DANIEL KELEMEN

R. Daniel Kelemen, McCourt Chair at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and Professor of Law (by courtesy) at Georgetown Law, is a leading scholar of European politics, law, and governance. Before joining Georgetown in 2022, he held the Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Politics at Rutgers University, where he also directed the Center for European Studies. Earlier in his career, he taught at Oxford University and held research fellowships at leading academic institutions in Europe and the United States. Beyond academia, he is a Non-Resident Senior Associate with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also a frequent commentator on European Union affairs in major international media outlets.

Professor Kelemen’s research examines the intersection of law, regulation, and politics in the European Union and comparative federal systems. His book The Rules of Federalism (Harvard University Press, 2004) offered a pioneering analysis of regulatory governance in federations, while Eurolegalism: The Transformation of Law and Regulation in the European Union (Harvard University Press, 2011) received the Best Book Award from the European Union Studies Association. His work has illuminated how European integration reshapes national legal and institutional orders, highlighting the EU’s role in fostering judicial empowerment, regulatory expansion, and the spread of adversarial legalism. Widely cited in scholarly and policy debates, Kelemen continues to shape global discussions on democracy, rule of law, and institutional resilience within the EU and beyond.