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Claudia Wiesner is a Professor of Political Science at Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Germany, a honorary professor at University College London (UCL), and adjunct professor at Jyväskylä University, Finland. She directs the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Europe in the World” and has been a Visiting Fellow at Institutions such as the Minda de Gunzburg Centre for European Studies at Harvard University, New York University, the Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute (EUI), and the Berlin Social Sciences Centre (WZB). Wiesner´s main research focus lies on Europe in the World and the comparative study of democracy and governance in the EU, putting particular emphasis on the related concepts, ideas and theories. She has published with publishers such as Palgrave Macmillan, Routledge, Springer and Nomos and journal special issues and articles in journals such as Contemporary Political Theory, integration, Journal of European Integration, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Leviathan, Politics and Governance, Political Research Exchange, Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Redescriptions, Parliaments, Estates and Representation, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft and Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. Her most recent books are “Debating Europe: Towards the Critical Informed Citizen?” (Routledge 2026, ed. by Claudia Wiesner), “Practising Transnational Politics (Edward Elgar 2026, ed. By Claudia Wiesner), "Politicisation, Democratisation and Identity formation in the EU" (Routledge 2024) and "The War Against Ukraine and the EU: Facing New Realities" (Palgrave Macmillan 2024, ed. by Claudia Wiesner and Michèle Knodt).

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