EU Views: Peter Verovšek
Name: Peter Verovšek
Nationality: America
Occupation(s): Lecturer on Social Studies and co-chair of the European Union Study Group at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University
Connection to Europe: Verovšek’s research examines how socially mediated collective memories serve as resources for political innovation in the aftermath of broad historical ruptures. His current work examines the role that the collective memories of the two World Wars played in the development of the European Union.
Date of interview: December 6, 2016
In this episode, Peter Verovšek shares his opinion on the importance of the EU in age of globalization and uncertainty. He discusses the future of the European Common Security and Defense Policies, in addition to stressing the necessity for a deepening institutions related to the banking system and social policies to counterbalance the rise of populist candidates in European elections.