Thomas Diez (born 2 February 1970) is a German professor of Political Science and International Relations at the Institute for Political Science,

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Wü ...

. He was formerly Professor of International Relations Theory in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

, where he was Head of department from 2005 to 2008. Diez earned his PhD at the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...

. He was formerly a Research Fellow at the

Copenhagen Peace Research Institute The Copenhagen Peace Research Institute (COPRI) was a Danish research institute established in 1985 by the Danish Parliament. Its aim was to support and strengthen multidisciplinary research on peace and security. Established as an independent insti ...

where he worked with

Barry Buzan Barry Gordon Buzan, FBA, FAcSS (born 28 April 1946) is a British political scientist. He is an Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and a honorary professor at the University of Copenhagen and Jilin ...

and Ole Waever. He studies

international relations theory International relations theory is the study of international relations (IR) from a theoretical perspective. It seeks to explain causal and constitutive effects in international politics. Ole Holsti describes international relations theories as a ...

European integration European integration is the process of industrial, economic integration, economic, political, legal, social integration, social, and cultural Regional integration, integration of states wholly or partially in Europe or nearby. European integrat ...

and conflict transformation and is best known for his contributions to the debate on the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

normative Normative generally means relating to an evaluative standard. Normativity is the phenomenon in human societies of designating some actions or outcomes as good, desirable, or permissible, and others as bad, undesirable, or impermissible. A norm in ...

power Power most often refers to: * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power Power may a ...

. Books he has edited or co-edited include ''The EU and the Cyprus Conflict: Modern Conflict, Postmodern Union'' (Manchester University Press, 2002), ''European Integration Theory'' (Oxford University Press, 2004, 2009) and ''The European Union and Border Conflicts'' (Cambridge University Press, 2008), ''Cyprus: A Conflict at the Crossroads'' (Manchester University Press, 2009) and ''An Introduction to International Relations Theory: Perspectives and Themes'' (Pearson, 2010). 25 September 2009 Diez was awarded the 2009

Anna Lindh Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957 – 11 September 2003) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician and lawyer who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 until her death. She was also a Member of the Riksdag (member of parliament) f ...

Award for contributions to the analysis of European foreign and security policy.

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Homepage at the University of Tübingen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diez, Thomas Academics of the University of Birmingham German political scientists International relations scholars Living people Academic staff of the University of Tübingen 1970 births