Prof. dr. Herman W. Hoen (Odoorn, 1960) studied Economics at the University of Groningen (MA, cum laude) and in 1992 he received his PhD at the same university. His dissertation addressed the political economy of Hungary’s export performance during the 1970s and 1980s. To complete his research, he worked for several months at the Economic University of Budapest (Budapesti Közgaszdaság Tudományi Egyetem), currently known as Corvinus University. Afterwards, he was guest lecturer at the Georg August University in Göttingen, the Viadrina University in Frankfurt/Oder and Bilkent University in Ankara and became research fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Since 2000, he is affiliated with the department of International Relations at the University of Groningen and holds a chair in International Political Economy.