Julia Walczyk, PhD candidate (J.M.)
Julia Walczyk is a full-time PhD candidate at the Political Science Department at FASoS. She holds a Bachelor's degree in European Studies and a Master's degree in European Public Affairs, both from FASoS.
Her PhD dissertation examines the impact of projectification of EU Policies on local actors' authority in the Euroregion Meuse-Rhine via a conceptual lens of liquid authority.
Julia has a record of 16 scientific publications, including co-edited volume "EU Cohesion Policy: A Multidisciplinary Approach", five co-authored journal articles, four research blogs.
Julia's research interests include EU Cohesion Policy, Projectification of EU Policies, Implementation and Evaluation of EU Policies, EU Governance, Financial Compliance, Societal Impact of Academic Research.
Career history
- PhD Programme Coordinator & Administrator, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, the Netherlands (March 2022 - October 2025)
- Administrative Coordinator at the Capacity Development Office, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, the Netherlands (July 2024 - October 2025)
- Education and Research Officer at the Centre of European Research in Maastricht (CERiM), Maastricht, the Netherlands (July 2021 - June 2022)
- Education & Research Officer at FASoS, History Department, Maastricht, the Netherlands (September 2021 - January 2022)
- Intern at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht, the Netherlands (April 2021 - July 2021)
- Student research assistant to the Jean Monnet Chair “EU-Eastern Europe”, FASoS, Maastricht, the Netherlands (January 2021 - July 2021)
- Student research assistant to the Jean Monnet Network on Research and Teaching on EU Foreign Affairs (NORTIA), FASoS, Maastricht, the Netherlands (October 2020 - January 2021)
- Student research assistant, FASoS, Political Science Department, Maastricht, the Netherlands (September 2019 - June 2020)
- Student ambassador to Poland’s Promo-Team, Marketing Department, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (July 2019 - June 2020)