Academics
Lee Miles
Email L.S.Miles@lboro.ac.uk Tel. Secretary: +44 (0)1509 222991 Fax: +44 (0)1509 223917 Department of Politics, History and International Relations Loughborough University Loughborough Leics. LE11 3TU UK |
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| Biography Lee Miles is Professor of International Relations at Loughborough University. He is also Professor of Political Science at Karlstad University, Sweden, and holds an Honorary Professorship in Scandinavian Studies at University College, London (UCL), UK. Previous to this, he was Professor of Politics and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Government and Politics at the University of Liverpool (2004-2009) and has also held tenured positions at the Universities of Hull (1996-2004) and Lincoln (1991-1996), as well as being an Associate Fellow of Chatham House in London (2000-2004). He received his formal education at the universities of Lancaster, Birmingham and Hull. Lee is currently lead editor of Conflict and Cooperation (2010-2012) - the peer-reviewed international relations journal of the Nordic International Studies Association (NISA), as well as joint editor of the Europe and the Nation State book series published by Routledge. His research presently focuses on four major aspects. First, he explores the relevance of fusion approaches in explaining aspects of European integration and International Relations. Second, he focuses upon aspects of European Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA), with a particular interest in how national and regional actors seek ‘to get the best out of the EU’ and adapt to European integration through ‘uploading’ and ‘downloading’. Third, he investigates Nordic perspectives towards European integration, including security and external relations questions. Fourth, he has an emerging interest in the role of ‘innovation politics’ in shaping the foreign policies of the Nordic countries. Professor Miles has been highly successful in gaining external funding for research activities in recent years, having secured close to 700,000 euros worth of external funding grants since 2007. He is currently director of four major research projects funded by Nordic funding agencies (Fusing Regions Plus, EVO-SLIM, EVO-INNOVA and FUSE-TRAIN), as well as participating in two major EU funded projects (EUIMA project, (Framework 7) and LISBOAN (ERASMUS Research Group, Lifelong Learning Programme)). Prior to this he also led the Nordic Council of Ministers funded Fusing Regions? Project (2007-2009) and participated in the EU-PO-LIS Jean Monnet Multinational Group project funded by the EU’s Jean Monnet Programme (2009-2011). Some indicative publications include:
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Miles, L. (2005) Fusing with Europe? Sweden in the European Union, (Ashgate: Aldershot), hb. 348 pp. ISBN 1-84014-087-9.
Miles, L. (2005) (ed.) The European Union: Annual Review 2004/2005, (published in association with the Journal of Common Market Studies, Blackwell: Oxford), pb. 232 pp. ISBN 1-4051-2986-7.
Miles, L. (2004) The European Union: Annual Review, 2003/2004, (in association with the Journal of Common Market Studies, Blackwell: Oxford).
Miles, L. (2003) The European Union: Annual Review, 2002/2003, (in association with the Journal of Common Market Studies, Blackwell: Oxford).
Miles, L. (2000) (ed.) Sweden and the European Union Evaluated, (Continuum: London).
Miles, L. (1997) Sweden and European Integration, (Aldershot: Ashgate).
Miles, L. (1997) (ed.) The European Union and the Nordic Countries, (London: Routledge).
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Miles, L. (2011) 'Thinking Bigger: Fusion Concepts, Strengths and Scenarios' in U. Diedrichs, A. Faber, G. Umbach and F. Tekin, (eds.) Europe Reloaded: Fusion or Differentiation?, pp. 187-210. (Nuomos: Berlin).
Miles, L. (2011) 'Looking Back on Sweden's "Twin Faces": Reflections on Sweden and European Integration', in C. Alvstam, B. Jännebring, and D. Naurin, (eds.) I Europamissionens tjänst: Vänbok till Rutger Lindahl, pp. 265-273. (CERGU: Göteborg).
Miles, L. and Lindh, M. (2011) 'Fusing Regions? Sustainable Regional Action and European Integration. Nordic Regional Action in a Fused Europe', in H. Reynaert, K. Steyvers and E. Van Bever, (eds.) The Road to Europe: Main Street or Backward Alley for Local Governments in Europe, pp. 117-138. (Vanden Broele Publishers: Belgium).
Miles, L. (2011) ‘National Adaptation and Fusion in the Nordic States’ in Hoibraaten, H. and Hille, J. (eds.) Northern Europe and the Future of the EU, (Berliner Wissenscafts Verlag (BWV): Berlin).
Miles, L. and Öjehag Pettersson, A. (2011) 'Nordic Countries,' in D. S. Lewis and W. Slater, (eds.) The 2011 Annual Register: World Events, pp. 48-53. (ProQuest: Cambridge).
Miles, L and Olsson, D. (2011) National Political Elites and the Lisbon Treaty: Altered and/or Unaltered Expectations?, EUPOLIS Final Paper No. 2, (Köln University: Köln), pb. 36 pp.
Miles, L., Lindh, M. and Guderjan, M. (2011) Regional Political Elites and the Lisbon Treaty: Investigating Regional Action in a Fusing Europe?, EUPOLIS Final Paper No. 4, (Köln University: Köln), pb. 38 pp.
Miles, L. (2010) 'Making Mischief with Swedish Models: Reflections on Contemporary Swedish Politics', Scandinavica - International Journal of Scandinavian Studies, 19(2): 65-84.
Miles, L. (2010) 'The Swedish Presidency', Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS), 48, 81-93.
