Centre for European Governance

• Leverhulme Trust funded Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures
• Research England Policy Impact Funding. Realising the impact of the MoVE project
• Creative Circular economy approaches to eliminate plastics waste
• Local Area Coordination, National Institute for Health Research(NIHR)
• The Curiosity Partnership - National Institute for Health Research
• Economic and Social Research Council, MoVE - Mobilising Volunteer’s Effectively under COVID-19
• Enabling Social Action Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, UK
• Global Growth Fund, Energy Provision in Developing Countries of Africa, European Parliament, Innovation and better Synergies of Public Procurement with Policies
• European Parliament, Contribution to Growth: European Public Procurement - Delivering improved rights for European citizens and businesses
• European Parliament, Innovation and better Synergies of Public Procurement with Policies
• The Ecological Modernisation of Structurally Disadvantaged Coastal European Maritime Port Cities
• INOGOV/EU Cost funded project on Pioneers and Leaders in Polycentric Climate Governance (PiLePoC)

Recent books

• Wurzel, R., Liefferink, D. and Torney, D. (eds) (2020), Pioneers, Leaders and Followers in Multilevel and Polycentric Climate Governance, Abingdon: Routledge, ISBN 9780367467593.
• Wurzel, R., Connelly, J. and Liefferink, D. (eds), (2017), The European Union in International Climate Change Politics. Still Taking A Lead?, Abingdon: Routledge, hardback edition in 2017: ISBN 978-1-138-64718-3, paperback edition in 2018: ISBN: 9781138361911.
• Bovis, C. (2015), The Law of EU Public Procurement, (second edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Recent journal articles

