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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
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 – 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 – Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Resources

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

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