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Guillermo Alonso Simón, Ph.D.


Department of Political Science
International Relations

Education

Ph.D., Politics and International Studies (University of Warwick, UK)
M.Sc., International Relations (IE School of Global and Public Affairs, Spain)
B.A. (Honors), Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Lancaster University, UK) 

Practice Areas

  • International, Comparative, and European Political Economy.
  • European economic integration and governance, particularly in relation to Europeanisation dynamics and to the Eurozone debt crisis.
  • The role of the state in contemporary capitalism, particularly regarding fiscal policymaking and public financial management.
  • Constructivist Political Economy, specifically recent approaches related to the politics of economic ideas.

Research Interests

My research agenda is currently situated in the increasingly consolidated field of European Political Economy. I am particularly interested in the integration, governance and crises of the multiple capitalisms under the Euro, given the context of an incomplete political and economic union, and the rise of challenges like increased levels of socioeconomic inequality, growing public debts, and the need for investment to tackle the climate crisis. Currently, I am working on several articles related to the topics of European economic governance, status seeking in the International Political Economy, and the social construction of economic crises in Europe.

Publications and Media Placements

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Alonso Simón, G. (2024) "Opening the black box of 'convergence' in the European Economic and Monetary Union: a discursive analysis", Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 63 (4), p.1119-1137. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13685

Bayes, C., Johnson, M., and Alonso, G. (2021) "WP Game Playing: Exploring alternative pathways to 'New Political Minds'", in The Third Age of Widening Access, National Education Opportunities Network (NEON). https://tinyurl.com/29mts4vx

Johnson, M. T, Bowden, G. and Alonso, G. (2020) "Rethinking Disadvantage: A social capital approach to Widening Participation", Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, Vol. 22 (1), p.55-78. https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.22.1.55

Other publications

Gutiérrez, E. and Alonso, G. (2021) "Un Madrid que apueste por las oportunidades de la industria verde", El HuffPost, https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/un-madrid-que-apueste-por-las-oportunidades-de-la-industria-verde_es_6075609de4b08f435f2453f9

Honors and Awards

Chancellors' International Scholarship, Doctoral College, University of Warwick, 2022-2025.
Best Undergraduate Dissertation - Philosophy, Lancaster University, 2019.