Simon Lightfoot
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3673665 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Simon Lightfoot |
| NOMBRES | Simon |
| APELLIDO | Lightfoot |
| FIRMA | LIGHTFOOT S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Leeds |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0935-8108 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 41 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 211 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1996 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
Towards operationalisation of ‘Europeanisation’ at the sub-national level
Taking back control of foreign aid? National interest and the conservative reframings of UK development policy
The paper explores the national interest turn in the rhetoric associated with UK foreign aid policy under Conservative governments between 2016 and 2024. The ‘national interest’ has figured prominently in the literature on donor motivations for aid, which has shown how different interpretations of the concept may co-exist, and undermine each other through their impacts on aid allocation and effectiveness. The paper identifies three framings of th…
Equipping students to study the politics of global challenges
University mission statements talk about impacting the world and learning gain. In a changing political landscape, with advances in AI and increased diversity in the student body the need for us to re-consider (or redefine) how we equip students with the skills they need to be able to fulfil this mission is crucial. This presentation explores our experiences from creating a new level 1 core module that embeds skills teaching through engagement wi…
International development policies in Central and Eastern Europe since EU accession
The contribution discusses how the international development policies of four Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) evolved following their accession to the EU. The four states started these policies in the run-up to accession, driven by pressure from the EU. The policies put in place were underfunded and received little political attention, resulting in functionally similar approaches. In…
Hyflex and hybrid teaching and learning in higher education
This collaborative piece provides our collective thoughts and experiences on teaching related to Hyflex and Hybrid environments within higher education (HE) institutions across countries. The piece is the evolution of discussions which started at the ECPR’s TLP Conference in Bratislava (and online) in June 2022 on this topic of hyflex and hybrid learning, and the changing HE environment we are all seeing and experiencing. We offer our thoughts an…
Shifting priorities of the EU as a development actor
EU development policy conforms reliably to a stable and predictable policy-cycle between 1957 until the early 2000s. After that, we see a shift towards more explicitly frame-based outputs utilising the mechanism of policy nexuses. This article, drawing on a range of primary policy documents and key case studies, illustrates the difference between the first era by which EU development retains a stable process within the boundaries of the policy cy…
Using Policy Briefs as Assessment to Integrating Research-Led Employability in Foreign Policy Courses
The aims of this paper are to highlight the way policy briefs were employed as an assessment tool on a final year foreign policy orientated Politics/IR module in a UK university. It explores the skill/employability rationale behind the use of the tool alongside wider concerns about diversity of assessment before moving onto some practical aspects of its introduction within the module and the evolution of the task. Finally, it reflects on student …
EU development policy
This article introduces the special issue on the evolution of European Union development policy, against the background of fundamental challenges that have emerged since the 2009 Lisbon Treaty. The special issue’s objective is to highlight the complex dynamics of a policy area that is called on to address the massive challenges of poverty, inequality, healthcare capacity, climate change, insecurity and weak governance in countries of the global s…
Branding for business? Hungary and the sustainable development goals
Small Donors in World Politics
Brexit and UK International Development Policy
In this article we explore the implications of Brexit for the UK and the EU 's development policies and strategic directions, focusing on the former. While it is likely that the operational process of disentangling the UK from the various development institutions of the EU will be relatively straightforward, the choices that lie ahead about whether and how to cooperate thereafter are more complex. Aid and development policy touches on a wide rang…
Mesmerized by Enlargement
The accession of the East-Central European (ECE) countries carried a promise of enhancing and enriching the EU’s Eastern policy. The new member states had the strongest interests among EU member states to ensure that countries in the East are prosperous, stable, and democratic. Yet, the EU’s Eastern policy has been largely criticised for its ineffectiveness. So why have they not been able to address the shortcomings in the EU’s Eastern policies? …
