European Refugee Crisis”: The Case of the European Border and Coast Guard’, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 23-43. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  21. 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. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index).
  22. Bergmann, J., Haastrup, T., Niemann, A. and Whitman, R. (2018), ‘Introduction: The EU as International Mediator – Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives’, International Negotiation, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 157-176.
  23. Bergmann, J. and Niemann, A. (2018), ‘From Neo-Functional Peace to a Logic of Spillover in EU External Policy: A Response to Visoka and Doyle’, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 420-438. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  24. Niemann, A. and Zaun, N. (2018), ‘European Refugee Policies and Politics in Times of Crisis: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives’, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 3-22. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  25. Niemann, A., Bergmann, J., and Haastrup, T. (2018), ‘Motives, Roles, Effectiveness and the Future of the EU as an International Mediator’, International Negotiation, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 319-330.
  26. Bergmann, J. and Niemann, A. (2015), ‘Mediating International Conflicts: the European Union as an Effective Peacemaker’, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 53 , No.5, pp. 957-975. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  27. Niemann, A. and Geddes, A. (2015), ‘Introduction: Conceptualising EU policy on labour migration’, Thematic Section, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. 28, No. 4., pp. 523-535. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  28. Niemann, A. and Ioannou, D. (2015), ‘European economic integration in times of crisis: a case of neofunctionalism?’ Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 196-218 (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  29. Leblond, P., Ioannou, D. and Niemann, A. (2015), ‘Introduction: European Economic Integration in Times of Crisis: Practice and Theory’, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp.155-176. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  30. Guasti, P., Muno, W. and Niemann, A. (2015), Introduction: EU simulations  as a multi-dimensional resource: from teaching and learning tool to research instrument', European Political Science, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 205-217. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  31. Groen, L. and Niemann, A. (2013), 'The European Union at the Copenhagen Climate Negotiations: A Case of Contested EU Actorness and Effectiveness', International Relations, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 308-324. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  32. Niemann, A. and Bretherton, C. (2013), ‘Introduction: EU external policy at the crossroads: the challenge of actorness and effectiveness', International Relations, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 261-275. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  33. Fehlker, C., Ioannou, D. and Niemann, A. (2013), 'Die Errichtung einer Europäischen Finanzmarktunion: Ein Fall von funktionalem spillover', Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 105-124.
  34. Niemann, A. (2013), 'EU External Trade and the Treaty of Lisbon: a revised neofunctionalist approach', Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 633-658.
  35. Brand, A., Niemann, A. and Spitaler, G. (2013), ‘The two-track Europeanisation of football: EU-level pressures, transnational dynamics and their repercussions within different national contexts’, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Vol. 5, No.1, pp. 95-112.
  36. Groen, L., Niemann, A. and Oberthür, S. (2012), ‘The EU as a global leader? The Copenhagen and Cancún UN climate change negotiations’, Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 173-191.
  37. Schukkink, M. and Niemann, A. (2012): ‘Portugal and the EU’s Eastern Enlargement: A logic of identity endorsement’, European Integration online Papers, Vol. 16, Article 12, pp. 1-42. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index).
  38. Niemann, A. (2011), ‘Conceptualising Common Commercial Policy Treaty revision: Explaining the stagnancy and dynamics from the Amsterdam IGC to the Treaty of Lisbon’, European Integration online Papers, Vol. 15, Article 6. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  39. Verhoeff, E. and Niemann, A. (2011), ‘National Preferences and the EU Presidency: The Case of German Energy Policy towards Russia’, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 1271-1293. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  40. Niemann, A. and Huigens, J. (2011), ‘The European Union’s role in the G8: a principal-agent perspective’, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 420-442. (Thomson Reuters ISI-listed).
  41. Huigens, J. and Niemann, A. (2011), ‘The G8½: the EU's contested and ambiguous actorness in the G8, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 629-657. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  42. Brand, A., Niemann, A. and Spitaler, G. (2010), ‘The Europeanisation of Austrian Football: History, Adaptation and Transnational Dynamics’, Soccer and Society, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 761-774.
  43. Niemann, A. and de Wekker, T. (2010), 'Normative power Europe? EU relations with Moldova’, European Integration online Papers, Vol. 14, Article 14. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  44. Niemann, A. and Mak, J. (2010), ‘(How) do norms guide Presidency behaviour in EU negotiations?’, Journal of European Public Policy, special issue on "Negotiation Theory and the EU: the State of the Art", Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 727-742. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  45. Niemann, A. and Heister, S. (2010) “Scientific Political Consulting and University Education in Germany – Demand and Supply: Patterns of Competences and Skills in the Context of the Bologna Process”, European Political Science, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 398-416. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  46. Niemann, A. (2008), 'Dynamics and Countervailing Pressures of Visa, Asylum and Immigration Policy Treaty Revision: Explaining Change and Stagnation from the Amsterdam IGC to the IGC 2003-2004', Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 559-591. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  47. Niemann, A. and Brand, A. (2008), 'The impact of European integration on domestic sport: the case of German football', Sport in Society, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 90-106.
  48. Hausotter, T., Niemann, A., and Schratz, A. (2007), ‘Die Belarus-Politik der Europäischen Union: Interessen und Handlungsspielräume’, Osteuropa, Nr. 07/2007, pp. 57-70. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  49. Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2007), 'Europeanisation in the societal/trans-national realm: what European Integration Studies can get out of analysing football', Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 182-201.
  50. Niemann, A. (2006), 'Beyond Problem-Solving and Bargaining: Genuine Debate in EU External Trade Negotiations', International Negotiation Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 467-497.
  51. Niemann, A. (2004), 'Between communicative action and strategic action: the Article 113 Committee and the negotiations on the WTO Basic Telecommunications Services Agreement', Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 379-407. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  52. Niemann, A. (1998), 'The PHARE programme and the concept of spillover: neofunctionalism in the making', Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 428-446. (Listed in Social Sciences Citation Index)
  53. Niemann, A. (1997), 'Europhoria, friendship and wine: the stuff that built another Europe', Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 277-292.

