EU Views: Ruxandra Paul
Name: Ruxandra Paul
Nationality: United States, Romania
Occupation(s): Assistant Professor of Political Science at Amherst College; Affiliate of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University
Connection to Europe: Paul’s research agenda analyzes the political impact of globalization, supranational integration and increasingly porous national borders. Specific interests include international migration, cyberpolitics, citizenship, European politics, the European Union, post-communist politics and societies, democratization, civil society, and global social protections.
Date of interview: December 9, 2016
In this episode, Ruxandra Paul uses her background in cyber politics and transnational flows of both information and ideas to explain the importance of migration patterns as they pertain to the future of Europe. Paul explains the need for easily traversable borders to allow for access to employment opportunities across country borders, something she deems a facet of the European lifestyle. From coping with transnational issues like terrorism to figuring out how to meet expectations when it comes to democracy, Paul discusses the details of navigating the sociopolitical future of Europe.