What We’re Reading: Democratizing Europe and Houses

Weekly reviews of what's on our bookshelves.

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Francesco Casarotto and Valentina Jovanovski
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How to Democratize Europe By Stephanie Hennette, Thomas Piketty, Guillaume Sacriste and Antoine Vauchez That the European Union, and in particular the eurozone, suffers from a democratic deficit is an open secret. Nowadays, even the most pro-EU scholars and policymakers recognize this and stress the need to reform EU governance to make it more accountable to its citizens. In their book […]

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Francesco Casarotto
Francesco Casarotto
Francesco Casarotto is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. Before joining GPF, he worked for a news agency specializing in finance, international economy and geopolitics, and was a contributor for some Italian think tanks focusing on defense and foreign policy. Mr. Casarotto holds a bachelor's degree in international studies and a master’s degree in international relations. A native Italian who also speaks English, French and Spanish, he holds masters’ certificates in economic security, geopolitics and intelligence.
Valentina Jovanovski
Valentina Jovanovski
Valentina Jovanovski is an editor at Geopolitical Futures. She works with analysts to hone their writing and handles daily digital publishing and communication of analytical content to subscribers. Ms. Jovanovski was previously an analyst at a research firm focusing on corporate social responsibility before moving to London, England, to earn a diploma in journalism. She worked in Budapest for two years as a freelance journalist, writing for several international publications. She was also an associate editor for an English-language Hungarian news portal. She has an honors bachelor’s degree in political science and geography from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree in political science from Carleton University in Ottawa.