 

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D) Book chapters (reviewed)

  1. Speyer, J., Chaban, N. and Niemann, A. (2022), International perceptions of Brexit, in: Leruth, B., Gänzle, S. and Trondal, J. (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Differentiation in the European Union. London: Routledge, pp. 633-648.
  2. Brand, A., Geeraert, A. and Niemann, A. (2022). European (dis-)integration theories, Brexit and sport: A double disconnect and tentative remedies, in: Jacob Kornbeck (ed.): Sport & Brexit: Regulatory Legacies and Challenges, London: Routledge, 23-40.
  3. Niemann, A. and Bergmann, J. (2021). Theorizing EU external action: a neo-functionalist perspective, in: Gstöhl, S. and Schunz, S. (eds.), The External Action of the European Union: concepts, approaches, theories, London: Red Globe Press, pp. 157-172.
  4. Niemann, A., Weber, R. and Brand, A. (2021), Football and European integration(s). in: Hoeber, T., Weber, G. and Cabras, I. (eds.). The Routledge Handbook of European Integrations. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 49-64.
  5. Niemann, A. (2021), ‘Neofunctionalism’, in: Newsome, A. Riddervold, M. and Trondal, J. (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of EU Crises, London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 115-134.
  6. Niemann, A. and Blöser, J. (2020), ‘Migration and the Mediterranean: the EU’s Response to the “European Refugee Crisis’, in: Mason, R. (ed.), Transnational Security Cooperation in the Mediterranean, London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 75-113.
  7. Speyer, J., Chaban, N. and Niemann, A. (2020), ‘Introduction: Uncertain Change and Changing Uncertainty: the Brexit Referendum and the EU in the Eyes of the World’, in: Chaban, N., Niemann, A. and Speyer, J. (eds.), Changing Perceptions of the EU at times of Brexit: Global Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 1-24.
  8. Chaban, N., Niemann, A. and Speyer, J. (2020), ‘Conclusion: External Perceptions of the EU and EU Foreign Policy Making at Times of Brexit’, in: Chaban, N., Niemann, A. and Speyer, J. (eds.), Changing Perceptions of the EU at times of Brexit: Global Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 281-296.
  9. Speyer, J., Hähn, L. and Niemann, A. (2020), ‘Increasingly brittle? US-perceptions of the EU after Brexit’, in: Chaban, N., Niemann, A. and Speyer, J. (eds.), Changing Perceptions of the EU at times of Brexit: Global Perspectives, Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 99-115.
  10. Niemann, A., Lefkofridi, Z. and Schmitter, P. (2019), ‘Neofunctionalism’, in: Wiener, A., Börzel, T. and Risse, T. (eds.), Theories of European Integration, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oexford University Press, pp. 43-63.
  11. Hoffmann, N. and Niemann, A. (2017), ‘EU Actorness and the European Neighbourhood Policy’, in: Schumacher, T., Demmelhuber, T. and Marchetti, A. (eds.), The Routledge Handbook on the European Neighbourhood Policy, London: Routledge, pp. 28-38.
  12. Plank, F. and Niemann, A. (2017), ‘Impact of the agent’s environment on discretion in the field of EU conflict resolution’. in: Delreux, T. and Adriaensen, J. (eds.), The Principal-Agent Model and the European Union. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 131-155.
  13. Niemann, A. (2017), ‘Neofunctionalism’, in: Laursen, F. (ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 25pp.
  14. Niemann, A. and Bretherton, C. (2017), ‘EU External Policy at the Crossroads: the Challenge of Actorness and Effectiveness, in: Tonra, B., Whitman, R. and Young, A. (eds.), Foreign Policy of the European Union, London: SAGE Publications. [reproduction from International Relations, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2013).
  15. 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. (eds.), Foreign Policy of the European Union, London: SAGE Publications. [reproduction from International Relations, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2013).
  16. 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. (eds.), Foreign Policy of the European Union, London: SAGE Publications. [reproduction from Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2013).
