Peter H盲gel
Associate Professor, Program Coordinator for Philosophy, Politics & Economics, Department Chair
- Department: History and Politics
- Office:G-L17
- Office Hours:Mondays and Thursdays 10h00 - 11h00
Professor H盲gel, born in Germany, studied political science at Freie Universit盲t Berlin, Columbia University and Humboldt-Universit盲t zu Berlin. Before joining The American University of Paris in 2006, he worked as researcher and consultant for the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, the German Bundestag, the European Commission, the House of Lords and other institutions. His research focuses on the intersections of comparative politics and international relations/political economy, and how transnational and global processes transform state sovereignty.
H盲gel鈥檚 past research concerned the European Union鈥檚 regulation of the free movement of persons and capital, how states try to control cross-border flows under conditions of regional integration and globalization.
His latest project 鈥淏illionaires in World Politics鈥 examined the political consequences of rising inequalities and asks questions about the agency of the ultra-wealthy in a sphere traditionally dominated by states and international organizations. The research findings were published as a听听in 2020.
At 黑料正能量, Professor H盲gel is coordinating the Philosophy, Politics & Economics major.
Education/Degrees
- Dr. phil. (Political Science), Humboldt-Universit盲t zu Berlin
- Dipl.-Pol. (equivalent of BA and MA), Freie Universit盲t Berlin
News
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Publications
- "Le pouvoir听des milliardaires philanthropes dans la politique mondiale".听In: Lef猫vre, Sylvain A./ Monier, Anne (eds) 2021:听Philanthropes en d茅mocratie. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 59-70.
- Billionaires in World Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.
- "Reichtum und Lebensf眉hrung: Wenn sich Milliard盲re zur Weltpolitik berufen f眉hlen" [Wealth and Ways of Life: World Politics as a Vocation for Billionaires]. In: R枚cke, Anja/ Alleweldt, Erika/ Keil, Maria/ Alleweldt, Erika (eds) 2019:听Soziale Ungleichheit der Lebensf眉hrung. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa, 162-186.
- Prof. H盲gel's book,听, has been reviewed by Luuk van Middelaar in听, and by Antoine Vauchez in听.
- "Transnationale Milliard盲re: Super-Akteure, die die Welt ver盲ndern?" In: Alleweldt, Erika/ R枚cke, Anja/ Steinbicker, Jochen (eds) 2016: Lebensf眉hrung heute: Klasse, Bildung, Individualit盲t. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa, 204-235.
- 芦 Is debt a dangerous institution? 禄, on books & ideas:听 , translated into French 芦 La dette est-elle une institution dangereuse ? 禄,听 on la vie des id茅es: (2013)
- "Oligarchy within democracy?", on books & ideas,听 , translated into听 French "Les milliardaires: une oligarchie dans la d茅mocratie?" on la vie des id茅es,
- "French Voters are Angry", The New York Times鈥 Room for Debate, November 27, 2011,
- "Baby Steps vs. Big Reforms", The New York Times鈥 Room for Debate, April 23, 2012,
- "Global Governance", Oxford Bibliographies Online: International Relations, Ed. By Cathal J. Nolan, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011
- "Sovereignty", Oxford Bibliographies Online: International Relations, Ed. By Cathal J. Nolan. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011
- "Transnational Actors", in: Oxford Bibliographies Online: International Relations, Ed. By Cathal J. Nolan, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011
- "Standard-Setting for Capital Movements: Reasserting Sovereignty over Transnational Actors?" in Peters, Anne/ F枚rster, Till/ Koechlin, Lucy/ Fenner-Zinkernagel, Gretta (eds) 2009, Non-State Actors as Standard-Setters, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 351-378
- "Cauchemars urbains: Gotham sur les 茅crans", in Peretz, Pauline (ed.) 2009, New York: Histoire, Promenades, Anthologie et Dictionnaire, Paris, Robert Laffont
- "Apr猫s le 芦 non 禄 irlandais, quel avenir pour le trait茅 ?"听in Alternatives Economiques (15 June 2008)
- "Allemagne: Europ茅enne mais plus s没re d'elle", Alternatives Internationales, #36, September 2007
- "La pol茅mique sur le 芦 lobby pro-isra茅lien 禄", La vie des id茅es, #21, April 2007, with Pauline Peretz
- "Comparative Methods and Sovereignty", two entries in: Austin Harrington/Barbara Marshall/Hans-Peter M眉ller (eds): Routledge Encyclopedia of Social Theory, London 2006, Routledge
- "States and Transnational Actors: Who鈥檚 Influencing Whom? A case study in Jewish diaspora politics during the Cold War", in: European Journal of International Relations , 11/4, 2005, with Pauline Peretz, pp. 467-493
- "L鈥檌ncertaine mondialisation du contr么le: La France et l鈥橝llemagne dans la lutte contre la corruption et le blanchiment", in: D茅viance et Soci茅t茅, 29/3, 2005, pp. 243-258
