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Southern Europe in the EU Study Group

Chairs

José Manuel Martinez Sierra
José Manuel Martinez Sierra
Jean Monnet ad Personam Professor in EU Law and Government, Director General, UPF-Barcelona School of Management; CES Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
Serenella Sferza
Serenella Sferza
Co-Director, MIT-Italy Program, MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI); Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Sebastián Royo
Sebastián Royo
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Sofia A. Perez
Sofia A. Perez
Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
 

Overview

The economic crisis in the Eurozone has revealed new fissures between debtor and creditor states in the EU and has led to talk of center-periphery dynamics. This Study Group explores perspectives from the Southern European debtor countries, including Italy, Spain and Portugal, relevant to current debates about the future of Europe. It considers the political, social and economic consequences of the Eurozone crisis, including high unemployment, a dramatic crisis of legitimacy, and the rise of new forms of populism.

For more information about this Study Group, please also visit: Southern Europe in the EU Study Group

See also: Real Colegio Complutense

José Luis Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain (2004-2011), spoke at CES in November 2015. The event was hosted by the "Southern Europe in the EU Study Group" Study Group.
Austerity: What Works and What Doesn’t Southern Europe in the EU Study Group — Austerity: What Works and What Doesn’t
April 10, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Alberto Alesina – Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy & CES Faculty Associate, Harvard University
  • N. Gregory Mankiw – Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics, Harvard University
  • Sir Paul Tucker – Senior Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Research Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School; Deputy Governor, The Bank of England (2009-2013)
  • Lawrence H. Summers – Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University; President Emeritus, Harvard University
  • Chair Serenella Sferza – Co-Director, MIT-Italy Program, MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI); Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-Chair, CES, Harvard University
Demographic Challenges in Southern Europe Southern Europe in the EU Study Group — Demographic Challenges in Southern Europe
April 9, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Jacob Kirkegaard – Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
  • Sebastian Rinken – Deputy Director, Institute for Advanced Social Studies (IESA), Spanish Research Council (CSIC)
  • Chair Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Portugal and the EU Before and After the Crisis Southern Europe in the EU Study Group — Portugal and the EU Before and After the Crisis
March 28, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Nuno Severiano Texeira – Professor of Political Science, NOVA University of Lisbon; Visiting Professor, Georgetown University
  • Chair Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Crisis in Greece (2010-2018) and the Implications for the Eurozone: Taking Stock, Looking Forward European Union Study Group — The Crisis in Greece (2010-2018) and the Implications for the Eurozone: Taking Stock, Looking Forward
December 3, 2018
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Michalis Psalidopoulos – Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund; Professor of Economics, University of Athens
  • Respondent Hans-Helmut Kotz – Visiting Professor of Economics & Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)
Eurozone Reform, a Spanish Perspective Southern Europe in the EU Study Group — Eurozone Reform, a Spanish Perspective
September 20, 2018
2:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Paz Guzmán Caso de los Cobos – Economic Advisor, Representation of the European Commission in Spain
  • Miguel Otero Iglesias – Senior Analyst, International Political Economy (IPE) at Elcano Royal Institute in Spain; Professor, IE School of International Relations
  • Chair Sebastián Royo – Acting Provost and Professor of Government, Suffolk University; CES Study Group Co-Chair and Local Affiliate
Russian Attempts to Destabilize the EU: Catalonia's Public Debate Southern Europe in the EU — Russian Attempts to Destabilize the EU: Catalonia's Public Debate
March 6, 2018
4:15pm - 6:00pm
The East Mediterranean in a State of Flux Southern Europe in the EU — The East Mediterranean in a State of Flux
February 5, 2018
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Amanda Sloat – Robert Bosch Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institute; US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean Affairs (2013-2016)
  • Sebastián Royo – Acting Provost, Suffolk University and CES Local Affiliate, Harvard University
Revisiting Democratic Principles in Highly Interconnected Settings: The EU Case A Center Periphery Europe? Perspectives from Southern Europe and EU Law and Government — Revisiting Democratic Principles in Highly Interconnected Settings: The EU Case
May 3, 2017
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Simona Piattoni – Professor of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento; Adjunct Professor of Political Science, University of Agder
  • Chair Serenella Sferza – Co-Director, MIT-Italy Program, MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI); Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Between the State and the Market: Power and Accountability in European Economic Governance A Center-Periphery Europe? Perspectives From Southern Europe and EU Law and Governments Study Group — Between the State and the Market: Power and Accountability in European Economic Governance
May 2, 2017
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Cornel Ban – Assistant Professor of International Relations; Co-Director of the Global Economic Governance Initiative, Boston University
  • Benjamin Braun – Senior Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 2016-2017, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 2016-2017, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Leo Hoffmann-Axthelm – Research & Advocacy Coordinator, Eurozone Economic Governance; Transparency International EU
  • Athanasios Orphanides – Professor of the Practice of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
  • Chair Sofia A. Perez – Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Future of the Left Symposium - Panel 2: Perspectives from Scholars Future of the Left Symposium - Is There a Future for the Left in Europe?
Symposium — Future of the Left Symposium - Panel 2: Perspectives from Scholars
April 11, 2017
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Arthur Goldhammer – Translator; Local Affiliate & Study Group Chair, CES, Harvard University
  • Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies & CES Residents Faculty, Harvard University
