Fabian Bohnenberger
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A simple tool to explain the EU policy process – and why you need to engage early
To influence EU policy successfully, you first need to understand how it is made. Here I share my simple visual aid to explain the policy process to non-experts. Continue reading
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How many legislative files are still under negotiation?
Continuing the theme on the EU’s current workload, I now compare the numbers of legislative files that are still waiting to be finalised prior to the European elections. Continue reading
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Has the European Parliament always been this busy before the elections?
With European elections fast approaching, the EU Institutions have entered the final sprint to adopt unfinished pieces of legislation. But is the current legislative workload higher than usual for Parliament? Continue reading
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Everyday Rule-Making by the Commission: a primer on delegated and implementing acts
A brief explanation of the key characteristics of delegated and implementing acts, some of the Commission’s key tools in everyday rule-making. Continue reading
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Learning from Masterbuilders: A review of “How Big Things Get Done”
A bit of holiday reading inspired me to write a brief review of a new book by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner titled “How Big Things Get Done. The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space… Continue reading
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Who’s keeping track of Commission implementing acts?
Towards the end of the year, I explore one part of EU activity that gets easily ignored: the stunning and ambiguous number of implementing acts that the Commission has recently adopted. Continue reading
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What is the European Council’s Strategic Agenda and why should you care about it?
The European Council meeting on 14-15 December marks the midpoint of the process to develop the EU’s Strategic Agenda 2024-2029. Here I explain what this political roadmap for the EU is and why it is important. Continue reading
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What happens to unfinished legislative business after the EU elections?
With EU elections coming up soon, a key question is: What happens to legislative proposals that have not been agreed before the end of the parliamentary term? A brief answer. Continue reading
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Useful EU links
A list of links to navigate the EU Institutions. Continue reading
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Research Article Published in RIPE
My research article on WTO diplomatic practices is now available in the Review of International Political Economy (RIPE). Continue reading
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PhD done
I am very happy to announce that I (finally) submitted my dissertation at King’s College London. Continue reading
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Book Review on the “WTO Disputing Pyramid”
The World Trade Review just published my review of Marianna Karttunen’s excellent new book titled “Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements: The Real Jewel in the Crown” (Cambridge University Press, 2020). It is a great read on how… Continue reading
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Cognitive Evolution: Change, Stability, and International Orders
My review of Emanuel Adler’s fascinating book “World Ordering: A Social Theory of Cognitive Evolution” has finally been published in the International Studies Review. It’s a very innovative take on many of the questions that have occupied International Relations theory,… Continue reading
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Comparing the EU and UK Negotiation Mandates
With the publication of both the EU and the UK‘s final negotiation directives earlier this week, we now have an opportunity to compare the two starting positions and move beyond the political rhetoric. While the level of detail is not… Continue reading
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Teaching Undergraduate Seminars: 12 Pieces of Advice
Concluding my second year of teaching at King’s College London made me think about what worked well and not so well in my seminars. To make sense of the dos and don’ts of teaching and hopefully provide some useful advice… Continue reading
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Unfolding Research
I’m happy that after a lot of work we are finally able to officially launch our project Unfolding Research. Unfolding Research aims to discover and curate a set of easily accessible problem-solving strategies tailored to the needs of PhD students… Continue reading
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Award by the International Studies Association for my Research
The Section on International Organizations of the International Studies Association (ISA) awarded me the Lawrence S. Finkelstein Prize for my research paper on diplomatic practices in the WTO. I presented a draft of the paper at the ISA Annual Convention… Continue reading
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Low-Effort Trade Policy Study Resources
A list of some easily-accessible study resources on trade policy for my students. Continue reading
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Presentation and Award at the PEPA/SIEL Conference
I presented my PhD research at the 8th Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Conference of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) held 30-31 May at King’s College London. To my surprise (I am, after all, not a legal scholar), the… Continue reading
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Diplomacy at the WTO: The General Council
I am currently extending and analysing my dataset on diplomatic interactions in the World Trade Organization (WTO). This post takes a brief look at the General Council, the highest decision-making body of the WTO. Just as 22 other WTO bodies,… Continue reading
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