Professor of International Relations and Director of the Graduate School for Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Maastricht. Before that Associate Dean Research and Head of the Research Institute (2018-2020 and 2009-2013) at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Maastricht. Recipient of grants by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, the European Commission, the German Research Council, and others. PhD Mannheim 2002. Guest Fellow at the University of Birmingham and London School of Economics. Fellow of the ZEIT-Stiftung Gerd and Ebelin Bucerius, Chevening Research Fellow of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Specializations in: Peer reviews and peer pressure among states (http://peer-reviews.info);Corporate social responsibility; International organizations; European Union Studies.