Hurrelmann, Achim
Achim Hurrelmann is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) at Carleton University. He holds the Jean Monnet Chair “Democracy in the European Union” and serves as Associate Director of the Centre for European Studies (CES), Carleton’s EU Centre of Excellence. He is an elected member of the management board of the European Community Association-Canada (ECSA-C). Achim’s research focuses on the politics of the European Union, with a particular emphasis on questions of democracy and legitimacy in the EU, multilevel governance, and European integration theory. His work has appeared in journals such as Political Studies, European Political Science Review, European Journal of Political Research, West European Politics
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Current position(s), Institution
Director of the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (EURUS), Jean Monnet Chair “Democracy in the European Union” and Associate Director of the Centre for European Studies (CES), Carleton University
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Fields of expertise
EU Political System and Policy Making
European Integration Theory
Legitimation Research
CETA
European Integration Theory
Legitimation Research
CETA
Projects relevant to the cluster
The Eurozone Financial Crisis and the Politicization of European Integration (SSHRC Insight Grant)
Publications related to European/EU Studies
Journal articles:
- Hurrelmann, A., Gora, A., and Wagner, A. 2015, “The Politicization of European Integration: More than an Elite Affair?”, Political Studies 63:1, 43-59.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2015, “Demoi-cratic Citizenship in Europe: An Impossible Ideal?”, Journal of European Public Policy 22:1, 19-36.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2014, “Democracy beyond the State: Some Insights from the European Union”, Political Science Quarterly 129:1, 87-106.
- Hurrelmann, A., Gora, A., and Wagner, A. 2013, “The Legitimation of the European Union in the News Media: Three Treaty Reform Debates”, Journal of European Public Policy 20:4, 515-34.
- Hurrelmann, A. and DeBardeleben, J. 2009, “Democratic Dilemmas in EU Multilevel Governance: Untangling the Gordian Knot”, European Political Science Review 1:2,
229-47.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2008, “Constructing Multilevel Legitimacy in the European Union: A Study of British and German Media Discourse”, Comparative European Politics 6:2,
190-211.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2008, “Demokratie in der Europäischen Union: Eine Bestandsaufnahme [Democracy in the European Union: Taking Stock]”, Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte 58:32, 3-9. – Partially reprinted in: Anstöße Sozialkunde OS 12 (Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag 2010). [high school textbook]
- Hurrelmann, A. 2007, “European Democracy, the ‘Permissive Consensus’, and the Collapse of the EU Constitution”, European Law Journal 13:3, 343-59.
Books and edited volumes:
- Hurrelmann, A. and Schneider, S., eds. 2015, The Legitimacy of Regional Integration in Europe and the Americas (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan).
- DeBardeleben, J. and Hurrelmann, A., eds. 2011, Transnational Europe: Promise – Paradox – Limits (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan).
- DeBardeleben, J. and Hurrelmann, A., eds. 2007, Democratic Dilemmas of Multilevel Governance: Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union
(Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan).
- Hurrelmann, A. 2005, Verfassung und Integration in Europa: Wege zu einer supranationalen Demokratie [Constitution and Integration in Europe: Pathways
towards Supranational Democracy] (Frankfurt/New York: Campus).
Book chapters:
- Hurrelmann, A. and Schneider, S. 2015, “Is North American Regionalism Less Politicized Than European Integration? Evidence from Focus Groups”, in A. Hurrelmann and S. Schneider, eds., The Legitimacy of Regional Integration in Europe and the Americas (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan), 159-75.
- Hurrelmann, A. and Manolov, M. 2013, “The Court of Justice of the European Union: Federalizing Actor in a Multilevel System”, in N. Verrelli, ed., The Democratic
Dilemma: Reforming Canada’s Supreme Court (Montreal/Kingston: McGill Queen’s University Press), 237-48.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2011, “Transnationalism and the Theory of European Integration: Political Science Perspectives”, in J. DeBardeleben and A. Hurrelmann, eds.,
Transnational Europe: Promise – Paradox – Limits (Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan), 19-36.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2007, “Multilevel Legitimacy: Conceptualizing Legitimacy Relationships between the EU and National Democracies” in J. DeBardeleben and A.
Hurrelmann, eds., Democratic Dilemmas of Multilevel Governance: Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union (Basingstoke: Palgrave
Macmillan), 17-37.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2007, “Is There a European Society? Social Conditions for Democracy in the EU” in J. DeBardeleben and A. Hurrelmann, eds., Democratic Dilemmas of
Multilevel Governance: Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan), 117-135.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2007, “Die Europäische Union als Verfassungsgemeinschaft? Optionen und Gefahren konstitutioneller Identitätspolitik [The European Union as Constitutional Community? Options and Risks of Constitutional Identity Politics]” in J. Nida-Rümelin and W. Weidenfeld, eds., Europäische Identität – Voraussetzungen und Strategien (Baden-Baden: Nomos).
