Academic positions

Since 2023

Postdoctoral researcher at the Otto-Suhr-Institute of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin

2014 – 2022

Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Centre for British Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2012 – 2014

Senior Research Assistant at the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit, Manchester Metropolitan University

2012 – 2014

Associate researcher at the Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University

2009 – 2011

Associate Lecturer at the Department of History, Politics and Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University

 

Academic qualifications

2023                Habilitation in political science at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2013                PhD in politics at the Department of History, Politics and Philosophy
Manchester Metropolitan University
(scholarship funded by the Manchester European Research Institute)

2009                MA Research (European Union Policy)
University of Liverpool (accomplished with distinction)

2007                Pre-Diploma in Social Sciences with focus on Political Science
University of Cologne

                                           

Fellowships and research associations

Since 2022

Honorary Fellow at the Centre for British Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2017 – 2020

Honorary Fellow at the Department of History and Politics, University of Stirling

2012 –2013

Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick

2010 – 2012

Associated Researcher at the University of Karlstad

2009 – 2011

Associated Researcher at the Universities of Cologne, Liverpool and Karlstad

 

Committee work

Since 2021

Member of the academic advisory board of the Specialised Information Service Anglo-American

Culture (Fachinformationsdienst Anglo-American Culture)

Since 2016

Co-chair of the German Association for British Studies (Arbeitskreis Großbritannien-Forschung)

2015 – 2022

Co-chair of the Berlin-Britain Research Network

2020

Member of the appointment committee for British History and Society (Berufungskommission) at the Centre for British Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2016 – 2019

Elected member of Council of the Centre for British Studies (Institutsrat) at the Centre for British Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2012 – 2014

Board member of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Manchester

Research interests

• Federalism, multilevel governance, intergovernmental relations, regionalism, devolution
• British politics and international relations
• European integration
• Local government
• Populism and political ideologies
• Political participation, inequality and agency

Monographs

Guderjan, M. (2023) Intergovernmental Relations in the UK: Cooperation and Conflict in a Devolved Unitary State. London: Routledge. 

Guderjan, M. and Verhelst, Tom (2021) Local Government in the European Union: Completing the Integration Cycle. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

Guderjan, M. (2013) When Europe meets the local level: A fusing multilevel compound? PhD Thesis. Manchester Metropolitan University.

 

Edited volumes

Guderjan, M., Mackay, H. and Stedman, G. (eds., 2020) Contested Britain: Brexit, Austerity and Agency. Bristol: Bristol University Press.

Guderjan, M. (ed., 2016) The Future of the UK: Between Internal and External Divisions. Berlin: Centre for British Studies.

Special issue: New perspectives on European governance: energy security, policy instruments and integration dynamics. Political Perspectives 6/1, 2012.

 

Journal articles

Guderjan, M. and Fischer, J. (2019) Understanding Brexit: Agency in a Divided Britain. Journal for the Study of British Cultures, volume 6, issue 1: 17-30.

Guderjan, M. and Wilding, A. (2018) Brexit Populism: The thick (and thin) of it. Czech Journal of Political Science, volume 2018, issue 1: 64-81.

Guderjan, M. (2017) Brexit und andere Krisen – Welche Erkenntnisse liefern uns Theorien europäischer Integration?. INDES Zeitschrift für Politik und Gesellschaft 2/2017: 88-97.
(Brexit and other crises – which insights do European integration theories have to offer?)

Guderjan, M. and Miles, L. (2016) The fusion approach – applications for understanding local government and European integration. Journal of European Integration, volume 38, issue 6: 637-652.

Guderjan, M. (2015) Theorising European Integration of Local Government – Insights from the Fusion Approach. Local Government Studies, volume 41, issue 6: 937-955.

Guderjan, M. (2014) The European Social Model – public support through social investment?. L’Europe en Formation, issue 372, Summer 2014, ‘Which Future for European Social Models?’.

Guderjan, M. (2012) Local Government and European integration – beyond Europeanisation?. Political Perspectives, volume 6, issue 1: 105-128.

 

Book chapters

Guderjan, M. (2023) 25 Years of Devolution in the United Kingdom: The Federalisation of a unitary polity? In: Jahrbuch des Föderalismus: Föderalismus, Subsidiarität und Regionen in Europa. Baden-Baden: Nomos: 339-352.

