Since December 2023, Dr. rer. soc. Aukje van Loon is postdoctoral researcher (Habilitandin) at the chair for Multilevel Governance in Europe at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg. Parallel she is a member of the research division 'Reactivation and Transition' of the Research Center for Post-Mining at the TH Georg Agricola in Bochum. Before joining the European Studies team at Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Aukje van Loon was research associate and lecturer at the chair of International Politics at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), as well as academic coordinator and deputy internationalisation officer of the RUB's Faculty of Social Science. As a member of this faculty, she has taught various courses and supervised numerous graduate and postgraduate theses in the broad field of European Studies and International Politics. She was a member of the Global Young Faculty of the Stiftung Mercator and visiting scholar of the ACTORE Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp. Before completing her PhD, she gained a M.A. in European Economy and Culture (ECUE) from the RUB, as well as a B.A. in Communication with Modern Languages (German/French) from the Robert Gordon University, Scotland.

Her research pays attention to aspects such as democratic citizenship, political contestation and governments' responsiveness and analyzes the variance of EU governments' positions during the process of national preference formation in the field of European Political Economy and EU Economic Governance, particularly in the Common Commercial Policy (CCP), Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and Energy Policy. In a comparative fashion while affected during times of crises, domestic actors' preferences are examined in shaping their respective governments' positions, thereby facilitating and constraining development and content of contemporary EU decision making. Research questions comprise amongst others studies concerning (1); EU trade and investment negotiations such as the CAI and TTIP, (2); post-crisis reform efforts such as Banking Union and Next Generation EU, as well as, (3); energy transition issues within the European Green Deal framework. Aukje van Loon is a regular participant as (co-)chair and paper-giver at national and international professional organizations (DVPW, ECPR, EISA, UACES) and has published journal articles and book chapters at various publishing outlets.

Work experience

Education

Book

2023 'Domestic Politics in European Trade Policy: Ideas, Interests and Variation in Governmental Trade Positions'. Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies Series (forthcoming).

Edited Volumes

2013 'Global Power Europe - Vol. 1: Theoretical and Institutional Approaches to the EU's External Relations' (Global Power Shift Series). Heidelberg: Springer (with Boening, Astrid and Kremer, Jan-Frederik) (available[here]).

2013 'Global Power Europe - Vol. 2: Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU's External Relations' (Global Power Shift Series). Heidelberg: Springer (with Boening, Astrid and Kremer, Jan-Frederik) (available[here]).

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

2021 'European Financial Governance: FTT Reform, Controversies and Governments' Responsiveness'. In: Högenauer, A., Howarth, D. and Rehm, M. (eds.) Special Issue 'Reforming the Institutions of Eurozone Governance', Politics and Governance, 9(2), 208-218 ([open access]).

2021 'Robin Who? Zwischen materiellen Interessen, wertgestützten Ideen und nationalen Institutionen: die Europäischen Finanztransaktionssteuer in Deutschland und Großbritannien'. In: Florack, M., Schiffers, M. und Thierse, S. (Hrsg.) Sonderheft 'NGOs im Prozess demokratischer Politikgestaltung', Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 31(2), 327-357 ([open access]).

2020 'The Selective Politicization of Transatlantic Trade Negotiations'. In: De Bièvre, D., Costa, O., Garcia-Duran, P. and Eliasson, J. (eds.) Special Issue 'Politicization of EU Trade Policy across Time and Space', Politics and Governance, 8(1), 325-335 ([open access]).

2018 'Domestic politics and national differences in restructuring EU financial supervision'. In: European Politics and Society, 19(3), 247-263 (available[here]).

2018 'Diverging German and British governmental trade policy preferences in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations'. In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 26(2), 165-179 (available[here]).

2018 'The political economy of EU trade policy: what do we (not) know? Literaturbericht'. In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 28(1), 97-110 ([open access]).

Book Chapters

2022 'EU Handels-und Finanzpolitik'. In: Schirm, S. A., Busch, A., Lütz, S., Walter, S. und Zimmermann, H. (Hrsg.) De-Globalisierung. Forschungsstand und Perspektiven, IPÖ-Reihe, Nomos Verlag, 181-199 (available [here]).

2022 'To Politicize or Not to Politicize: Explaining Variation in EU Trade Contestation'. In: Akkaya, S. and Ergüder, B. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Challenges in Public Economics in the Era of Globalization, Hershey (PA): IGI Global, 229-251 (available[here]).

2021 'Liberalism and Domestic Politics Approaches in IR'. In: Jørgensen, K. E., Alejandro, A., Reichwein, A., Rösch, F., and Turton, H. (eds.) The Liberal International Theory Tradition in Europe. Palgrave Pivot Series on Trends in European IR Theory, Cham: Springer, 45-58 (available[here]).

