I am Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Assistant Professor in the Department of European Studies at the University of Amsterdam. My research and teaching interests are focused on two strands:

1. the EU as an international actor, particularly with respect to other international institutions and especially in terms of ICTs (Internet, telecommunications)

2. Information Society policies and the evolution of democratic and political insitutions (eparticipation, egovernment, egovernance).

Recently, my research has focused on the new governance debate in the EU and critical analysis of frameworks for measurement of Information Society policies, comparisons of eGovernment developments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the EU, and the performance of the EU in international institutions. I am involved in expert groups at the EU and international levels on eGovernment and EU‐governance related issues.

Consultancy projects that I have managed or been involved in have concerned, inter alia, EU‐funded research work in the areas of research policy, eGovernment, and eDemocracy policies at EU and national levels.

Key areas of interest/expertise

• International Relations
• Policy making, Governance, and Democratic processes in the European Union
• Information Society policies in the European Union
• eGovernment and eGovernment policies across the world
• The EU as an international actor
• Performance measurement and evaluation
• ICTs, participation and public administration in international, EU, national, and local governance
• EU external policy in the Arab world

Membership of professional bodies

‣ Ad hoc reviewer: International Journal of eGovernment Research and Government Information Quarterly.

‣ European Communication Research and Education Association (corporate member).

‣ University Association for Contemporary European Studies (corporate member).

‣ Member of the Programme Committee, IFIP eGovernment Conference 2010, 2011.

‣ Member of the UN Public Administration Network (UNPAN).

‣ Member of Editorial Board Information and Communication Technologies and Human Development.

Selected Recent Publications


Berce, Jaro et al. “The Organisation and Coordination of European E-Government Research for the EU in 2010.” Electronic Government. Maria Wimmer et al.Eds. Vol. 4084. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2006. 37–46. Web.

Jorgensen, Knud Erik, Sebastian Oberthür, and Jamal Shahin. “Introduction: Assessing the EU’S Performance in International Institutions – Conceptual Framework and Core Findings.” Journal of European Integration 33.6 (2011): 599–620. Web.

Millard, Jeremy et al. Towards the eGovernment Vision for EU in 2010: Research Policy Challenges. 22415th ed. Danish Technological Institute and European Institute of Public Administration, 2006. Print.

Millard, Jeremy, and Jamal Shahin. The State of the Art in eGovernment in Global Cooperative Environments. Muscat: Oman ITA, 2010. Print.

Shahin, Jamal. “A European History of the Internet..” Science & Public Policy (SPP) 33.9 (2006): 681–693. Print.

Shahin, Jamal. “Dragging the Net Through Choppy Waters: Commission Leadership and the Internet.” Leadership and the European Commission. Jack HaywardEd. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. Print.

Shahin, Jamal. “The EU's Use of the Internet.” Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Anttiroiko Ari-Veikko & Malkia MattiaEds. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Inc, 2006. 774–783. Print.

Shahin, Jamal. “The European Union’s Performance in the International Telecommunication Union.” Journal of European Integration 33.6 (2011): 683–698. Web.

Shahin, Jamal. “The Reassertion of the State: Governance and the Information Revolution.” The Information and the International System: the Challenges of Security and Governance in Cyberspace. Myriam Dunn, Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel, & Victor MauerEds. Vol. 1. Ashgate, 2007. 9–34. Print.

Shahin, Jamal. “The Role of the International Telecommunication Union.” Wereldbeeld 34.2 (2010): 11–16. Web.

Shahin, Jamal, and Christine Neuhold. “`Connecting Europe‘: the Use of `New’ Information and Communication Technologies Within European Parliament Standing Committees.” The Journal of Legislative Studies 13.3 (2007): 388–402. Print.

Shahin, Jamal, and Matthias Finger. “ICANN’S GAC and the Global Governance of the Internet: the Role of the EU in Bringing ‘Government’ Back to Internet Governance.” 1 Dec. 2008 : 1–22. Print.

Shahin, Jamal, and Matthias Finger. “The History of a European Information Society: Shifts From Government to Governance.” Global E-Governance. Advancing Governance Through Innovation and Leadership. Jirapon Tuptimhin & Russell Pipe Eds. IOS Press, 2009. 62–83. Print.

Shahin, Jamal, and Matthias Finger. “The Operationalisation of E-Governance.” ICEGOV '08: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance.  ACM  Request Permissions, 2008. Web.

Shahin, Jamal, Olof Soebech, and Jeremy Millard. Participation in the European Project: How to Mobilise Citizens at the Local, Regional, National, and European Levels. Jamal Shahin Ed. Brussels: Committee of the Regions, 2009. Web.