March 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty (more accurately treaties) of Rome, which established the European Economic Community. This anniversary coincides with an unprecedented crisis in the European project, with many as yet unknown implications.
This event brings together in a round table discussion two leading experts in European politics: Dr Laura Polverari is a Senior Research Fellow in the European Policies Research Centre at Strathclyde University, and Professor James Mitchell is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh.
The event will be chaired by Professor Philip Cooke of Strathclyde University.
James Mitchell holds the Chair in Public Policy at Edinburgh University having previously been Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University and of Public Policy at Sheffield University. He is the author of a dozen books on government, politics and public policy and over 50 articles in academically refereed journals. His most recent book, The Scottish Question (Oxford University Press, 2014) puts the current constitutional debate into a wider historical and broader social and economic context.
Laura Polverari is Senior Research Fellow, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde; Laura has been a member of EPRC since 2000 where she has undertaken research on the design, implementation and evaluation of public policy, EU Cohesion policy, regional policy in Italy, and accountability in policy-making. Her research interests also include: European governance and institutions; devolution, regionalisation and multi-level governance in the EU Member States; the involvement of civil society in policy-making; and comparative European politics.
Philip Cooke, Professor of Italian History and Culture. Phil Cooke has taught at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and was visiting Professor at Pisa University in 2009. His research centres on the long-term impact of the Italian Resistance movement and, more generally, on 20th Century Italian social and cultural history. His most recent books are The Legacy of the Italian Resistance (New York, 2011) and Ending terrorism in Italy (Routledge, 2012).
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