Europarties after enlargement
The Research–Teaching Nexus in Politics and International Relations in the UK
This article discusses the results of a small-N survey of established academic staff within the discipline of politics and international relations and how they view research–teaching links. It reveals that even among this small group there are very different views as to the relationship between teaching and research. The article argues that more work is needed to produce a fuller understanding of the nexus across the discipline and that research …
Europeanisation in Aid for Trade
This paper explores the extent bilateral adoption of Aid for Trade (AfT) norms in Europe is the result of a Europeanisation process. Using three case study countries (Germany, Ireland, Czech Republic) we examine the level of Europeanisation across policies, polities and politics. We highlight the roles played by socialisation and capacity within this field, which forms an important test case for the Europeanisation of development policies as it b…
Determinants of civil society influence
Europarties
Governance, Europarties and the challenge of democratic representation in the EU
Reluctant Donors? The E uropeanization of International Development Policies in the New Member States
The E uropean U nion ( EU ) played an instrumental role in re‐starting the international development policies in central and eastern E uropean M ember S tates, but questions remain about how far this policy area has been E uropeanized since accession. Focusing on the C zech R epublic, H ungary, P oland and S lovakia, this article investigates why the new donors have been reluctant to adopt the EU 's development acquis more fully. The article trac…
Introduction
This paper provides an introduction to the symposium on teaching European Studies. It draws out a number of common themes explored in the papers and places these within the context of wider debates relating to both the teaching and learning of European Studies
We will not balance the books on the backs of the poorest people in the world’
The decision of the Conservative‐dominated coalition to ring‐fence international development spending has been, given the economic environment, one of most intriguing decisions of the new government. Recognising the relative neglect of academic work on Conservative policy towards international development, the article seeks to provide an explanation for its new‐found prioritisation. In doing so, the article suggests that it can be attributed to f…
Limited Influence? The Role of the Party of European Socialists in Shaping Social Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
This article looks at the role of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in its attempts to shape social democratic parties in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) towards a West European norm. It discusses how existing views in the academic literature on the role of transnational parties are inadequate. We argue that the PES did not play a key role in encouraging the establishment and development of parties in the CEE states from the 2004 enlargemen…
Pol-Casting
This article explores the use of podcasts in the learning and teaching of Politics and International Relations in a UK Higher Education institution. The article has three main sections. The first explores the pedagogic issues associated with the use of podcasts. The second highlights examples of good practice for using podcast material in lectures/seminars. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it outlines student attitudes to the use of podcast…
The Europeanisation of International Development Policies
This article examines the EU's role in the emergence of international development policy in the 10 member states from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Development policy provides useful insights into policy making as it is a key way that states operationalise their foreign policy. Thus, development policy gives us insights into the foreign policy priorities of the new member states. This article reviews the emergence and elaboration of policy re…
The Strengths and Limits of New Forms of EU Governance
Since the mid‐1990s, the EU has been experimenting with a variety of new forms of EU governance, including mainstreaming and impact assessment. Though originating in gender policy at the EU level, mainstreaming and impact assessments strategies subsequently spread to other social policies and more recently public health and sustainable development policy. However, the spread of these strategies has not been uncontested or unproblematic, generatin…
Reluctant Donors? The E uropeanization of International Development Policies in the New Member States
The E uropean U nion ( EU ) played an instrumental role in re‐starting the international development policies in central and eastern E uropean M ember S tates, but questions remain about how far this policy area has been E uropeanized since accession. Focusing on the C zech R epublic, H ungary, P oland and S lovakia, this article investigates why the new donors have been reluctant to adopt the EU 's development acquis more fully. The article trac…
The Consolidation of Europarties? The ‘Party Regulation’ and the Development of Political Parties in the European Union
