Schmidt Interviewed on Proposed French Pension Reform
In an interview with
Schmidt explored the socio-economic reasons for the protests and mobilizations, largely led by the unions, linked to concerns about social justice and inequalities, particularly with regard to the impact of the reforms on the poorest workers and women. She also discussed the politics, including the confrontation between President Emmanuel Macron, with only a relative majority in Parliament, and the left parliamentary opposition. Finally, Schmidt set all this into the larger perspective of the European Union, in which Marcron is the most innovative leader with regard to investment in the green economy, and the world, with regard to the difficulties of taxing the largest corporations, and the need for a global agreement.
The full interview can be viewed below.
Vivien Schmidt is a 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.