Sophie Vanhoonacker

EU-CIVCAP Staff Work Package Leader – WP 4


Sophie Vanhoonacker is Professor of Administrative Governance at the Department of Political Science, Maastricht University. She is co-editor of The Diplomatic System of the European Union (Routledge, 2016, with Michael Smith and Stephan Keukeleire).


Work Packages

WP4: REACT

European and international responses to conflict early response

WP7: LEARN

Lessons identified, lessons learned, and best practices

WP8: SHARE

Dissemination and communication


Institutional Affiliation

Maastricht University

The Department of Political Science at UMAAS has significant competencies in EU institutions; EU democracy and civil society; EU migration policy; and EU external relations. Within the area of EU external relations, Maastricht scholars have especially paid attention to foreign, security and neighbourhood policy, adopting distinctive institutionalist perspectives.