Prof. Dr. Eva Heidbreder

Chair Multilevel Governance in Europe

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Eva G. Heidbreder

Faculty of Humanities
Institute II - Department of Political Science
Zschokkestr. 32, 39104 Magdeburg, G40-305
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Eva Heidbreder is professor in "Multilevel Governance in Europe" at the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg. Since 2022 she holds a Jean Monnet Chair, funded by the European Commission. 

Previous positions include a junior professorship at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, where she also completed her Habilitation. She held visiting professorships at the University of Konstanz, the Humboldt University as well as the Freie University Berlin. After completing her PhD at the European University Institute in Florence, she held post-doc positions at the Freie University and the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. She completed a MA in Modern European Studies at the University of North London, a Magister in European Studies at the University of Osnabrück, as well as a post-graduate diploma in the same field at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna. 

Her research foci comprise topics such as effective and legitimate governance in the EU, horizontal implementation networks in EU policy-making, civil society involvement, including such concrete research questions as the negotiating process of the British EU exit. She is co-speaker of various sections or working groups in national and international professional organizations, including the International Political Science Association (IPSA), the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) and the German Association for Political Science (DVPW, elected member of executive board 2018-2021). 

Eva Heidbreder directs the BA and MA European Studies at the OVGU. As part of the curricula, students are offered opportunities for an international encounters an an exchange with practitioners in field trips or special lectures. She gives regular lectures in Germany and abroad in to promote the wider field of political education and dialogue.

Vita

 

Current

Since April 2017

 

 

W3 Professorship in Political Science and Governance in the European Multilevel System

           | Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg (D)

   

Academic Experience

 

Oct. 2012-Mar 2017

W1 Professor of Political Science and European Integration

            | Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf (D)

Oct. 2016-Mar 2017

Visiting Professor (W3) of European Integration (on leave from HHU)

            | Freie Universität Berlin, substitute for Prof. Börzel

April-October 2012

Visiting Professor (W3) of Policy and Administration

            | Universität Konstanz (D), substitute for Prof. W. Seibel

April-October 2011

Visiting Professor (W2) of European Integration

            |   Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (D)

Feb. 2010-Oct. 2012

(beurlaubt SS 2011/12)

Postdoctoral Researcher

            | Hertie School of Governance (D)

Oct. 2009-Feb.2010

Research Assistant

            | Freie Universität Berlin (D)

Oct. 2008-Okt. 2009

Postdoctoral Fellowship

            | Kolleg-Forschergruppe, Freie Universität Berlin (D)

Sep. 2006-April 2009

Assistant, Giuliano Amato (Action Committee for Europ. Democracy)

            | Robert-Schuman Centre am EUI, Florenz (IT)

October 2009

Visiting Lecturer (MA-Coursein EU Studies)

            | Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Grenoble (FR)

February-March 2008

Lecturer (MA-Course in EU Studies)

            | Universität Osnabrück (D)

October 2009

Visiting Lecturer (MA-Course in EU Studies)

            | Universiteit Antwerpen (B)

 

 

Education

 

2015

Habilitation, Venia Legendi for Political Science

            | Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf (D)

2004-2008

PhD in Political Science

            | Europäisches Hochschulinstitut, Florenz (IT)

2002-2004

Postgraduate Diploma‚ European Integration

            | Institut für höhere Studien, Wien (AT)

1996-2002

Magristra Rerum Europae

            | Universität Osnabrück (D)

1999-2000

Master of Arts in European Studies

            | University of North London (UK)

1987-1996

1993-1994

Higher Education Qualification Gymnasium Augustinianum, Greven  

            Hoërskool Wesfalia, Klerksdorp (South Africa, Exchange Student)

 

Professional Experience

 

March-July 2002

European Institute of Public Administration

            | Maastricht (NL) – Scientific Advisor

February-March 1999

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

            | Bonn (D) – Maghreb Referat

August 1998

Makarere University, Human Rights and Peace Centre

            | Kampala (Uganda) – Research Assistant

February-March 1998

Franco-German Cultural Centre

            | Nantes (FR) – Cultural Management

 

