Professor of Politics Head of School
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Professor of Politics
Head of School |
H dot Kassim at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3476 |
Arts 3.20 |
Professor Kassim joined PSI in 2007 and began his term as Head of School in 2010. He is a Co-investigator at the ESRC Centre for Competition Policy at UEA where he became Political Science Mentor in 2005. Hussein taught previously at Birkbeck, University of London (where he was head of School 2006-2007), the University of Nottingham and in the University of Oxford at New College, Balliol College and Worcester College. He read PPE at New College, Oxford, before studying for an MPhil and a DPhil in Politics at Nuffield College, Oxford. He has held visiting positions at Arena, University of Oslo, Columbia University, New York University, the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University, and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris. He is is a member of the Transformation and Sustainability of European Political Order (Eurotrans) at ARENA, University of Oslo, and of the Advisory Board of the Observatoire des Institutions Européennes at the Centre d’Etudes Européennes, Sciences Po Paris, was a founder of the London EU Group, and has been a Visiting Professor at the School of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck, University of London since January 2008. His research interests lie in EU institutions, the relationship between the EU and the member states, especially France and the UK, and EU policy and administration. A recipient of grants from the British Academy, the ESRC and the Nuffield Foundation, he is currently working on projects on the European Commission, EU coordination, the national coordination of EU policy in the new member states, and aspects of EU competition policy, including the ECN, state aid, national competition authorities and the institutionalisation of DG IV. He was programme organizer of the ECPR Fifth-Pan European Conference in Porto (2010) and a scientific expert serving on a jury for the LABEX call at the Agence National de Recherche in France (2010).
Hussein's research investigates the European Commission, the interaction between the EU and the member states, and EU policy and administration on which subjects he has published widely (see below). He has completed projects on the EU and air transport (with Handley Stevens), ‘Policy Instruments and the Governance of the EU’ (with Patrick le Gales), the EU and preference formation (with Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos), was convener of an ESRC Research Seminar, ‘Modelling Political Accountability: Principal-Agent in Government and Politics’ (with Peter John, Bill Tompson and Catherine Waddams), and was a member of the 'Connecting Excellence on European Governance' (Connex) network. He is currently working on projects on the European Commission (with Michael Bauer, Renaud Dehousse, Liesbet Hooghe, John Peterson, and Andy Thompson), EU coordination (with Anand Menon and Guy Peters), the national coordination of EU policy in the new member states (with Vesselin Dimitrov), and several aspects of EU competition policy, including the ECN (with Kathryn Wright), national competition authorities (with Kathryn Wright) and on the institutionalisation of DG IV (with Assem Dandashley and Hagen Streb).
Recent highlights
‘The European Commission in Question’ wins the endorsement of the Commission President.
European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, has given his endorsement on the project led by Professor Hussein Kassim in the School of Political, Social and International Studies at UEA.
“‘The Commission of the 21st Century’ has produced the largest and richest data set on attitudes of Commission officials ever uncovered. The project’s findings will help us make the Commission a more efficient and effective administration that better serves European citizens. I am also proud of the fact that we have actively assisted an independent and purely scientific study without fear of the results and with a genuine desire to learn more about the overall feelings and motivation of the people that work for this unique organisation."
The project, which conducted by an international team of leading EU scholars and funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council, investigates how the Commission has confronted the recent challenges of administrative reform and enlargement. It is based on original source material, collected through an on-line survey conducted in autumn 2008 and two rounds of face-to-face interviews with Commissioners, cabinet members and Commission officials. Work continues on the analysis of the data. The findings will be presented at a series of workshops and conferences in the spring and summer of 2010, and will form the basis of monograph to be published by Oxford University Press. For further information, click here.
New research monograph
Air Transport and the European Union. Europeanization and its Limits, co-authored with Handley Stevens, was published by Palgrave in December 2009. The book investigates how the EU has revolutionised European aviation since the 1980s. It examines how the EU became involved in the sector despite the determined resistance of national governments, explores the impact of EU policy and policy making in the member states, and traces the effects of the EU’s emergence on the international system that governs the sector. It argues for a greater appreciation of how international factors structure opportunities for EU intervention and contributes to the theoretical debate about Europeanization.
