Workshop at Leibniz Institute SAFE
On July 14-15, 2021, I participated in the workshop “EMU at a Crossroads? Economic Governance Reforms in the European Union” hosted by the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE (Sustainable Architecture for Finance).
Conference on the Future of Europe: Vehicle for Reform Versus Forum for Reflection?
On June 16, I participated via teleconference in a policy dialogue organized by Bruegel and the research project EU3D (EU Differentiation, Dominance and Democracy), coordinated by ARENA Centre for European Studies.
Keynote Speech in Rome
On Friday, June 11, I traveled to LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome for my first in-person event in a very long time. I gave a keynote speech entitled “The Discursive Construction of Discontent: Varieties of Populist Anti-System Ideas and Discursive Networks in Europe” for the 10th Conference of the ECPR’s Standing Group on the European Union.
Book Talk for LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome
On Friday, June 4, I had the honor of presenting my book for LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, where I am also an Honorary Professor.
New Books on Europe Book Talk for University of Nantes
On May 27, I took part in a webinar dedicated to the the discussion of the new books on Europe organized by Arnauld LECLERC, the Télos, Ethos, Nomos de l’Europe (TEN Europa) Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Nantes (DCS).
Our European Future Book Launch
On May 27, 2021, I participated in a roundtable for the launch of a book (in which I have a chapter) entitled Our European Future, edited and published by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies.
Emergency Politics Beyond the State: Europe’s Exceptional Transformation
On May 25, I participated in a webinar on the politics of emergency, as part of a series of online talks from UCL’s European Institute and the Department of Public Policy/School of Public Policy.
Interview for French Radio Station Nantes Euradio
I was interviewed on Thursday, May 25, 2021 by Sofia Pavannini of Nantes Euradio on legitimacy in Europe during the Eurozone crisis and Covid-19.
Constitutionalism in the Age of Populism Book Talk
On Monday, May 24, I took part in a discussion with Bojan Bugaric and Mark Tushnet about their forthcoming book from Oxford University Press: Power to the People: Constitutionalism in an Age of Populism.
Presentation on COVID-19 and Implications for Oslo University PhD Students
On May 21, I gave a presentation entitled “COVID 19 and Its Possible Implications for EU Differentiation” for PhD students in a short course on “A Differentiated Europe and Its Implications” organized by ARENA Center for European Studies, Oslo University.
Europe‘s Crisis of Legitimacy: Future of EU Economic Governance and Foreign Policy
Here is the final in the series of interviews I did for the International Institute for Peace in Vienna, focused on the Conference on the Future of Europe.
How to Overcome the EU’s Legitimacy Crisis?
On May 10, 2021, I took part in a webinar organized by the RECONNECT Horizon 2020 project—a four-year multidisciplinary research project on ‘Reconciling Europe with its Citizens through Democracy and the Rule of Law’, aimed at understanding and providing solutions to the recent challenges faced by the European Union (EU).
Social Europe: Decentralising and Democratising While Reforming European Economic Governance
In a recent piece for Social Europe, I make the case that the Conference on the Future of Europe needs to address how EU governance can be refitted to end the crisis of legitimacy.
Biden’s First 100 Days
I was recently asked by the Institute of Peace in Vienna, where I am on the Executive Board, to comment on the successes and challenges in the first 100 days of President’ Biden’s administration.
Democratic Legitimacy in Times of Emergency
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021 I gave a talk entitled “Democratic Legitimacy in Times of Emergency: Eurozone Crisis and the Covid-19 Pandemic.” It was a one hour videoconference presentation for the seminar series International Relations in the North East at Northumbria University, Newcastle on Tyne.
Keynote Speech for Trade Union Movement in Germany
On Monday, April 19, 2021, I gave a keynote speech for a series of online events organized by the trade union movement in Germany together with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Hans Böckler Foundation.
An Economy that Works for the People: Beyond Brexit and Covid-19
On Monday, April 12, 2021, I was a speaker on a panel entitled “The New EU Economic Policy after Covid-19 and Next Generation EU” as part of the day-long high level conference “An Economy that Works for the People: Beyond Brexit and Covid-19.”
Discursive Institutionalism Presentation for Norwegian University Consortium
On March 8, 2021, I gave a presentation entitled “Discursive Institutionalism: Analyzing the Power of Ideas and Discourse in Institutional Context” for a research seminar series on Law, Democracy and Welfare (RDV) hosted by a university consortium in the West of Norway.
Comment in Le Monde
I was co-signer (with seven other experts) to a comment in the French newspaper Le Monde that argued that to ensure that the ECB does more with regard to its secondary objectives, the ECB needs political guidance from the European Parliament and arguably the Council.