Awards

 

2016

Habilitation Prize of the Friends and Sponsors of the HHU

            | best Habilitation 2016, Düsseldorf

2008-2009

DFG Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences

            | Visiting Professor, FU Berlin  

2004-2008

DAAD-Study Abroad Scholarship

            | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

2002

Carlo-Schmid-Programm

            | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

1996-2002

Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

            | Scholarship

 

Society Memberships

 

DVPW

German Political Science Association

            |   Co-spokesperson for the Integration Working Group

IPSA

International Political Science Association

            | Member of Boards RC 30 (Comparative Public Policy)

EGPA

European Group for Public Administration

            | Member of the Board: Permanent Study Group
              EU Administration and Multilevel Governance

Fellowship

Hertie School of Governance

Villa Vigoni

Member Villa Vigoni

            | German-Italian Center

 

Service

 

Foundations

FWO - Fund Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Third-party funding from the Research Foundation - Flanders

 

Academic Foundation of the german people

PhD funding

 

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Scholarship and research funding

Journals (selection)  

Europe Asia Studies - EAS

 

European Political Science Review - ESPR

 

International Review of Administrative Science - IRAS

 

Governance  

 

International Review of Administrative Sciences - IRAS

 

Journal of European Public Policy - JEPP

 

Public Administration - PA

 

Policy and Politics - P&P

 

Scandinavian Political Studies - SPS

 

Languages

 

  

 

German (Native)

English (fluent)

 

Italian (fluent, Celi5)

French (very good)

 

Afrikaans (basic)

Dutch (basic)
Publications

 

2024

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2024). Die Europapolitik der deutschen Länder. In Jahrbuch des Föderalismus 2024 (pp. 381-396). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG., LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E. G., & Schade, D. (2024). Interinstitutional conflict in the context of leadership appointment of the Commission. In The politicisation of the European Commission’s presidency: Spitzenkandidaten and beyond (pp. 197-213). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2024). Performance and compliance in public policy implementation. In Handbook of Public Policy Implementation (pp. 41-52). Edward Elgar Publishing. LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E, G. & Ondarza, N. (2024). The UK and its Neighbours: Views across Europe (pp. 29-32). LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2024). The federal core of EU multilevel administration. In Handbook on European Union Public Administration (pp. 11-21). Edward Elgar Publishing. LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2024). Withering the exogenous shock: EU policy responses to the Russian war against Ukraine. West European Politics, 47(6), (pp. 1392-1418).  LINK

 

2023

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E., Schnabel, J., Souris, A., Kotzur, M., Calliess, C., Gehler, M., & Hatje, A. (2023, November). 30 Jahre Europaministerkonferenz–Handlungsoptionen und Visionen für die Zukunft. In Jahrbuch des Föderalismus 2023 (pp. 470-482). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. LINK

 

2022

 

Book Chapter

  • Franz, H., Heidbreder, E. G., & Overkämping, S. (2022). EU-Politik des Lands. In R. Stöcker & M. Reichel (Eds.), Sachsen-Anhalt - eine politische Landeskunde. Mitteldeutscher Verlag.

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E.G. (2022). Federalism in the European Union. In: Keil, S., Kropp, S. (eds) Emerging Federal Structures in the Post-Cold War Era. Federalism and Internal Conflicts. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2022). Europeanization and differentiation. Elgar Encyclopedia of European Union Public Policy (pp. 515-525). Edward Elgar Publishing. LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, Eva G. (2022). Women in EU Multilevel Administration: The Europeanization of Member-State Bureaucracies, in Henriette Müller, and Ingeborg Tömmel (eds), Women and Leadership in the European Union. First edition. (pp. 252-269) Oxford University Press. LINK

 