European political parties are seen as vital to the democratisation of the European Union, yet their development has been slow. A major factor in the development of European political parties was seen to be the insertion of Article 191 into the EU Treaty and its amendment at Nice. The main focus of the paper is an examination of the regulation that attempted to operationalise this article via the creation of a statute for European parties and rul…
This Article Has Been Retracted the European Union and the World Summit on Sustainable Development
The claim that the EU played a leadership role at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development is examined using the concept of normative power Europe. We examine how the EU operationalized the concept of sustainable development before questioning whether the EU represents a normative power in the field of sustainable development. In doing so, we address two key concerns. First, we question the depth of the current EU's commitment to sustaina…
Brexit and UK International Development Policy
In this article we explore the implications of Brexit for the UK and the EU 's development policies and strategic directions, focusing on the former. While it is likely that the operational process of disentangling the UK from the various development institutions of the EU will be relatively straightforward, the choices that lie ahead about whether and how to cooperate thereafter are more complex. Aid and development policy touches on a wide rang…
The Europeanisation of International Development Policies
This article examines the EU's role in the emergence of international development policy in the 10 member states from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Development policy provides useful insights into policy making as it is a key way that states operationalise their foreign policy. Thus, development policy gives us insights into the foreign policy priorities of the new member states. This article reviews the emergence and elaboration of policy re…
We will not balance the books on the backs of the poorest people in the world’
The decision of the Conservative‐dominated coalition to ring‐fence international development spending has been, given the economic environment, one of most intriguing decisions of the new government. Recognising the relative neglect of academic work on Conservative policy towards international development, the article seeks to provide an explanation for its new‐found prioritisation. In doing so, the article suggests that it can be attributed to f…
EU development policy
This article introduces the special issue on the evolution of European Union development policy, against the background of fundamental challenges that have emerged since the 2009 Lisbon Treaty. The special issue’s objective is to highlight the complex dynamics of a policy area that is called on to address the massive challenges of poverty, inequality, healthcare capacity, climate change, insecurity and weak governance in countries of the global s…
Limited Influence? The Role of the Party of European Socialists in Shaping Social Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
This article looks at the role of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in its attempts to shape social democratic parties in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) towards a West European norm. It discusses how existing views in the academic literature on the role of transnational parties are inadequate. We argue that the PES did not play a key role in encouraging the establishment and development of parties in the CEE states from the 2004 enlargemen…
Introduction
This paper provides an introduction to the symposium on teaching European Studies. It draws out a number of common themes explored in the papers and places these within the context of wider debates relating to both the teaching and learning of European Studies
Europarties
Green hope or greenwash? The actions of the European Union at the World Summit on sustainable development
A New Era for EU–Australia Relations? Sustainable Development and the Challenge of Climate Change as Litmus Test
The election of the Labor government in 2007 appeared to usher in a new era of EU-Australian relations with a greater focus on those areas of agreement between Australia and the EU. This paper therefore explores the potential for closer cooperation between the EU and Australia in the area of sustainable development. It takes climate change as a 'litmus test' for the EU-Australia relationship due to the prominence given to the issue by both the EU…
Small Donors in World Politics
The Strengths and Limits of New Forms of EU Governance
Since the mid‐1990s, the EU has been experimenting with a variety of new forms of EU governance, including mainstreaming and impact assessment. Though originating in gender policy at the EU level, mainstreaming and impact assessments strategies subsequently spread to other social policies and more recently public health and sustainable development policy. However, the spread of these strategies has not been uncontested or unproblematic, generatin…
