Dr. Daniela Heimpel | Associated Researcher
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European University Institute
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Position
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Max Weber Fellow (Postdoctoral Fellow)
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Disciplines
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Political Science
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Biography
Daniela Heimpel is Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute and associated researcher at the Centre Marc Bloch. Before joining the EUI, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the CMB, co-responsible for the research focus 1 "The State, Political Norms, and Political Conflicts". Previously, she has worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Montreal Centre for International Studies (CÉRIUM) and as a research associate at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (project "Franco-German Forum for the Future"; direction: Patrizia Nanz). In 2020, she has defended a PhD in political theory on the idea of a European citizenship education and on EU education policies and discourses (Université de Montréal / Université de Nantes, 2020). In addition, she co-directed a collaborative research project on "challenges of pluralism" in contemporary liberal societies in Europe and North America ("Les défis du pluralisme", 2014-2018).
Her current research project focuses on citizen participation in Europe. In particular, she is interested in the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE; 2021-2022) and the "new generation" of European citizens' panels the European Commission is organizing from 2022 to 2023. She is also a member of the EUI Forum on Democratic Participation and the Future of Europe (EUI-STG Democracy Forum) and of the Constituent Network of the Democratic Odyssey project. In addition, she will develop a new research project on citizenship education in Italy, Germany and France. Her broader research interests include education, citizenship, citizen participation, democracy, demoi-cracy, pluralism, cosmopolitanism, transnationalism, European integration and EU education policies.
Areas of Expertise
- European Union
- European Citizenship
- Citizenship Education
- Transnational Democracy
- Conference on the Future of Europe and Citizen Participation in Europe
- Pluralism
- EU Education Policies
Her publications include :
- D. Heimpel, "Quelle éducation à la citoyenneté pour l'Europe transnationale ?", in T. Coignard and C. Spector (eds.), Europe philosophique, Europe politique. L'héritage des Lumières, Paris, Classiques Garnier, 2022, p. 53-73.
- D. Heimpel and S. Taher (eds.), Les défis du pluralisme : au-delà des frontières de l’altérité, Montréal, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2018, foreword by Charles Taylor.
- D. Heimpel and S. Taher, "Introduction : le pluralisme et les démocraties libérales", in D. Heimpel and S. Taher (eds.), Les défis du pluralisme : au-delà des frontières de l’altérité, Montréal, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2018, p. 13-44.
- D. Heimpel, "Former le citoyen européen ? Réflexions sur le concept d’éducation civique dans le cadre de l’intégration politique transnationale de l’Europe", Eurostudia, vol. 12, n° 1, 2017, p. 1-26.
Scholarships and Distinctions (Selection)
- 10/2019 - 03/2020: Ph.D. scholarship, FAZIT-Foundation
- 04/2018: Jean-Monnet Award 2018 for research excellence in European Studies, Jean Monnet Center Montreal
- 10/2016 - 09/2019: Ph.D. scholarship, Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation.
- 06/2016: Ostrom / Awan Civic Education Award, American Political Science Association, Centennial Center for Political Science & Public Affairs (with Saaz Taher)
- 09/2015 - 12/2015: Ph.D. writing grant, Montreal Centre for International Studies (CÉRIUM)
- 09/2014: Ostrom / Awan Civic Education Award, American Political Science Association, Centennial Center for Political Science & Public Affairs (with Saaz Taher)
- 04/2019 - 09/2013: (merit-based) scholarship for the B.A. and the M.A., Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation.
Languages: in particular, German (mother tongue), French (fluent), English (fluent), Italian (very good).
