Fiona Hayes-Renshaw

Fiona Hayes-Renshaw
OccupationAcademic
EmployerCollege of Europe
Known forResearch on the Council of the European Union and EU decision-making
Academic background
EducationCollege of Europe
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
International relations
European studies
Notable worksThe Council of Ministers (with Helen Wallace)

Fiona Hayes-Renshaw is an Irish academic known for her work on European Union institutions, particularly the Council of the European Union and its decision-making practices. She has been a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges since 2001.[1][2]

Early life and education

Hayes-Renshaw studied at the College of Europe (Jean Rey Promotion 1983–1984).[3] She completed a PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics in 1991.[2]

Career

Hayes-Renshaw has worked as a researcher at Chatham House and served as press and information officer at the European Round Table of Industrialists in Brussels (1989–1991).[2] She was a professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles (1991–1992).[2]

From 1997 to 2001, she taught at the College of Europe campus in Natolin, where she was associated with political science and EU decision-making courses.[4] She has continued to teach and supervise students at the College of Europe in Bruges, including courses on negotiation and decision-making in the European Union.[5]

She is the author of The Council of Ministers (with Helen Wallace) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).

Selected works

  • Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona; Lequesne, Christian; Mayor Lopez, Pedro (1989). "The Permanent Representations of the Member States to the European Communities". Journal of Common Market Studies.[6]
  • Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona; Wallace, Helen (1997). The Council of Ministers. Macmillan.[8]
  • Wallace, Helen; Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona (2003). Reforming the Council: A Work in Progress? Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS).[9]
  • Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona; Wallace, Helen (2006). The Council of Ministers (2nd ed.). Palgrave Macmillan / Red Globe Press.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Fiona Hayes-Renshaw". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fiona Hayes-Renshaw". College of Europe. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ Mahncke, Dieter; Bekemans, Léonce; Picht, Robert (1999). The College of Europe. Fifty years of service to Europe. Bruges: College of Europe. ISBN 9080498319.
  4. ^ "The Council and Enlargement: A Challenge or an Opportunity?". Journal of International Relations and Development (CIAO). February 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Negotiation and Decision-Making in the European Union (course description)" (PDF). College of Europe. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  6. ^ "The Permanent Representations of the Member States to the European Communities". RePEc. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Executive power in the European Union: The functions and limits of the Council of Ministers". Journal of European Public Policy. 1995. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ "The Council of Ministers". Google Books. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Reforming the Council: A Work in Progress?". Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies. June 2003. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  10. ^ "The Council of Ministers (2nd edition)". Bloomsbury Publishing. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  11. ^ "When and Why the EU Council of Ministers Votes Explicitly". RePEc. 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2025.