Frank Häge wins the 2009 UACES PhD Prize

Best Thesis Prize 2009

The prize for the best thesis 2009 has been awarded to Frank Häge, Leiden University, who was supervised by Prof Dr Bernard Steunenberg, by the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES). UACES is a London based association for the advancement of teaching and research in contemporary European Studies.

Jury report

Frank Häge’s thesis was entitled 'Decision-Making in the Council of the European Union: The Role of Committees'. The judges considered this a very strong thesis, with an original research design, excellent mixture of quantitative and qualitative research tools, excellent case studies, and sufficiently well-written to be almost publishable in thesis form – an unusual achievement.