  17. Niemann, A. (2016), ‘Theorising Internal Security Cooperation in the European Union: A Neofunctionalist Perspective’, in: Rhinard, M. and Bossong, R. (eds), Theorising Internal Security Cooperation in the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 129-152.
  18. Bergmann, J. and Niemann, A. (2015), ‘Theories of European Integration’, in: Jørgensen, K.E., Drieskens, E., Aarstad, K. A., Laatikainen, K. and Tonra, B. (eds.), The SAGE Handbook of European Foreign Policy, pp. 165-181.
  19. Huigens, J. and Niemann, A. (2014), ‘The EU in the G8: between effective multilateralism and multilateralism light’, in: Drieskens, E. and van Schaik, L. (eds.), The EU and Effective Multilateralism: External and Internal Reform in the First Decade, London: Routledge, pp. 153-169.
  20. Niemann, A., (2012), ‘The Dynamics of EU migration policy: from Maastricht to Lisbon’, in: Richardson, J. (ed.), Constructing a policy-making state? Policy dynamics in the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 209-233.
  21. Niemann, A. (2012), ‘The Common Commercial Policy: From Nice to Lisbon’, in: Laursen, F. (ed.), The Lisbon Treaty: Institutional Choices and Implementation, Ashgate, pp. 205-227.
  22. Huigens, J. and Niemann, A. (2012), ‘The EU Representation in the G8’, in: Larionova, M. (ed.), The EU in the G8, Ashgate, pp. 105-119.
  23. Groen, L. and Niemann, A. (2012), ‘Challenges in EU external climate change policy-making in the early post-Lisbon era: the UNFCCC Copenhagen negotiations’, in: Cardwell, P. (ed.), EU External Relations Law and Policy in the Post-Lisbon Era, The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press, pp. 315-334.
  24. Niemann, A. and Huigens, J. (2011), ‘The European Union’s role in the G8: a principal-agent perspective’, in: Dür, A. and Elsig, M. (eds), The European Union’s Foreign Economic Policies: A Principal-Agent Perspective, London: Routledge, pp. 98-120.
  25. Niemann, A., Brand, A. and Spitaler, G. (2011), ‘The Europeanization of football: Germany and Austria compared’, in: Young, C., Holt, D. and Tomlinson, A. (eds.), The making and mediatization of modern sport in Europe: States, media and markets 1950-2010, London: Routledge, pp. 187-204.
  26. Niemann, A., Garcia, B. and Grant, W. (2011), “The Transformation of European Football: Introduction”, in: Niemann, A., Garcia, B. and Grant, W. (eds), The Transformation of European Football: Towards the Europeanisation of the national game, Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 1-22.
  27. Niemann, A. and Mak, J. (2011), ‘(How) do norms guide Presidency behaviour in EU negotiations?’, in: Dür, A., Mateo, G. and Thomas, D. (eds), Negotiation Theory and the EU: The State of the Art, London: Routledge, pp. 115-130.
  28. Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2011), “The Europeanisation of German Football: from minor adjustments to system transformation”, in: Niemann, A., Garcia, B. and Grant, W. (eds), The Transformation of European Football: Towards the Europeanisation of the national game, Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 59-79.
  29. Garcia, B., Niemann, A., and Grant, W. (2011), 'Conclusion', in: Niemann, A., Garcia, B. and Grant, W. (eds), The Transformation of European Football: Towards the Europeanisation of the national game, Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 239-261.
  30. Brand, A., Niemann, A. and Spitaler, G. (2011), 'The Europeanisation of Austria Football' in: Niemann, A., Garcia, B. and Grant, W. (eds), The Transformation of European Football: Towards the Europeanisation of the national game, Manchester: Manchester University Press, p. 171-186.
  31. Niemann, A. and Schmitter, P. (2009), 'Neo-functionalism', in: Wiener, A. and Diez, T. (eds), Theories of European Integration, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, pp. 45-66.
  32. Niemann, A. (2008), 'Deliberation and Bargaining in the Article 113 Committee and the 1996/97 IGC Representatives Group', in: Naurin, D. and Wallace, H. (eds), Games Governments Play in Brussels: Unveiling the Council of the European Union, London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 121-143.
  33. Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2006), 'The Europeanisation of German football', in: Young, C. and Tomlinson, A. (eds.), German football: history, culture, society, London: Routledge, pp. 127-142.

