Professor Daniel Thomas PhD MA BA
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Biography:
| Professor Daniel C. Thomas is Director of the UCD Dublin European Institute (www.ucd.ie/dei) and a member of the UCD School of Politics and International Relations (www.ucd.ie/spire). His research and teaching focuses on international governance (especially the international politics of human rights) and European governance (especially EU enlargement, foreign policy and transatlantic relations). He is available to supervise doctoral theses in these areas. He earned a Ph.D. in Government at Cornell University and has held research and teaching positions at the European University Institute, Harvard University, Stanford University, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Williams College. He has also worked in Brussels as an adviser at the European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations. He holds both US and French citizenship. Personal webpage, including CV, click here. SSRN webpage, including papers and abstracts: http://ssrn.com/author=1166379 |
Research Interests
| Professor Thomas' research addresses issues of European integration and international governance using theories of international relations, negotiation, collective action and social movement mobilization. He is currently completing a book entitled The Limits of Europe: Supranational Norms and the Struggle over EU Enlargement (Oxford University Press, under final contract) and an edited volume on Making EU Foreign Policy: National Preferences, European Norms and Common Policies (Palgrave, forthcoming 2011). He has recently led a collaborative project on “The Negotiation of EU Foreign Policy: From Divergent Preferences to Common Policies” (International Politics special issue 46:4, July 2009) and co-directed a collaborative project on "Negotiation Theory and the EU: The State of the Art" (Journal of European Public Policy special issue 17:5, July 2010). |
Books
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2007) Helsinský efekt: Mezinárodní zásady, lidská práva, a zánik komunismu. translated by Janek Ruzicka, Prague: Academia Press, 2007): Prague: Academia Press, 2007. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2001) The Helsinki Effect: International Norms, Human Rights, and the Demise of Communism. Princeton: Princeton University Press. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2011) 'The Challenge of Making EU Foreign Policy' In: Daniel C. Thomas (eds). Making EU Foreign Policy: National Preferences, European Norms and Common Policies. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2011) 'Explaining EU Foreign Policy: Normative Institutionalism and Alternative Approaches' In: Daniel C. Thomas (eds). Making EU Foreign Policy: National Preferences, European Norms and Common Policies. Basingtsoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2011) 'EU Policy on the International Criminal Court: Institutional Contexts and Policy Compromises' In: Daniel C. Thomas (eds). Making EU Foreign Policy: National Preferences, European Norms and Common Policies. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
| Frank Schimmelfennig and Daniel C. Thomas; (2011) 'Normative Institutionalism and EU Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective' In: Daniel C. Thomas (eds). Making EU Foreign Policy: National Preferences, European Norms and Common Policies. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
| Andreas Duer, Gemma Mateo and Daniel C. Thomas; (2010) 'Introduction: Negotiation Theory and the EU' In: Andreas Duer, Gemma Mateo and Daniel C. Thomas (eds). Negotiation Theory and the EU: The State of the Art. London: Routledge Press. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2007) 'Constitutionalization through Enlargement: The Contested Origins of the EU's Democratic Identity' In: Berthold Rittberger and Frank Schimmelfennig (eds). The Constitutionalization of the European Union. Oxford: Routledge. [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas, ; (2006) 'Konstitutionalisierung durch Erweiterung: Die umstrittenen Ursprünge der demokratischen Identität der EU' In: Berthold Rittberger und Frank Schimmelfennig, eds. (eds). In Die Europäische Union auf dem Weg in den Verfassungsstaat. Frankfurt/Main: Campus, 2006. [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2005) 'Clash of Democracies: Transatlantic Relations and the International Criminal Court' In: George Ulrich (eds). The International Criminal Court: Challenges and Prospects. Venice, Italy: Marsilio Editori. [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2002) 'Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy' In: Sanjeev Khagram, Jim Riker and Kathryn Sikkink, eds (eds). Restructuring World Politics: Transnational Social Movements, Networks and Norms. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (1999) 'The Helsinki Accords and Political Change in Eastern Europe' In: Thomas Risse, Stephen Ropp and Kathryn Sikkink (eds). The Power of Human Rights: International Norms and Domestic Change. Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (1999) 'The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe' In: John Whiteclay Chambers (eds). The Oxford Companion to American Military History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas, Nigel Young; (1991) 'Research Frontiers for Peace Studies' In: John McDougall (eds). Teaching About Peace and War. *: American Sociological Association. [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas, Nigel Young; (1989) 'Research Frontiers for Peace Studies' In: Daniel C. Thomas and Michael T. Klare (eds). Peace and World Order Studies: A Curriculum Guide. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. [Details] | |||||||||
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Edited Books
| Daniel C. Thomas (Ed.). (2011) Making EU Foreign Policy: National Preferences, European Norms and Common Policies. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
| Andreas Duer, Gemma Mateo, Daniel C. Thomas (Ed.). (2010) Negotiation Theory and the EU: The State of the Art. London: Routledge. [Details] |
