EXPERTS ASSESS POLITICAL CHANGE IN EUROPE IN THE WAKE OF RECENT ELECTIONS: POSSIBLY BIG TIME IN GREECE (OUT OF THE ERUOZONE); FRANCE POSSIBLY "THE MOUSE THAT ROARED" (HOLLANDE DEEMED NOT VERY LIKELY TO STAND UP TO MERKEL ON THE AUSTERITY ISSUE)

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May 7, 2012

People of Greece Shake Europe Costas Lapavitsas:

The growing strength of the left shows the Greek people are getting ready to leave the Eurozone

Bio 

Costas Lapavitsas is a professor in economics at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies. He teaches the political economy of finance, and he's a regular columnist for The Guardian.

May 7, 2012

Will New French President Challenge Germany?

Mark Kesselman: The big question is whether Mr. Hollande will be a lion or the mouse that roared

Bio

 Mark Kesselman is professor emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University, where he taught for over 40 years. His teaching and research centered on the political economy of advanced capitalism and globalization, with a particular focus on labor unions and social movements in France and the United States. He has published scholarly books, textbooks, and articles on these topics, including "European Politics in Transition," "The Politics of Power: A Critical Introduction to American Politics, and "Introduction to Comparative Poltics."