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Leila Simona Talani is a Professor of International Political Economy and Director of the Centre for Italian Politics at King's College London's Department of European & International Studies. She holds the Jean Monnet Chair of European Political Economy (since 2012) and directs the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for EU-UK relations (established 2024). Her research focuses on migration, EU political economy, global financial crises, and Italy's role in the Eurozone. She previously taught at the London School of Economics and the University of Bath, and worked at the UN on Middle East migration issues (2000-2001).
Education: PhD in Political Economy (European University Institute, 1998, distinction). Editor of Palgrave's 'Politics of Migration and Citizenship' series. Awards include the Harvard Kennedy School Visiting Professorship (2017) and extensive editorial roles in journals like International Spectator and Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies.
Research interests include: European Monetary Union dynamics, migration policy crises, Brexit's economic impacts, and global capitalism. She leads research groups on Critical Global Capitalism and the International Political Economy at King's.
- Awards: Jean Monnet Chair (2012), Palgrave Editorial Lead (2020)
- Key Roles: Director of Jean Monnet Centre (2024), Centre for Italian Politics (2022)
- Membership: ECPR, ISA, British International Studies Association
