About the Europe Center

The Europe Center (EC) is a research center that focuses on public policy and politics with an emphasis on including Europe in the broader discussions. The EC supports faculty and students by providing opportunities to further rigorous research by hosting international and national speakers, organizing academic and policy-based conferences, and engaging across national and international audiences, the Bush School, Texas A&M University, and the broader community landscape.

Our Team

Christine Lipsmeyer

Christine S. Lipsmeyer

Professor and Director of the Europe Center (EC)
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Europe Center Mission

Supporting

Supporting and enhancing the building of European-focused international and interdisciplinary relationships and initiatives that can create new opportunities for advancements in research and learning.

Promoting

Promoting a better understanding of the policies and issues that influence the transatlantic relationship.

Collaborating

Collaborating with colleges, other campus units, and external partners to provide services and create opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to infuse European-focused international experiences and diverse perspectives in teaching, research, and engagement activities.

Developing

Developing external resources to support European-focused international activities that benefit faculty and students.

Europe Center Publications

A primary focus of the Europe Center is the production of scholarly publications specifically related to sponsored European focused academic conferences and symposia. Since 2012, over 80 papers or chapters by over 230 authors have been published through this initiative. These publications include contributions from 22 faculty and 16 graduate students from Texas A&M University’s Department of Political Science.

Polls, Pollsters, and Public Opinion
Estimated Date of Publication: May 2024 Book reviewed at a conference hosted by the European Union Center on April 11, 2023
Electoral Studies: Essays on Politics and Political Science in Honour of Harold Clarke
Date of Publication: October 2023 Special edition of Electoral Studies to celebrate Harold Clarke based on papers presented on March 31, 2023
Social Science Quarterly Special Issue: The Redefining of Politics
Date of publication: January 2023 Special edition based on papers presented at the June 2021, The Redefining of Politics conference cosponsored by Ipsos and Social Sciences Quarterly
Journal of Theoretical Politics Special Issue: Revisiting Electoral Personalism
Date of publication: January 2020 Special edition based on papers presented at January 2020, TX Comparative Politics Circle conference.
Electoral Studies
Date of publication: February 2017 Special edition based on papers presented at the March 2016, Fat Politics, Lean Politics: Political Survival in Good and Bad Economic Times conference.
Journal of European Public Policy (JEPP): Political Budgeting Across Europe
Date of publication: 2017 Special edition based on papers presented at the December 2015, Political Budgeting Across Europe conference.
Comparative Public Management: Why National, Environmental, and Organizational Context Matters
Date of Publication: 2017 Kenneth J. Meier, Amanda Rutherford and Claudia Avellaneda. Eds., Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. Based on papers presented at the May 2014, Public Management and Performance: The Role of Context in Europe and Beyond conference.
Social Science Quarterly Special Issue: Observing Autocracies from the Ground Floor
Date of publication: December 2016 Special edition based on papers presented at May 2016, New World of Comparative Political Communications conference.
Political Science Research and Methods Volume 4 – Issue 1 – January 2016
Date of publication: January 2016 Special edition based on papers presented at the March 2015, Innovations in Comparative Political Methodology conference.
Political Science Research and Methods Special Issue: Spatial Models of Politics.
Date of publication: December 2015
Methodological Innovations in the Study of Elections
Date of Publication: September 2015 Guy D. Whitten, Editor. Special Issue, Electoral Studies Volume 39, September 2015 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2015.03.014). Based on papers presented at the February 2014, Methodological Innovations in the Study of Elections in Europe and Beyond conference.
Representation: The Case of Women
Date of Publication: June 2014 Escobar-Lemmon and Taylor-Robinson, Editors. Oxford University Press, 2014. Based on papers presented at the February 2012, Identity, Gender and Representation: Empirical Analysis of Representation of Women’s Interests conference.
Economics and Elections: Effects Deep and Wide
Date of Publication: September 2013 Lewis-Beck and Whitten, Editors. Special Issue, Electoral Studies. Vol. 32, No.3, September 2013 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2013.05.010). Based on papers presented at the March 2012, Valence Politics and the Continuing Economic Crisis in Comparative Perspective conference.

Contact Info

The Bush School of Government and Public Service
3035AA Allen Building
College Station, Texas

Phone: 979-845-2511
Email: bushschoolec@tamu.edu