 

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E) Articles in Journals (non-reviewed)

 

  1. Finger, T., Amman, J., Biel, J., Niemann, A. and Reinke, V. (2023), Researching Football, Identity and Cohesion in Europe. Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal, 1(1), 137-163. https://doi.org/10.30925/slpdj.1.1.5
  2. Plank, F., Muntschick, J., Niemann, A., Knodt, M. (2023): External Hydrogen Relations of the European Union (EU): Framing Processes in the Public Discourse Towards and within Partner Countries. Sustainability, 15, 14757. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15201475
  3. Brand A., Niemann, A. (2019), Die UEFA Champions League als politischer Mythos: Einigung Europas oder Entfremdung der Fans?, STADION – Internationale Zeitschrift für Geschichte des Sports, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 76-98.
  4. Bergmann, J., Plank, F. and Niemann, A. (2016), ‘EU-Friedensmediation als Forschungsgegenstand: Theoretische und empirische Perspektiven, Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Vol. 5., No. 1, pp.134-144.
  5. 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.
  6. 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. No. 1/2015, pp. 86-96.
  7. Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2014), ‘Football and National Identity in Europe’, Panorama: Insights into Asian and European Affairs, 01/2014, pp. 43-51.
  8. Niemann, A. and Brand, A. (2010), ‘Européanisation de football allemand’, Allemagne aujourd’hui, August, pp. 130-144.
  9. Niemann, A. (2008), 'Außenpolitikberatung und universitäre Ausbildung', WeltTrends, No. 63, November/December, pp. 95-104.
  10. Liebig, S., Niemann, A. and von Uexküll, E. (2005), 'Bringing Liberalization On The Right Track – The Case of Supply Side Constraints In The EU-ESA Negotiations For An Economic Partnership Agreement', Journal of European Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 25-37.
  11. Ioannou D. and Niemann, A. (2004), 'European economic governance: towards a conceptual framework and the way ahead', Journal of European Affairs, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 25-30.
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F) Book chapters (non-reviewed)