Feedback on the book:
‘This book makes a very important contribution to the theoretical debate about European integration and Europeanization, while providing the definitive account of how European air transport was deregulated.’ Professor Martin Staniland University of Pittsburgh
‘Air Transport and the European Union provides a new and comprehensively researched perspective on the defining period in the evolution of European air transport. Authoritative, well written and thoughtful, the authors combine their knowledge of the aviation sector and the workings of the European institutions to help trace the long and fascinating process that has transformed European aviation from a patchwork of individual Member State markets into one of the biggest single markets for aviation in the world, serving approximately half-a-billion inhabitants ... Professor Kassim and Dr Stevens should be congratulated for their excellent work which represents a major contribution to understanding the origins and development of European Aviation Policy.’ Daniel Calleja Director of Aviation, European Commission
‘Kassim and Steven’s book combines economic stakes, security issues and intense struggles over sovereignty. It is not just the most comprehensive history of the remarkable transformation of this sector to date; it is also a thorough analysis of the effects of EU politics on its member states and the outside world and a fascinating study of the conditions under which European authorities extended their competences. Anybody who believes that governments and company interests are sufficient to explain the dynamics of economic integration needs to read this book.’ Dr. Cornelia Woll Sciences Po, Centre d'études et de recherches internationales (CERI), CNRS
‘ … a masterful treatment of the politics of international aviation that will be of great interest to political scientists, lawyers, and practitioners. Though careful, detailed and scholarly, it is very accessible. Scholars will find an original perspective on Europeanization and its wider international context. Practitioners will find a compelling narrative about the emergence of a new and powerful actor in international aviation. The authors acknowledge that this book has a longer history than they care to admit. It is plain to see why.’ Yannis Karagiannis Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals
Journal special issue
Kassim, H and le Galès, P. (2010) 'Exploring Governance in a Multi-Level Polity: A Policy Instruments Approach' in West European Politics, 33:1
Workshop
‘The EU and State Aid: the Current Crisis and Beyond’, ESRC Centre for Competition Policy, UEA, 9-10 July 2009.
Comparative Politics; European Union; Public Policy; Regulation; International Organizations; Capitalism
Lyons, Bruce and Kassim, Hussein (2013) The New Political Economy of EU State Aid Policy. The European Union and State Aid Policy: Evolution and Impact, Special Issue of Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 13 (1). pp. 1-22.
Kassim, Hussein and Lyons, Bruce (2013) EU State Aid Policy: Evolution and Impact (Special Issue). Journal of Industry Competition and Trade. pp. 1-22. ISSN 1566-1679
Clarke, Charles and Kassim, Hussein (2012) The Too Difficult Box (Special Issue). The Political Quarterly, 83 (2). pp. 201-448. ISSN 1467-923X
Kassim, Hussein (2010) Exploring Governance in a Multi-Level Polity: A Policy Instruments Approach. West European Politics, 33(1). pp. 1-21.
Akman, Pinar and Kassim, Hussein (2010) Myths and myth-making in the European Union: the institutionalization and interpretation of EU competition policy. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 48 (1). pp. 111-132.
Kassim, Hussein and le Galès, Patrick (2010) Governing the European Union: Policy Instruments in a Multi-Level Polity (Special Issue). West European Politics, 33 (1). ISSN 0140-2382
Kassim, Hussein and Wright, Kathryn (2009) Bringing regulatory processes back in: revisiting the reform of EU antitrust and merger control in Managing Regulatory Conflict. West European Politics, 32(4). pp. 738-755.
Kassim, Hussein (2008) Mission impossible', but mission accomplished: the Kinnock reforms and the European Commission. Journal of European Public Policy, 15(5). pp. 648-668.
Kassim, Hussein and Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, [No Value] (2007) The European Commission and the Future of Europe. Journal of European Public Policy, 14 (8). pp. 1-22.
