Herman Hoen

Prof. Herman Hoen is a Full Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Arts. He holds a PhD in Economics (1992) and has conducted extensive research on post-socialist transitions, EU enlargement, and state capitalism in Eurasia. His academic career includes visiting professorships at Johns Hopkins University, Georg August Universität, and Bilkent University. He serves on multiple editorial boards including Emerging Markets Studies and Economics, Management and Financial Markets.

Education: MA Economics (cum laude, U Groningen, 1988), PhD Economics (U Groningen, 1992). He has supervised over 13 PhD candidates focusing on topics like regional integration, state capitalism, and governance in emerging economies. His research explores institutional change, market emergence, and the political economy of development in transition economies.

Research Interests:
- Political economy of European integration
- Post-socialist economic transitions
- State capitalism models in Eurasia
- Governance mechanisms in emerging markets
- International political economy frameworks
- Comparative institutional analysis

His publications analyze financial markets as public goods, EU-Eastern Europe relations, and ASEAN economic integration strategies. Notable works include The EU and its Relations with Eastern Europe (2022) and State Capitalism in Eurasia (2017). He currently co-leads the Governance in Emerging Economies project funded by Volkswagen Stiftung.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Center for International Relations Research (CIRR), Globalisation Studies Groningen (GSG), and supervises projects at the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG). He chairs the board of the Open-Air-Museum Het Hoogeland and contributes to policy dialogues on regional development.