Adam Holesch

Adam Holesch is a Senior Research Fellow at IBEI. He serves as Project Manager of the EU Research and Education Network on Foreign Policy Issues: Values and Democracy (EU-VALUES) and the United in Knowledge: EU–Latin America Academic Synergies (EULAS) Jean Monnet Network. He is also the Coordinator of the IBEI team in the Horizon Europe project Bridging the Gaps in Evidence, Regulation and Impact of Anticorruption Policies (BRIDGEGAP) and in the Network on Europe–Africa Relations – Education and Research (NEAR-ER). In addition, he is a member of the Steering Committee of the ECPR Standing Group on European Union Politics.

Adam's research navigates the complexities of European politics through the lens of multi-level governance, with a focus on democratic backsliding, rule of law, regionalism, global governance, and, more recently, corruption. He also examines the repercussions of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on EU politics, particularly its influence on European politics.

Previously, he has held visiting positions at esteemed institutions, including the European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole, KU Leuven, Central European University, and Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. His work has been featured in leading academic journals such as West European Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Integration, East European Politics, Territory, Politics, and Governance, Acta Politica, and Global Governance.