  1. Hoffmann, N. and Niemann, A. (2019), ‘Conceptualising and analysing the contestation of the EU as an Actor in ENP: actorness, effectiveness and beyond’, in Góra, M., Styczyńska, N. and Zubek, M. (eds.), Contestation of EU Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy. Actors, Arenas, Arguments, Copenhagen: DJØF Publishing, pp. 31-52.
  2. Niemann, A. and Plank, F. (2019), ‘Das Prinzipal-Agenten-Modell und EU-Konfliktbearbeitung-Strukturelle Erklärungen für Agenten-Autonomie‘, in: Marker, K., Schmitt, A. and Sirsch, J. (eds.), 'Demokratie und Entscheidung. Beiträge zur Analytischen Politischen Theorie, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 359-384.
  3. Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2018), ‘Die Europäisierung des Fußballs: Von der Umsetzung politischer Vorgaben zur Gestaltung europäischer Realitäten‘, in: Mittag, J. (ed.), Europäische Sportpolitik, Baden-Baden: Nomos, pp. 167-180.
  4. Muno, W., Niemann, A. and Guasti, P. (2018), ‘EU-Simulationen als multidimensionaler didaktischer Ansatz’, in: Muno, W., Niemann, A. and Guasti, P. (eds.), Europa spielerisch erlernen: Didaktische Überlegungen und Praxisbeispiele zu EU-Simulationen, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 3-22.
  5. Prinz, L., Gewering, M. and Niemann, A. (2018), ‘Die Umsetzung von EU-Simulationen für die gymnasiale Oberstufe – Lehren aus der Praxis des Planspiels EU+‘, in: Muno, W., Niemann, A., and Gasti, P. (eds.), Europa spielerisch lernen - EU-Simulationen: Didaktische Überlegungen und Praxisbeispiele, Wiesbaden: Springer VS., pp. 111-138.
  6. Plank, F., Muno, W. und Niemann, A. (2018), ‚Fazit: EU-Simulationen im Vergleich: Didaktik von aktivem Lernen‘, in: Muno, W., Niemann, A. and Guasti, P. (eds.), Europa spielerisch lernen - EU-Simulationen: Didaktische Überlegungen und Praxisbeispiele, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 205-218.
  7. Herbel, A. and Niemann, A. (2016), ‘EU Global Health Priorities: Climate Change’ in: Emmerling, T., Kickbusch, I. and Told, M. (eds.), The European Union as Global Health Actor, London: World Scientific Publishing, pp. 149-166.
  8. Niemann, A. and Bergmann, J. (2013), 'Zug- und Gegenkräfte im Spiegel der Theorien der europäischen Integration', in: Eppler,  A. and Scheller, H. (eds.), Zug- und Gegenkräfte im europäischen Integrationsprozess, Baden-Baden: Nomos, pp. 45-70.
  9. Groen, L., Niemann, A. and Oberthür, S. (2013), 'The EU's Role in International Climate Change Policy-Making: A Global Leader in Decline?', in: Boening, A., Kremer, J. and van Loon, A. (eds.), Global Power Europe - Vol. 2: Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU's External Relations, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 37-54.
  10. 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, Münster: LIT, pp. 137-175.
  11. Lauter, D., Niemann, A. and Heister, S. (2011), 'Zwei-Ebenen-Spiele und die Ayslrechtsreform von 1933', in: Hönnige, C., Kneip, S. and Lorenz, A. (eds), Verfassungswandel im Mehrebenensystem, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, pp. 158-178.
  12. Niemann, A. and Junne, G. (2011), 'Normative Macht Europa?', in: Simonis, G. und Elbers, H.(eds.), Externe EU Governance, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, pp. 103-131.
  13. Günther, A., Niemann, A. and Petzold, S. (2008), 'Universitäre Ausbildung und Außenpolitikberatung in Deutschland', in: Robel, Stephan and Brand, Alexander (eds.), Internationale Beziehungen: Aktuelle Forschungsfelder, Wissensorganisation und Berufsorientierung, Dresden: TUDpress, pp. 521-542.
  14. 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.
  15. Niemann, A. (2007), 'E.H. Carr: The Twenty Years’ Crisis', in: Kailitz, Steffen (ed.), Schlüsselwerke der Politikwissenschaft, Westdeutscher Verlag, pp. 80-84.
  16. Niemann, A. and Petzold, S. (2006), 'La Gobernanza de la política migratoria de la Unión Europea' (The Governance of EU Migration Policy), in: Gossio, G. and Ileana, M. (eds), Los nuevos escenarios de la migración: Causas, condiciones, consecuencias, Berlin: Heinrich Böll Foundation, pp. 106-128.
  17. Böckenförde, S. and Niemann, A. (2005), 'Einleitung: Wissenschaftliche (Außen-)Politikberatung in Deutschland', in: Niemann, A. (ed.), Herausforderungen an die deutsche und europäische Außenpolitik: Analysen und Politikempfehlungen, Dresden: TUDpress, pp. 9-26.

