Biography

Dr Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan is a lecturer in European politics in the Department of Government, UCC, since 2001.

She was awarded a Jean Monnet Chair in Active European Citizenship in 2021 and a Jean Monnet Teacher Training grant, one of only 20 Europe-wide, in 2022.

The focus of those projects will be to develop a continuum of education on Ireland and the EU from Junior Infants to 6th year. Emmanuelle is also the Director of the UCC Hub in Active European Citizenship - https://www.ucc.ie/en/government-and-politics/hub-in-active-european-citizenship/ . This Hub is the home for all the programmes and activities emerging from the Jean Monnet Chair and Teacher Training. It will also become the focus for interdisciplinary collaboration in European Studies. 

From 2017 to 2019, Emmanuelle led a Jean Monnet project entitled My Big Friendly Guide to the European Union and co-funded by the European Commission, Communicating Europe Initiative (DFA) and Cork City Council. It developed a pupil-centred, bottom-up programme of discussion, discovery and fun on the European Union's values, symbols, purpose and ambitions at primary school level. Based on critical pedagogy, it was co-constructed with pupils' and teachers' reflections, views and artefacts in order to generate understanding and ownership. You can follow the developments of this project on www.bfgtoeu.ie, https://www.facebook.com/HubEuropCitizen/ and on Twitter @HubEuropCitizen 

Born in France, she graduated in European law and political science from La Sorbonne (BL), Sciences Po Paris (MA) and Edinburgh University (LLM). She completed her PhD on the institutional impact of the 2000-2005 Kinnock administrative reforms. She teaches European policy-making and institutional politics as well as French politics. Her research interests lie in the area of European politics. Emmanuelle has published Reforming the European Commission (Palgrave, 2011) as well as several articles and book chapters on the role of the European Commission as agenda-setter and policy-maker. 

  
 
 

Research Interests

I currently focus on political socialisation on the European Union, civic education and deliberative pedagogies in primary school children.
My primary research interests are in European politics, institutional change and public management.

 

Research Grants

  Project Funding
Body
Start Date End Date Award
Communicating Europe Initiative Department of Foreign Affairs 04-MAY-09 €4,000.00
Erasmus+ CitiGen'Z (000153878) Pay Budget only European Union 01-NOV-23 31-OCT-25 €31,410.00
Imagining Democracy Education through Arts and Literature Enterprise Irl 12-JAN-22 11-OCT-22 €11,963.00
Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Teacher Training Grant European Union 01-MAR-22 31-MAR-25 €171,913.00
Chair in Active European Citizenship European Union 13-SEP-21 31-MAR-25 €13,415.00
How can Children Shape EU Democracy Enterprise Irl 07-MAY-19 07-JAN-20 €8,675.00
BFGTOEU Department of Foreign Affairs 07-MAY-18 30-NOV-18 €10,000.00
BFGTOEU 28-MAY-18 €2,000.00
My Big Friendly Guide to the European Union European Commission 01-SEP-17 31-AUG-19 €46,113.75
Communicating Europe Initiative Department of Foreign Affairs 10-MAY-11 €3,500.00
The role of European Commission in multi-level financial management in the European Union - a step closer to governmentalizing and further integration. Irish Research Council 16-JUN-14 31-DEC-15 €92,025.00
Workshop on European economic governance UCC Strategic Research Fund 26-NOV-15 27-NOV-15 €1,400.00
Communicating Europe Initiative Department of Foreign Affairs 10-MAY-10 €3,500.00

