Europe and the Crisis of Democracy

Abstract

For over two decades, Europe has witnessed the emergence of populist movements, some of which are now in government. Most of these movements are characterized by a forceful critique of the EU and its institutions. Yet over the same period, member countries have been delegating ever larger powers to the EU to respond to an impressive succession of crises. The lecture will try to illustrate how we can explain this apparent paradox.

Welcome address: 

• Bogna Targetti
• Stefano Schiavo, SIS Director

Speaker

Renaud Dehousse -  President of the European University Institute

Short Bio

Renaud Dehousse has been President of the European University Institute since 1 September 2016. Prior to this, Professor Dehousse was a Professor and holder of the Jean Monnet Chair of European Law and Policy Studies at Sciences Po Paris, where he founded and directed the Centre for European Studies. He chaired Sciences Po’s Board from 2013 to 2016.
After studying law at the University of Liège (Belgium), he obtained a doctorate at the European University Institute. Before joining Sciences Po in 1999, he taught at the European University Institute, then at the University of Pisa. He was a visiting professor at the Universities of Florence (Cesare Alfieri), Cologne, Rome (LUISS), Lausanne, the College of Europe and at the Law School of the University of Michigan.
Renaud Dehousse was a scientific advisor to the centre for study and research founded by Jacques Delors, Notre Europe. He was a member of several working parties on the reform of European institutions established by the European institutions and national governments. His research has covered multiple aspects of European law and politics. He is a member of the Academia Europaea.