About

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 a visiting scholar at the European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole, KU Leuven, Central European University, and Queen's 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.

Research Interests

Europe (Central and Eastern), Comparative Politics, Democratisation, European Union, International Relations, National Identity, Nationalism, Political Parties, Political Theory, Populism, Regionalism, Identity, Euroscepticism, Solidarity, European Parliament, Rule of Law

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Central and East European Politics
• European Union
• Political Theory
• Federalism and Regionalism
• Identity
• Southern European Politics