Areas of research
- European economics and Law
- Political Ideas History
- History of economic thought
- Post war European history and politics
- Space, energy and environment policies of the EU and its partners
- European Studies
- Development of the European idea
- Inter war history
- International Relations
Areas of teaching
- European economics and law
- Geopolitics
- Economics
- Post war European history and politics
- Space, energy and environment policies of the EU and its partners
- European Studies
- Development of the European idea
- Inter war history
- International Relations
Grants and awards
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence "STARS" - European Space Policy – Taking Europe to the stars, ERASMUS-JMO-2025-HEI-TCH-RSCH - ERASMUS-JMO-2025-COE]
Commission européenne, Bruxelles, Belgium
Jean Monnet Chair TRES - Teaching and Research in European Studies, ERASMUS-JMO-2022-CHAIR
Commission européenne, Bruxelles, Belgium
Grant from for the 9th ESSCA Space Policy Workshop
Publications from the last 5 years
Articles
HOERBER, T. (2026). Sustainability theory building through European space policy – the analysis of sustainable development in the European space sector leading to the concept of political sustainability. Space Policy, 75, pp. 101721.
HOERBER, T. (2024). Introduction to the special issue on international space politics. Space Policy, 68, pp. 101612.
LIEBERMAN , S. and HOERBER, T. (2024). Finding space for the European Space Agency. Space Policy, 69, pp. 101637.
HOERBER, T. (2022). The internationalisation of European Space Policy – from ESA to Starfleet Academy. L'Europe en formation, 394(1), pp. 85-92.
HOERBER, T. (2022). From fragmented space to the Space University Institute. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 20(3), pp. 287-293.
KURZE, K. and HOERBER, T. (2022). ‘Ego-ecología’ y populismo climático en la UE. Política Exterior February, pp. 86-93.
FERNANDEZ, M., SCHOENEFELD, J.J., HOERBER, T. and OBERTHÜR, S. (2021). Europe’s Transition to Sustainability: Actors, Approaches and Policies. The International Spectator, 56(3), pp. 1-6.
Conference papers (with selection committee)
HOERBER, T. (2026). Space and Sustainability. In: DVPW Annual Conference. German Political Science Association, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen.
HOERBER, T. (2025). Space and Sustainability. In: UACES 55th Annual Conference. Liverpool.
HOERBER, T. (2024). The why and how of ESA. In: UACES Annual Conference. University of Trento.
HOERBER, T. (2023). Euroecology Euroecology - Mezzo Climate Change: From the European Environmental Conscience via Ego-Ecology to Euroecology. In: UACES 53rd Annual Conference. Belfast.
WEBER, G. and HOERBER, T. (2022). The Ecological Economics and Corporate Social Irresponsibility of Private Spaceflight Companies. In: 14th ESSCA Space Policy Workshop Visions for Space – new ideas, new horizons and the final frontier. International Space University, Strasbourg.
HOERBER, T. (2022). From fragmented spac e to the Space University lnstitute. In: UACES Annual Conference. Lille.
Books Editor
HOERBER, T., BOROWITZ, M., FORGANNI, A. and REYNAUD DE SOUSA, B. [Eds] (2024). Routledge Handbook of Space Policy. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 614.
LIEBERMAN , S., KOEPPING ATHANASOPOULOS, H. and HOERBER, T. [Eds] (2023). The Commercialisation of Space Politics, Economics and Ethics. 1 ed. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 252.
HOERBER, T., BOHAS, A. and VALDEMARIN, S. [Eds] (2023). The EU in a Globalized World. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 206.
HOERBER, T. and OIKONOMOU, I. [Eds] (2023). The Militarization of European Space Policy. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 256.
HOERBER, T., WEBER, G. and CABRAS, I. [Eds] (2022). The Routledge Handbook of European Integrations. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 508.
HOERBER, T. and WEBER, G. [Eds] (2021). The European Environmental Conscience in EU Politics: A Developing Ideology. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 238.
Books chapters and other contributions
HOERBER, T., BOROWITZ, M., FORGANNI, A. and REYNAUD DE SOUSA, B. (2024). Introduction. In: Thomas Hoerber, Mariel Borowitz, Antonella Forganni, Bruno Reynaud de Sousa eds. Routledge Handbook of Space Policy. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge.
HOERBER, T. (2024). Conclusion to Part VII: "World Space Policies by Geographic Areas". In: Thomas Hoerber, Mariel Borowitz, Antonella Forganni, Bruno Reynaud de Sousa eds. Routledge Handbook of Space Policy. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 590-592.
HOERBER, T. and LIEBERMAN , S. (2024). Finding Space for the European Space Agency in Part VII: "World Space Policies by Geographic Areas". In: Edited By Thomas Hoerber, Mariel Borowitz, Antonella Forganni, Bruno Reynaud de Sousa eds. Routledge Handbook of Space Policy. 1st ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 492-510.
HOERBER, T. (2024). Space and Sustainability in Part II: "The History of Space". In: Thomas Hoerber, Mariel Borowitz, Antonella Forganni, Bruno Reynaud de Sousa eds. Routledge Handbook of Space Policy. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 137-163.
HOERBER, T. (2024). Speaker and panellist in the "Space for Arctic" workshop. In: ESA international workshop: Space for Arctic: Accelerating the Use of Space for Climate Action and Civil Protection. Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA), Tromsø.
HOERBER, T. (2024). Politiques énergétiques et climatiques de l'UE. In: Denver University Seminar. Denver.
HOERBER, T. (2023). Contract instructor services. In: Memorandum for Air War College. AIR University, Maxwell.