Join the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Next Generation EU–UK Relations for another event in its School of Diplomacy series: "The European Union in Hard Times: How to Overcome Its Weakness?", with Professor Sergio Fabbrini (LUISS University, Rome).
About the Speaker
Sergio Fabbrini is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Relations andIntesa Sanpaolo Chair on European Governance at the Political Science Department of the Luiss Guido Carli in Rome. He had the Pierre Keller Chair at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2019-2020) and he was a Recurrent Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley. He wasJemolo Fellow at the Nuffield College, Oxford University and Jean Monnet Chair Professor at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, European University Institute inFlorence. He lectured in several international universities and won several prizes. He published twenty-two books, two co-authored books and twenty edited or co-edited books or journals’ special issues, and several hundred scientific articles and essays in seven languages in the most important peer-reviewed international journals. His recent publications in English include: A Federalist Alternative for European Governance: The European Union in Hard Times (Cambridge University Press 2025); Europe’s Future: Decoupling and Reforming, (Cambridge University Press, 2019); Which European Union? Europe After the Euro Crisis, (Cambridge University Press, 2015); Compound Democracies: Why the United States and Europe Are Becoming Similar (Oxford University Press, 2010, second and revised edition); America and Its Critics: Vices and Virtues of the Democratic Hyperpower (Cambridge, Polity Press, 2008). He writes the Sunday’s column on political affairs for the Italian financial daily “Il Sole 24 Ore”, for which he received the Spinelli Prize. He is considered one of the most authoritative scholars on European and comparative politics and institutions.
Venue and Information
The event will be held in Bush House South-East Wing, room BH (SE)1.01. An informal reception with drinks will follow. We encourage all attendees to stay, enjoy a drink and network.
Please note, King's events are free, which means we routinely overbook to allow for no-shows and avoid empty seats. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, so please arrive in good time to avoid disappointment. We will not be able to admit those without tickets.
There may be some photography at this event for archival and promotional purposes. If you would prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff or the photographer know on arrival.
About the JMCE School of Diplomacy
The JMCE School of Diplomacy is a series of lectures given by academics or external speakers to diplomats and practitioners on the future of the relations between the EU and the UK in the financial, legal and political sphere that seeks to engage students, academics, the EU institutions, government officials, and other stakeholders.
