EU Views: Sofia Perez
Name: Sofia Perez
Nationality: Spain, United States
Occupation(s): Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston University; Affiliate of the Center for European Studies at Harvard University
Connection to Europe: Born in Spain and educated in the United States, Professor Perez is a political economist whose work centers on the politics of economic regulation in Europe, including financial regulation, macroeconomic policy, labor market regulation and immigration policy. She has published and co-authored numerous journal articles and book chapters on financial regulation, European monetary integration, social pacts, wage bargaining, welfare states and immigration policy in Europe, as well as two books on the regulation of financial institutions and markets in Europe.
Date of interview: February 1, 2017
In this episode, Prof. Sofia Perez talks to Toria Rainey about the state of democracy in Europe and some of the reasons behind the emergence of far right and “new left” populism. She explains the causes of the fiscal instability plaguing Europe and the current disagreements over the best way forward for Europe: deeper integration or re-establishment of national sovereignty.