I received my doctorate (DPhil) in political science from the University of Augsburg, Germany, in 2008 and my diploma (master’s degree-equivalent) in political science from the University of Augsburg, Germany, in 2001.

Prior to joining Laurier, I was assistant professor at the Technische Universität Darmstadt (2010-2013) and the FernUniversität in Hagen (2008-2010) as well as research assistant and lecturer at Universität Augsburg (2003-2008).

My research examines how federal systems and more encompassing multilevel spaces of political and economic integration – like the European Union and North America – adjust to new international and domestic challenges. My current work focuses on

• federalism and policy change (trade policy; energy and climate; education)
• institutional reforms in federal systems and their impact
• federalism and the COVID-19 pandemic
• theories and methods in the field of comparative federalism and multilevel governance

• Government of Bavaria Dissertation Grant, €8,640 (2002).
• Government of Canada Award, $14,000 (2003).
• Canada Research Chair 2013 to 2023 (renewed: 2018).
• SSHRC Insight Grant: "The Politics of Federal Reform: Australia, Canada, Germany and Switzerland since the 1990s," (Principal Investigator, $117,764, 2016 to 2020)
• SSHRC Connection Grant “The Multilevel Politics of Trade in North America and Europe: Configurations, Patterns, Dynamics” (Co-applicant, $25,000, 2016-2017)
• SSHRC Partnership Development Grant: “IMPoRT: Investigating Multilevel Politics through Research on Trade” (Principal Investigator, $197,620, 2017-2020)

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.

• Benz, Arthur, Jörg Broschek and Markus Lederer (eds.) A Research Agenda for Multilevel Governance. Cheltenham: Elgar. (2021).
• Broschek, Jörg and Patricia Goff. "Explaining Sub-federal Variation in Trade Agreement Negotiations: The Case of CETA." In: Journal of Common Market Studies (2021), online first
• Broschek, Jörg. "Boundary Control and Education Policy in Federal Systems: Explaining Sub-federal resilience in Canada and Germany." In Comparative Education” (2021), online first
• Broschek, Jörg. "The Federalization of Trade Politics in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria." In: Regional and Federal Studies (2021) online first
• Broschek, Jörg and Patricia Goff (eds.) The Multilevel Politics of Trade. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. (2020).
• Benz, Arthur and Jörg Broschek. "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.) Configurations, Dynamics and Mechanisms of Multilevel Governance. London: Palgrave Macmillan (2019)
• Broschek, Jörg, Petersohn, Bettina and Simon Toubeau (eds.) Comparative-Historical Approaches to Institutional Change in Federal and Regional Systems. Special Issue for Publius: The Journal of Federalism 48 (1) (2018).
• Alcantara, Christopher, Jörg Broschek and Jen Nelles. "Rethinking Multilevel Governance as an Instance of Multilevel Politics: A Conceptual Strategy." Territory, Politics, Governance 4 (1), 33-51. (2016).
• Broschek, Jörg. "Pathways of Federal Reform: Australia, Canada, Germany and Switzerland" In: Publius: The Journal of Federalism 45 (1), 51-76. (2015).
• Benz, Arthur and Jörg Broschek (eds.) Federal Dynamics: Continuity, Change and Varieties of Federalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (2013).