Kassim, Hussein and Dimitrakopoulos, Dionyssis G (2005) Quel avenir pour l'Europe? Les préférences des États membres et de la Commission européenne (Special Issue). Critique Internationale, 29. pp. 169-90. ISSN 1149-9818
Dimitrakopoulos, Dionyssis G. and Kassim, Hussein (2005) Preference Formation and EU Treaty Reform: Part Two (Special Issue). Comparative European Politics, 3 (2). ISSN 1472-4790
Kassim, Hussein and Waddams, Catherine (2005) Beyond Principal-Agent: New Perspectives on UK Utility Regulation (Special Issue). Annals of Public and Co-operative Economics, 76 (1). pp. 1-149. ISSN 1467-8292
Kassim, Hussein (2004) The United Kingdom and the Future of Europe: Winning the Battle, Losing the War. Comparative European Politics, 2 (3). pp. 261-281.
Kassim, Hussein and Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, [No Value] (2004) Deciding the Future of the European Union: Preference Formation and Treaty Reform. Comparative European Politics, 2 (3). pp. 241-260.
Dimitrakopoulous, Dionyssis G. and Kassim, Hussein (2004) Preference Formation and EU Treaty Reform: Part One (Special Issue). Comparative European Politics, 2 (3). ISSN 1472-4790
Kassim, Hussein (2004) The Kinnock Reforms in Perspective: Why reforming the Commission is an Heroic, But Thankless Task. Public Policy and Administration, 19 (3). pp. 25-41.
Kassim, Hussein (2003) Internal Policy Developments. Journal of Common Market Studies Annual Review 2002/2003. pp. 53-74. ISSN 1468-5965
Kassim, Hussein and Anand Menon, [No Value] (2003) The Principal-Agent Approach and The Study of the European Union: Promise Unfulfilled? Journal of European Public Policy, 10 (1). pp. 121-139.
Kassim, Hussein and Anand Menon, [No Value] (2003) Les Etats membres de l’UE et la Commission Prodi. Revue française de science politique, 53 (4). pp. 491-501.
Kassim, Hussein (2002) Internal Policy Developments. Journal of Common Market Studies Annual Review. pp. 53-74.
Kassim, Hussein (2001) Internal Policy Developments. Journal of Common Market Studies Annual Review. pp. 51-72.
Kassim, Hussein (2000) Internal Policy Developments. Journal Of Common Market Studies Annual Review 1999/2000. pp. 55-76.
Kassim, Hussein (1997) The European Union and French Autonomy. Modern and Contemporary France, 5 (2). pp. 167-180. ISSN 0963-9489
Kassim, Hussein (1994) Policy networks, networks and the European Union: a sceptical view. West European Politics, 17 (4). pp. 15-27. ISSN 0140-2382
Kassim, Hussein and Wright, Vincent (1991) The role of national administrations in the decision-making processes of the European Community. Rivista Trimestrale di Diritto Pubblico. pp. 832-850.
Kassim, Hussein (2012) The European Union and Member State Institutions: Impact and Interaction in a System of Shared Governance. In: The Member States of the European Union. The New European Union Series . Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 279-312. ISBN 978-0-19-954483-7
Hooghe, Liesbet and Kassim, Hussein (2012) The Commission's services. In: The Institutions of the European Union. The New European Union Series . Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 173-98. ISBN 978-0-19-957498-8
Kassim, Hussein (2012) The Presidency and Presidents of the European Commission. In: The Oxford Handbook of the European Union. Oxford University Press, pp. 219-32. ISBN 978-0-19-954628-2
Kassim, Hussein (2010) The Labour Part and "Europe": An Awkward Relationship. In: Social Democracy and European Integration. Routledge Advances in European Politics . Routledge, London, pp. 83-116. ISBN 978-0-415-55985-0
Kassim, Hussein (2009) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). In: The Palgrave Dictionary of Transnational History. Palgrave. ISBN 978-1403992956
Kassim, Hussein (2008) France and the European Union under the Chirac Presidency. In: Developments in French Politics 4. Palgrave.
Kassim, Hussein (2008) A Bid Too Far? New Labour and UK Leadership of the European Union. In: Leaderless Europe. OUP, pp. 167-87.