- Hurrelmann, A. 2005, “Integration und europäische Verfassung: Zur Eignung der Integrationslehre als Theorie eines supranationalen Konstitutionalismus [Integration and the European Constitution: Can Rudolf Smend’s Integration Theory be Applied to European Constitutionalism?]” in R. Lhotta (ed.), Die Integration des modernen
Staates: Zur Aktualität der Integrationslehre von Rudolf Smend (Baden-Baden: Nomos), 163-189.
- Hurrelmann, A., Gora, A., and Wagner, A. 2015, “The Politicization of European Integration: More than an Elite Affair?”, Political Studies 63:1, 43-59.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2015, “Demoi-cratic Citizenship in Europe: An Impossible Ideal?”, Journal of European Public Policy 22:1, 19-36.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2014, “Democracy beyond the State: Some Insights from the European Union”, Political Science Quarterly 129:1, 87-106.
- Hurrelmann, A., Gora, A., and Wagner, A. 2013, “The Legitimation of the European Union in the News Media: Three Treaty Reform Debates”, Journal of European Public Policy 20:4, 515-34.
- Hurrelmann, A. and DeBardeleben, J. 2009, “Democratic Dilemmas in EU Multilevel Governance: Untangling the Gordian Knot”, European Political Science Review 1:2,
229-47.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2008, “Constructing Multilevel Legitimacy in the European Union: A Study of British and German Media Discourse”, Comparative European Politics 6:2,
190-211.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2008, “Demokratie in der Europäischen Union: Eine Bestandsaufnahme [Democracy in the European Union: Taking Stock]”, Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte 58:32, 3-9. – Partially reprinted in: Anstöße Sozialkunde OS 12 (Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag 2010). [high school textbook]
- Hurrelmann, A. 2007, “European Democracy, the ‘Permissive Consensus’, and the Collapse of the EU Constitution”, European Law Journal 13:3, 343-59.
Books and edited volumes:
- Hurrelmann, A. and Schneider, S., eds. 2015, The Legitimacy of Regional Integration in Europe and the Americas (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan).
- DeBardeleben, J. and Hurrelmann, A., eds. 2011, Transnational Europe: Promise – Paradox – Limits (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan).
- DeBardeleben, J. and Hurrelmann, A., eds. 2007, Democratic Dilemmas of Multilevel Governance: Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union
(Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan).
- Hurrelmann, A. 2005, Verfassung und Integration in Europa: Wege zu einer supranationalen Demokratie [Constitution and Integration in Europe: Pathways
towards Supranational Democracy] (Frankfurt/New York: Campus).
Book chapters:
- Hurrelmann, A. and Schneider, S. 2015, “Is North American Regionalism Less Politicized Than European Integration? Evidence from Focus Groups”, in A. Hurrelmann and S. Schneider, eds., The Legitimacy of Regional Integration in Europe and the Americas (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan), 159-75.
- Hurrelmann, A. and Manolov, M. 2013, “The Court of Justice of the European Union: Federalizing Actor in a Multilevel System”, in N. Verrelli, ed., The Democratic
Dilemma: Reforming Canada’s Supreme Court (Montreal/Kingston: McGill Queen’s University Press), 237-48.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2011, “Transnationalism and the Theory of European Integration: Political Science Perspectives”, in J. DeBardeleben and A. Hurrelmann, eds.,
Transnational Europe: Promise – Paradox – Limits (Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan), 19-36.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2007, “Multilevel Legitimacy: Conceptualizing Legitimacy Relationships between the EU and National Democracies” in J. DeBardeleben and A.
Hurrelmann, eds., Democratic Dilemmas of Multilevel Governance: Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union (Basingstoke: Palgrave
Macmillan), 17-37.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2007, “Is There a European Society? Social Conditions for Democracy in the EU” in J. DeBardeleben and A. Hurrelmann, eds., Democratic Dilemmas of
Multilevel Governance: Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan), 117-135.
- Hurrelmann, A. 2007, “Die Europäische Union als Verfassungsgemeinschaft? Optionen und Gefahren konstitutioneller Identitätspolitik [The European Union as Constitutional Community? Options and Risks of Constitutional Identity Politics]” in J. Nida-Rümelin and W. Weidenfeld, eds., Europäische Identität – Voraussetzungen und Strategien (Baden-Baden: Nomos).
- Hurrelmann, A. 2005, “Integration und europäische Verfassung: Zur Eignung der Integrationslehre als Theorie eines supranationalen Konstitutionalismus [Integration and the European Constitution: Can Rudolf Smend’s Integration Theory be Applied to European Constitutionalism?]” in R. Lhotta (ed.), Die Integration des modernen
Staates: Zur Aktualität der Integrationslehre von Rudolf Smend (Baden-Baden: Nomos), 163-189.
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Institution
Carleton University, Department of Political Science
Department Phone Number
(613) 520-2777
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Other important publications
Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007) (co-editor with S. Schneider and J. Steffek).
Transforming the Golden-Age Nation State (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007) (co-editor with S. Leibfried, K. Martens, and P. Mayer).
Transforming the Golden-Age Nation State (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007) (co-editor with S. Leibfried, K. Martens, and P. Mayer).
Fluent spoken languages
English, German
Fluent written languages
English, German