 

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G) Other articles, book chapters and working papers

  1. Niemann, A., Edwards, E. and Jakobi, P. (2021): Still Not Yet Obsolete? A Neofunctionalist Account of Brexit, Mainz Papers on International and European Politics (MPIEP) No. 25. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, University of Mainz, available at:  https://inernational.politics.uni-mainz.de/files/2022/04/Niemann-Edwards-Jacobi_MPIEP_No. 25-neu.pdf
  2. 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, available at: https://euaimblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/euintmd-policy-brief-2019-larger-font-no-spreads.pdf
  3. Speyer, J. and Niemann, A. (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.
  4. Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2018), ‘The UEFA Champions League as Political Myth: Unifying Europe or Alienating the Regular Football Fan?’ Joint Working Paper Series of Mainz Papers on International and European Politics (MPIEP), No. 17 and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “EU in Global Dialogue” (CEDI) Working Paper Series, No. 9. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, Johannes Gutenberg University.
  5. 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: https://carleton.ca/eureast/wp-content/uploads/JMC-Policy-Report-2018-EU-Russian-Relations-Which-Way-Forward.pdf
  6. Bergmann, J., Plank, F. and Niemann, A. (2016), ‘Studying EU Peace Mediation: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives’, Mainz Papers on International and European Politics, No. 12/2016. Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg University.
  7. Guasti, P. and Niemann, A. (2015), ‘Lost in Translation: Human and Minority Rights Discussions of the European Union and Russia’, Mainz Papers on International and European Politics, No. 9/2015. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, Johannes Gutenberg University.
  8. Klohs, J. and Niemann, A. (2014), ‘Comparing the US National Security Strategy and the European Security Strategy in the first decade of the 21st century: converging but still different’, Mainz Papers on International and European Politics, No. 8/2014. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, Johannes Gutenberg University.
  9. 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.
  10. Schmidthäussler, N. and Niemann, A. (2014), ‘The Logic of EU Policy-Making on (Irregular) Migration: Securitisation or Risk?’, Mainz Papers on International and European Politics, No. 6/2014. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, Johannes Gutenberg University.
  11. Bergmann, J. and Niemann, A. (2013), 'The European Union as an Effective Mediator in Peace Negotiations? Conceptual Framework and Plausibility Probe', Mainz Papers on International and European Politics, 2013/1. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, Johannes Gutenberg University.
  12. Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2013), Europeanisation from below? Football spectatorship, mediatisation and European identity', FREE Working Paper, March 2013.
  13. Groothuis, M. and Niemann, A. (2012), ‘Normative Power Europe? The power of the EU in its Relations to the USA in the Policy Field of Counter-terrorism?’, Mainz Papers on International and European Politics, 03/2012. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, Johannes Gutenberg University.
  14. Groen, L. and Niemann, A. (2012), ‘EU actorness and effectiveness under political pressure at the Copenhagen climate change negociations’, Mainz Papers on International and European Politics, 01/2012. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, Johannes Gutenberg University.
  15. Groen, L. and Niemann, A. (2012), ‘The European Union at the Copenhagen climate negotiations: a case of contested EU actorness and effectiveness', Mainz Papers on International and European Politics, 01/12. Mainz: Chair of International Relations, Johannes Gutenberg University.
  16. Schukkink, M. and Niemann, A. (2010), ‘Portugal and the EU's Eastern Enlargement: A Logic of Identity Endorsement’, LSE European Foreign Policy Unit Working Paper, 03/2009, pp. 1-44.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Brand, A. and Niemann, A. (2005), ‘The Societal/Trans-national Dimension of Europeanisation: The Case of German Football', Queen's Paper on Europeanisation, No. 2/2005, pp. 1-40.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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).
  27. Ioannou D. and Niemann, A (2003), “Taking stock of the open method of co-ordination: nature, modus operandi and theoretical perspectives”, Dresdner Arbeitspapiere Internationale Beziehungen, No. 8, 57 pp.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. Niemann, A. (2001), ‘Kritische Erfolgsfaktoren von elektronischen B2B-Marktplätzen’, Logistik Heute, No. 4., 4 pp.
  31. Ioannou, D. and Niemann, A. (2000) “Introduction: The European Union and Islam”, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 210-211.

