EU Views: Gerry Alons
Name: Gerry Alons
Nationality: Greek
Occupation(s): Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Political Science Department of the Radboud University Nijmegen; Visiting Researcher, Boston University Center for the Study of Europe (2016-2018)
Connection to Europe: Dutch citizen; Expertise in European agriculture and trade policy
Date of interview: September 22, 2016
Toria Rainy talks with Dr. Gerry Alons about direct vs. representative democracy in the European Union and her changed expectations with regard to Europe’s future. She stresses the need to ask realistic questions when considering where do we go from here and the need to put national differences aside in the search for common solutions.