Thomas Jacobs is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for EU Studies (CEUS) of Ghent University's Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, where he defended his dissertation entitled 'Winning Hegemony. A discourse-theoretical perspective on political strategy and the trade politics of the European Parliament'. His research focuses on the discursive dimension of European Politics. He is particularly interested in hegemony theory, poststructuralism, Discourse Theory, and the oeuvre of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe on a theoretical level, and in EU trade policy and the political dynamics of the European Parliament on an empirical level.

Research interests

EU trade policy; the politics of the European Parliament; discourse analysis; political rhetoric; political communication; political strategy; poststructuralism; Discourse Theory

Teaching

• Political-scientific methods: discourse analysis
• EU Trade Policy
• Master's Dissertation Seminar EU Studies

Contact details

Work address: Korte Meer 1, 9000 Ghent
Mail address: Universiteitstraat 8, 9000 Ghent
Telephone: +32 9 264 67 53
E-mail: T.Jacobs@UGent.be

Publications