• Onyoin, M. and Bovis, C. (2022) ‘Sustaining Public–Private Partnerships for Public Service Provision Through Democratically Accountable Practices’, Administration & Society, 53(6), 1–29
• Bhattarai, K., Prasuna, A. and Kumar, S.S., (2021), ‘Economic and Institutional Determinants of Mergers & Acquisitions in BRICS, G7 and G20 Economies’, The Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 23(7), 8-20.
• Bhattarai, K. and Brind, B. (2021), ‘CO₂ Emissions, Economic Growth, and Energy Consumption in G7 and BRICS Countries’, Journal of Development Economics and Finance, 2(2), 223-262.
• Onyoin, M. and Bovis, C. (2021), ‘Social Construction of Institutional Complementation in Cross Sector Collaborations: An Empirical Exploration of a Public Private Partnership Case’, International Journal of Management and Applied Research, 8(2), 91-108.
• Thiery, H., Cook, J., Burchell, J., Walkley, F., Ballentyne, E and Mcneill, J. (2021), ‘”Never more needed” yet never more stretched: reflections on the role of the voluntary sector during Covid-19’, Voluntary Sector Review, 12(3), 459-465.
• Connelly, J. (2020), ‘Moral action, collective action, and responsibility for climate change’, Marmara Journal of European Studies, 28(2), 203-19.
• Lui, J. and Cook, J. (2020), ‘Ageing and Intergenerational Care in Rural China: A Qualitative Study of Policy Development’, Contemporary Social Science. (15)3, 378-391.
• Basu, P., Bhattarai, K. and Getachew, Y., (2019), ‘Capital adjustment cost and inconsistency in income‐based dynamic panel models with fixed effects’, German Economic Review, 20(4), e1002–e1018.
• Wurzel, R., Liefferink, D. and Di Lullo, M. (2019), ‘The European Council, the Council and the Member States: Changing Environmental Leadership Dynamics in the European Union’, Environmental Politics, 28(2), 248-70.
• Wurzel, R., Liefferink, D. and Torney, D. (2019), ‘Pioneers, Leaders and Followers in Multilevel and Polycentric Climate Governance’, Environmental Politics, 28(1), 1-21.
• Wurzel, R., Moulton, J., Osthorst, W., Mederake, L. Deutz, P. and Jonas, A. (2019), ‘Climate Pioneership and Leadership in Structurally Disadvantaged Maritime Port Cities’, Environmental Politics, 28(1), 146-66.
• Jänicke, M. and Wurzel, R. (2019), ‘Leadership and Lesson-Drawing in the European Union’s Multilevel Climate Governance System’, Environmental Politics, 28(1), 22-42.
• Künnecke, M. (2019), ‘German Constitutional Law in the UK Supreme Court’, Liverpool Law Review, 40(1), 31- 47.
• Burdon, D., Boyes, S., Elliott, M., Smyth, K., Atkins, J., Barnes, R. and Wurzel, R. (2018), ‘Integrating natural and social sciences to manage sustainably vectors of change in the marine environment: Dogger Bank transnational case study’, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 201(5), 234-247.
• Cook, J. and Burchell, J. (2018), ‘Bridging the Gaps in Employee Volunteering (EV): Why the third sector doesn’t always win’, Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 47(1), 165-184.
• Goodmann, M. and Connelly, J. (2018) ‘The public interest environmental law group: from USA to Europe’, Environmental Politics, 27(6), 1014-1032.
• Connelly, J. (2018), ‘Not another thing. Four referendums and a Brexit votes’, Marmara Journal of European Studies, 26(1), 31-50.
• Izci Connelly, R. and Connelly, J. (2018), ‘Introduction. Brexit: We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it’, Marmara Journal of European Studies, 26(1), 1-8.
• Wurzel, R. (2018), ‘Germany and Brexit: How to Preserve European Integration While Achieving a Post-Brexit Deal with the United Kingdom’, Marmara Journal of European Studies, 26(1), 171-93.
• Bhattarai, K. and Trzeciakiewicz, D. (2017), ‘Macroeconomic-impacts of fiscal policy-shocks in the UK: A DSGE analysis’, Economic Modelling, 61, 321-338.
• Künnecke, M. (2017), ‘English as common legal language: Its expansion and the effects on civil law and common law lawyers’, European review of private law, 24(5), 733-757.
• Börger, T., Broszeit, S., Ahtiainen, H., Atkins, J.P., Burdon, D., Luisetti, T., Murillas, A., Oinonen, S., Paltriguera, L., Roberts, L., Uyarra, M.C. and Austen, M.C. (2016), ‘Assessing costs and benefits of measures to achieve Good Environmental Status in European regional seas: Challenges, opportunities and lessons learnt’, Frontiers in Marine Science, 192(3).
• Bhattarai, K. (2016), ‘Unemployment-Inflation Trade-Offs in OECD Countries’, Economic Modelling, 58, 93-103.
• Cook, J. and Lui, J. (2016), ‘Can “Distant Water … Quench the Instant Thirst”’? The Renegotiation of Familial Support in Rural China in the Face of Extensive Out Migration’ Journal of Ageing Studies, 37, 29-39
• Cook, J. and Waite, L. (2016), ‘”I think I’m more free with them” - Conflict, Negotiation and Change in Intergenerational Relations in African Families Living in Britain’, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 42(8), 1388–1402.
• Hofacker, D., Schroder, H., Li, Y., and Flynn, M. (2016), ‘Trends and Determinants of Work-Retirement Transitions under Changing Institutional Conditions: Germany, England and Japan compared’, Journal of Social Policy, 45(01), 39-64.
• Schroder, H., Higo, M, and Flynn, M, (2016), ‘Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill-health’, Management Revue, 27(1-2), 63-81.
• Doctor, M. (2015), ‘Interregionalism's impact on regional integration in developing countries: the case of Mercosur’, Journal of European Public Policy, 22(7), 967-984.
• Hattam, C., Böhnke-Henrichsb, A., Börger, T. Burdon, D., Hadjimichaeld, M., Delaney, A., Atkins, J.P., Garrard, S. and Austen, M.C. (2015), ‘Integrating methods for ecosystem service assessment and valuation: mixed methods or mixed messages?’, Ecological Economics, 120, 126–138. 

Recent book chapters 

• Doctor, M. (2022), ‘Regionalism in the Global South: Understanding the evolution of Mercosur, in: B. McKercher (ed), Routledge Handbook of Diplomacy and Statecraft, (second edition), London: Routledge.
• Künnecke McClean, M. (2022). ‘Legal certainty for EU citizens in the United Kingdom - Access to means tested benefits’, in: Le Brexit et les droits et libertés, Bruylant/Larcier.
• Wurzel, R., Di Lullo, M. and Lieferink, D. (2022), ‘The European Council, Council and Member States‘, in: Rayner, T., Szulecki, K., Jordan, A. and Oberthür, S. (eds), Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
• Grant, D., Menachof, D. and Bovis, C. (2021), The ‘deglobalization’ of logistics and supply chains Operating in an increasingly nationalistic and risky world, Global Logistics, New Directions in Supply Chain Management, (8^th edition), London: Kogan pp.427-446
• Wurzel, R. (2021), ‘The Council, European Council and Member States’, in: A. Jordan and V. Gravey (eds) Environmental Policy in the European Union, London: Routledge, pp.75-92.
• Moore, B., Benson, D., Jordan, A., Wurzel, R. and Zito, A. (2021), ‘Governing with Multiple Policy Instruments’, in: Jordan and V. Gravey (eds) Environmental Policy in the European Union, London: Routledge.
• Bovis, C. (2020), ‘Accessibility and EU Public Procurement’, in: D. Ferri and A. Broderick (eds) Research Handbook on EU Disability Law, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
• Saussier, and Bovis, C. (2020), ‘Life-cycle costing in public procurement’, in: A. Castelli, G. Piga, S. Saussier and T. Tátrai (eds), The Challenges of Public Procurement Reform, London: Routledge.
• Doctor, M. (2020), ‘Mercosur and the challenges of regional integration’ in H. Vanden and G. Prevost (eds), Oxford Research Encyclopedia Politics (International Political Economy/World Politics), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Bovis, C. (2019), ‘The Drivers and Boundaries of Discretion in the Award of Public Contracts, in Discretion in EU Public Procurement Law’, in: S. Bogojevic, X. Groussot and J. Hettne (eds), Hart Publishing.
• Bovis C., (2019), ‘The Social Dimension of Public Procurement Regulation’, in: D. Ferri and F. Cortese (eds), The EU Social Market Economy and the Law: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Challenges for the EU, London: Routledge.
• Künnecke, M. (2019), ‘Hull Law School Erasmus - Studying and working abroad - Impact study on the Erasmus Year abroad experience’, in: M. Sacco (ed.), Brexit: A Way Forward, Vernon Press, pp.89-118.
• Bovis, C. (2018), The Law and Policy on Concessions, in: M. Steinicke and P.L. Vesterdorf (eds), Brussels Commentary on EU Public Procurement Law.
• Hart Publishing and C.H. Beck Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8487-0120-9.

