Kalypso Nicolaïdis is lecturer in international relations at Oxford University, Chair of South European Studies at Oxford, and Professorial Chair on Visions of Europe at the College of Europe in Bruges. She is published widely on constitutional politics in the European Union, enlargement, comparative federalism and issues of legitimacy, the WTO and global governance, and negotiation theory. Her works include, "We the peoples of Europe" (Foreign Affairs, 2004) and The Federal Vision: Legitimacy and Levels of Governance in the US and the EU (Oxford University Press, 2001). Her homepage is here.

Recent articles

A rethink of the agreements that govern European-African trade would benefit both sides, say Paul Collier & Kalypso Nicolaïdis

A late improvement to the European Union's reform treaty would have benefited the EU's institutions, its member-states and its citizens, argue Simone Bunse & Kalypso Nicolaïdis.

A fractious period in the European Union’s internal politics could end if a new, modest but realistic strategic objective could be agreed, argue Philippe Herzog & Kalypso Nicolaidis.

The services directive and the Mohammed cartoon affair each demonstrate the need for a spirit of managed mutual recognition in Europe and beyond, argues Kalypso Nicolaïdis.

Why did the Brussels summit on the European Constitution collapse? Perhaps because it deserved to. The EU must move from government by elites who seek to manage, to one grounded on citizens’ support.