Miles, L. (2010) 'Nordic Europe' in K. Dyson and A. Sepos, (eds.) Whose Europe? The Politics of Differentiated Integration, pp. 200-230. (Palgrave: Houndmills).
Miles, L. (2010) 'When a Fusing Europe and a Globalizing World Meet' in J-W. Wunderlich and D. J. Bailey, (eds.) The European Union and Global Governance, pp. 19-27. (Routledge: London).
Miles, L. (2009), 'A Fusing Europe? Understanding EU Governance' in M. Dougan and S. Currie (eds.) Fifty Years of European Treaties: Looking Back and Thinking Forward, pp. 19-42. (Hart Publishing: Oxford).
Miles, L. (2009) 'Political Outsiders in Swedish History: A Political Science Perspective' in L. Edgren and M. Olofsson, (eds.) Political Outsiders in Swedish History, 1850-1940, pp. 175-169- (Cambridge Scholars Press: Cambridge).
Lindh, M., and Miles, L. (2008) 'Becoming Electronic Parliamentarians? ICT Usage in the Swedish Riksdag' in X. Dai and P. Norton, (eds.) The Internet and European Parliamentary Democracy, (Taylor and Francis: London).
Lindh, L., Löden, H., Miles, L and Räftegård, C. (2007) Understanding Regional Action in the European Union: A Fusion Approach, (Karlstad University Press: Karlstad). pb., 31 pp. ISSN 1403-8099.
Lindh, L. and Miles, L. (2007) 'Becoming Electronic Parliamentarians? ICT Usage in the Swedish Riksdag', Journal of Legislative Studies, 13(3): 422-440.
Miles, L. (2007) 'Still a Fusing Europe in A Confusing World?' in A. Haglund Morrissey and D. Silander, (eds.) The European Union and the Outside World: Global Themes in a European Setting, pp. 25-48. (Växjo University Press: Växjö).
Miles, L. (2006) 'Domestic Influences on Nordic Security and Defence Policy: From the Perspective of Fusion' in A. J. K. Bailes, G. Herolf, and B. Sundelius, (eds.) The Nordic Countries and the European Security and Defence Policy, pp. 77-98. (Oxford University Press: Oxford).
Miles, L. and Elder, N. (2006) The Nordic Countries: Still Reluctant Europeans?' in D. Gowland, R. Dunphy and C. Lythe, (eds.) The European Mosaic, 3rd edition, pp. 163-183. (Pearson: London).
Miles, L. (2005) 'The North' in H. Mouritzen and A. Wivel, (eds.) The Geo-politics of Euro-Atlantic Integration, pp. 92-110. (Routledge: London).
Miles, L. (2005) (ed.) 'The Euro-outsiders', Special Issue, Journal of European Integration, 27(1): pb, 140. pp.
Miles, L. (2004) (ed.) 'Symposium on the 2003 Swedish Euro Referendum: International Responses', Cooperation and Conflict, 39(2): 151-203.
Miles, L. (2004) 'Theoretical Considerations' in N. Nugent (ed.) European Union Enlargement, pp. 253-265. (Palgrave: Houndmills).
Miles, L. (2003) (ed.) 'Symposium on the Danish 2002 European Council Presidency: Leading from the Periphery?', Cooperation and Conflict, 38(3): 281-321.
Miles, L. (2003) 'Evaluating the Danish Presidency', in P. Carlsen and H. Mouritzen, (eds.) Danish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2003, pp. 47-69. (Institute of International Studies - IIS: Copenhagen).
Miles, L. (2002) (ed.) 'Symposium on the Swedish 2001 European Council Presidency', Cooperation and Conflict, 37(2): 181-231.
Miles, L. and Mörth, U. (2002) 'Nordic Political Science and the Study of European Integration', Journal of European Public Policy, 9(3): 488-495.
Miles, L. (2002) 'Small States and the European Union: Reflections', Current Politics and Economics of Europe, 11(1): 91-98.
Miles, L. (2001) ‘Sweden in the European Union: Changing Expectations?’ Journal of European Integration, 23 (4): 303-333.
Miles, L. (2001) ‘Making Peace with the European Union: the Swedish Social Democratic Party and European Integration’ in R. Geyer, C. Ingebritsen and J. Moses (eds.) Globalization, Europeanization and Scandinavian Social Democracy, pp. 218-39. (Macmillan: London).
Miles, L. (2000) ‘Sweden and Finland’ in I. Manners and R. G. Whitman (eds.) The Foreign Policies of European Union Member States, pp.181-203. (Manchester University Press: Manchester).
Elder, N. and Miles, L. (2000) ‘The Nordic Countries’ in D.A. Gowland, B. C. O’Neill and R. Dunphy (eds.) The European Mosaic, (2nd edition),pp. 146-165. (Longman: London).
Miles, L. (1998) ‘Sweden and the Intergovernmental Conference: Testing the “Membership Diamond”’, Cooperation and Conflict, 33 (4): 339-66.
Miles, L. (1997) ‘Sweden: a Relevant or Redundant Parliament?’, Parliamentary Affairs, 50 (3): 423-37.
Miles, L. (1996) ‘Enlarging the European Union: The Erosion of Federalism?’ Cooperation and Conflict, (with J. Redmond), 31 (2): 285-309.
Miles, L. (1995) ‘Enlargement of the European Union and the Nordic Model’, Journal of European Integration, 19 (1): 45-71.