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Biography

Dr Frank M. H�ge is an Associate Professor in Politics in the Department of Politics and Public Administration. He is a graduate of the MA in Public Policy and Management of the University of Konstanz (Germany) and received his PhD from Leiden University (The Netherlands). Before coming Limerick, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Leiden University. His research interests lie in the areas of Legislative Politics, Historical Political Economy, Political Development, and Research Methods. Geographically, his research focuses on the European Union and Western European countries, especially Germany. He has published on legislative decision-making in the Council of the European Union, inter-institutional negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council, the application of fuzzy set methods in comparative case study research, the measurement of foreign policy similarity in quantitative studies of international relations, and conflict structures in legislative politics of 19th century Germany. His dissertation on committee decision-making in the Council of the EU received prizes for best PhD thesis from the Dutch Political Science Association and the University Association for Contemporary European Studies. A revised version has been published by Routledge. His other work appeared in a variety of peer-reviewed academic journals, including the British Journal of Political Science, European Journal of Political Research, European Union Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, Political Analysis, and West European Politics. He is an Associate Editor for Reseach and Politics and member of the editorial boards of the Journal of European Public Policy and the Journal of European Integration.

Research Interests

European Union Politics
Legislative Politics
International Negotiations
Historical Political Economy
Political Development
Research Methods

Books

	Year	Publication
	2013	Bureaucrats as Law-Makers: Committee Decision-Making in the EU Council of Ministers. H�ge, FM (2013) Bureaucrats as Law-Makers: Committee Decision-Making in the EU Council of Ministers. London: Routledge. [Details]

Book Chapters

�	Year	Publication
	2008	'Politischer Konflikt und Entscheidungsfindung im Ministerrat der Europ�ischen Union' H�ge, FM (2008) 'Politischer Konflikt und Entscheidungsfindung im Ministerrat der Europ�ischen Union' In: Die Politische �konomie des EU-Entscheidungsprozesses: Modelle und Anwendungen. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag f�r Sozialwissenschaften. [Details]
	2004	'Hauptachsen staatlicher Redimensionierung. Die Rolle von Europ�isierung und Globalisierung' H�ge, FM; Schneider, V (2004) 'Hauptachsen staatlicher Redimensionierung. Die Rolle von Europ�isierung und Globalisierung' In: Der Staat auf dem R�ckzug: Die Privatisierung �ffentlicher Infrastrukturen. Frankfurt: Campus. [Details]
	2004	'Politische und gesellschaftliche Vetospieler in institutionellen Reformen: Die Transformation der Telekommunikation in OECD-L�ndern' H�ge, FM; Bauer, JM; Schneider, V (2004) 'Politische und gesellschaftliche Vetospieler in institutionellen Reformen: Die Transformation der Telekommunikation in OECD-L�ndern' In: Der Staat auf dem R�ckzug: Die Privatisierung �ffentlicher Infrastrukturen. Frankfurt: Campus. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

�	Year	Publication
	2019	'Rapporteur‐shadow rapporteur networks in the European Parliament: The strength of small numbers' H�ge, FM; Ringe, Nils (2019) 'Rapporteur‐shadow rapporteur networks in the European Parliament: The strength of small numbers'. European Journal Of Political Research, 58 (1):209-235 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2019	'Political conflict in Bismarck's Germany: An analysis of parliamentary voting, 1867-1890' H�ge, FM (2019) 'Political conflict in Bismarck's Germany: An analysis of parliamentary voting, 1867-1890'. Party Politics, 25 (2):179-191 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2017	'The Scheduling Power of the EU Council Presidency' H�ge FM (2017) 'The Scheduling Power of the EU Council Presidency'. Journal Of European Public Policy, 24 (5):695-713 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2016	'Consensus Decisions and Similarity Measures in International Organizations' H�ge, FM, Hug, S (2016) 'Consensus Decisions and Similarity Measures in International Organizations'. International Interactions, 42 (3):503-529 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2016	'Political attention in the Council of the European Union: A new dataset of working party meetings, 1995�2014' H�ge, FM (2016) 'Political attention in the Council of the European Union: A new dataset of working party meetings, 1995�2014'. European Union Politics, 17 (4) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2013	'The effect of codecision on Council decision-making: informalization, politicization and power' H�ge, FM,Naurin, D (2013) 'The effect of codecision on Council decision-making: informalization, politicization and power'. Journal Of European Public Policy, 20 :953-971 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2013	'Coalition Building and Consensus in the Council of the European Union' H�ge, FM (2013) 'Coalition Building and Consensus in the Council of the European Union'. British Journal Of Political Science, 43 :481-504 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2011	'The European Union Policy-Making dataset' H�ge, FM (2011) 'The European Union Policy-Making dataset'. European Union Politics, 12 :455-477 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2011	'Choice or Circumstance? Adjusting Measures of Foreign Policy Similarity for Chance Agreement' H�ge, FM (2011) 'Choice or Circumstance? Adjusting Measures of Foreign Policy Similarity for Chance Agreement'. Political Analysis, 19 :287-305 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2011	'Politicising Council Decision-making: The Effect of European Parliament Empowerment' H�ge, FM (2011) 'Politicising Council Decision-making: The Effect of European Parliament Empowerment'. West European Politics, 34 (1):18-47 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2008	'Europeanization and the Retreat of the State' H�ge, FM; Schneider, V (2008) 'Europeanization and the Retreat of the State'. Journal Of European Public Policy, 15 (1):1-19 [Details]
	2008	'Who Decides in the Council of the European Union?' H�ge, FM (2008) 'Who Decides in the Council of the European Union?'. Journal Of Common Market Studies, 46 (3):533-558 [Details]
	2007	'The Division of Labour in Legislative Decision-Making of the Council of the European Union' H�ge, FM (2007) 'The Division of Labour in Legislative Decision-Making of the Council of the European Union'. Journal Of Leglislative Studies, 13 (4):497-516 [Details]
	2007	'The Evolution of European Legal Integration' H�ge, FM; Selck, T; Rhinard, M (2007) 'The Evolution of European Legal Integration'. European Journal Of Law And Economics, 24 (3):187-200 [Details]
	2007	'Reconsidering the European Parliament's Legislative Influence: Formal vs. Informal Procedures' H�ge, FM; Kaeding, M (2007) 'Reconsidering the European Parliament's Legislative Influence: Formal vs. Informal Procedures'. Journal Of European Integration, 29 (3):341-361 [Details]
	2007	'Constructivism, Fuzzy Sets, and (Very) Small- N: Revisiting the Conditions for Communicative Action' H�ge, FM (2007) 'Constructivism, Fuzzy Sets, and (Very) Small- N: Revisiting the Conditions for Communicative Action'. Journal Of Business Research, 60 (5) [Details]
	2007	'Committee Decision-Making in the Council of the European Union' H�ge, FM (2007) 'Committee Decision-Making in the Council of the European Union'. European Union Politics, 8 (3):299-328 [Details]

