Fiona Hayes-Renshaw

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.

Early life and education Hayes-Renshaw studied at the College of Europe (Jean Rey Promotion 1983–1984). She completed a PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics in 1991. 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.

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. Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona; Wallace, Helen (1995). "Executive power in the European Union: The functions and limits of the Council of Ministers". Journal of European Public Policy. Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona; Wallace, Helen (1997). The Council of Ministers. Macmillan. Wallace, Helen; Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona (2003). Reforming the Council: A Work in Progress? Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS). Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona; Wallace, Helen (2006). The Council of Ministers (2nd ed.). Palgrave Macmillan / Red Globe Press. Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona; Van Aken, Wim; Wallace, Helen (2006). "When and Why the EU Council of Ministers Votes Explicitly". Journal of Common Market Studies.