CEU Political Science Prof Calls for New Debate on Role of Markets in Society

Dorothy Bohle, head of political science department at CEU, has called for a refreshed debate on the role of the markets in determining the fate of EU citizens and countries following the bail-out of Greece, recession and the strains on the Eurozone from international obligations, domestic unrest and the spirit of European solidarity, The Global Herald reports

In a paper published by the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, Bohle criticises EU leaders for reneging on their ideological commitment to the European Monetary Union, and for failing to live up to the consequences of their economic choices.

“There is currently frightening little debate about the fact that the European rescue architecture is designed to keep the confidence of the very market actors that have caused so many of the troubles in the first place, and that to this end, basic norms of justice are being violated," Bohle writes. "The austerity packages put an overly large burden on poorer strata of society, while those groups who already profited most from the past boom years are being largely spared."

Read Bohle's entire piece here.

Dorothee Bohle is an associate professor and head of political science department at CEU. Previously, she was a junior research fellow at the Social Science Research Center, Berlin, and also held a visiting position at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University. She obtained her PhD from Free University of Berlin in 2001.