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2014) 'The Republic of Ireland'
Schon-Quinlivan, E.; Quinlivan, A. and Collins, N. (2014) 'The Republic of Ireland' In: Chandler, J.A (eds). Comparative Public Administration. London: Routledge. [Details]
(2012) 'The European commission'
Schön-Quinlivan E. (2012) 'The European commission' In: Environmental Policy in the EU: Actors, Institutions and Processes, Third Edition. [DOI] [Details]
(2007) 'Administrative reform in the European Commission: From Rhetoric to Relegitimization'
Schön-Quinlivan, E. ; (2007) 'Administrative reform in the European Commission: From Rhetoric to Relegitimization' In: Management Reforms in International Organizations. Baden-Baden: Nomos. [Details]
(2003) 'Motivation at work: the example of NPM reforms in the European Commission'
Schön E. and Quinlivan, A. ; (2003) 'Motivation at work: the example of NPM reforms in the European Commission' In: La motivation au travail dans les services publics. Paris: L¿Harmattan. [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
(2011) Reforming the European Commission.
Schon-Quinlivan, Emmanuelle; (2011) Reforming the European Commission. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
(2009) Innovation and Best Practice in Irish Local Government.
Quinlivan, A; Schön-Quinlivan, E; (2009) Innovation and Best Practice in Irish Local Government. Dublin: Chambers Ireland and SIPTU. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2017) 'The Commission as policy entrepreneur in European economic governance: a comparative multiple stream analysis of the 2005 and 2011 reform of the Stability and Growth Pact'
Schon-Quinlivan, E;Scipioni, M (2017) 'The Commission as policy entrepreneur in European economic governance: a comparative multiple stream analysis of the 2005 and 2011 reform of the Stability and Growth Pact'. European Journal of Public Policy, 24 :1172-1190 [DOI] [Details]
(2004) 'The 2004 European parliament election in the republic of ireland'
Schön-Quinlivan E.;Quinlivan A. (2004) 'The 2004 European parliament election in the republic of ireland'. Irish Political Studies, 19 (2):85-95 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) ''The elephant in the room' no more: Europe as a structuring line of political cleavage in the 2017 presidential election'
Schon-Quinlivan, E (2017) ''The elephant in the room' no more: Europe as a structuring line of political cleavage in the 2017 presidential election'. French Politics, 15 :290-302 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Assessing the merits of deliberative processes in engaging and informing citizens: a case study of deliberative event on Irish women's voices on Europe'
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan and Clodagh Harris; (2011) 'Assessing the merits of deliberative processes in engaging and informing citizens: a case study of deliberative event on Irish women's voices on Europe'. Irish Journal of Public Policy, 3 (1) [Details]
(2008) 'Implementing organisational change: the case of the Kinnock reforms'
Schön-Quinlivan, E.; (2008) 'Implementing organisational change: the case of the Kinnock reforms'. Journal of European Public Policy, 15 (5) [Details]
(2004) 'The 2004 European Parliament Election in the Republic of Ireland'
Schön-Quinlivan, E. and Quinlivan, A.; (2004) 'The 2004 European Parliament Election in the Republic of Ireland'. Irish Political Studies, 19 (2) [Details]
(2002) 'Breaking down the barriers? New Public Management in the European Commission'
Schön, E. and Quinlivan, A. ; (2002) 'Breaking down the barriers? New Public Management in the European Commission'. Journal of Public Affairs, 2 (2) [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2006) 'Best Practice in Local Government Training: The Dublin City Council Model'
Quinlivan, A. and Schön-Quinlivan, E.; (2006) 'Best Practice in Local Government Training: The Dublin City Council Model' Political Science Working Paper Series, 5 . [Details]
(2005) 'Innovation a new concept for local authorities'
Quinlivan, A. and Schön-Quinlivan, E.; (2005) 'Innovation a new concept for local authorities' Council Review, :32-41. [Details]
(2003) 'The politics of environmental risk - a discussion on the authority of science?'
Quinlivan, A., Fernandez, E. and Schön, E.; (2003) 'The politics of environmental risk - a discussion on the authority of science?' Politics Working Paper Series, . [Details]
(2001) 'Kinnock's Administrative Reforms: A Cultural Perspective'
Quinlivan, A. and Schön, E.; (2001) 'Kinnock's Administrative Reforms: A Cultural Perspective' Politics Working Paper Series, . [Details]
(2001) 'Transforming government through civic engagement and e-democracy'
Quinlivan, A., Harris, C., Buckley, F. and Schön, E.; (2001) 'Transforming government through civic engagement and e-democracy' US Congressional Internet Caucus Task Force, . [Details]

