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Kaija Schilde, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, recently completed her new book The Political Economy of European Security (Cambridge University Press, November 2017). The book, available now in the United Kingdom and for pre-order in the United States, draws on industry documents, interviews, interest group data, original survey, and […]
Name: Ines Garcia de la Puente Nationality: Spanish Occupation(s): Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian & Comparative Literature Connection to Europe: Prof. Garcia de la Puente specializes in East Slavic Middle Ages and Translation studies . She teaches survey courses on Russian culture of all periods, on Russian literature, on Nabokov, on transculturality, and on the immigrant experience with a […]
Name: Graham Wilson Nationality: UK Occupation(s): Professor of Political Science; Co-founder and Director of the Boston University Initiative on Cities. Connection to Europe: Born in UK. Educated at Oxford (BA, PhD) and University of Essex (MA). Date of interview: May 4, 2017 In this episode, Prof. Graham Wilson talks to Olya Yordanyan about the resilience of the European Union […]
Name: Erik Goldstein Nationality: American Occupation(s): Professor of International Relations and History at the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies Connection to Europe: Attended Cambridge for his PhD and worked in Europe for over 30 years. Date of interview: May 4, 2017 In this episode, Erik Goldstein discusses the diverse history of European countries and the need to […]
Name: Christian Feld Nationality: German Occupation(s): Brussels-based political correspondent for ARD German TV, Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Connection to Europe: Date of interview: May 3, 2017 In this episode, German journalist Christian Feld highlights the role of journalists in facilitating a dialogue that exposes threats to democracy in an era of “disinformation” and “fake news.” He argues […]
Name: William “Bill” Keylor Nationality: American Occupation(s): Professor of International Relations and History at the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies Connection to Europe: Prof. Keylor traveled while in college and studied in France on a Fulbright Scholarship. He specializes in ‘transatlantic relations’ and has been a visiting professor at Sciences Po (Paris), in addition to having worked […]
Name: Joaquín Almunia Nationality: Spanish Occupation(s): Politician; EC Vice President and European Commissioner for Competition (2010-2014); European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs (2004-2010); Spanish Minister for Employment (1982-1986) and Public Administrations (1986-1991) Connection to Europe: Prominent Spanish politician in favor of the Eurozone and the EU (Europhile); leader of the opposition as secretary general of the Spanish Socialist […]
Name: Cornel Ban Nationality: Romanian Occupation(s): Assistant Professor of International Relations, Co-Director of the Global Economic Governance Initiative Connection to Europe: Cornel Ban’s main research focus is the political economy of the European union, and he is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles on economic policy strategies in Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Latin America, professionals and economic policy, […]
Name: Elizabeth “Betsy” Carter Nationality: American Occupation(s): Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire Connection to Europe: Her current book project is an investigation of the linkages between political organization, market protection, and value construction in luxury markets in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and the EU. Carter’s comparative political economy research analyzes the dynamics between […]