A good international citizen? Australia at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Australia has often been identified as a middle power in foreign policy terms. This article assesses the worth of the concept in understanding the role of Australia in global environmental governance. Using a case study of the role played at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, it assesses whether Australia conformed to a classic middle power role, building coalitions as a ‘good international citizen’ or whether its role was more like a v…
Mesmerized by Enlargement
The accession of the East-Central European (ECE) countries carried a promise of enhancing and enriching the EU’s Eastern policy. The new member states had the strongest interests among EU member states to ensure that countries in the East are prosperous, stable, and democratic. Yet, the EU’s Eastern policy has been largely criticised for its ineffectiveness. So why have they not been able to address the shortcomings in the EU’s Eastern policies? …
The Research–Teaching Nexus in Politics and International Relations in the UK
This article discusses the results of a small-N survey of established academic staff within the discipline of politics and international relations and how they view research–teaching links. It reveals that even among this small group there are very different views as to the relationship between teaching and research. The article argues that more work is needed to produce a fuller understanding of the nexus across the discipline and that research …
Europeanisation in Aid for Trade
This paper explores the extent bilateral adoption of Aid for Trade (AfT) norms in Europe is the result of a Europeanisation process. Using three case study countries (Germany, Ireland, Czech Republic) we examine the level of Europeanisation across policies, polities and politics. We highlight the roles played by socialisation and capacity within this field, which forms an important test case for the Europeanisation of development policies as it b…
Governance, Europarties and the challenge of democratic representation in the EU
Pol-Casting
This article explores the use of podcasts in the learning and teaching of Politics and International Relations in a UK Higher Education institution. The article has three main sections. The first explores the pedagogic issues associated with the use of podcasts. The second highlights examples of good practice for using podcast material in lectures/seminars. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it outlines student attitudes to the use of podcast…
Environmental taxation in contemporary European politics
International development policies in Central and Eastern Europe since EU accession
The contribution discusses how the international development policies of four Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) evolved following their accession to the EU. The four states started these policies in the run-up to accession, driven by pressure from the EU. The policies put in place were underfunded and received little political attention, resulting in functionally similar approaches. In…
An Employment Union for Europe? The Role of the Swedish Government
The Swedish Government's proposal for an ‘Employment Union’ to offset the potential increases in unemployment caused by moves towards Economic and Monetary Union, has put the problem of unemployment at the top of the agenda of the current Intergovernmental Conference. Domestic political pressures coupled with a belief that the EU offers the potential for a solution to this problem, were key factors behind the decision to table an amendment Forgin…
Determinants of civil society influence
The 1996 Inter‐Governmental Conference
1996). The 1996 Inter‐Governmental Conference: What's in it for the left? Contemporary Politics: Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 7-17
The 1996 Inter‐Governmental Conference
1996). The 1996 Inter‐Governmental Conference: What's in it for the left? Contemporary Politics: Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 7-17
An Employment Union for Europe? The Role of the Swedish Government
The Swedish Government's proposal for an ‘Employment Union’ to offset the potential increases in unemployment caused by moves towards Economic and Monetary Union, has put the problem of unemployment at the top of the agenda of the current Intergovernmental Conference. Domestic political pressures coupled with a belief that the EU offers the potential for a solution to this problem, were key factors behind the decision to table an amendment Forgin…
Environmental taxation in contemporary European politics
The 1999 ecological tax reform law
On 26 November 1999, the second stage of the German government's ecological tax reform law was passed by the Bundesrat. For a coalition that has been under increasing pressure, this law marks a significant political achievement, especially in the context of the poor recent run of Lander election results. This article briefly examines the background to the new law, before outlining the details of its first and second stages, focusing on the compro…
The 1999 German ecological tax law
Green hope or greenwash? The actions of the European Union at the World Summit on sustainable development
Green hope or greenwash? The actions of the European Union at the World Summit on sustainable development
Europeanizing Social Democracy?
