Research Interests

Dr. Cowles's research focuses on the European Union (EU) and global public-private governance. She is a leading scholar on European business organizations including the European Round Table, the Transatlantic Business Dialogue, and the Global Business Dialogue on e-commerce. Dr. Cowles is author of over 30 articles and book chapters, and co-editor of three books on the European Union.

Selected Publications

• Developments in the European Union. 2nd edition. Co-edited with Desmond Dinan.  (Lead editor.)  Palgrave, 2004.
• Transforming Europe: Europeanization and Domestic Political Change.  Co-edited with James Caporaso and Thomas Risse. Lead editor.) Cornell University Press: 2001.
• The State of the European Union: Risks, Reforms, Resistance or Revival? Volume Five. Co-edited with Michael Smith.  (Lead editor.) Oxford University Press: 2001.
• "The European Round Table of Industralists and the Single Market Programme: From Political to Policy Network," in Wolfram Kaiser, Michael Gehler, Brigitte Leucht, Networks in European Multi-Level Governance (Vienna:Bohlau, 2008), pp. 139-150.
• "Intergovernmental Organizations: Global Governance and Transsovereign Problems," in Maryanne Cusimano (ed.) Beyond Sovereignty: Issues for a Global Agenda, 3rd edition (Boston, New York: Bedford/St. Martin's 2007), pp. 41-67.
• "Non-State Actors and False Dichotomies: Reviewing IR/IPE Approaches to European Integration," Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 10, No. 1, February 2003: 102-120.
• "U.S. Economic Diplomacy in Europe: What Makes the EU Different?" with John Peterson, Governance, summer 1998: 251-271.
• "Europeanisation de l'action politique des multinationales," Politique Etrangere, Vol. 2, Summer 1997: 309-324.
• "The EU Committee of AmCham: The Powerful Voice of American Firms in Brussels,"  Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1996: 339-358.
• "Setting the Agenda for a New Europe: The ERT and EC 1992," Journal of Common Market Studies, 33, 4, December 1995: 501-526.

Professional Presentations

• “Public-Private Governance and Contested Authority:  The Global Business Dialogue on E-commerce,” Paper presented at the International Studies Association conference, San Diego, CA, March 22-25, 2006.
• L'ERT (European Round Table Of Industrialists): Les Grands Industriels et la Promotion du Grand Marché Européen, Paper presented in French at the colloquia, “Milieux Économique et Integration Européene au XXE Siècle: La Relance des Années Quatre-Vingt (1979-1992),” sponsored by the Comité Pour L’Histoire Économique et Financière de la France (CHEFF), Ministry of Economics, Finance, and Industry, Paris, France, December 2, 2005.
• “Redefining Transatlantic Public-Private Governance: The Civil Society Dialogues and Transatlantic Economic Cooperation,” Paper presented at the workshop, “The New Transatlantic Agenda and the Future of Transatlantic Economic Governance,” at the European University Institute, Florence, June 17-18, 2004.
• “Understanding Private Governance: The Global Business Dialogue on e-commerce (GBDe) and Consumer Confidence,” paper presented at the Conference of Europeanists, Chicago, IL, March 11-13, 2004; with earlier versions presented at the 44th Annual International Studies Association Conference, Portland, OR, Feb. 25-March 1, 2003; and the European Union Studies Association 8th International conference, Nashville, TN, March 27-29, 2003.

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• University Staff Performance Award:  Customer Service, American University, 2008.
• Academic Excellence Award for contributions to the University Honors program and academic excellence, University Honors Program, 2007.
• Distinguished Staff Award from the Office of Multicultural Affairs and International Student Services for outstanding support of multicultural students.
• Outstanding Teaching in General Education, 2003, School of International Service.
• Bosch Fellow, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Washington, DC, 2000-01.
• Research Associate, Center for German and European Studies, Georgetown University, 1997-98.
• Faculty Research Award, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 1996-97.
• Social Science Research Council/MacArthur Foundation Fellowship on Peace and Security in a Changing World, 8/91-8/93.

Grants and Sponsored Research

• Researcher, Volkswagen Foundation, 2001-2002, "The Transatlantic Business Dialogue: Steering Models in a Multilevel System between Politics and Economics"

Residencies

• Bosch Fellow, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), Washington, DC, 2000-2001 academic year.
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for German and European Studies (CGES), Georgetown University, 9/97 to 5/98.
• Visiting Scholar, Center for German and European Studies (CGES), Georgetown University, 5/96 to 8/96.
• Post-Doctoral Fellow/Adjunct Professor, School of International Service (SIS), American University, 1994-5 Academic Year.
• Visiting Fellow, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), Washington, DC, 9/93 to 10/93.
• Visiting Fellow, Center for Science and International Affairs (CSIA), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1/93 to 6/93.  SSRC/MacArthur Fellow.
• Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels, Belgium, 9/92 to 12/92.  SSRC/MacArthur Fellow.
• Visiting Fellow, Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE), University of California-Berkeley, 9/91to 8/92.  SSRC/MacArthur Fellow.