Introduction

The research group Multilevel Regulation is a new research group at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) established in August 2018.

About the research group

What is our focus?

The main aim of the research group is to investigate the emerging practical developments in the field of multilevel regulation that have been transforming ways in which standards, rules, and laws are being made, complied with, and practiced.

Specifically, the research group aims at getting ahead of emerging trends in the research and practice of informal dispute resolution (negotiation, mediation, arbitration) in the Netherlands, Europe, and the world.

Politicians, governments, courts, service providers, and local communities all use informal techniques to improve relationships and increase compliance. We research how those informal techniques affect the contemporary legal systems, professional practice, education, and the modern society.

How?

We aim at creating a network of academics, practitioners, representatives of local and central governments, and students to work together towards improving contemporary multilevel regulation and informal dispute resolution through innovation and experimentation.

Partners and network

The research group works towards increasing the local presence in The Netherlands and entering into international collaborations and partnerships in the field of multilevel regulation and dispute resolution.

dr. Barbara Warwas

About the professor

dr. Barbara Warwas

Dr. Barbara Warwas has been employed at THUAS since 2016 in roles as coordinator and lecturer at the International and European Law Programme. In 2018 she was appointed as Professor of Multilevel Regulation. In 2019, she additionally became the Director of the Global Governance Centre of Expertise. Barbara is the author of The Liability of Arbitral Institutions: Legitimacy Challenges and Functional Responses published by Springer, 2016. In 2014, she worked as a drafter, researcher, and administrator for the ground-breaking study on the Legal Instruments and Practices of Arbitration in the EU and Switzerland, commissioned by the European Parliament. Barbara has a PhD in Law from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy). Prior to joining The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Barbara worked as visiting counsel in the litigation department at GE Oil & Gas in Florence and in the Italian law firm Studio Legale Calabresi Guadalupi.


b.a.warwas@hhs.nl

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Contemporary regulation requires experimentation and innovative solutions.

Team

Nadia Rusinova

Nadia Rusinova

Manager IlaRC (BRILL) Journal

Amanda Kemshaw

Amanda Kemshaw

Lecturer-Researcher

dr. Agota Szabo

dr. Agota Szabo

Lecturer-Researcher

dr. Agota Szabo
Lecturer-Researcher

Contact: a.szabo@hhs.nl

Maarten van Munster

Maarten van Munster

Lecturer-Researcher

Maarten van Munster
Lecturer-Researcher
dr. Anna Matczak

dr. Anna Matczak

Lecturer-Researcher

dr. Anna Matczak
Lecturer-Researcher

Her areas of interest are comparative criminology, the role of lay people in criminology and criminal justice, restorative justice, plural policing.

Contact: A.Matczak@hhs.nl

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Agnieszka A. Machnicka

dr. Agnieszka A. Machnicka

Lecturer-Researcher

dr. Agnieszka A. Machnicka
Lecturer-Researcher
Marike Hehemann

Marike Hehemann

Lecturer-Researcher

Marike Hehemann
Lecturer-Researcher
Lauriane Eudeline

Lauriane Eudeline

Student Assistant Trust MEdiators Project

Lauriane Eudeline
Student Assistant Trust MEdiators Project
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Charlotte Tran

Charlotte Tran

Arbitras - Blog Post Writer

Paul Vine

Paul Vine

Researcher

Paul Vine
Researcher

Paul Vine joined the team as a researcher in 2021. He is an English solicitor with more than 25 years experience.

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Sylvia

Sylvia Bergh

Senior researcher

Sylvia Bergh
Senior researcher

Sylvia focuses on multi-level governance of climate change adapation and AI, accountability and the MENA region. She is also Associate Professor at Erasmus University.
s.i.bergh@hhs

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Projects

The reconciliation process after the Angolan civil war

In 2019 Angola began a process to heal the wounds of the civil war that gripped the country for 27 years (1975-2002). A reconciliation commission has been set up to heal the psychological wounds of affected families.
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Call for volunteers – take part in our new citizen science project "Trust MEdiators"!

Conflicts happen every day, often in an intercultural context. These conflicts frequently arise because we don’t really know how to talk to or collaborate with people from different cultures.

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Inaugural speech "Returning to the Origins of Multilevel Regulation"

On 14 October 2020 Dr. Barbara Warwas delivered her inaugural speech entitled “Returning to the Origins of Multilevel Regulation”.
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Publications

Inaugural lecture

Returning to the Origins of Multilevel Regulation

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Publication

The Multilevel Regulation Manifesto

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News

30 June 2022

Seminar on NGO governance and accountability

General, Research

On Friday 24 June we had a great NGO day on NGO governance and accountability organized by THUAS- Center of Expertise…
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30 June 2022

Lecture on Transitional Justice

Research

On Wednesday 22 June the Global Governance CoE organized an interactive lecture on Transitional Justice. During the…
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