Thomas Winzen

Thomas Winzen is Professor of European Politics and International Relations at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. He previously held academic positions at the University of Essex (Senior Lecturer and Lecturer, 2019-2021), University of Mannheim (Fixed-term Professor, 2017-2018), and ETH Zurich (Post-doctoral researcher and Doctoral candidate, 2013-2017). He was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's Center for European Studies (2015-2016).

His research focuses on differentiated European integration, democratic backsliding impacts on EU institutions, the role of parliaments in transnational governance, and global Internet regulation. His work has been recognized with awards including the 2018 International Geneva Award and 2016 Young Scholars Award from the Swiss Political Science Association.

• 2018: International Geneva Award, Swiss Network for International Studies
• 2018: Best Book Prize, University Association for Contemporary European Studies
• 2016: Young Scholars Award, Swiss Political Science Association

His publications address parliamentary oversight mechanisms, institutional adaptation processes, and sovereignty shifts within the European Union framework. Current affiliations include the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences at HHU Düsseldorf.