Guderjan, M., Kölling, M. and Schnabel, J. (2023) Multilevel Crisis Management: COVID-19 Responses in Federal and Decentralised Polities. In: Jahrbuch des Föderalismus: Föderalismus, Subsidiarität und Regionen in Europa. Baden-Baden: Nomos: 178-.

Forkert, K. and Guderjan, M. (2023) Populism and the People: Elitism, Authoritarianism and Libertarianism. In: Gohrisch, J. and Stedman, G. (eds.) Affective Polarisation: Social Inequality in the UK after Austerity, Brexit, and Covid-19. Bristol: Bristol University Press: 33-59.

Guderjan, M. (2022) German-British Relations Post Brexit. In: Carmichael, P., Holfter, G. (eds.) Unions, Break-ups and Special Relationships – Aspects of the Irish-German-UK Relationships. Irish-German Studies 15. Trier: WVT: 75-90.

Guderjan, M. and Wilding, A. (2020) Brexit Populism: Disenfranchisement and Agency. In: Guderjan, M., Mackay, H. and Stedman, G. (eds.) Contested Britain: Brexit, Austerity and Agency. Bristol: Bristol University Press: 103-116.

Guderjan, M. (2018) Local government in the European Union’s Multilevel Polity. In: Kerley, R., Liddle, J., Dunning, P. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of International Local Government. London: Routledge: 394-404.

Guderjan, M. (2016) Between Internal and External Divisions. In: Guderjan, M. (ed.). The Future of the UK: Between Internal and External Divisions. Berlin: Centre for British Studies: 9-30.

Guderjan, M. (2011) A Fusion Perspective on Integration of Local Government in Baden-Württemberg. In: Van Bever, E., Reynaert, H., Steyvers, K. (eds.) The road to Europe – Main street or backward alley for local governments in Europe. Brügge: Vanden Broele: 139-164.

 

Encyclopedic contributions

Guderjan, M. (2017) Commonwealth. In: Oberreuter, H. (ed.) Staatslexikon – Recht, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft. Freiburg: Herder: 1142-1146.

Miles, L., Alastair, T. H. and Guderjan, M. (2008) Sweden. In: Love, J. (ed.) Western Europe 2009. London: Routledge.

 

Blog contributions

Guderjan, M. and Verhelst, T. (2021) Local government in the European Union: Completing the integration cycle. European Politics and Policy Blog, 14. Februar. London School of Economics and Political Science.

Guderjan, M. (2021) From the Top Down to the Bottom and Upwards Again: the European Integration Cycle of Local Government.Centre of British Studies Blog, Januar. Humboldt University of Berlin.

Guderjan, M. (2021) The dire mood in the UK’s multilevel politics. Centre of British Studies blog, 18 March. Humboldt University of Berlin.

Guderjan, M., Mackay, H. and Stedman, G. (2020) Johnson’s exclusive populism in an increasingly contested Britain. Transforming Society blog, March. Bristol University Press and Policy Press.

Guderjan, M. (2020) The (dis-)integration of intergovernmental relations. UK In A Changing Europe, Commentary 28 February. King’s College London.

Guderjan, M. (2020) Researching UK Politics in Times of a Global Pandemic.Centre of British Studies blog, 20 May. Humboldt University of Berlin.

Guderjan, M. and Grimm, R. (2014) Euroscepticism: What’s the Stance of Young Germans and Britons? Discover Society. September 2012, issue 12.

Grimm, R. and Guderjan, M. (2013) German support for the European project should not be taken for granted. British Politics and Policy at LSE blog, 13 April 2013. London School of Economics and Political Science.

Guderjan, M. (2012) Europe –Steps Towards Municipalisation. KCL Politics Society Journal: Dialogue – Autumn 2012. King’s College London.

 

Other publications

Guderjan, M. (2021) Brexit. Spicker Politik Nr. 21. Bonn: Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung.

Foster, M., Guderjan, M. et al. (2017) The United Kingdom and the EU in 2030 – Scenario report of the first European Future Summit of the European Academy of Berlin. European Academy Berlin.

Guderjan, M. (2012) Baden-Württembergische Kommunen und der Europäische Integrationsprozess – eine Übersicht. Baden-Württembergische Gemeindezeitung 08/2012.