22 Oct 2015 - Prof. Anand Menon - The Future of Britain and the EU
Channel: IIEA
Date: 22/10/2015

About the Speech:
As Director of ‘The UK in a Changing Europe’ and as a former Special Advisor to the House of Lords EU Committee, Professor Anand Menon firstly outlined the renegotiation process and the key areas which could direct public opinion in one way or the other; he addressed the possible outcomes for the referendum and the ensuing longer term implications for UK-EU relations. Finally, Professor Menon will highlight the politics of the campaign as a whole, showing the multifaceted challenges which confront David Cameron’s government.

 

About the Speaker:

Professor Anand Menon was appointed the Director and Reserach Co-ordinator of a new Economic and Social Research Council initiative in Britain called ‘The UK in a Changing Europe’ in January 2014. Anand Menon is a professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College London, an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and was appointed Special Advisor to the House of Lords EU committee. Before King's Cross, Anand Menon was Professor of West European Politics, and founding Director of the European Research Institute at the University of Birmingham. Prior to that he was University Lecturer in European Politics and Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford. He has written widely on many aspects of EU politics and policy and on UK-EU relations and is a frequent contributor to the media on matters relating to British relations with the EU.