The European Financial Crisis and the Future of the European Union

NEW YORK - Oct. 7, 2013 - PRLog -- NEW YORK (October 7, 2013) – The far-reaching effects of the European Financial Crisis have spurred contentious debate about the EU’s economic and political future. Immediate relief for many struggling euro zone members, who face high unemployment, falling wages, and stagnated fiscal growth, appears limited. Global market instability has triggered public discourse on the underlying causes of the financial crisis and the initial political responses toward a new euro zone governance regime.

On Thursday, October 10, 2013, leading scholars will convene in New York to share their expertise on EU politics. Prof. Daniel Kelemen, Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and Fellow in the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University, will address the causes and conditions leading up to the crisis, as well as the current steps the EU is taking in reaction. His research strengths include the politics of the European Union, law and politics, comparative political economy, and comparative public policy.

He will be joined by Prof. Mattias Kumm, Inge Rennert Professor of Law at New York University and Managing Head of the Rule of Law Center at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB). Prof. Kumm has taught and lectured at leading universities worldwide, specializing in issues in global, European, and comparative public law. His presentation will examine the legal and democratic challenges arising out of the Euro Crisis, such as the public cost of bank bailouts, the relationship between banks and states, and the future of banking regulation.

Prof. Mary Nolan, Professor of History at New York University, will moderate the discussion. A published author on modern German social and labor history, her other areas of research include Europe and America in the 20^th Century, the Cold War, and European women’s history.

The discussion will take place on Thursday, October 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the German House New York (871 United Nations Plaza, First Avenue, btw. 48^th & 49^th Streets).

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A video recording will be available on www.germaninnovation.org shortly after the event.

The event is co-sponsored by the German Center for Research and Innovation and the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB).

The German Center for Research and Innovation provides information and support for the realization of cooperative and collaborative projects between North America and Germany. With the goal of enhancing communication on the critical challenges of the 21st century, GCRI hosts a wide range of events from lectures and exhibitions to workshops and science dinners. Opened in February 2010, GCRI was created as a cornerstone of the German government’s initiative to internationalize science and research and is one of five centers worldwide.

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