Main Research Area: European Union

The research focus "European Union" is dedicated to the analysis of governance in the European multi-level system in different dimensions and policy fields. It focuses on questions of the coordination of political processes between the European and national levels, the integration of the local level into the multi-level system, multi-level administration, mediation of interests and soft forms of governance. In addition, different policy fields such as energy and climate policy, external democracy promotion by the EU and neighbourhood policy are examined. Future research will focus on political governance through monitoring, soft governance with hard elements in energy policy and the international integration of the EU, especially in the field of administrative research.