Telephone number:	+31 (0)70 800 9554
E-Mail:	b.steunenberg@cdh.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department:	Faculteit Campus Den Haag, Instituut Bestuurskunde
Office Address:	Campus Den Haag Postbus 13228 2501 EE Den Haag
Personal Homepage:	www.socialsciences.leiden.edu/​publicadministration/​organisation/​faculty-staff/​steunenberg.html

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Course Taught

Institutions of the EU (Semester One) 

Higher Education

University of Twente

Diploma 1989 PhD

PhD Thesis: Retrenchment policies and political decision making: A political-economic theory tested for police ('Ombuigingsbeleid en politieke besluitvorming: een politiek-economische theorie getoetst voor politie’). Enschede: University of Twente

1983 Drs (MA) in Public Administration

Professional Career

1999-  Professor of Public Administration at Leiden University, Department of Public Admininistration.

1994-99   Associate Professor of Public Finance at the Faculty of Public Administration and Public Policy, University of Twente.

1986-94   Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Twente.

1983-85   Assistant Professor, University of Twente 

Publications

“Between power and luck: The European Parliament in the EU legislative process” (with Torsten Selck) European Union Politics 5 (2004) 25-46.

“VuvezHdane na Europejskite direktivi v zakonodatelstvoto na Kralstvo Holandia: Organizatzia i administrativni predizvikatelstva” (The transposition of European directives in the legislation of the Netherlands: Organisation and administrative challenges). Publichna Administratzia 2(2), 2003, 55-64.

“Deciding among equals: The sectoral Councils of the European Union and their reform” In: M.J. Holler, H. Kliemt, D. Schmidtchen and M. E. Streit (eds) European Governance. Tübingen. Mohr Siebeck, 1-23 (Jahrbuch für Neue Politische Ökonomie, Volume 22, 2003).

“European policymaking: An agency-theoretic analysis” (with Dieter Schmidtchen) In: A. Marciano and J.M. Josselin (eds) From economic to legal competition: New perspectives on law and institutions in Europe. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2003, 142-63.

“Analysing political power” (with Patrick Dunleavy, Ian Byrne). In: P. Dunleavy, A. Gamble, R. Heffernan and G. Peele (eds) Developments in British Politics. Houndsmills, Hamshire: Palgrave, 2003, 228-359.

“Een economische visie op de politiek in de Eerste Kamer: Peter Boorsma en de ‘calculus of dissent’” In: N. Mol, N. Groenendijk en P. de Vries (red) Promoti boek Boorsma. Enschede: Universiteit Twente, 2003, 151-61.

The European Parliament: Moving toward democracy in the EU (editor with Jacques Thomassen) Boulder: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002 224 pp.

Widening the European Union: The politics of institutional change and reform (editor) London: Routledge, 2002, 252 pp.

“Different worlds of politics: Informal power and strategic behavior of the European Parliament”. In: M.J. Höller, H. Kliemt, D. Schmidtchen, and M.E. Streit (eds) Power and fairness. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 177-195 (Jahrbuch für Neue Politische Ökonomie, Volume 20, 2002).

“Strategic power in policy games” (with Dieter Schmidtchen). In: M.J. Höller, H. Kliemt, D. Schmidtchen, and M.E. Streit (eds) Power and fairness. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 203-224 (Jahrbuch für Neue Politische Ökonomie, Volume 20, 2002).

“Introduction” (Jacques Thomassen). In: Bernard Steunenberg and Jacques Thomassen (eds) The European Parliament: Moving toward democracy in the EU. Boulder: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002, 1-12.

“Enlargement and reform in the European Union” In: Bernard Steunenberg (ed.) Widening the European Union: The politics of institutional change and reform. London: Routledge, 2002, 3-20.

“An even wider Union: The effects of enlargement on EU decision-making”. In: Bernard Steunenberg (ed.) Widening the European Union: The politics of institutional change and reform. London: Routledge, 2002, 97-118.

“Changing times: The future of enlargement of the European Union and the theoretical challenges ahead” (with Antoaneta Dimitrova) In: Bernard Steunenberg (ed.) Widening the European Union: The politics of institutional change and reform . London: Routledge, 2002, 241-248.

Bernard Steunenberg (2002) Playing different games: The European Parliament and the reform of codecision. In: Bernard Steunenberg and Jacques Thomassen (eds) The European Parliament: Moving toward democracy in the EU. Boulder: Rowman and Littlefield, 163-183.

Institutionele verandering: Naar een bestuurskunde bewegend tussen ‘vloeibare’ en ‘gestolde’ voorkeuren. Bussum: Coutinho 2001 95pp.

Institutionele verandering: naar een bestuurskunde bewegend tussen ‘vloeibare’ en ‘gestolde’ voorkeuren. Leiden: Universiteit Leiden (inaugural lecture) 2001, 28 pp.