Contact: daniela.heimpel@cmb.hu-berlin.de
Twitter: @D_Heimpel
Researchtopic
"Learning Transnational Democracy by Participating in European Citizens' Panels? Insights from Experiments in Deliberative Democracy at the EU Level"
Title of thesis
"Teaching Europe? Challenges, Potential and Limitations of a European Citizenship Education" (in French: "Enseigner l'Europe ? Défis, potentiel et limites d'une éducation à la citoyenneté européenne", defended on August 28, 2020, graded "excellent" by all jury members). Jury: Laurie Beaudonnet, Kalypso Nicolaïdis, Frédéric Mérand, Jean-Marc Ferry, Magdalena Dembinska, Arnauld Leclerc. Ph.D. Awarding Institutions: Université de Montréal / Université de Nantes. Supervisors: Magdalena Dembinska (Montréal), Jean-Marc Ferry (Nantes), Arnauld Leclerc (Nantes).Projects
Completed Research Projects
- 10/2016 - 08/2020: Ph.D. in Political Science / Political Theory, "Teaching Europe? Challenges, Potential and Limitations of a European Citizenship Education" (dissertation in French), Université de Montréal / Université de Nantes
- project funded by Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation and FAZIT-Foundation.
- 10/2014 - 10/2018: Co-direction, co-conception and co-organization of the international research project "Challenges of Pluralism" (Les défis du pluralisme) with Ph.D. candidate Saaz Taher.
- Edited volume "Les défis du pluralisme : au-delà des frontières de l'altérité", Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2018.
- Lecture series, six lectures (2014-2015), 22 colleagues from Canada, the US and Europe, University of Montreal.
- Project partners: American Political Science Association (APSA); Centre d’études Benoît-Lacroix; Centre pour l'étude de la citoyenneté démocratique; Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la diversité et la démocratie; Chaire de recherche en citoyenneté et gouvernance, Chaire de recherche du Canada en étude du pluralisme religieux, and Chaire de recherche sur les politiques et le développement social (University of Montreal); European Union Centre of Excellence (University of Montreal/McGill); Faculty of Arts and Sciences (University of Montreal); French Political Science Association (AFSP); German Consulate General in Montreal; Heinrich Böll Stiftung Northamerica; Institut d’études politiques de Paris (CEVIPOF); International Political Science Association; IRTG Diversity; Montreal Centre for International Studies (CÉRIUM); Political Science Department (University of Montreal); Postgraduate Student Association in Political Science (University of Montreal); Zonta Club of Montreal.
Learning Transnational Democracy by Participating in European Citizens' Panels? Insights from Experiments in Deliberative Democracy at the EU Level
Publications
Edited Volumes (Peer-Reviewed Publications)
- D. Heimpel and S. Taher (eds.), Les défis du pluralisme : au-delà des frontières de l’altérité, Montréal, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2018, foreword by Charles Taylor.
Chapters in Edited Volumes (Peer-Reviewed)
- D. Heimpel, "Quelle éducation à la citoyenneté pour l'Europe transnationale ?", in T. Coignard and C. Spector (eds.), Europe philosophique et Europe politique. L'héritage des Lumières, Classiques Garnier, 2022, p. 53-73.
- D. Heimpel and S. Taher, "Introduction : le pluralisme et les démocraties libérales", in D. Heimpel and S. Taher (eds.), Les défis du pluralisme : au-delà des frontières de l’altérité, Montréal, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2018, p. 13-44.
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Academic Journals
- D. Heimpel, "Former le citoyen européen ? Réflexions sur le concept d’éducation civique dans le cadre de l’intégration politique transnationale de l’Europe", Eurostudia, vol. 12, n° 1, 2017, p. 1-26.
Articles in Other Journals
- D. Heimpel, "Mehr Energie für Europa", Neue Gesellschaft / Frankfurter Hefte, vol. 12, 2011, p. 46-48.
- D. Heimpel, "Mit Sicherheit unsicher. Die Generation flexibel auf dem Arbeitsmarkt", Neue Gesellschaft / Frankfurter Hefte, vol. 10, 2010, p. 60-62.
- D. Heimpel, "Das Urheberrecht – am Aussterben?", Neue Gesellschaft / Frankfurter Hefte, vol. 6, 2010, p. 61-63.
Policy-Paper
- Participation in writing the report "European Foreign Policy in 2027: Preparing for the unexpected", risk analysis, Institut français des relations internationales / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e. V., February 2018.