Jeanne Simon – Get to know our research team
In brief videos (English and Spanish) we introduce our academic staff. The Jean Monnet Research Project “The reconfiguration of the EU presence in Latin America” – in short: @EUinLAC – brings together an interdisciplinary team of young and established scholars, balanced in terms of gender and age. We are glad to give insights on their expertise and research.
Today we present Jeanne Simon, University of Concepción in Chile:
Have a look at her Twitter to get an idea about her work and daily acitivities: @jeannesimonr
Short bio – Jeanne Simon:
Doctor in International Studies of the University of Denver (USA).
In the last 20 years, her research interests are the democratization and territorialization of social and economic policies, combining comparative analysis of (sub)national responses with the study of supranational governance, including the European Union and the United Nations. She has led several applied research grants on policy transfer, such as the adaptation of the Swedish EcoMunicipality model to the Chilean context. She is currently studying the transfer of the EU Smart Specialisation Strategy in Chile and Peru. She is an associate researcher in the European Studies Program (PEE) and the Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR) of the University of Concepción.
Breve bio – Jeanne Simon:
Doctora en Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Denver, Estados Unidos.
Durante los últimos 20 años, su campo de investigación ha sido la democratización y territorialización de las políticas sociales y económicas, integrando un análisis comparado con el estudio de la gobernanza supranacional, incluyendo la Unión Europea y las Naciones Unidas. Ha liderado investigaciones aplicadas sobre la transferencia de políticas públicas, incluyendo la adaptación del modelo sueco de Ecocomunas a la gestión local chilena. Actualmente, está investigando la transferencia de la estrategia de especialización inteligente de la Unión Europea al nivel sub-nacional en Chile. Es profesora Integrante en el Programa de Estudios Europeos (PEE) e Investigadora Asociada en sustentable socioeconómico del Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación Acuícola (INCAR) de la Universidad de Concepción.
