Research Interests

Dr. Boesenecker’s research interests include European politics and European integration, comparative political economy, social policy, qualitative methods, transitional justice and postconflict resolution, and the intersection of culture, religion and politics.

Selected Publications

• “Religious Actors in Transitional Justice,” (with Leslie Vinjamuri), in The New Religious Pluralism, ed. Tom Banchoff, Oxford University Press, 2008.
• Review of Social Enterprise: At the Crossroads of Market, Public Policy, and Civil Society, ed. by Marthe Nyssens, London: Routledge, 2006, in Democracy & Society 4, no. 2, Spring 2007.
• "Peace Agreements and Accountability Since 1980," (with Leslie Vinjamuri), Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva, Switzerland, 2007.
• “The Power of Defining Work,” Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University, Working Paper C-02-0708, 2007.
• Review of Solidarity in Europe: The History of an Idea, Steinar Stjernø, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, in German Politics and Society 24, no. 2, Summer 2006.
• “Learning to Work Together: The Impact of the European Employment Strategy on European Integration,” Council for European Studies Working Paper, 2006.  

Professional Presentations

“Religious and Secular Actors: The ‘Doers’ of Transitional Justice,” (w/ Leslie Vinjamuri), ISA 2009, New York.

• “The Power of Defining Work: Politics and Discourse in European Welfare State Reform,” ECPR 2008, Barcelona, Spain.
• “The Power of Defining Work and Welfare: Politics and Discourse in European Welfare State Reform,” Council for European Studies, 2008, Chicago.
• “The Power of Defining Work: Social Policy Reform Discourses in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany,” NPSA 2007, Philadelphia, PA.
• “Religious Actors and Transitional Justice,” (w/ Leslie Vinjamuri), APSA 2007, Chicago, IL.
• “Making Europe Work: The Impact of the European Employment Strategy on the EU” MPSA 2006, Chicago, IL.
• “Learning to Work Together: The Impact of the European Employment Strategy on European Integration and Capitalism,” CES 2006, Chicago, IL.
• “Religious Actors and Transnational Justice,” (w/ Leslie Vinjamuri), “The New Religious Pluralism in World Politics,” Georgetown University, 2006.
• “Making Europe Work: The Impact of the European Employment Strategy on European Integration,” ICSSR 2005, Orlando, FL.
• “New Modes of European Union Policymaking: Local Cooperation and Cross-border Learning within the Open Method of Coordination,” ECPR 2005, Granada, Spain.

Media Appearances

• Panelist, “The Wall,” documentary produced by Deutsche Welle, recorded at the Newseum, Washington DC, August 10, 2008.

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• Jill Hopper Memorial Fellowship, Department of Government, Georgetown University, 2008
• Northeast Political Science Association, Best Paper Award, 2007
• Distinction awarded on Ph.D. Major Field Comprehensive Exam (Comparative Government), 2005
• Distinction awarded on Ph.D. Minor Field Comprehensive Exam (German and European Studies), 2004
• Best Paper in Comparative Government, Department of Government, Georgetown University, 2004
• Presidential Scholar Award, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University, 1999
• Western Michigan University Rhodes Scholarship nominee, 1999
• Steckelberg German Award, Western Michigan University, 1999
• D.C. Schilling Award in Political Science, Western Michigan University, 1998

Grants and Sponsored Research

• Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Visiting Doctoral Fellow, August 2006-August 2007
• American Consortium on EU Studies (ACES) Pre-Dissertation Research Grant, Summer 2005

Professional Certifications

• Qualitative Methods, Consortium for Qualitative Research Methods (CQRM), Arizona State University, January 2006.