Webinar “How to better navigate today’s storms?” with Prof. De Vries & Prof. Hix
25 November 2020, 19:00
These are strange times of challenges and changes in global affairs, for our well-being, the economy... One tactical option in a storm is to find a safe and familiar harbour. Another is to reduce your sails and ride out the weather. But what if new maps and new navigation tools were available to help make sense of what is happening in world politics?
The tone, outcome and aftermath of the US Presidential elections carry implications for many issues of importance to the wider world:
-What does the defeat of Trump mean for populism in domestic politics in the EU and the UK?
-Can Biden's victory guide a restart for centrist politics world-wide?
-Will the US multilateralise its global challenges, and does that reinforce European autonomy?
-Is the COVID-19 pandemic leaving us for years with a war economy, depressed demand, and constrained freedoms?
The LSE Alumni Association Belgium is proud to invite you to explore new perspectives on the uncertainties of the day. Join us for a fireside chat with Catherine De Vries and Simon Hix, renowned Professors of Political Science, and expert observers of such crucial phenomena in world as the illiberal threats arising from COVID-19, the future of US-EU relations, and the prospects for constructive cross-channel relationships post-Brexit. The discussion will be moderated by Maria Sotiriou, President of the LSE AAB.
• When? Wednesday, 25 November, from 19:00 to 20:00 CET.
• For whom? The event is free to attend and open to all
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Catherine De Vries (@CatherineDVries) is a political scientist who examines the key challenges facing the European continent today, such as Euroscepticism, political fragmentation, migration and corruption. She is a professor of political science at Bocconi University, a Research Associate at the Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy, the CLEAN Unit for the Economic Analysis of Crime of the BAFFI-CAREFIN research center and the Bocconi COVID crisis lab. In her current work, she examines the conditions under which economic hardship affects support for socially conservative political agendas. Her book “Euroscepticism and the Future of European integration” (Oxford University Press) received the European Union Studies Association Best Book in EU Studies Award, and was listed in the Financial Times Top-5 books to read about Europe’s future.
Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at the LSE’s Department of Government and LSE Pro-Director for Research since 2019. Simon is one of the leading researchers, teachers, and commentators on European and comparative politics in the UK. His research focuses on EU institutions and democratic accountability, party competition and electoral behaviour, and the design and reform of political institutions. Simon has published over 100 books and articles. Simon regularly gives evidence to committees in the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the European Parliament, and he has advised the UK Cabinet Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office under both Labour and Conservative administrations. Simon is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, (pro bono) Chairman of VoteWatch.eu (an NGO in Brussels that tracks voting in the European Parliament and EU Council), and Associate Editor of the journal European Union Politics.