Book Review

	Year	Publication
	2012	Book Review of 'The European Parliament' by Richard Corbett, Francis Jacobs, and Michael Shackleton, London: John Harper, 2011. H�ge, FM (2012) Book Review of 'The European Parliament' by Richard Corbett, Francis Jacobs, and Michael Shackleton, London: John Harper, 2011. Book Review [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2008	Book Review of `The Powers of the Union: Delegation in the EU' by Fabio Franchino, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. H�ge, FM (2008) Book Review of `The Powers of the Union: Delegation in the EU' by Fabio Franchino, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Book Review [Details]
	2006	Book Review of 'Procedural Politics: Issues, Influence, and Institutional Choice in the European Union' by Joseph Jupille, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. H�ge, FM (2006) Book Review of 'Procedural Politics: Issues, Influence, and Institutional Choice in the European Union' by Joseph Jupille, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Book Review [Details]

Magazine Article

	Year	Publication
	2012	The Irish Presidency: Government Strategy in Light of Diverging Expectations. H�ge, FM (2012) The Irish Presidency: Government Strategy in Light of Diverging Expectations. Magazine Article [Details]

Thesis

	Year	Publication
	2008	Decision-Making in the Council of the European Union: The Role of Committees. H�ge, FM (2008) Decision-Making in the Council of the European Union: The Role of Committees. Leiden: Thesis [Details]
	2003	Determinants of Government Size: The Capacity for Partisan Policy under Political Constraints. H�ge, FM (2003) Determinants of Government Size: The Capacity for Partisan Policy under Political Constraints. Konstanz: Thesis [Details]

Working Paper

	Year	Publication
	2011	Anticipating Resistance: The Effect of Member State Preferences on the European Commission's Agenda-Setting Activity. H�ge, FM and Toshkov, D (2011) Anticipating Resistance: The Effect of Member State Preferences on the European Commission's Agenda-Setting Activity. University of Limerick: Working Paper [ULIR Link] [Details]

Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2003	University of Konstanz	Diplom-Verwaltungswissenschaftler	Public Administration
	2008	Leiden University	PhD	Political Science

Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Leiden University	PhD Fellow	01-JAN-04 / 31-DEC-07
	Leiden University	Postdoctoral Researcher	01-JAN-08 / 31-AUG-08

Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2009	NKWP Best PhD Thesis Award	Dutch Political Science Association
2007	Europa Award for Junior Academics, Montesquieu Institute	Montesquieu Institute
2009	Honourable Mention, VB Award Competition for Best PhD Thesis	Dutch Public Administration Association
2009	UACES Best PhD Thesis Award	University Association for Contemporary European Studies
2012	Vincent Wright Memorial Prize, West European Politics	West European Politics

Other Activities

	Description
	Editorial board of the Journal of European Integration
	Editorial board of the Journal of European Public Policy
	Associate Editor of Research and Politics

Teaching Interests

European Union Politics
International Cooperation and Conflict
Research Methods

Modules Taught

Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
Autumn	Policy-making in the European Union	PO4017	Political Science
Spring	Methods and Research in Political Science	PO4102	Political Science
Autumn	Institutions and Policies of the EU	PO5017	Political Science
Spring	International Cooperation and Conflict	PO5007	International Relations

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