Schmidt Remarks on Her Chapter in Our European Future
On May 27, 2021, Vivien Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, participated in a book launch for Our European Future hosted by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). Schmidt wrote a chapter in the book titled “European Economic Governance: Key issues to assess its recent past and its desirable evolution”
The book offers solutions to rethink our socioeconomic model in the glare of the environmental and digital transformations; to redefine Europe’s role in the world to contribute to renewed multilateralism; to strengthen investment in public goods; and finally, to re-invent our democratic contract. The book and event brought together the insights of renowned experts from across Europe, and it should prove a handy guide for any progressive thinker, policymaker or activist, and for any citizen who would like to take part in the necessary democratic debate about our future.
In her talk and chapter, Schmidt discussed the problems of the past and offered some new ideas for the future of European Union economic governance.
A recording of the event can be viewed below. A copy of Our European Future can be read online.
Vivien Schmidt is Professor of International Relations and Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and was the first Director of BU’s Center for the Study of Europe, housed at the Pardee School. Schmidt’s research focuses on European political economy, institutions, democracy, and political theory—in particular on the importance of ideas and discourse in political analysis. Read more about Professor Schmidt on her faculty profile.