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Zoe Lefkofridi serves as an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science at the University of Salzburg, Austria, with an additional affiliation as Program Associate with the European Governance and Politics Program (EGPP) at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, European University Institute in Florence. Her academic work focuses on European integration, political party systems, and representation within the European Union context.
Dr. Lefkofridi's research centers on comparative European politics with particular emphasis on how national political parties adapt to European integration, the development of transnational party systems within the European Parliament, and multilevel representation in EU governance. Her work examines how European integration has been politicized, particularly during crisis periods, and how this affects party competition and coherence across different policy dimensions including left-right politics and European integration itself. She investigates how national parties position themselves within European party groups and how these transnational formations impact EU policy-making and democratic representation.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on the evolution of European party systems, with particular attention to how crises reshape political competition and party cohesion. Her work demonstrates how European integration has become increasingly salient in national politics, creating new cleavages while simultaneously challenging traditional left-right divisions. Lefkofridi's research shows that European integration has emerged as a key dimension of political competition, sometimes even more divisive than traditional left-right issues, particularly during periods of economic crisis.
Dr. Lefkofridi actively contributes to scholarly debates about the democratic legitimacy of the European Union, examining whether transnational party formations can provide meaningful policy alternatives to European citizens. Her research has appeared in leading political science journals including the Journal of Common Market Studies, European Union Politics, and Journal of Modern Greek Studies, establishing her as a significant contributor to the field of European political studies.
