Anna Michalski
Professor at Department of Government; Faculty
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 34 50
- E-mail:
- anna.michalski@statsvet.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Östra Ågatan 19
753 22 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 514
751 20 UPPSALA
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Anna Michalski is Professor at the Department of Government, Uppsala University and visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges. She is also associated senior researcher at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs. Her teaching and research interests span over international relations and European politics, with a particular focus on EU foreign policy and EU-China relations. She is chair for the Swedish Network for European Studies in Political Science.
Biography
Research
My research interests span over the fields of international relations and foreign policy analysis with a focus on the European Union and the process of European integration. Current research projects involve themaking of EU foreign policy, the Europeanization of national foreign policy and EU-China relations. Previously, I have worked on questions concerning EU policy coordination in the area of economic and social policy and the emergence of new governance frameworks in the wake of the financial and economic crisis.
Previous positions
Visiting Associate Professor at Hong Kong University, 2018-2022.
Visiting Professor, School of International Relations and Public Administration, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2010-2011
Researcher and acting Director at the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies, Stockholm, Sweden, 2007-09
Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2006-07
Senior Research Fellow, The Netherlands Institute of International Affairs (Clingendael), The Hague, 2002-05
Official, The Forward Studies Unit, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, 1996-2001
Researcher, Centre d'Etudes et des Recherches Internationales, Paris, France, 1995
Researcher, The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, the UK 1991-93
Membership in academic research networks and boards
Member of the Swedish Society for International Affairs
Member of the academic network of the Swedish Institute of European Policy Studies
Member of the Swedish Network for Foreign Policy Analysis
Member of the IR-section of the Swedish Political Studies Association

Publications
Recent publications
The European Union Climate Diplomacy: Evolving Practices in a Changing Geopolitical Context
Part of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, p. 506-535, 2024
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The EU's Internal and External Borders in a World Torn by Conflict
Part of The Borders of the European Union in a Conflictual World, p. 261-283, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
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The Borders of the European Union in a Conflictual World: Interdisciplinary European Studies
Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
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Perspectives on the Significance of Borders in Europe: Past Challenges, Future Developments
Part of The Border of the European Union in a Conflictual World, p. 1-21, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
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Small states and the dilemma of geopolitics: role change in Finland and Sweden
Part of International Affairs, p. 139-157, 2024
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All publications
Articles in journal
The European Union Climate Diplomacy: Evolving Practices in a Changing Geopolitical Context
Part of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, p. 506-535, 2024
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Small states and the dilemma of geopolitics: role change in Finland and Sweden
Part of International Affairs, p. 139-157, 2024
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Part of European Journal of International Security, p. 1-18, 2024
- DOI for The EU’s evolving leadership role in an age of geopolitics: Beyond normative and market power in the Indo-Pacific
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Part of European Security, p. 21-43, 2024
- DOI for From variation to convergence in turbulent times: foreign and security policy choices among the Nordics 2014–2023
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Part of Journal of Common Market Studies, p. 328-344, 2020
Part of Journal of International Relations and Development, p. 657-681, 2020
Resistant to Change?: The EU as a Normative Power and its Troubled Relations with Russia and China
Part of Foreign Policy Analysis, p. 432-449, 2019
Contending logics of strategic partnership in international politics
Part of Asia Europe Journal, p. 265-280, 2019
Role Dynamics in a Structured Relationship: The EU-China Strategic Partnership
Part of Journal of Common Market Studies, p. 611-627, 2017
Part of European Journal of International Relations, p. 749-772, 2016
Europeanization of National Foreign Policy: The Case of Denmark's and Sweden's Relations with China
Part of Journal of Common Market Studies, p. 884-900, 2013
Social Welfare and Levels of Democratic Government in the EU
Part of Journal of European Integration, p. 397-418, 2012
The European Social Model: heterogeneity, cohesion and democracy
Part of Europe-New Zealand Research Series, p. 99-138, 2011
The Eastern Partnership: Time for an Eastern Policy of the EU?
Part of European Policy Analysis, p. 1-11, 2009
Democracy Promotion in a Transatlantic Perspective: Reflections from an expert working group
Part of European Policy Analysis, p. 1-9, 2009
The European Union and New Zealand: Converging approaches to the knowledge-based economy
Part of Journal of European Public Policy, p. 1087-1106, 2008
Samstämmighet mellan inre och yttre politik: En utmaning för EU i rollen som global aktör
Part of Europapolitisk analys, p. 1-8, 2008
EU-lid tegen wil en dank? Zweden en de Europese integratie
Part of Internationale Spectator: maandblad voor internationale politiek, p. 584-589, 2003
Het EU-voorzitterschap van Denemarken: hoe een buitenbeentje nieuwelingen binnenhaalt
Part of Internationale Spectator, p. 415-420, 2002
Part of Futuribles, p. 5-23, 1999
Books
Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022
Unlikely Partners? China, the European Union and the Forging of a Strategic Partnership
Palgrave Macmillan, 2017
Europeiska unionen: politik och styrning
Studentlitteratur AB, 2014
SNS förlag, 2009
The Lisbon Process: Lack of Commitment, Hard Choices and the Search for Political Will
Netherlands Institute of International Affairs, 2004
Governing Europe: The Future of the European Commission
Netherlands Institute of International Affairs, 2002
European Futures: Five Possible Scenarios for 2010
Edward Elgar Publishing, 2000
The European Community: The Challenge of Enlargement
Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1992
Chapters in book
The EU's Internal and External Borders in a World Torn by Conflict
Part of The Borders of the European Union in a Conflictual World, p. 261-283, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
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Perspectives on the Significance of Borders in Europe: Past Challenges, Future Developments
Part of The Border of the European Union in a Conflictual World, p. 1-21, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
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The State of European Integration: Where Does the EU Stand and in What Direction Is It Heading?