“Enlargement and institutional reform in the European Union: Separate or connected issues?” Constitutional Political Economy 12 (2001)349-368.

“Comment on ‘Constructing European institutions’”. In: Gerald Schneider and Mark Aspinwall (eds) The rules of integration: Institutionalist approaches to the study of Europe. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001, 40-45.

“Seeing what you want to see: The limits of current modelling on the European Union” European Union Politics 1 (2000) 368-373.

“Euthanasie: De wetgever buiten spel”. Beleid en Maatschappij 27 (2000) 116-128.

“The choices judges make: Court rulings, personal values, and legal constraints” (with Martin van Hees) Journal of Theoretical Politics 12 (2000) 299-317.

“The comitology game: European policymaking with parliamentary involvement” (with Dieter Schmidtchen). In: O. van Heffen et al. (eds) Governance in modern society . Dordrecht: Kluwer, 2000, 15-33.

“Constitutional change in the European Union: Parliament’s impact on the reform of the codecision procedure”. In: H. Wagenaar (ed.) Government institutions: Effects, changes and normative foundations. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 2000 89-108.

“Beyond comitology: A comparative analysis of implementation procedures with parliamentary involvement” (with Christian Koboldt, and Dieter Schmidtchen). In: Peter Moser, Gerald Schneider, and Gebhard Kirchgässner (eds) Decision rules in the European Union: A rational choice prespective. Houndsmills, Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000, 72-98.

“The search for convergence of national policies in the European Union: An impossible quest?” (with Antoaneta Dimitrova) European Union Politics 1: 201-226.

“De productie en kwaliteit van bestuurskundig onderzoek” (with H. Wagenaar). Beleid en Maatschappij 26 (1999) 209-218.

“Strategic power in the European Union: Evaluating the distribution of power in policy games” (with Dieter Schmidtchen and Christian Koboldt) Journal of Theoretical Politics 11 (1999) 339-366.

“Voter discernment and candidate entry in pluralitarian elections” (with Roger D. Congleton) Public Choice 95: (1998) 287-305.

Political institutions and public policy: Perspectives on European decision making  (editor with Frans A. van Vught) Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1997, 234pp.

“Fiscal and financial relations between central and local governments: an analysis for six West European countries” (with Nico P. Mol ) In: Jan-Erik Lane (ed.) Public sector reform: Rationale, trends and problems. London: Sage, 1997235-56.

“Codecision and its reform: A comparative analysis of decision making rules in the European Union” In: Bernard Steunenberg and Frans A. van Vught (eds) Political institutions and public policy: Perspectives on European decision making. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1997, 205-229.

“Comitology and the balance of power in the European Union: A game theoretic approach” (with Christian Koboldt, and Dieter Schmidtchen )In: Dieter Schmidtchen and Robert Cooter (eds) Constitutional Law and Economics of the European Union. Cheltenham, Glos: Edward Elgar, 1997, 37-66.

“Courts, cabinet, and coalition parties: The politics of euthanasia in a parliamentary setting”. British Journal of Political Science 27 (1997) 551-571.

“Europa in beweging: Amsterdam en verder”. Facta 5(7) 1997, 10-13. “Beyond comitology: European policymaking with parliamentary involvement” (with Christian Koboldt, and Dieter Schmidtchen) Aussenwirtschaft 52 (1997) 87-112.

“Policymaking, comitology, and the balance of power in the European Union” (with Christian Koboldt, and Dieter Schmidtchen) International Review of Law and Economics 16 (1996) 329-344.

“Instituties, besluitvorming en beleid: de rol van veto-spelers in het openbaar bestuur”. Bestuurskunde 5 (1996) 226-238.

“Het neo-institutionalisme in de bestuurskunde” (with Jouke de Vries en Jo Soeters). Bestuurskunde 5 (1996) 212-216.

“Agent discretion, regulatory policymaking, and different institutional arrangements”. Public Choice 86 (1996) 309-339.

“Het ambtelijke apparaat als monopolist: ‘Bureaucracy and Representative Government’ van William Niskanen”(with Henk Geveke) Bestuurskunde 4 (1995) 221-230.

Government and markets: Establishing a democratic constitutional order and a market economy in former socialist countries  (editor with Hendrikus J. Blommestein) Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1994, 321pp.

“Decision making under different institutional arrangements: Legislation by the European Community”. Journal of Theoretical and Institutional Economics 150 (1994) 642-669.

“Regulatory policymaking in a parliamentary setting”. In: Ph. Herder-Dorneich, K.-E. Schenk and D. Schmidtchen (eds) Jahrbuch für Neue Politischen Ökonomie. Tübingen: Mohr. 1994, 36-57.

“Government and markets: An introduction” (with Hendrikus J. Blommestein) In: H.J. Blommestein and Bernard Steunenberg (eds) Government and markets: Establishing a democratic constitutional order and a market economy in former socialist countries. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1994, 1-15.

