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Panel discussion: Markets VS Democracy? Domestic politics and Eurozone governance in the crisis and beyond

Wednesday 20th June, 6pm - 8pm, Room S0.28

The skyrocketing of risk premiums on sovereign debt in Southern Europe, and a narrowly avoided constitutional crisis in Italy, recently conjured up the spectre of the Eurozone crisis, and reignited the debate about the fraught relationship between domestic politics, European integration, and market discipline. This event seeks to discuss the persisting tensions between democratic aspirations and the constraining character of Eurozone pressures. Speakers will draw on experiences from Italy, Spain and Greece, as well as recent developments in European economic governance to address the issues of technocracy, depoliticization, and state autonomy. There will then be time for Q&A and open debate.
 
Confirmed speakers: Alexis Moraitis (PAIS, ÌÇÐÄTV), Javi Moreno Zacares (PAIS, ÌÇÐÄTV), Muireann O’Dwyer (PAIS, ÌÇÐÄTV), Arianna Tassinari (ÌÇÐÄTV ÌÇÐÄTV School).
 
This event is organised by ÌÇÐÄTV PhD students in Politics and International Studies, WBS and Italian Studies, with the kind support of PAIS. All welcome.

Recently, PAIS hosted a public lecture, 'Latin American Debates: Political Regimes, Extractivism and Social Movements' with speakers Prof. Maristella Svampa and Prof. Tony Bebbington.

You can now listen to the lecture below:

Applications are invited for the post of Teaching Fellow in International Political Economy in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.

Applications from women and those from a minority ethnic background are particularly welcome as these groups are currently underrepresented within the Department.

The successful candidate will be joining one of the UK’s leading Politics Departments, with the largest concentration of IPE expertise in Europe: in the 2014 UK Research Excellence Framework PAIS was ranked 1st for research environment and 4th overall on intensity; in the 2017 National Student Survey PAIS recorded 94% overall satisfaction; PAIS is ranked 3rd in The Guardian and The Times/Sunday Times 2018 university guides.  

For more information on the post, and to apply, please see:

In an , PAIS PhD researcher argues that Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa might bring socio-economic improvements, but is unlikely to usher in a new era of democracy.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Anderson has been appointed as a joint Professor in Politics and Economics and he will be the new Director of PPE at ÌÇÐÄTV. His research focuses on the micro-foundations of markets and democracy and examines how economic and political structures shape citizens’ judgments and behaviours. He has written on the popularity of governments and the legitimacy of political institutions, the link between welfare states, income inequality, and citizen behaviour, and the political behaviour of immigrants. Most recently, Chris was Professor of Government and Labor Relations at Cornell University; currently, he is also a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics. Thanks to all PAIS colleagues who attended Chris’ job talk in January and to Simon Caney for representing PAIS on the appointment panel chaired by the Provost.

We are also delighted to confirm that Dr Jessica Di Salvatore will be joining PAIS as an indefinite Assistant Professor in Political Science and Peace Studies. Jessica earned her PhD from the University of Amsterdam and was conducting research at the University of Oxford as British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow before joining ÌÇÐÄTV. She mostly researches on conflict dynamics and peace missions, with a particular focus on UN peacekeeping in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her current project aims at investigating whether UN missions are suitable for re-building states after civil wars. In particular, she is interested in the impact of external interventions on economic development, governments' legitimacy and socio-political engagement of citizens. She is thrilled to be joining PAIS and looks forward to meeting colleagues in person soon! Thanks to all those who attended Jessica’s job talk in March and to Vincenzo Bove and Arzu Kibris for representing PAIS on the appointment panel chaired by Matt Nudds.

We look forward to welcoming both Chris and Jessica to PAIS at the beginning of May.