2020

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G., & Schade, D. (2020). (Un) settling the precedent: Contrasting institutionalisation dynamics in the spitzenkandidaten procedure of 2014 and 2019. Research & Politics, 7(2). LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E.G., Schade, D. (2020). Der institutionelle Wettstreit um die Spitzenkandidaten in der Europawahl 2019. In: Kaeding, M., Müller, M., Schmälter, J. (eds) Die Europawahl 2019. (pp. 169-179). Springer VS, Wiesbaden. LINK


Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E. G., & Schade, D. (2020). Policies beyond the State. In: D. Berg-Schlosser–B. Badie–L. Morlino (a cura di). The SAGE Handbook of Political Science, (pp. 1052-1064). LINK

 

2019

 

Book Chapter

  • Brandsma, G. J., Heidbreder, E. G., & Mastenbroek, E. (2019). EGPA and the Study of EU Public Administration: EGPA Permanent Study Group 14: EU Administration and Multilevel Governance. Public Administration in Europe: The Contribution of EGPA, (pp. 259-266). LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G., Stadelmann‐Steffen, I., Thomann, E., & Sager, F. (2019). EU referendums in context: What can we learn from the Swiss case?. Public Administration, 97(2), (pp. 370-383). LINK


Book Chapter

  • Franz, H., Heidbreder, E. G., & Overkämping, S. (2019). EU-Politik des Landes. In R. Stöcker & M. Reichel (Eds.), Sachsen-Anhalt eine politische Landeskunde: Politik, Land, Leute (pp. 238-255). Mitteldeutscher Verlag. LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2019). Italien, Deutschland und Die Europäische Einheit / Italia, Germania E l'unità Europea. LINK

 

2018

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E.G. (2018). Europäischer Verwaltungsraum/Europäische Mehrebenenverwaltung. In: Veit, S., Reichard, C., Wewer, G. (eds) Handbuch zur Verwaltungsreform. Springer Reference Sozialwissenschaften. (pp. 75-82). Springer VS. LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Hartlapp, M., & Heidbreder, E. G. (2018). Mending the hole in multilevel implementation: Administrative cooperation related to worker mobility. Governance, 31(1), (pp. 27-43). LINK


Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E.G., Brandsma, G.J. (2018). The EU Policy Process. In: Ongaro, E., Van Thiel, S. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. (pp. 805-821) Palgrave Macmillan, London. LINK

 

2017

 

Handbook Chapter

  • Börzel, T. A., & Heidbreder, E. G. (2017). Enforcement and compliance. In Research handbook on EU administrative law (pp. 241-262). Edward Elgar Publishing. LINK


Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2017). Strategies in multilevel policy implementation: moving beyond the limited focus on compliance. Journal of European Public Policy, 24(9), (pp. 1367–1384). LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2017). Public Policy, Institutional Formation, and Multilevel Policy-Making – or “How to Get It to the People?” International Journal of Public Administration, 40(14), (pp. 1175–1185). LINK

 

2016

 

Journal Article

  • Brandsma, G. J., Heidbreder, E. G., & Mastenbroek, E. (2016). Accountability in the post-Lisbon European Union. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 82(4), (pp. 621-637). LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Brandsma, G. J., Heidbreder, E. G., & Mastenbroek, E. (2016). Imputabilité dans l’Union européenne post-Lisbonne. Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives,Vol. 82(4), (pp. 657-673) LINK

 

2015

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E. G. , Auracher, J. (2015). Die Rolle europäischer Spitzenkandidaten im institutionellen Wettstreit. In: Kaeding, M., Switek, N. (eds) Die Europawahl 2014. (pp. 223-231). Springer VS, Wiesbaden. LINK

Book

  • Alemann, U., Heidbreder, E. G., Hummel, H., Dreyer, D. & Gödde, A. (2015). Ein soziales Europa ist möglich - Grundlagen und Handlungsoptionen. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E.G. (2015). Horizontal Capacity Pooling: Direct, Decentralized, Joint Policy Execution. In: Bauer, M.W., Trondal, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of the European Administrative System. European Administrative Governance. (pp. 369-382). Palgrave Macmillan, London. LINK

