Prof Dr Esther Versluis (E.)
Expertises
European Union, regulatory governance, policy analysis, policy implementation, compliance, agencies, risk governance
Career history
EMPLOYMENT
- Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- PROFESSOR of European Regulatory Governance, since April 2015
- Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Political Science
- HEAD OF DEPARTMENT of the Department of Political Science, since 2019-2026
- FULBRIGHT VISITING SCHOLAR, 2011
- Cornell University, Faculty of Science and Technology Studies
DEGREES
- Steep Face - Developing and Strenghtening Leadership (2014)
- Basic Teaching Qualification (in Dutch: BKO certificaat): December 2010
- PHD, July 2003
- Utrecht University, Faculty of Social Sciences
- Supervisors Prof. Dr. Frans van Waarden & Dr. Jan Simonis
- "Enforcement Matters. Enforcement and Compliance of European Directives in Four Member States"
- Awarded with the 'Van Poelje' prize 2003; Dutch Association for Public Administration
- MA (doctoraal) Culture & Sciences, September 1998
- Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and Culture (Interdisciplinary program with an emphasis on 'Political Culture')
- Thesis: "National EU Policies in the Netherlands and Belgium. From National to European Policy Styles?"
- Fall 1996: Hull University (UK), Politics & European Studies
- Fall 1998: Research Internship, European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht
AWARDS & OTHER DISTINCTIONS
- 2015. BEST PHD SUPERVISOR AWARD
- Awarded by the Netherlands Institure of Government (Dutch research school for public administration and political science)
- 2011. FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP
- Visiting scholar at Cornell University
- 2005. Van Poelje Prize
- Awarded by the Dutch Association for Public Administration for the best PhD Dissertation of 2003
MEMBERSHIPS
- Netherlands Institute of Government
- European Consortium of Political Research
- European Union Studies Association
- University Association for Contemporary European Studies