- "Regieren ohne Souver盲nit盲t? Neue Perspektiven zum Wandel einer umstrittenen Institution" [Governing without Sovereignty? New perspectives on a contested Institution], in: Berliner Journal f眉r Soziologie , 15/1, 2005, pp. 121-130
- Geldw盲schebek盲mpfung durch die EU [Combating money laundering at the EU level], SWP-Studie S37, Berlin 2003: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
- "La lutte anti-blanchiment d鈥檃rgent men茅e par l鈥橴nion Europ茅enne", Questions P茅nales, 14/4, 2003/9
- "Politique Internationale, Relations Internationales", in: Politix, 59, 2002, with Simon Raiser, pp. 121-125
- Bleibt die gr枚脽ere EU sicher? Perspektiven der EU-Erweiterung im Bereich der Zusammenarbeit Justiz und Inneres [Will the enlarged EU remain secure? Perspectives of EU-Enlargement in the field of Justice and Home Affairs]. Expertengespr盲ch am 21. Januar 2002 in der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin. Gespr盲chsbericht. Berlin 2002: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik/Vertretung der Europ盲ischen Kommission in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- "Neuregulierung von Finanzdienstleistungen" in der EU: Aktuelle Trends und ihre Auswirkungen auf M盲rkte und Akteure [New regulations for financial services in the EU: Current trends and their consequences for markets and actors]. Forschungsbericht 02/003 (RIC/Y). Berlin 2002, DaimlerChrysler AG, with Ingo Rollwagen and Burkhard J盲risch
- 鈥溍渂er eine Migrationspolitik der Gemeinschaft鈥 - Reflektion und Kritik [鈥淎 Community immigration policy鈥 - Reflections and critique], in: Zeitschrift f眉r Ausl盲nderrecht und Ausl盲nderpolitik , 2001/4 (with Christian Deubner), pp. 154-159
- "Memorandum", in: A Community Immigration Policy. House of Lords, Select Committee on the European Union, Session 2000-01, 13th Report. London 2001: The Stationery Office (with Christian Deubner)
- 鈥淢ethoden im Wahnsinn?鈥 Sozialwissenschaftliche Erkl盲rungsans盲tze zu 狈补迟颈辞苍补濒颈迟盲迟别苍办辞苍蹿濒颈办迟别n [鈥淢ethods in the madness?鈥 Social science explanations of ethnic conflicts], in: Philipp Ther/Holm Sundhaussen (eds): 狈补迟颈辞苍补濒颈迟盲迟别苍办辞苍蹿濒颈办迟别 im 20. Jahrhundert. Ursachen von inter-ethnischer Gewalt im Vergleich. Wiesbaden 2001: Harrassowitz, pp. 247-264
- "Wenn Staatsgrenzen zu EU-Grenzen werden: Gef盲hrdete Nachbarschaften in Osteuropa" [When state borders become EU borders: Endangered neighbourhoods in Eastern Europe]. Arbeitspapier 3125. Ebenhausen 2000: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (with Christian Deubner)
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Conferences & Lectures
- Bringing the Individual Back In鈥 鈥 International Relations and the First Image, workshop at the ECPR Joint Sessions in St. Gallen (Switzerland), April 12鈥17, 2011, paper and presentation 鈥淏illionaires In World Politics: Super-Agents Transforming Structures?鈥
- Democracy: Its Dilemmas and Futures, 7th President鈥檚 Conference of The American University of Paris, 18 May 2009 in Paris (France), co-organizer (with Richard Beardsworth) and panel chair.
- The Role of Universities in Building a Culture of Civic Responsibility, Interdependence and Prosperity, The Rwanda Roundtable/OTF Group, 19-20 March 2008 in Kigali (Rwanda), Roundtable speaker
- Non-State Actors as Standard Setters: The Erosion of the Public-Private Divide, Basel Institute on Governance, 8-9 February 2007 in Basel (Switzerland), paper and presentation 鈥淪tates and Transnational Actors 鈥 Reasserting Sovereignty?鈥
- D茅linquances, Politiques de S茅curit茅 et de Pr茅vention - Recherches Comparatives Franco-Allemandes, Ifr茅si-CLERS脡/CESDIP/Max-Planck-Society, 9-12 September 2004 in Fr茅jus (France), paper and presentation 鈥淭he criminalisation of money laundering and corruption: Global and EU initiatives and the role of France and Germany鈥
- Journ茅es Histoire et Science Politique, Association Fran莽aise de Science Politique, 4-6 March 2004 in Paris, paper and presentation on 鈥淧our une relecture des relations entre 脡tats et acteurs transnationaux鈥
- The Future of the European Union - Governance in the enlarged Europe, Charles University Prague/ Humboldt University of Berlin/Institut d鈥櫭塼udes politiques Paris, 5-10 December 2001 in Berlin, paper and presentation 鈥淓uropean governance: The concept鈥檚 usefulness, potential pitfalls, and hidden agendas鈥
- EU Justice and Home Affairs in the Context of Enlargement, TAIEX Office of the European Commission (DG Enlargement) in co-operation with the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute, 30/31 May 2001 in Brussels, discussant in the panel 鈥淐ross-border movement of people: statistics, policies and prejudices鈥
Research Areas
Global political economy, international relations, comparative politics, billionaires, inequality, democracy, transnational actors, sovereignty