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Future of Europe lecture series - Authoritarianism and the Future of European Democracy

Future of Europe lecture with Prof. R. Daniel Kelemen

What are possible and desirable scenarios for the future of the European Union? For its “Future of Europe lecture series”, the Jacques Delors Centre invites renowned scholars and intellectuals to debate and share insights into their research. The lecture series is organised in the framework of CIVICA.

In the series' fourth installment, R. Daniel Kelemen, Professor of Political Science and Law and Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Politics at Rutgers University, will speak on "Authoritarianism and the Future of European Democracy", focusing on democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland and its impact on the EU system.

Speaker

  • R. Daniel Kelemen is Professor of Political Science and Law and Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Politics at Rutgers University. Kelemen's research focuses on the politics of the European Union, law and politics, comparative political economy, and comparative public policy. His 2011 book Eurolegalism: The Transformation of Law and Regulation in the European Union (Harvard University Press) won the Best Book Award from the European Union Studies Association. Prior to Rutgers, Kelemen was Fellow in Politics, Lincoln College, University of Oxford, has been a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study, visiting fellow in the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University, and a Fulbright Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels.

Host

  • Markus Jachtenfuchs is Professor of European and Global Governance at the Hertie School and Director of the Jacques Delors Centre. His main research interest is the study of multilevel governance in the EU and in the international system. He received his PhD from the European University Institute in Florence in 1994 and completed his post-doctoral thesis at the University of Mannheim in 1999.