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I am a Professor of Political Science and Laurier Research Chair in Multilevel Governance at Wilfrid Laurier University. Between 2013 and 2023, I held the Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Comparative Federalism and Multilevel Governance. I have more than 20 years of experience studying institutional and policy change in federal systems, with a particular focus on North America and Western Europe (including the European Union).
I am also a Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs where I served (2022-2024) as the Coordinator of the Waterloo Political Economy Group (WatPEG) and a former Board member and Secretary-Treasurer (2021-2024) of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA).
Since July 2024, I have been serving as the Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Political Science and North American Studies.
I received my doctorate (DPhil) in political science from the University of Augsburg, Germany, in 2008.
Most pressing public policy issues, from pandemic management over climate change to economic security, tend to cut across jurisdictions, requiring cooperation and creativity from multiple levels of government.
My comparative research contributes to elucidate how governments address such challenges. I am particularly interested in understanding how institutional resources (e.g. authority), processes (e.g. intergovernmental relations) and agency (e.g. political leadership) facilitate responsive government and sustainable policy outcomes.
Current research areas:
- Economic policy with a particular focus on trade and industrial policy (ongoing)
- Transportation infrastructure policy (emerging)
- Institutional reform and adaptation in federal systems and multilevel governance more generally (ongoing)
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant: "Decarbonizing Transportation Infrastructure in Systems of Multilevel Governance: The Mobility Transition in Canada and Germany" (Principal Investigator, $66,824, 2024-2026)
- Laurier Merit Recipient 2023
- Laurier Research Chair (awarded 2023)
- Canada Research Chair 2013 to 2023 (renewed: 2018).
- SSHRC Partnership Development Grant: “IMPoRT: Investigating Multilevel Politics through Research on Trade” (Principal Investigator, $197,620, 2017-2020)
- SSHRC Connection Grant “The Multilevel Politics of Trade in North America and Europe: Configurations, Patterns, Dynamics” (Co-applicant, $25,000, 2016-2017)
- SSHRC Insight Grant: "The Politics of Federal Reform: Australia, Canada, Germany and Switzerland since the 1990s," (Principal Investigator, $117,764, 2016 to 2020)
- Government of Bavaria Dissertation Grant, €8,640 (2002)
- Government of Canada Award, $14,000 (2003)
I am willing to supervise students who are interested in questions related to federalism and multilevel governance, as well as students interested in American, Canadian or West European politics more generally.
- Broschek, Jörg, Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future" In Policy Options, March 25, 2025
- Broschek, Jörg. 2025. "What Canada can learn from the European Union about dealing with chaos and crises" In The Conversation, February 17, 2025
- Broschek, Jörg. 2025. "The ‘Team Canada’ approach to Trump’s tariffs sounds good but exposes weakness" In Policy Options, January 17, 2025
- Broschek, Jörg. 2024. "Forging a New Industrial Policy in Canada" In Policy Options, September 16, 2024
- Broschek, Jörg. 2024. "Why Federalism Matters: Policy Feedback, Institutional Variation and the Politics of Trade Policy-Making in Canada and Germany" In New Political Economy 29 (6), 944-957
- Broschek, Jörg. 2024. "Cities can speed up climate action by slowing down traffic" In Policy Options, January 8, 2024
- Broschek, Jörg and Christian Freudlsperger. 2024. "Regional involvement in EU trade policy: what remains after politicization?" In Journal of European Public Policy, 31(1), 131–156
- Broschek, Jörg. 2023. "Multilevel Trade Policy in the Joint Decision-Trap? The Case of CETA." In Politics and Governance, 11(3), 300-311
- Broschek, Jörg. 2023. "Introduction: Federalism and International Trade Policy. Constituent Units’ Engagement in North America and Europe." In Regional and Federal Studies, 33(1), 1-22.
- Broschek, Jörg. 2023. "The Federalization of Trade Politics in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria." In: Regional and Federal Studies, 33(1), 91-112
- Broschek, Jörg. 2022. "Federalism, Political Leadership and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Explaining Canada’s Tale of Two Federations." In Territory, Politics, Governance, 10(6), 779-798.
- Broschek, Jörg and Patricia Goff. 2022. "Explaining Sub-federal Variation in Trade Agreement Negotiations: The Case of CETA." In: Journal of Common Market Studies 60 (3), 801-820.
- Benz, Arthur, Jörg Broschek and Markus Lederer (eds.) 2021. A Research Agenda for Multilevel Governance. Cheltenham: Elgar.
- Broschek, Jörg. 2021. "Boundary Control and Education Policy in Federal Systems: Explaining Sub-federal resilience in Canada and Germany." In Comparative Education” 57 (4), 452-473.
- Broschek, Jörg and Patricia Goff (eds.). 2020. The Multilevel Politics of Trade. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- Benz, Arthur and Jörg Broschek. 2020. "Transformative Energy Policy in Federal Systems: Canada and Germany Compared" In: Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies 14 (2), 56-78
- Behnke, Nathalie, Broschek, Jörg and Jared Sonnicksen (eds.). 2019. Configurations, Dynamics and Mechanisms of Multilevel Governance. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Broschek, Jörg, Petersohn, Bettina and Simon Toubeau (eds.). 2018. Comparative-Historical Approaches to Institutional Change in Federal and Regional Systems. Special Issue for Publius: The Journal of Federalism 48 (1).
- Alcantara, Christopher, Jörg Broschek and Jen Nelles. 2016. "Rethinking Multilevel Governance as an Instance of Multilevel Politics: A Conceptual Strategy." Territory, Politics, Governance 4 (1), 33-51.
- Broschek, Jörg. 2015. "Pathways of Federal Reform: Australia, Canada, Germany and Switzerland" In: Publius: The Journal of Federalism 45 (1), 51-76.
- Benz, Arthur and Jörg Broschek (eds.). 2013. Federal Dynamics: Continuity, Change and Varieties of Federalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Contact Info:
Office location: DAWB 4-118
Office hours:
Thursdays, 1pm-3pm
Languages spoken: English, German