Book Reviews

  Year Publication
(2016) Which Policy for Europe? Power and Conflict inside the European Commission.
Schon-Quinlivan, E (2016) Which Policy for Europe? Power and Conflict inside the European Commission. HOBOKEN: Book Reviews [DOI] [Details]
(2015) Policy making in the European Union.
Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan (2015) Policy making in the European Union. Book Reviews [Details]

Editorship

  Year Publication
(2019) Educating for European Democracy: A Conversation with Dr Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan.
Schon-Quinlivan, E (2019) Educating for European Democracy: A Conversation with Dr Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan. LONDON: Editorship [DOI] [Details]

Generic

  Year Publication
(2006) Preparing for EU enlargement: an analysis of institutional change and administrative reform in the European Commission (1958-2000).
Schön-Quinlivan, E.; (2006) Preparing for EU enlargement: an analysis of institutional change and administrative reform in the European Commission (1958-2000). Generic [DOI] [Details]

Newspaper Articles

  Year Publication
(2017) Why the French are marking our cards.
Schon Quinlivan, E. (2017) Why the French are marking our cards. Newspaper Articles [Details]
(2015) 'Charlie Hebdo' shootings.
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan (2015) 'Charlie Hebdo' shootings. Newspaper Articles [Details]
(2015) French Republic must fight for its core values.
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan (2015) French Republic must fight for its core values. Newspaper Articles [Details]
(2014) Allemagne: la crise économique a venir.
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan (2014) Allemagne: la crise économique a venir. Newspaper Articles [Details]
(2012) Nothing to fear from debating with extremists.
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan (2012) Nothing to fear from debating with extremists. Newspaper Articles [Details]

Unpublished Reports

  Year Publication
(2000) The Development of Mechanisms to Monitor Progress in Achieving Gender Equality in Ireland.
Galligan, Y., Ward, M., O'Donovan, A., Carney, G. and Schön, E. ; (2000) The Development of Mechanisms to Monitor Progress in Achieving Gender Equality in Ireland. Dublin: Unpublished Reports [Details]

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
PSAI Political science association of Ireland 15-OCT-14 / 14-OCT-16
EGPA European Group on Public Administration /
EUSA Member 17-JAN-15 / 16-JAN-17
PSA Member 17-JAN-15 / 16-JAN-16