Presenting a detailed explanation of party politics in the European Union, this new book uses the Party of European Socialists (PES) as a key case study, and tests the relevance of existing theoretical work on the meaning, significance, and prospects for realising other ‘Europarties’. This analysis operates from the assumption that the PES’s main goal is to influence the outcome of EU public policy, rather than the more traditional party goals of…
This Article Has Been Retracted the European Union and the World Summit on Sustainable Development
The claim that the EU played a leadership role at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development is examined using the concept of normative power Europe. We examine how the EU operationalized the concept of sustainable development before questioning whether the EU represents a normative power in the field of sustainable development. In doing so, we address two key concerns. First, we question the depth of the current EU's commitment to sustaina…
Europeanizing social democracy
"Presenting a detailed explanation of party politics in the European Union, this new book uses the Party of European Socialists (PES) as a key case study and tests the relevance of existing theoretical work on the meaning, significance and prospects for realizing 'Europarties'."--Jacket
A good international citizen? Australia at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Australia has often been identified as a middle power in foreign policy terms. This article assesses the worth of the concept in understanding the role of Australia in global environmental governance. Using a case study of the role played at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, it assesses whether Australia conformed to a classic middle power role, building coalitions as a ‘good international citizen’ or whether its role was more like a v…
The Consolidation of Europarties? The ‘Party Regulation’ and the Development of Political Parties in the European Union
European political parties are seen as vital to the democratisation of the European Union, yet their development has been slow. A major factor in the development of European political parties was seen to be the insertion of Article 191 into the EU Treaty and its amendment at Nice. The main focus of the paper is an examination of the regulation that attempted to operationalise this article via the creation of a statute for European parties and rul…
The Europeanisation of left political parties
The process of European integration impacts upon all parties of the left. This article focuses on how social-democratic, communist and green parties have responded to the challenge of Europeanisation. It shows that all parties engage extensively with the EU at a practical level, via elections, European parliamentary groups and European parties. There is also evidence of increasing policy adaptation and the adoption of more pro-European programmes…
Representative Politics in the European Parliament
Economic Efficiency‐Democratic Empowerment
Pol-Casting
This article explores the use of podcasts in the learning and teaching of Politics and International Relations in a UK Higher Education institution. The article has three main sections. The first explores the pedagogic issues associated with the use of podcasts. The second highlights examples of good practice for using podcast material in lectures/seminars. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it outlines student attitudes to the use of podcast…
The Europeanisation of International Development Policies
This article examines the EU's role in the emergence of international development policy in the 10 member states from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Development policy provides useful insights into policy making as it is a key way that states operationalise their foreign policy. Thus, development policy gives us insights into the foreign policy priorities of the new member states. This article reviews the emergence and elaboration of policy re…
The Strengths and Limits of New Forms of EU Governance
Since the mid‐1990s, the EU has been experimenting with a variety of new forms of EU governance, including mainstreaming and impact assessment. Though originating in gender policy at the EU level, mainstreaming and impact assessments strategies subsequently spread to other social policies and more recently public health and sustainable development policy. However, the spread of these strategies has not been uncontested or unproblematic, generatin…
A New Era for EU–Australia Relations? Sustainable Development and the Challenge of Climate Change as Litmus Test
The election of the Labor government in 2007 appeared to usher in a new era of EU-Australian relations with a greater focus on those areas of agreement between Australia and the EU. This paper therefore explores the potential for closer cooperation between the EU and Australia in the area of sustainable development. It takes climate change as a 'litmus test' for the EU-Australia relationship due to the prominence given to the issue by both the EU…
Limited Influence? The Role of the Party of European Socialists in Shaping Social Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
This article looks at the role of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in its attempts to shape social democratic parties in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) towards a West European norm. It discusses how existing views in the academic literature on the role of transnational parties are inadequate. We argue that the PES did not play a key role in encouraging the establishment and development of parties in the CEE states from the 2004 enlargemen…
We will not balance the books on the backs of the poorest people in the world’
The decision of the Conservative‐dominated coalition to ring‐fence international development spending has been, given the economic environment, one of most intriguing decisions of the new government. Recognising the relative neglect of academic work on Conservative policy towards international development, the article seeks to provide an explanation for its new‐found prioritisation. In doing so, the article suggests that it can be attributed to f…
Introduction
This paper provides an introduction to the symposium on teaching European Studies. It draws out a number of common themes explored in the papers and places these within the context of wider debates relating to both the teaching and learning of European Studies
Determinants of civil society influence
Europarties
Governance, Europarties and the challenge of democratic representation in the EU
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