Part of The EU Between Federal Union and Flexible Integration, p. 263-277, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023
Part of EU:s inre och yttre gränser i en konkliktfylld värld, p. 11-30, Santérus Förlag, 2023
Ordförandeskapet och EU:s miljöpolitik
Part of För Europa i en ny tid, p. 80-106, Santérus Förlag, 2023
Sweden's Policy of Neutrality: Success through Flexibility?
Part of Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries, p. 284-305, Oxford University Press, 2022
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Conclusion: The EU and the Search for Sustainability and Resilience
Part of Routes to a resilient European Union, p. 245-257, Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
The EU and the Precarious Routes to Political, Economic and Social Resilience
Part of Routes to a resilient EU, p. 1-14, Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
The Nordic countries in EU public policy-making: Between change and continuity
Part of Elgar Encyclopedia of European Union Public Policy, p. 302-311, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022
Part of EU mellan federalism och flexibel integration, p. 11-32, Santérus Förlag, 2022
Part of Vägar till ett uthålligt EU, Santerus, 2021
Part of The European Union and the Technology Shift, p. 1-25, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021
The EU, the Nation-State, and the Perennial Challenge to European Integration
Part of The European Union and the Return of the Nation State, p. 1-26, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020
Sweden: Shedding exceptionalism in the face of Europeanization
Part of The Member States of the European Union, Oxford University Press, 2020
Part of EU och teknologiskiftet, Santérus Förlag, 2020
Part of Origins and Evolution of the European Union, p. 274-301, Oxford University Press, 2014
Part of Origins and Evolution of the European Union, p. 274-301, Oxford University Press, 2014
Sweden: From Scepticism to Pragmatic Support
Part of The Member States of the European Union, p. 161-185, Oxford University Press, 2013
Europe 2020: EU:s samhällsekonomiska ramverk på gott och ont
Part of Ett konkurrenskraftigt EU till rätt pris, p. 27-59, Santérus Förlag, 2013
Introduction: The Changing Welfare State
Part of The Changing Welfare State In Europe, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013
Democratic Governance and Policy Coordination in the EU
Part of The Changing Welfare State in Europe, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013
China and the EU: Conceptual Gaps in Soft Power
Part of Conceptual Gaps in China-EU Relations, p. 65-82, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
New Zealand and the EU: Approaches to Socio-economic Change in a Globalizing World
Part of Problems of Governance in the European Union, Edwin Mellen Press, 2008
Part of Origins and Evolution of the European Union, p. 271-293, Oxford University Press, 2006
The EU as a Soft Power: The Force of Persuasion
Part of The new public diplomacy, p. 124-144, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
Collective Government, Effective Governance?: The Perspective of the the European Commission
Part of Cannons and canons, p. 140-159, Royal van Gorcum, 2003
Governance in a larger and more diverse European Union: Lessons from Scenarios Europe 2010
Part of Governance in the European Union, p. 241-255, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2001
The Future of EU Institutions: Insights from the Scenarios Europe 2010 Project
Part of Rethinking the European Union, p. 281-298, European institute of public administration, 2000
Part of Dansk udenrigspolitisk årbog. 1992, Samfundsvidenskabeligt forl., 1992
Collections (editor)
The Borders of the European Union in a Conflictual World: Interdisciplinary European Studies
Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
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The EU between federal union and flexible integration
Palgrave Macmillan, 2023
EU:s inre och yttre gränser i en konfliktfylld värld
Santérus Förlag, 2023
Routes to a resilient European Union: Interdisciplinary European Studies
Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
EU mellan federalism och flexibel integration
Santérus Academic Press Sweden, 2022
The European Union and the Technology Shift
Palgrave Macmillan, 2021
The European Union and the Return of the Nation State: interdisciplinary European studies
Palgrave Macmillan, 2020
Europeiska unionen och teknologi skiftet
Santerus, 2020
The European Union in a changing world order
Palgrave Macmillan, 2019
Trust in the European Union in Challenging Times: Interdisciplinary European Studies
Palgrave Macmillan, 2018
EU i en världsordning under omvandling
Santérus Förlag, 2018
The European Union: Facing Multiple Security Threats
Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018
Santérus Academic Press Sweden, 2017
Santérus Academic Press Sweden, 2016
The Changing Welfare State in Europe: Implications for Democracy
Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013
Netherlands Institute of International Affairs, 2004