Hartmut Mayer is Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe; Director, European Studies Centre, University of Oxford, St. Antony's College; Executive Chair, EUROPAEUM, c/o St. Antony's College, Oxford; and Official Fellow and Tutor in Politics (International Relations), St. Peter's College, University of Oxford. Professor Mayer has held visiting professorships at the University of Hamburg and GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies (2011-2014), Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo (2010); Wiener Ansprach Visiting Professor at Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2014) and OXPO Visiting Professor at Science Po, Paris (2014). He has also held research positions at the European University Institute, Florence; UPI, Helsinki; SWP, Berlin; JSPS Fellow at Waseda University, Tokyo (2006-07) and at SAIS Johns Hopkins, Bologna. Since 1997 also Region Head Europe at Oxford Analytica, a political and economic consultancy firm. Prior to academic career more than 10 years as a journalist, among others with DIE ZET, Sueddeutsch Zeitung and the German Press Agency. Professor Mayer was Acting Director of the EUROPAEUM (2017-2020) and a member of the Oxford University Board of Alumni Relations. He received his M.Phil. in International Relations, Cambridge University (Gonville and Caius College); DPhil. University of Oxford (St. Antony's College); MALD, Fetcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; BA, Freie Universität Berlin.
Professor Mayer has written articles in various journals such as South African Journal of International Affairs, Journal of European Integration, and International Affairs.
- The European Union and Japan: A New Chapter in Civilian Power Cooperation?, with P. Bacon and H. Nakamura (editors), Routledge (2015)
- Historical Narratives as Normative Drivers of Integration and Disintegration in Europe and Asia, in Drivers of Integration and Regionalism in Europe and Asia: Comparative perspectives, L. Brennan and P. Murray (editors), Routledge (2015)
- Between 'NATO for Trade' and 'Pride in Angst': The German TTIP Debate and its Spill-over into Wider Transatlantic Concerns, in The Politics of Transatlantic Trade Negotiations: TTIP in a Globalized World, J. F. Morin, T. Novotná, F. Ponjaert and M. Telò (editors), Routledge (2015)
- An Expectation–Outcome Gap Writ Large – the Felipe González Reflection Group, with L. Hoffmann, in The European Council and European Governance: The Commanding Heights of the EU, F. Foret and Y. S. Rittelmeyer (editors), Routledge (2014)
- Thinking in Time: War Memories, Post-War Reconciliation and Regional Cooperation in Europe and Asia, in Effective Multilateralism: Through the Looking Glass of East Asia, J. Pranti (editor), Palgrave (2013)
- The Challenge of Coherence and Consistency in EU Foreign Policy, in The EU's Foreign Policy: What Kind of Power and Diplomatic Action?, M. Telò and F. Pojaert (editors), Routledge (2013)
- Europe's Post-Colonial Role and Identity, in The EU and Africa: From Eurafrique to Afro-Europa, A. Adebajo and K. Whiteman (editors), Hurst Publishers (2012)
- The Long Legacy of Dorian Gray: Why the European Union Needs to Redefine Its Perspective, Responsibility and Role in Global Affairs, in Journal of European Integration 30:1 (2008)
- Is it still called Chinese Whispers'? The EU's rhetoric and action as a responsible global institution, in International Affairs 84:1 (2008)
- A Responsible Europe? Ethical Foundations of EU External Affairs, with H. Vogt (editors), Palgrave (2006)
- German-British Relations and "the Spirit of Cadenabbia", with T. B. Stehling (editors), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (2005)
The course offers both a general introduction to EU Foreign Policy (history, institutions, concepts) as well as a more in-depth analysis of selected areas of the EU's external engagement with different parts of the world. Its starting assumptions is that Europe's role in a rapidly changing world order needs to be altered significantly for Europe to stay relevant in today's non-European world. The course offers an understanding of how the European Union (EU) operates in international affairs and as to why it has been so difficult to achieve a coherent and consistent EU foreign policy ever since its inception. The course is meant to provide a balanced analysis of the main issues and policy area of EU external affairs – inside as well outside the Euro-Atlantic area – and to allow the students to specialize in specific themes of their own choice. The course helps to prepare students who wish to enter careers in national diplomacy, EU institutions, international organizations, development and NGOs as well as in international business as an understanding of the EU's global role is essential for many actors in the named fields.