Kassim, Hussein (2007) The Institutions of the European Union. In: European Politics. Oxford University Press, pp. 168-199. ISBN 0199284288
Kassim, Hussein and Dimitrakopoulos, Dionyssis G. (2007) Leader or bystander? The European Commission and EU Treaty Reform. In: Leadership in EU constitutional negotiations. Palgrave, pp. 94-114. ISBN 0000-0000
Kassim, Hussein and Edwards, Geoffrey (2006) The Secretariat General of the European Commission. In: The European Commission. John Harper, pp. 75-94. ISBN 0954381181
Kassim, Hussein (2005) Member states institutions and the European Union: impact and interaction. In: The Member States and the EU. Oxford University Press, pp. 285-316. ISBN 0199252815
Kassim, Hussein (2004) An historic achievement. Administrative reform under the Prodi Commission. In: The Changing European Commission. Manchester University Press, pp. 33-62. ISBN 0719067774
Kassim, Hussein (2004) The Secretariat General of the European Commission, 1958-2003: a singular institution. In: Politics and the European Commission. Routledge, pp. 47-66. ISBN 0415429722
Kassim, Hussein and Menon, A. (2004) EU Member States and the Prodi Commission. In: The Changing European Commission. Manchester University Press, pp. 89-104. ISBN 0719067774
Kassim, Hussein (2003) The European Administration: Between Europeanisation and Domestication. In: Governing Europe. Oxford University Press, pp. 139-161. ISBN 0199250158
Kassim, Hussein (2003) The National Co-ordination of EU Policy: Must Europeanisation Mean Convergence? In: The Politics of Europeanisation: Theory and Analysis. Oxford University Press, pp. 83-111. ISBN 0199252092
Kassim, Hussein (2002) Race, genetics and human difference. In: A Companion to Genethics: Philosophy and the Genetic Revolution. Blackwell, pp. 302-16. ISBN 0631206981 30
Kassim, Hussein (2001) United Kingdom. In: The National Co-ordination of EU Policy: the European level. Oxford University Press, pp. 47-74. ISBN 0199248052
Kassim, Hussein and Peters, Guy (2001) Conclusion: Coordinating National Action in Brussels - A Comparative Perspective. In: The National Co-ordination of EU Policy: the European Level. Oxford University Press, pp. 297-342. ISBN 0199248052
Kassim, Hussein (2000) United Kingdom. In: The National Co-ordiation of EU Policy: the domestic level. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 22-53. ISBN 9780198296645
Kassim, Hussein (2000) Introduction. In: The National Co-ordination of EU Policy: the domestic level. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 1-21. ISBN 9780198296645
Kassim, Hussein (2000) Conclusion. In: The National Co-ordination of EU Policy: the domestic level. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 235-264. ISBN 9780198296645
Kassim, Hussein and Hine, David (1998) Conclusion: the European Union, the member states and social policy. In: The European Union and National Social Policy. Routledge, pp. 212-224.
Kassim, Hussein (1997) Globalisation and the Air Transport Industry: A Sceptical View. In: Globalisation and Fragmentation. Routledge, pp. 202-222.
Kassim, Hussein (1996) Air Transport. In: The European Union and National Industrial Policy. Routledge, pp. 106-131.
Kassim, Hussein and Menon, Anand (1996) The European Union and National Autonomy. In: The European Union and National Industrial Policy. Routledge, pp. 1-10.
Kassim, Hussein (1995) Air transport champions - still carrying the flag. In: National Enterprise and European Integration. Oxford University Press, pp. 188-214.
Kassim, Hussein, Peterson, John, Connolly, Sara, Dehousse, Renaud, Hooghe, Liesbet and Thompson, Andrew (2013) The European Commission of the Twenty-First Century. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-959952-3 (In Press)
Kassim, Hussein (2009) Air Transport and the European Union. Palgrave.
Kassim, Hussein, Menon, A., Peters, G. and Wright, V. (2001) The National Co-ordination of EU Policy: the European level. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198296649
Kassim, Hussein (2000) The National Co-ordination of EU Policy: the domestic level. Oxford University Press.
Hine, David and Kassim, Hussein (1998) Beyond the Market: The EU and National Social Policy. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-15238-9.
Kassim, Hussein and Anand, Menon (1996) The European Union and National Industrial Policy. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-14177-2
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