Political Economy
Research in Political Economy in Europe concentrates on the interaction between political and economic processes in Europe. We study these interactions in different areas.
In the monetary field there is the interaction between the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone, the political responses to the crisis and the institutional reforms that the evolving crisis have imposed on the Eurozone. In the field of international political economy we focus on the EU’s foreign economic policies and the EU’s role in shaping global economic regimes such as the international investment regime or the World Trade Organization. We study how different social models affect the workings of capitalism and how the different varieties of capitalism in turn influence social models. Another area of research relates to the interaction between the labour market institutions and the economic governance of the EU and the Eurozone.
Key research topics
- Rethinking EMU and economic governance
- European capitalism(s) and European social model(s)
- EU foreign economic policies – in particular international trade and investment protection
- Economic migration, labour markets and population dynamics
- Welfare including pension reform
- Fiscal austerity and new sources of economic growth
- Employment relations, labour market performance and institutional reform
- Regional policy, industrial structure and economic development
- East-west international division of labour
Academic staff working in this area
Associate Professor in International Political Economy
Assistant Professor in European and International Political Economy
Professor Vassilis Monastiriotis
Eleftherios Venizelos Chair of Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor in Political Economy