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Josef Korbel School of International Studies

Martin Rhodes

Education

DPhil, University of Oxford, England
MA, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
BA, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Profile

Martin Rhodes is Professor of Comparative Political Economy, and Co-Director of the PhD program, Josef Korbel school of International Studies, University of Denver. His previous positions were: Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy (1999-2006); Research Director of the NEWGOV Research Consortium, EUI (2004-2005); Research Professor, Robert Schuman Centre, EUI (1997-1999); Senior Research Fellow, Robert Schuman Centre, EUI (1995-1997); Jean Monnet Fellow, EUI (1994-1995); Senior Lecturer in Politics, Department of Government, University of Manchester (1995-1996); Lecturer in Politics, Department of Government, University of Manchester (1989-1996). He is the author and editor of some 20 books and 120 book and journal articles. He was co-editor (and co-founder) of South European Society and Politics (1995-1999) and co-editor of European Political Science (1999-2007).

Recent and forthcoming publications:

Beyond Varieties of Capitalism: Conflict, Contradiction and Complementarities in the European Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008 (with Bob Hancke and Mark Thatcher).

Italy: A Contested Polity, London and New York: Routledge, 2008 (with Martin Bull).

New Modes of Governance in Europe: Governing in the Shadow of Hierarchy, London: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2011 (with Adrienne Heritier).

Social Pacts in Europe: Emergence, Evolution and Institutionalization, Oxford University Press, June 2011 (with Sabina Avdagic and Jelle Visser).

Developments in European Politics 2, London: Macmillan-Palgrave, forthcoming, 2011 (with Eric Jones, Paul Heywood and Uli Sedelmeier).

Research and Expertise

Comparative European and European Union politics and political economy, comparative welfare states, labor markets and pensions systems, Italian politics.

Courses

INTS 4349: Comparative Public Policy and Finance
INTS 4370: Political Economy of Globalization
INTS 4500: Social Science Methods 
INTS 4522: Philosophy of Social Science

Programs, Centers and Institutes

Center for the Study of Europe and the World

Professor Martin Rhodes
  • Martin.Rhodes@du.edu
  • 303.871.3811
  • 156 Sie Cheou Kang Center, Ben M. Cherrington Hall, first floor
  • Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
    • 2201 South Gaylord Street
    • Denver , CO 80208 USA
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