| Andraes Duer, Gemma Mateo, Daniel C. Thomas (Ed.). (2010) Special Issue: Negotiation Theory and the EU. Journal of European Public Policy 17:5 (2010): [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas (Ed.). (2009) Special Issue: The Negotiation of EU Foreign Policy. International Politics 46:4 (July 2009): [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas, Michael Klare (Ed.). (1994) World Security: Challenges for a New Century. New York: St. Martin's Press. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas, Michael Klare (Ed.). (1991) World Security: Trends and Challanges at Century's End. New York: St. Martin's Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas and Michael T. Klare, eds (Ed.). (1989) Peace and World Order Studies: A Curriculum Guide. Boulder, Colo: Westview Press. [Details] | |||||||||
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Peer Reviewed Journals
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2012) 'Still Punching below its Weight? Coherence and Effectiveness in EU Foreign Policy'. Journal of Common Market Studies, 50 (3):457-474. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas and Ben Tonra; (2012) 'To What Ends EU Foreign Policy? Contending Approaches to the Union's Diplomatic Objectives'. The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 7 (1). [Details] |
Andreas Duer, Gemma Mateo, Daniel C. Thomas; (2010) 'Negotiation Theory and the EU: The State of the Art'. Journal of European Public Policy, 17 (5):613-618.  [DOI] [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2009) 'The Challenge of EU Policy-Making: Moving from Divergent Preferences to Common Policies'. International Politics, 46 (4):335-338. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2009) 'Explaining the Negotiation of EU Foreign Policy: Normative Institutionalism and Alternative Approaches'. International Politics, 46 (4):339-357. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2009) 'Rejecting the US Challenge to the International Criminal Court: Normative Entrapment and Compromise in EU Policymaking'. International Politics, 46 (4):376-394. [Details] | |||||||||
| Frank Schimmelfennig and Daniel C. Thomas; (2009) 'Normative Institutionalism and EU Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective'. International Politics, 46 (4):491-504. [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2006) 'Constitutionalization through Enlargement: The Contested Origins of the EU's Democratic Identity'. Journal of European Public Policy, 13 (8). [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2005) 'Human Rights Ideas, the Demise of Soviet Communism, and the End of the Cold War'. Journal of Cold War Studies, 7 (2). [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2002) 'Boomerangs and Superpowers: International Norms, Transnational Networks, and U.S. Foreign Policy'. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 15 (1). [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2001) 'International NGOs, State Sovereignty and Democratic Values'. Chicago Journal of International Law, 2 (2). [Details] | |||||||||
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Conference Publications
| Daniel C. Thomas and Ben Tonra; (2010) To What Ends EU Foreign Policy? Contending Approaches to the Union's Diplomatic Objectives The EU Diplomatic System after Lisbon: Institutions Matter [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2010) Still Punching below its Weight: Exploring the Actorness-Effectiveness Nexus in EU Foreign Policy University Association for Contemporary European Studies, 40th anniversary conference [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2006) Constitutionalization through Enlargement: The Contested Origins of the EU's Democratic Identity European Consortium on Political Research, Third Pan-European Conference on EU Politics Istanbul, Turkey, , 21-SEP-06 - 23-SEP-06 [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2005) Dissent and the Helsinki Process International Council for Central and East European Studies, Seventh World Congress Berlin, Germany, , 25-JUL-05 - 30-JUL-05 [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2005) The Institutional Construction of EU Foreign Policy: CFSP and the International Criminal Court European Union Studies Association Austin, USA, , 31-MAR-05 - 02-APR-05 [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2004) Regional Integration and Social Purpose: The Construction of the European Community Midwest Political Science Association Chicago, USA, , 15-APR-04 [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2002) Human Rights Ideas and the Demise of Communism International Studies Association New Orleans, USA, , 25-MAR-02 [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2002) Comments on Geoffrey Underhill's 'Transnational Financial Markets and National Economic Development Models'. In Globalisation, European Economic Integration and Social Protection . In: Martin Rhodes eds. Proceedings of a Conference Florence: European University Institute, [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2001) State Identities and International Compliance International Studies Association Chicago, USA, , 24-FEB-01 [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2001) State Identities and International Compliance American Political Science Association San Francisco, USA, , 31-AUG-01 [Details] | |||||||||
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Published Reports
| Gavin Barrett, Brigid Laffan, Rodney Thom, Daniel C. Thomas, Ben Tonra; (2008) Ireland's Future in Europe: Scenarios and Implications. Oireachtas Sub-committee on Ireland's Future in the EU, Dublin. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2008) The Negotiation of EU Foreign Policy: Normative Institutionalism and Alternative Approaches. UCD Dublin European Institute Working Paper 08-4, Dublin. [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2008) Normative Entrapment and Compromise in EU Foreign Policy: Rejecting the US Challenge to the International Criminal Court. UCD Dublin European Institute Working Paper 08-6, Dublin. [Details] |
| Frank Schimmelfennig and Daniel C. Thomas; (2008) Normative Institutionalism and EU Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective. UCD Dublin European Institute Working Paper 08-12, Dublin. [Details] |