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2015). Multilevel policy enforcement - innovations in how to administer liberalized global markets. Public administration: an international journal., Oxford 93(4), (pp. 940-955). LINK

 

2014

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2014). Governance in the European Union: A Policy Analysis of the Attempts to Raise Legitimacy through Civil Society Participation. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 17(4), (pp. 359–377).  LINK

 

Journal Issue or Edition

  • Heidbreder, E. G., Feller, J., & Frieß, D. (2014). Demokratisierung durch Partizipation? Empirische Ergebnisse und neue Fragestellungen zivilgesellschaftlicher Beteiligung jenseits des Staates. ZPol Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 23(4), (pp. 605-626). LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2014). Administrative capacities in the EU - consequences of multilevel policy-making. The problem-solving capacity of the modern state: governance challenges and administrative capacities. Oxford Univ. Press. LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2014). Kehrtwende in der Koordinierung europäischer Politikumsetzung: Horizontale Kapazitätsbündelung statt vertikaler Kompetenzverlagerung. dms–der moderne staat–Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management, 7(1), (pp. 37-54). LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2014). Why widening makes deepening - unintended policy extension through polity expansion. Journal of European public policy - Abingdon. Taylor & Francis, 21(5),  (pp. 746-760). LINK

 

2013

 

Book Chapter

  • von Alemann, U., Dreyer, D., Heidbreder, E. G., & Hummel, H. (2013). Erfolge und Stolpersteine auf dem Weg zum sozialen Europa. In E. D. Stratenschulte & B. Müller (Eds.), Der europäische Nachbar: Deutschland und die Niederlande im Diskurs (pp. 33-41). Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag.

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E.G. (2013). Why money can't buy democracy: On the detachment of the euro from EU citizenship. In G. Moro (Ed.). The Single Currency and European Citizenship: Unveiling the Other Side of The Coin (pp. 123–136). New York: Bloomsbury Academic. LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E. G., (2013).'Regulating Capacity Building by Stealth: Pattern and Extent of EU Involvement in Public Administration. In: Philipp Genschel, and Markus Jachtenfuchs (eds), Beyond the Regulatory Polity? The European Integration of Core State Powers. (pp. 144–165). LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2013). European Union governance in the shadow of contradicting ideas: the decoupling of policy ideas and policy instruments. European Political Science Review. 5(1). (pp. 133-150). LINK

 

2012

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2012). Civil society participation in EU governance. Living Reviews in European Governance, 7(2). LINK

 

2011

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2011) The Impact of Expansion on EU Institutions (New York: Palgrave/Macmillan).  LINK


Book

  • Heidbreder, E. (2011). The impact of expansion on European Union institutions: the eastern touch on Brussels. Springer. LINK


Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2011). Structuring the European administrative space: policy instruments of multi-level administration. Journal of European Public Policy, 18(5), (pp. 709–727). LINK

 

 

2004

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G., & Hofer, S. D. (2004). Neue Impulse für die Politikwissenschaft in Österreich: erfolgreiche Graduiertenkonferenz bietet Anstoß für weitere Initiativen. Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 33(2), (pp. 227-231). LINK

 

Journal Article

  • Heidbreder, E. G. (2004). Before and after accession: the protection of minority rights after EU enlargement. OSTEUROPA, 54(5-6), (pp. 473-483+517). LINK

 

Book Chapter

  • Heidbreder, E.G. (2004). Die Kommission und die Kopenhagener Kriterien: Erweiterte Handlungskapazität jenseits des Beitritts. In: Bauer, P., Voelzkow, H. (eds) Die Europäische Union — Marionette oder Regisseur?. Forschungen zur Europäischen Integration, (pp. 237-256). vol 10. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. LINK

 

2003

 

Working Paper

  • Heidbreder, E. G., & Carrasco, L. (2003). Assessing the Assessment. A Review on the Application Criteria; Minority Protection by the European Commission. EIPA Working Paper 2003/W/04. LINK

 

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