  • Félix Krawatzek – Senior Researcher, ZOiS Berlin; Associate Member, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
  • Antonio Costa Pinto – Visiting Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Research Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon; Professor of Politics, Lusófona University
  • Gianni Riotta – Journalist & Pirelli Visiting Professor in Italian Studies, Department of French and Italian, Princeton University
  • Chair Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Future of the Left Symposium - Panel 1: Perspectives from Political Leaders Future of the Left Symposium - Is There a Future for the Left in Europe?
Symposium — Future of the Left Symposium - Panel 1: Perspectives from Political Leaders
April 11, 2017
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Joaquín Almunia – Chairman of the Center for European Studies (CEPS), Visiting Professor at the European Institute-London School of Economics, PSIA-Sciences Po and College of Europe-Natolin. Leader of the PSOE (1997-2000)
  • Georgios Kaminis – Mayor of Athens (2010 - Present)
  • Sławomir Sierakowski – Founder and Leader, Krytyka Polityczna (Political Critique); Director, Institute for Advanced Study, Warsaw
  • Chair Vincent Pons – Michael B. Kim Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Current Turmoil in Italy (and Europe) A Center-Periphery Europe? Perspectives from Southern Europe — The Current Turmoil in Italy (and Europe)
February 10, 2017
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Erik Jones – Professor of European Studies and International Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS; Senior Research Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford University
The IMF, the Eurozone and the First Rescue of Greece A Center-Periphery Europe? Perspectives from Southern Europe Study Group — The IMF, the Eurozone and the First Rescue of Greece
October 11, 2016
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Paul Blustein – Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Political Consequences of the Eurozone Crisis Political Consequences of the Eurozone Crisis
April 19, 2016
2:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Jose Ignatio Torreblanca – Director, European Council on Foreign Relations, Madrid
  • Jonathan Hopkin – Reader in Comparative Politics, Department of Government, London School of Economics
  • Marina Costa Lobo – Professor of Political Science, University of Lisbon
  • David Marsh – Director, Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum
  • Commentary by Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Loukas Tsoukalis – Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Sofia A. Perez – Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Challenges in North Africa after the Arab Spring: Visions from a Transatlantic Perspective
April 15, 2016
11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Bernardino León – General Director, Emirates Diplomatic Academy; Former Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya; Former European Union Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean
  • Chair Alan D. Solomont – Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Dean of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University; Former U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra
The Euro Area Crisis Six Years and On The Euro Area Crisis Six Years and On
February 2, 2016
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Athanasios Orphanides – Professor of the Practice of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
Europe Beyond the Financial Crisis Europe Beyond the Financial Crisis
November 16, 2015
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero – Prime Minister of Spain, (2004-2011)
  • Chair Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Forced Migration in the Mediterranean: EU and South European States' Perspectives and Strategies
October 7, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Panayotis J. Tsakonas – Professor of International Relations, Security Studies and Foreign Policy Analysis, Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Rhodes
Hitler’s Shadow Empire: Nazi Economics and the Spanish Civil War
September 15, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Pierpaolo Barbieri – Executive Director, Greenmantle; Special Advisor, Institute of New Economic Thinking and Berggruen Council on the Future of Europe
Italy During and After the 2008-9 Crisis. Is it Over? And What are its Country Specific and Euro-area Causes and Impact Italy During and After the 2008-9 Crisis. Is it Over? And What are its Country Specific and Euro-area Causes and Impact
May 4, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Carlo Cottarelli – Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund (2008-2013)
  • Commentary by Alberto Alesina – Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, CES, Harvard University
Why Has There Been Populism in Greece But Not Yet in Spain? Why Has There Been Populism in Greece But Not Yet in Spain?
April 20, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Joaquín Almunia – Vice President and Commissioner for Competition, European Commission (2010-2014); Short-Term Fellow, CES, Harvard University
  • Takis Pappas – Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Balkan, Slavic & Oriental Studies of the University of Macedonia, Greece; Visiting Fellow at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute
Populism in Europe from the Right to the Left Populism in Europe from the Right to the Left
April 16, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Sofia A. Perez – Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Cas Mudde – Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor, University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs
  • Laurent Bouvet – Professor of Political Science, Université de Versailles, St. Quentin-en-Yvelines
European Monetary Union Governance and the European Crisis European Monetary Union Governance and the European Crisis
April 9, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Sir Paul Tucker – Senior Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Research Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School; Deputy Governor, The Bank of England (2009-2013)
  • Joaquín Almunia – Vice President and Commissioner for Competition, European Commission (2010-2014); Short-Term Fellow, CES, Harvard University
The Political Consequences of the Euro Crisis in the Debtor States The Political Consequences of the Euro Crisis in the Debtor States
March 3, 2015
5:15pm - 7:30pm
  • Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Manos Matsaganis – Associate Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
  • John Agnew – Distinguished Professor of Geography, UCLA
  • Fernando Vallespin – Professor of Political Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM); Academic Director, Fundación Ortega-Marañón
  • Chair Sofia A. Perez – Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Resources

  • Relations with Europe: Beyond the Vincolo Esterno by Erik Jones

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