Newspaper Articles
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2001) Europe, America Have a New Dance to Learn, International Herald Tribune, August 21, 2001. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
Invited Lectures
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2005) The Purpose of Europe: Enlargement and EU Identity. Invited Lectures [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2004) The Institutional Construction of EU Foreign Policy: CFSP and the International Criminal Court. New York: Invited Lectures [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2003) U.S.-European Relations after the Iraq War. Invited Lectures [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2002) The International Criminal Court and Trans-Atlantic Relations. Invited Lectures [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2002) The Construction of Europe: Membership Rules and Regional Integration. Invited Lectures [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2001) Non-Governmental Organizations and International Diplomacy. Washington, DC: Invited Lectures [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2000) The Origins of the European Union's Acquis Politique, European University Institute, 4 December 2000. Invited Lectures [Details] | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Thomas; (2000) Endogenizing Interests: European Identity and External Relations. Department of Political Science, Northwestern University: Invited Lectures [Details] | |||||||||
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Book Reviews
| Daniel C. Thomas; (1999) Review of Pierre-Henri Laurent and Marc Maresceau, eds., The State of the European Union, Vol. 4: Deepening and Widening. Book Reviews [Details] |
| Daniel C. Thomas; (1998) Review of Martha Finnemore, National Interests in International Society. Book Reviews [Details] |
Working Paper
| Daniel C. Thomas; (1999) Boomerangs and Superpowers: The Helsinki Network and Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy, European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre Working Paper 99/23. Florence: Working Paper [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 2004. Title: University of Pittsburgh. UCIS Hewlett International Grant |
| Year: 2005. Title: German Foreign Policy and EC Enlargement |
| Year: 2006. Title: EU Foreign Policy: From Divergent Preferences to Common Policies |
| Year: 2002. Title: Council on Foreign Relations. International Affairs Fellowship |
| Year: 2003. Title: Resident Fellowship (GMF Transatlantic Center) |
| Year: 2000. Title: University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Foreign Conference Travel Grant |
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| Year: 1993. Title: U.S. Institute of Peace. Peace Scholar Fellowship |
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| Year: 1992. Title: Institute for the Study of World Politics. Dissertation Research Fellowship, Summer |
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| Year: 1993. Title: Institute for the Study of World Politics. Dissertation Research Fellowship, Summer |
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Associations
| Association: Manuscript reviewer: American Political Science Review; Cambridge Review of InternationalAffairs; European Journal of International Relations; East European Politics and Society; International Political Science Review; Journal of Cold War Studies; Journal of Politics; Security Dialogue; University of Minnesota Press; Indiana University Press; Wadsworth Press; European University Institute, Function/Role: Manuscript reviewer |
Committees
| Committee : Executive Committee, Peace Studies Association |
| Committee : Graduate Studies Committee, School of Politics and Int¿l Relations |
| Committee : Graduate Education Committee, Department of Political Science |
| Committee : Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Political Science |
| Committee : International Relations Faculty Search Committee, Department of Political Science |
| Committee : East Asia Faculty Search Committee, Department of Political Science | |||||||||
| Committee : Planning and Budget Committee, University Center for International Studies (UCIS) | |||||||||
| Committee : Faculty Advisory Board, Center for West European Studies/E.U. Center | |||||||||
| Committee : Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Review Committee, UCIS | |||||||||
| Committee : Faculty Judge, European Studies Undergraduate Research Symposium | |||||||||
| Committee : International Studies Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| Committee : Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, 1996-98, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| Committee : Head¿s Advisory Committee, Department of Political Science, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-02 | |||||||||
| Committee : Organizer, interdisciplinary Social Movement Study Group, 1997-98 | |||||||||
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Other Activities
| Academic Positions 1. Associate Professor of European Governance and Society, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, 2007 - present 2. Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2002-2007 3. Visiting Scholar, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, 4. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois-Chicago, 1996-2002 5. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Williams College, 1995-1996 6. Visiting Lecturer, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard University, 1994-1995 7. Visiting Fellow, Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School, Spring 1995 8. Nonviolent Sanctions Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Fall 1994 9. International Institutions Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, 1993-1994 10. MacArthur Fellow, Center for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University, 1992-1993 11. Assistant Director for Academic Outreach, Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies, Amherst, Mass., 1986-1989 |