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Catherine De Vries


Catherine de Vries holds the Generali Endowed Chair in European Policies and is a Professor of Political Science at Bocconi University. She also serves as President of the Institute of European Policy Making at Bocconi University and is co-chair Bocconi’s International Advisory Council.

Catherine De Vries

Poland’s Polarised Election Signals a Wider Crisis for Liberal Democracy

Catherine De Vries 3rd June 2025

A razor-thin victory for the national-conservative Law and Justice Party reveals deep societal divisions and a broader erosion of centrist coalitions across the West.

To Counter Populism and Bolster Security, Europe Must Reinvest In Its Citizens

Catherine De Vries 2nd May 2025

Facing security threats and rising populism, Europe needs state investment in citizens, not austerity that fuelled discontent.

Can Europe overcome the radical right to forge a new path?

Catherine De Vries 13th December 2024

The EU faces mounting pressure to address economic, security, and climate challenges.

Geert Wilders and Dutch coalition prospects

Catherine De Vries 25th November 2023

The election victory in the Netherlands for the Party for Freedom fits into a wider picture of European radical-right populism.

The Globalization Backlash: It’s Both Culture and the Economy, Stupid

Catherine De Vries 5th July 2018

Political and economic cooperation across borders is experiencing mounting levels of popular resistance. The outcome of the Brexit vote, the election of Donald Trump, and the electoral success of nationalist forces across the globe seem indicative of a growing backlash against international cooperation. While many thought the process of greater cross-border cooperation to be irreversible, […]

Could Brexit Be A Unifying Moment For Europe?

Catherine De Vries 7th July 2016

After the shock of the British referendum on EU membership last week, many pointed to a possible silver lining for the EU. Brexit could spark off further integration among the 27 member states that remain. The political paralysis that has emerged following the Eurozone and refugee crisis, characterised by fundamentally divergent thinking about further integrative […]

Why The Left Is Split Over Europe

Catherine De Vries 26th August 2015

How has opposition to the European Union changed in light of the Greek debt crisis, the UK’s planned referendum on EU membership, and the migration crisis in the Mediterranean? In an interview with EUROPP’s editor Stuart Brown, Catherine de Vries discusses the impact the UK’s referendum might have on the continent, the nature of left-wing Euroscepticism, and […]

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