Renaud Dehousse was born in Liège in 1960, the second son of Agnes Denis and
Jean-Maurice Dehousse. He became a student of law at the
University of Liège (Belgium) and then obtained a doctorate from the
European University Institute in Florence.[3] He later took up various positions at the EUI, including professor and head of the Department of Law, before being appointed ordinary professor at the
University of Pisa.[4]
Dehousse's research interests revolve around
comparative federalism and the institutional evolution of the
European Union. During the 1990s, his research focussed on topics such as federalism and international relations,[8] the eastern expansion of Europe[9] and the results of the
Maastricht Treaty.[10] Whilst at Notre Europe, Dehousse worked on a critical evaluation of the
Lisbon Strategy.[11]
More recently, his research has come to focus on the transformation of governance at European level, particularly at the level of bureaucratic structures and the role of the
Court of Justice in the European political system.[12] He has published on topics relating to the European Union,[13] European Commission,[14] crisis,[15] and hard and soft power in European governance.[16] His recent publications include The European Commission of the Twenty-First Century[17] (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013) and Delegation of Powers in the European Union: The need for a multi-principals model (West European Politics, 2008).[18]
Dehousse has spoken publicly about the future of Europe[30] with regard to issues such as populism,[31] trade,[32] European culture,[33] intellectual pluralism,[34][35] the future of Europe after
Brexit,[36][37] and the 60th anniversary of the
Treaty of Rome.[38]
^Dehousse, Renaud (2008). "Delegation of powers in the European Union: The need for a multi-principals model". West European Politics. 31 (4): 789–805.
doi:
10.1080/01402380801906072.
S2CID56431259.
^Dehousse, Renaud (1992). "Integration v. Regulation? On the Dynamics of Regulation in the European Community". JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies. 30, 4 (4): 383–402.
doi:
10.1111/j.1468-5965.1992.tb00438.x.
hdl:1814/16729.
^Dehousse, Renaud (2009). "The French Presidency". JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies. 47 (Special Issue: The JCMS Annual Review of the European Union in 2008): 99–111.
doi:
10.1111/j.1468-5965.2009.02016.x.
^Dehousse, Renaud (1994). "Comparing National and EC Law: The Problem of the Level of Analysis". The American Journal of Comparative Law. 42 (4): 761–781.
doi:
10.2307/840632.
hdl:1814/107.
JSTOR840632.
^Dehousse, Renaud (1995-07-01). "Constitutional reform in the European community: Are there alternatives to the Majoritarian avenue?". West European Politics. 18 (3): 118–136.
doi:
10.1080/01402389508425094.
ISSN0140-2382.
^Alter, Karen J.; Dehousse, Renaud; Vanberg, Georg (2002). "Law, Political Science and EU Legal Studies: An Interdisciplinary Project?". European Union Politics. 3: 113–136.
doi:
10.1177/1465116502003001006.
S2CID38992467.