Prof Jonathan Atkins

Jon specialises in estuarine, marine and terrestrial environmental economics - especially the economics of ecosystem services, environmental valuation and management. He also has long standing research interests in regional development, development economics and agricultural economics. Jon has contributed to the delivery of multidisciplinary projects funded by the European Union, including Vectors, Marbef, Devotes and Eurotroph. 

Dr Keshab Bhattarai

Keshab specialises in general equilibrium analysis of macro and micro economic policy issues and econometrics. EU themes can be found in his publications and lectures on advanced macroeconomics, advanced microeconomics and econometric analysis. He has been investigator and co-investigator for research projects funded by e.g. the British Academy, EPSRC, NCPA and Suffolk University (USA). He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Development Economics and Finance which publishes on EU issues. Keshab is keen developing EU agenda on work and equality as the current president of UCU’s Hull branch.

Prof Christopher Bovis

Christopher is an internationally renowned specialist in public sector management, public procurement and public private partnerships. His fields of expertise cover international business and trade law, European Union law, anti-trust, energy, transport and telecommunications. 

Prof James Connelly (emeritus professor)

James’ research focuses primarily on environmental politics and ethics, and political theory 

Prof Joanne Cook

Joanne’s research has centred on issues of European governance since her doctorate on European Citizenship. Over the past 25 years Joe’s research has focused on the evolution of European social policy in the spheres of adult social care, coproduction, community engagement and state-voluntary sector relationships. Her core research examines cross-sectoral collaboration with projects currently funded on collaborative approaches to community needs during the pandemic (ESRC), preventative social care (NIHR) and collaboration between research, practitioners and citizens around services for older people (NIHR).

Prof Mahrukh Doctor

Mahrukh’s research specialisation, related to CEG activities, is in the area of comparative regionalism and inter-regionalism, specifically regionalism in Latin America (mainly focused on Mercosur) as well as European Union-Mercosur negotiations.

Prof Matt Flynn

Matt’s research focuses on social dialogue, embedded in national regulatory frameworks of most EU member states as well as the European Commission. It provides a framework for addressing workforce issues through pluralism and negotiations between business and labour. Lessons from EU can help UK businesses, unions and government find solutions to intractable problems like ageing workforces, skills shortages and precarious work.

Dr Martina McClean

Martina is a comparative lawyer, with research interests in comparative public and EU law, with specific focus on the protection of citizens’ rights and issues in law and language. 

Dr Elizabeth Monaghan

Elizabeth’s research and teaching focuses on a wide range of European Union issues including democracy and legitimacy in Europe, Brexit, civil society and citizen activism. In addition to being a Senior Lecturer at Hull University, she has also been a lecturer for the Hansard Society Scholars programme since 2010 and is now a visiting fellow and member of the society's academic governance board.

Prof Noel O’Sullivan (emeritus professor)

Noel’s research focuses on the nature of European unity, its implications for liberal democracy, and its relation to the international order.

Prof Rudi Wurzel

Rudi’s research has focused especially on EU and comparative European environmental policy and politics, EU and German politics, environmental policy instruments and the ecological modernisation of structurally disadvantaged cities.

Dr Qin Xiao

Qin is a financial economist whose primary research interest is in the price stability and accessibility of housing and mortgage markets. Her earlier research focused on the mathematical and econometric aspects of these topics, which has evolved gradually into the policy area that relates to regional disparity and social inequality.