Andrew Moravcsik Session Overview

Andrew Moravcsik is Professor of Politics and International Affairs and Director of the European Union Program and the Liechtenstein Institute at Princeton University. He has authored over 125 scholarly publications, including four books, on European integration, international relations theory, qualitative/historical methods, human rights, democratic legitimacy in world politics, international law and organization, and other topics. The American Historical Review termed his history of the European Union, The Choice for Europe, "the most important work in the field." He currently researches the impact of extreme-right populists on foreign policy. The National Science, Ford, Fulbright, Olin, Krupp and German Marshall Foundations, the Institute for Advanced Study, and various universities and institutes, have supported his research. He has published over 150 opinion pieces and policy analyses, and currently serves as Book Review Editor (Europe) at Foreign Affairs. In the policy world, he served as a US government trade negotiator, special assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister of Korea, press assistant at the European Commission. His daily commentary on opera appears in The Financial Times, New York Times, Opera and elsewhere, and he conducts scholarly research on music. He has spent over a year each at research institutes in China, France, Britain, Germany, where he recently received the Berlin Prize. He holds a BA from Stanford, an MA from Johns Hopkins (SAIS), and a PhD from Harvard University, as well as having attended German and French universities.