“Decision-making under different institutional arrangements: Legislation by the European Communities”. Saarbrücken: Europa-Institut. Vorträge, Reden und Berichte nr. 1993, 24.

“Congress, bureaucracy, and regulatory policymaking”. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 8 (1992) 673-694.

“Referendum, initiative, and veto power: Budgetary decision making in local government”. Kyklos 45 (1992) 501-529.

“Coalition theories: Empirical evidence for Dutch municipalities” European Journal of Political Research 22 (1992) 245-278.

Various contributions. In: J.B.J.M. ten Berge, A.B. Ringeling en P.B. Boorsma (red.) Verklarend woordenboek Openbaar Bestuur. Alphen aan den Rijn: Samsom Tjeenk Willink, 1992

“Public Choice en politieke instituties” Economenblad 13 (October 30, 1991): 5, 8. “‘De politie verdeeld: een kritische bespreking van het eindrapport van de Stuurgroep Project Kwantificering Politiewerk’” (with Peter Geurts) Openbare Uitgaven 21 (1989) 4-14.

“Politie en doelmatigheid’ Bestuur en Belang 86, 19 (1989) 8-11.

“De begrotingsbeslissing en politieke specialisatie’ Acta Politica 22 (1987)257-270. “Veranderen in de politiebegroting: het gebruik van ombuigingsinstrumenten”. Tijdschrift voor de politie 48 (1986) 64-74.

“De begroting” In: Handboek politie-informatie. Alphen aan den Rijn: Samsom, 1986, 3215-1/3215-33.

“Gemeentepolitie en ombuigingen”. Tijdschrift voor de politie 47 (1985) 173-178.

“Ombuigingen bij gemeentepolitiekorpsen” (with Peter B. Boorsma, Leo B.M. Dieben Openbare Uitgaven 15 (1983) 260-284.

“413 en nog wat manieren om op de gemeentepolitie om te buigen” (with Peter B. Boorsma, Leo B.M. Dieben) In: Politie en bezuinigingen. Warnsveld: Studiecentrum voor hogere politieambtenaren, 1983 5-30.

“Het plafond voor ontwikkelingssamenwerking: de omvang en structuur van de Nederlandse ontwikkelingshulp” Openbare Uitgaven 13 (1981) 110-131.

Government reports

• Frans Kaiser, Peter van der Meer, Jasmin Beverwijk, Anne Klemperer, Bernard Steunenberg, and Anne van Wageningen (1999) Market type mechanisms in higher education: A comparative analysis of their occurrence and discussions op the issue in five higher education systems. Enschede: Center for Higher Education Policy Studies.
• Peter B. Boorsma, H.A. Hilberink and Bernard Steunenberg (1988) PRIVANTIL: Privatization in The Netherlands Antilles, Report to the government of The Netherlands Antilles (‘PRIVANTIL: Privatisering op de Nederlandse Antillen’). Enschede: University of Twente.
• Peter B. Boorsma, H.A. Hilberink and Bernard Steunenberg (1987) Contracting out for housing associations: Final report (‘Uitbesteden door woningcorporaties: eindrapport’). Enschede: Centrum voor Bestuurskundig Onderzoek/Nederlands Christelijk Instituut voor Volkshuisvesting.
• Peter B. Boorsma, H.A. Hilberink and Bernard Steunenberg (1986) Contracting out for housing associations: Preliminary investigation (‘Uitbesteden door woningbouwcorporaties: vooronderzoek’). Enschede: University of Twente.
• Peter B. Boorsma, Eva van der Fluit and Bernard Steunenberg (1984) Privatization of internal training services of central government: Nine case studies (‘Privatisering van interne opleidingsdiensten bij de rijksoverheid: negen case-studies’). Enschede: University of Twente.
• Bernard Steunenberg (1982) Goal achievements of public policies for the performing arts (‘Doelbereiking in het toneelbeleid’). Enschede: University of Twente.
• Bernard Steunenberg (1980) Regional social-economic policy is not only a task of central government (‘Regionaal sociaal-economisch beleid geen rijkstaak alleen’). The Hague: Union of Netherlands Municipalities.

Communications

• Bernard Steunenberg (2002) Past de EU nog wel bij Nederland. Socialisme & Democratie 59(12): 35-40.
• Bernard Steunenberg (2001) Kabinet wil kiezer gunstig stemmen met ‘verkiezingsbegroting.’ NRC Handelsblad.
• Bernard Steunenberg and Joost van Halem (2001) Widening and deepening: The challenge of EU enlargement. Leiden: Universiteit Leiden. 82 pp.
• Bernard Steunenberg and Geesje Saeijs (2000) Policymaking in the EU. Leiden: Universiteit Leiden. 75 pp.
• Bernard Steunenberg (1996) Political-economic dimensions of enlargement and new membership of the European Union. ESF Communications 34 (April): 28-29.