2021 'Political Contestation and Domestic Politics in EU Financial Regulation'. In: Bayer, M., Schwarz, O. and Stark, T. (eds.) Democratic Citizenship in Flux: Conceptions of Citizenship in the Light of Political and Social Fragmentation, Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, 63-81 ([open access]).

2020 'Societal Dynamics in European Economic Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Variation in British and German Governmental Stances'. In: Rewizorski, M., Jędrzejowska, K. and Wróbel, A. (eds.) The Future of Global Economic Governance: Challenges and Prospects in the Age of Uncertainty, Cham: Springer, 119-139 (available[here]).

2018 'WTO und TTIP im Planspiel erfahren - Beispiele aus der Internationalen Politischen Ökonomie'. In: Meßner, M.T., Schedelik, M. und Engartner, T. (Hrsg.) Planspiele in der sozialwissenschaftlichen Lehre: Theorie und Praxis aus der Hochschule, Frankfurt/M: Wochenschau Verlag, 201-210 (available[here]).

2015 'From Interregionalism to Bilateralism: Power and Interests in EU-Brazil Trade Cooperation'. In: Rewizorski, Marek (ed.) The European Union and the BRICS: Complex Relations in the Era of Global Governance, Heidelberg: Springer, 141-159 (abstract[here]).

2013 'Domestic Politics in EU External Economic Relations: US-EU Competition in Trade'. In: Boening, Astrid/Kremer, Jan-Frederik/van Loon, Aukje (eds.): Global Power Europe - Vol. 1: Theoretical and Institutional Approaches to the EU's External Relations, Heidelberg: Springer, 219-234 (abstract[here]).

2008 'EU Interregionalism in the 'Near and Far Abroad': A Comparison of Existing and Emerging Cases'. In: Rolenc, Jan Martin (Ed.): Crucial Problems of International Relations through the Eyes of Young Scholars, Research Plan 'Governance in the Context of Globalised Economy and Society', Faculty of International Relations, Prague: University of Economics Press, 328-357.

Peer Reviewed Book Reviews

2020 'Orbán: Europe’s New Strongman' by Paul Lendvai, Hurst Publishers. In: Europe-Asia Studies, forthcoming.

2020 'EU-Japan Security Cooperation: Trends and Prospects' by Emil J. Kirchner and Han Dorussen (eds.), Routledge. In: Journal of Contemporary European Research, forthcoming.

2020 'Commercial Realism and EU Trade Policy: Competing for Economic Power in Asia and the Americas', by Katharina L. Meissner, Routledge. In: Journal of Common Market Studies, 58(1), 207-208.

2017 'The Politics of Transatlantic Trade Negotiations. TTIP in a Globalized World' by Jean-Frédéric Morin, Tereza Novotná, Frederik Ponjaert and Mario Telò (eds.), Farnham: Ashgate. In: Political Studies Review, 15(1), 108.

2015 'Constructing European Union Trade Policy: A Global Idea of Europe' by Gabriel Siles-Brügge, Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. In: Political Studies Review, 13(3), 454.

2013 'The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy. The Quest for Democracy' by Helen Sjursen (ed.), London: Routledge. In: Journal of Contemporary European Research 9(3), 488-489.

2011 'Which Europe? The Politics of Differentiated Integration' by Dyson, K and Sepos, A., (eds.), London: Palgrave, in: Cambridge Review of International Affairs 24(3), 547-549.

2010 'Deadlocks in Multilateral Negotiations. Causes and Solutions' by Narlikar, A., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. In: Political Studies Review 9(3), 405.

2010 'The European Union and the Global South' by Söderbaum, F., and Stalgren, P,. (eds.) London: Lynne Rienner. In: Political Studies Review 9(3), 433.

2010 'The Role of the European Union in Asia: China and India as Strategic Partners' by Gaens, B., Jokela, J., and Limnell, E., (eds.) Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. In: Journal of Common Market Studies 48(4), 1160-1161.

2009 'Ideas, Institutions & Trade: The WTO & the Curious Role of EU Farm Policy in Trade Liberalization' by Daugbjerg, C., and Swinbank A., Oxford: Oxford University Press. In: Political Studies Review 8(3), 427-428.

2009 'European Union Intergovernmental Conferences. Domestic Preference Formation, Transgovernmental Networks and the Dynamics of Compromise' by Thurner, P. and Pappi, F.U., London: Routledge. In: Political Studies Review 8(3), 433-434.

2009 'Globalization, Development and Integration: A European Perspective' by Della Posta, P., Uvalic, M. and Verdun, A., (eds.) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. In: Journal of Common Market Studies 47(5), 1137-38.

Media Presence

2018 'Japan, EU Display Solidarity in the Face of US Friction'. The Diplomat, 19 July 2018 [here]

Other

2009 'Review of the 8th GARNET Ph.D. School on Global Governance, Regionalism & the Role of the EU: Challenges and Debates: Shaping IR Theory in the Early 21st Century'. In: Eyes on Europe 2009: 11