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2017) Fine Gael Think In,
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan (2017) Populism: lessons from recent European elections. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Fine Gael Think In, Clonmel . [Details]
(2017) Conference of Europeanists,
Schon-Quinlivan, E. and Scipioni, M. (2017) An explorative analysis of the politicisation of the Commission's macro-economic policy positioning from 2010 to 2017. [Oral Presentation], Conference of Europeanists, Glasgow . [Details]
(2017) ECPR,
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan (2017) A comparative analysis of the Commission's macroeconomic positioning and the issue of politicisation. [Invited Oral Presentation], ECPR, Oslo . [Details]
(2017) Collins Institute annual conference,
Schon-Quinlivan, E. (2017) From Le Pen to Melenchon: populism in France. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Collins Institute annual conference, Dublin . [Details]
(2015) European Union Studies Association,
Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan (2015) The role of the European Commission in European economic governance: becoming a core executive?. [Oral Presentation], European Union Studies Association, Boston . [Details]
(2015) Political Studies Association,
Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan (2015) A historical institutionalist analysis of the role of the Commission in economic policy coordination. [Oral Presentation], Political Studies Association, Sheffield . [Details]
(2008) PSAI conference,
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan; (2008) Understanding heterogeneous institutional change in the Commission: the case study of DG TREN. [Oral Presentation], PSAI conference, Galway , 24-OCT-08 - 26-OCT-08. [Details]
(2010) PSAI annual conference,
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan and Clodagh Harris; (2010) Participatory democracy in Ireland: the case study of a deliberative event on Irish women's voices in Europe. [Oral Presentation], PSAI annual conference, Dublin , 15-OCT-10 - 17-OCT-10. [Details]
(2011) Brussels and us: the big black hole of democracy,
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan; (2011) one-day participative conference on European issues. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Brussels and us: the big black hole of democracy, UCC, Cork , 12-FEB-11 - 12-FEB-11. [Details]
(2011) EGPA workshop,
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan; (2011) Workshop on bureaucracies within a multi-level environment. [Oral Presentation], EGPA workshop, Berlin , 23-JUN-11 - 24-JUN-11. [Details]
(2009) Unethical business practices,
Schön-Quinlivan, E.; (2009) http://www.colloques-iscparis.com/english-version/index.html. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Unethical business practices, Paris , 08-JUN-09 - 09-JUN-09. [Details]
(2006) Sciences Po,
Schön-Quinlivan, E.; (2006) Administrative reform in the European Commission: from rhetoric to re-legitimisation. [Oral Presentation], Sciences Po, Paris , 01-JUN-06 - 01-JUN-06. [Details]
(2002) IRSPM IV,
Schön-Quinlivan, E.; (2002) NPM reforms in the European Commission: the challenge of the administrative cultural web for new forms of European governance. [Oral Presentation], IRSPM IV, Edinburgh , 01-APR-02 - 01-APR-02. [Details]
(2001) EGPA annual conference,
Schön-Quinlivan, E.; (2001) The Kinnock reforms: cultural change in the European Commission. [Oral Presentation], EGPA annual conference, Vaasa (Finland) , 01-SEP-01 - 01-SEP-01. [Details]
(2013) European Group of Public Administration,
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan (2013) The Troika in Ireland: an institutionalist analysis of financial regulatory change. [Oral Presentation], European Group of Public Administration, Edinburgh , 13-SEP-13 - 14-SEP-13. [Details]
(2013) Political Science Association of Ireland,
Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan (2013) Understanding the role of the Troika in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Political Science Association of Ireland, Dublin . [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2019 Communicating Europe Initiative Department for Foreign Affairs
2018 Communicating Europe Initiative Department for Foreign Affairs
2006 PhD award EU-CONSENT PhD school
2017 Jean Monnet Project 587332-EPP-1-2017-1-IE-EPPJMO-PROJECT European Commission - EACEA
2014 Irish Research Council Starter Grant IRC
2015 Strategic Research Funding UCC
2005 Irish Research Council scholarship IRCHSS
2003 Bourse Europe, Sciences Po Paris Sciences Po, Paris

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
School Executive Committee Member 2017 /
Exams officer Exams officer 2013 / 2016
Health and Safety Committee Head 2001 / 2003
BComm International Board of Studies representative of the Department of Government 2014 / 2016
Extensions officer Extensions officer 2015 / 2018

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
Department of Government College Lecturer 01-SEP-08 /
UCC College Lecturer 01-JAN-00 / 01-JAN-03
UCC Research Assistant 01-JAN-00 / 01-JUN-00

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2007 UCD PHD Politics
1999 University of Edinburgh LLM European Law
1998 University of La Sorbonne MAITRISE (LLCE) International Public Law

Languages

  Language Reading Writing Speaking
German Basic Basic Basic
French Functional Functional Functional
Spanish Basic Basic Basic

Outreach Activities

  Description

Primary school visits to teach about Ireland and the EU and multi-level citizenship with primary school children

I am a member of the Board of Directors of the Cork Simon Community.

Journal Activities

  Journal Role To / From
Journal Of Common Market Studies Referee -

Other Activities

  Description

Contributor to the Irish Examiner

Regular contributor to the Institute of International and European Affairs on French and European politics

Invited by Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs   to analyse the Task Force’s report on subsidiarity, proportionality and ‘doing more with less’, chaired by First Vice-President Timmermans

Drivetime, Radio 1 contributor - Radio commentary on French and European politics

Board of Director member at Cork Simon Community

Invited to analyse the 2014 European elections on Newstalk

Published in Le Monde and the Irish Times

Teaching Interests

Emmanuelle teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level. She is particularly interested in European politics and the interaction between the national and the supranational level. 

 

Recent Postgraduates

  Graduation Year Student Name Institution Degree Type Thesis Title
2020 Anne Gannon University College Cork PHD
2013 Julie Connelly NUI (UCC) PHD

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country
Professor Michael W. Bauer Speyer University GERMANY
Andrew Peterson University of Birmingham UNITED KINGDOM
Kasper Tonsberg Schlie Democracy in Europe Organisation DENMARK
Dorien Sampermans Catholic Education Flanders BELGIUM