Fabio Franchino

Fabio Franchino is a Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Milan, specializing in European Union governance and executive politics. He maintains active academic affiliations with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and University College London (UCL) through prior appointments.

His educational background includes:

• Bachelor's degree from the University of Brighton
• Master's degree from Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
• PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (thesis on EU executive politics published as The Powers of the Union by Cambridge University Press in 2007)

Professor Franchino's research examines power dynamics within EU institutions, focusing on fiscal oversight mechanisms, executive-legislative trust relationships, and bureaucratic accountability. His work analyzes how national governments interact with EU agencies through frameworks of control and delegation, particularly in economic governance contexts.

He serves as co-editor of the Italian Political Science Review (Cambridge University Press) and associate editor of European Union Politics (SAGE). His leadership in the field is demonstrated through his presidency of the European Political Science Association (2016-2018) and current role as treasurer of ECPR's Standing Group on the European Union.

Professor Franchino regularly contributes to academic discourse through events such as 'Executive power and control: Why do lawmakers trust and distrust EU bureaucrats' (2022) and 'Fiscal discipline, Italy, EU oversight' (2021), addressing critical tensions in EU policy implementation.