Goldsmiths - University of London

Georg Menz BA MA PhD

Biographical Information

I joined the department in 2002. I received my BA in International Relations from James Madison College at Michigan State University (USA) and my M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh (USA). The dissertation won the Best Dissertation Award from the European Union Studies Association in 2003. I have also studied politics at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, the Free University of Berlin and the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. In 2004, I was Visiting Research Fellow at the European Union Center at the University of Pittsburgh (USA). In 2006, I served as Jean Monnet Fellow in the Department of Social and Political Studies at the European University Institute in San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy. In late 2008, I served as Visiting Research Fellow at the National Europe Centre at Australian National University.

Research interests

My research interests lie primarily on the field of (International) Political Economy, focussing both on the dynamics of globalisation and subsequent adjustment processes at the national level. In addition, I explore European Union politics and policy and the impact of European integration on its member states, particularly in the domains of economic, social and labour market policy. Industrial relations and their changing nature in contemporary Europe are another line of research enquiry. And, of course, the politics of migration are a key area of my research expertise. I am particularly interested in labour migration and its “rediscovery” by European governments in recent years, commonly associated with the new paradigm of “managed migration”. In addition, my current works explores the role of private actors, especially interest groups, in shaping labour migration policy. I am also investigating the implications of the privatization of migration management. I have secured funding for research projects exploring these issues from the British Academy. Finally, I am currently exploring the politics of climate change-induced migration in North and West Africa and the implications for European migration policy design.

Selected publications

Single Authored Books:

1. “Varieties of Capitalism and Europeanization: National Response Strategies to the Single European Market”, Oxford University Press, 2005: ISBN 0-19-927386-3
This book has been awarded the 2006 Best Book Award from the University Association for Contemporary European Studies and made the Shortlist for Best Book Award of the Council for European Studies.

The paperback edition is being published in 2008 (ISBN-13:978-0-19-955103-3) and is now available. Read more: www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199551033

Reviewed in Political Studies Review, Vol. 4., No.2, May 2006: 213-214 and Journal of Common Market Studies Vol. 44, No. 2, June 2006: 445-446

"fills a very important gap - offers new insights and a compelling account of how diverse politico-economic systems of governance...respond to the deregulatory Single Market project. [...] Empirically rich, comprehensive, and persuasive [...] an insightful contribution to the filed of comparative political economy" Comparative Political Studies

"Original research which is paradoxical, engaged and subtle. [...]recommended to all those interested in understanding the intricacies of the EU."
Journal of Common Market Studies

"Clearly stands out as the more focused and comprehensive account" Political Studies Review

"Thorough analysis provides very interesting insights" Swiss Political Science Review

2. "The Political Economy of Managed Migration", Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-19-953388-6. More information is available here:
http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199533886.do?keyword=Menz&sortby=bestMatches

Reviewed in politique européenne, n° 30, 2010: 241-243 and Comparative Political Studies January 2010 43: 156-160

3. Comparative Political Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press, contract in hand, manuscript delivery date: 2011

Edited Books:

(with Alexander Caviedes) (eds.) The Changing Face of Labour Migration in Europe, Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2010

“Internalizing Globalization: The Rise of Neoliberalism and the Decline of National Models of Capitalism” co-edited volume (with Susanne Soederberg (Queen’s University, Canada) and Phil Cerny (Rutgers University, USA), Palgrave, 2005: ISBN 1403948038

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

"After the Agenda 2010 is Before the Elections: Consolidation, Dissent and the Politics of German Labour Market Policy under the Grand Coalition", German Politics, October 2010

"Are you being served? The Politics of Service Liberalization in the European Union", Journal of European Public Policy, October 2010

"Stopping, Shaping and Moulding Europe: Two-Level Games, Non-State  Actors and the Europeanization of Migration Policies", Journal of Common Market Studies, October 2010

"The Neoliberalized State and Migration Control: The Rise of Private Actors in the Enforcement and Design of Migration Policy", Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, December 2009: 17, 3: pp. 315-332

“Old Bottles – New Wine: The New Dynamics of Industrial Relations”, German Politics 14 (2), June 2005: 196-207

“Re-Regulating the Single Market: National Varieties of Capitalism and their responses to Europeanization”, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 10, No. 4, 532-555, August 2003

“Patterns in EU Labour Immigration Policy: National Initiatives and European Responses”, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Vol. 28, No.4, 723-742, 2002

“Domestic Determinants of National Response Strategies to EU-induced Liberalization: Examining the Regulation of Wages for Posted Workers in Austria and Germany”, Politique Européenne, No. 3, January 2001

“Beyond the Anwerbestopp? The German-Polish Labor Treaty”, Journal of European Social Policy, vol. 11, No. 3, August 2001

Chapters in Edited Volumes:

Varieties of Capitalism and Europeanization: National Response Strategies Revisited", chapter in Andrew Gamble and David Lane (eds.) "The European Union and World Politics", Basingstoke: Palgrave 2009

“The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy in New Zealand”, chapter in Daguerre, Anne and Corinne Nativel (eds.) When Children Become Parents: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy, Bristol: Policy Press, 2006

“Useful Gastarbeiter, burdensome asylum seekers, and the second wave of welfare retrenchment: Exploring the nexus between migration and the welfare state”, chapter in Parsons, Craig A. and Timothy M. Smeeding “Immigration and the Transformation of Europe”, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006

“Auf Wiedersehen, Rhineland Model: Embedding Neoliberalism in Germany”, chapter in “Internalizing Globalization: The Rise of Neoliberalism and the Decline of National Models of Capitalism”

“Making Thatcher Look Timid: The Rise and Fall of the New Zealand Model”, chapter in “Internalizing Globalization: The Erosion of National Models of Capitalism and the Politics of Embedding Neoliberalism”

“Introduction: The Politics of Internalizing Globalization”, chapter in “Internalizing Globalization: The Erosion of National Models of Capitalism and the Politics of Embedding Neoliberalism”

“More Thatcher than the real thing: Policy Transfer and Economic Reforms in New Zealand” in de Jong, Martin, Konstantinos Lalenis, and Virginie Mamadouh (eds.) The Theory and Practice of Institutional Transplantation Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic, 2002: 137-152; ISBN 1-4020-1049-4

Teaching

I currently convene Political Economy and Public Policy in the first year, Political Economy in the second year, and The Political Economy of the European Union in the third year. I also convene the MA module Government and Politics of the European Union.

Areas of Expertise and Ph.D Supervision
(International) Political Economy, Economics of Public Policy, Government and Politics of the European Union, Comparative European Politics, French Politics, German Politics, the Politics of International Migration, the Politics of Globalization.