 

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H) Book reviews, encyclopedia entries, and newsletter contributions

  1. Plank, F., Keijzer, N. and Niemann, A. (2021), ‘Invited politicisation? Exploring the roles of Civil Society Organisations in politicising EU-Western Africa relations from the outside-in’, Ideas on Europe, JCMS Blog, 17 May 2021, available at: https://jcms.ideasoneurope.eu/2021/05/17/invited-politicisation-exploring-the-roles-of-civil-society-organisations-in-politicising-eu-western-africa-relations-from-the-outside-in/
  2. 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, available at: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/becoming-european-through-football/
  3. Speyer, J., Chaban, N. and Niemann, A. (2018), ‘External Perceptions of the EU after Brexit: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 28-29 June’, Workshop Report, UACES News.
  4. Niemann, A. (2016), Blog-Beitrag zum Brexit, veröffentlicht auf den Webseiten des Instituts für Europäische Politik, der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung RLP; available at: http://iep-berlin.de/blog/kommentar-zum-brexit-von-prof-dr-arne-niemann/
  5. Bergmann, J. and Niemann, A. (2015), ‘What the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue says about the EU’s role as a peace mediator’, Blog entry for: EUROPP: European Politics and Policy, London: London School of Economic & Political Science, available at: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/12/12/what-the-belgrade-pristina-agreement-says-about-the-eus-role-as-a-peace-mediator/
  6. Brand, A., and Niemann, A. (2015), ‘Editorial‘, Sport & EU Review, Vol. 7, No.1, pp. 4-5.
  7. Brand, A., Licen, S. and Niemann, A. (2014), ‘Editorial‘, Sport & EU Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 4-5.
  8. Brand, A., Licen, S. and Niemann, A. (2014), ‘Editorial‘, Sport & EU Review, Vol. 6, No.1, pp. 4-7.
  9. 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”, available at: http://uaces.ideasoneurope.eu/2009/09/22/the-transformation-of-european-football/
  10. 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.
  11. Niemann, A. (2007), ‘Regime theory’, in: Bevir, M. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Governance, Vol. 2, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, pp. 801-805.
  12. Falbe, M. and Niemann, A. (2007), ’Soccer’, The Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas, Santa Barbara, California; ABC-CLIO, Incorporated, 2 pp.

 

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Grants/Projects

Football, European identities and social cohesion in Europe (FANZinE)

The FANZinE project explores the potential of professional men’s club football for shaping and fostering shared identity and social cohesion in Europe. Football as one of the most popular and unifying cultural phenomena on the continent transcends geographical, cultural, and linguistic boundaries. Its universal appeal makes it a potent tool for fostering connections and common ground among diverse European citizens. As a highly Europeanized sport with regular matches between teams from all over Europe, freedom of movement for players and personnel, intense media coverage, and dense cross-border networks of fans, football not only creates shared experiences, but also reflects the interconnectedness of Europe itself. Fans experience Europe, form connections to other Europeans, and explore a Europeanised life-world through their lived fandom. By analysing football and football fandom in Europe, this project seeks to highlight the intricate ways in which following football and participating in football-related activities can contribute to the formation of European identities and the strengthening of social bonds. It aims to provide valuable insights into how a seemingly simple sport can play a pivotal role in fostering a more united and cohesive Europe “from below”.

Project volume: €750.000

For further information on the project, visit the project website: https://fanzine-research.github.io/

FANZinE builds on and expands the work done by the EUFOOT-project (‘The identity effect of Europeanised lifeworlds. Becoming European through Football?’).

 

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.github.io/

 

Clean Circles

Iron as a reactive metal has enormous potential to boost the energy transition. The project “Clean Circles” teams up scientists from multiple disciplines to explore how the metal and its oxides can be used in a cycle as carbon-free chemical energy carrier to store wind and solar power. In cooperation with researchers from the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Karlsruhe Institute of technology (KIT), and various other partner institutions, the team led by Prof. Dr. Arne Niemann researches primarily the socio-economic perspective on the circle, for instance by evaluating potential partner countries.

For more information: https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/clean-circles/about_cc/index.en.jsp

 

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.

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