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Overview

Arthur Benz is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Political Science and International Relations, Law, Sociology and Political Science, and Public Administration.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Political Systems and Governance
  • Law and Political Science
  • Public Administration and Political Analysis
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Labor Movements and Unions
  • European Union Policy and Governance
  • European and International Law Studies

Arthur Benz has contributed multiple recent papers to a variety of academic journals. Some notable publications are:

  • "Transformative Energy Policy in Federal Systems," 2021, The Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies
  • "Federal democracy, distributive justice and the future of Europe," 2021, European Law Journal
  • "Kincaid, John (ed.) (2019): A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies," 2020, Politische Vierteljahresschrift
  • "Swiss Federalism. The Transformation of a Federal Model Adrian Vatter London and New York, Routledge (2018), 304 p., ISBN 978-1-138-29427-1," 2021, Swiss Political Science Review
  • "Introduction: Carbon Politics in Canada and Europe," 2021, The Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Matt Qvortrup
  • Jozef Bátora
  • Jörg Broschek
  • Carlos Closa
  • Karim Knio

Arthur Benz publishes regularly in the following academic venues:

  • European Political Science Review (5 publications)
  • The Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies (2 publications)
  • Politische Vierteljahresschrift (2 publications)
  • European Law Journal (1 publication)
  • Swiss Political Science Review (1 publication)

In addition to journal articles, Arthur Benz has authored several books published by notable publishing houses:

  • Edward Elgar Publishing: "Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance" (2021), "Rethinking Multilevel Governance" (2024)
  • Transcript Verlag: "The Bureaucratic Production of Difference" (2020)
  • Nomos: "Föderale Demokratie" (2020)

Best Publications

  • Governance — Modebegriff oder nützliches sozialwissenschaftliches Konzept?

    Arthur Benz

  • Der moderne Staat. Grundlagen der politologischen Analyse

    Arthur Benz

  • Governance — Regieren in komplexen Regelsystemen

    Arthur Benz;Nicolai Dose

  • Der moderne Staat

    Arthur Benz

  • The Europeanization of regional policies: patterns of multi-level governance

    Arthur Benz;Burkard Eberlein

  • Politik in Mehrebenensystemen

    Arthur Benz

  • Governance and democracy : comparing national, European and international experiences

    Arthur Benz;Yannis Papadopoulos

  • Policy Learning in Regional Networks

    Arthur Benz;Dietrich Fürst

  • Governance - Regieren in komplexen Regelsystemen : eine Einführung

    Arthur Benz

  • Path-Dependent Institutions and Strategic Veto Players: National Parliaments in the European Union

    Arthur Benz

  • Fritz W. Scharpf/Bernd Reissert/Fritz Schnabel, Politikverflechtung. Theorie und Empirie des kooperativen Föderalismus in der Bundesrepublik, Kronberg i.Ts. 1976.

    Arthur Benz

  • Horizontale Politikverflechtung: Zur Theorie von Verhandlungssystemen

    Arthur Benz;Fritz Wilhelm Scharpf;Reinhard Zintl;Reinhard Zintl

  • Two types of multi‐level governance: Intergovernmental relations in German and EU regional policy

    Arthur Benz

  • Kooperative Verwaltung : Funktionen, Voraussetzungen und Folgen

    Arthur Benz

  • The politics of adaptation: The Europeanisation of national parliamentary systems

    Katrin Auel;Arthur Benz

  • Federal Dynamics: Continuity, Change, and the Varieties of Federalism

    Arthur Benz;Jörg Broschek

  • From Unitary to Asymmetric Federalism in Germany: Taking Stock after 50 Years

    Arthur Benz

  • Governance - A political science perspective

    Arthur Benz;Stefan Kuhlmann;Dieter Sadowski

  • Multilevel Governance — Governance in Mehrebenensystemen

    Arthur Benz

  • The Politics of Constitutional Change between Reform and Evolution

    Nathalie Behnke;Arthur Benz

  • Föderalismus als dynamisches System

    Arthur Benz

  • Accountable Multilevel Governance by the Open Method of Coordination

    Arthur Benz

  • Die Modernisierung der Staatsorganisation : Institutionspolitik im internationalen Vergleich : USA, Großbritannien, Frankreich, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    Joachim Jens Hesse;Arthur Benz

  • Verwaltungsreform und Verwaltungspolitik im Prozeß der deutschen Einigung

    Wolfgang Seibel;Arthur Benz;Heinrich Mäding

  • Theorieentwicklung in der Politikwissenschaft : Eine Zwischenbilanz

    Arthur Benz;Wolfgang Seibel

  • Varianten und Dynamiken der Politikverflechtung im deutschen Bundesstaat

    Arthur Benz;Jessica Detemple;Dominic Heinz

  • Kooperation als Alternative zur Neugliederung? Zusammenarbeit zwischen den norddeutschen Ländern

    Fritz Wilhelm Scharpf;Arthur Benz

  • Kein Ausweg aus der Politikverflechtung? — Warum die Bundesstaatskommission scheiterte, aber nicht scheitern musste

    Arthur Benz

  • Perspektiven des Föderalismus in Deutschland

    A. Benz

  • Föderale Demokratie. Regieren im Spannungsfeld von Interdependenz und Autonomie

    Arthur Benz

  • Mehrebenen-Verflechtung: Verhandlungsprozesse in verbundenen Entscheidungsarenen

    Arthur Benz

  • Föderalismus : Analysen in entwicklungsgeschichtlicher und vergleichender Perspektive

    Arthur Benz;Gerhard Lehmbruch;Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft

Frequent Co-Authors

Yannis Papadopoulos
Yannis Papadopoulos University of Lausanne
Fritz W. Scharpf
Fritz W. Scharpf Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Deirdre Curtin
Deirdre Curtin European University Institute
Joseph H. H. Weiler
Joseph H. H. Weiler New York University
Klaus H. Goetz
Klaus H. Goetz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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