C. J. Polychroniou

C.J. Polychroniou is a political scientist who has taught and worked in universities and research centers in Europe and the United States. His main research interests are in European economic integration, globalization, and the political economy of the United States.

Paris COP21: the worst deal in the history of global climate negotiations

The role of technology in solving the climate change challenge was completely ignored by world leaders at the Paris conference.

By C. J. Polychroniou

/ 16 Dec 2015

Paris COP21: the worst deal in the history of global climate negotiations

The role of technology in solving the climate change challenge was completely ignored by world leaders at the Paris conference.

By C. J. Polychroniou

/ 16 Dec 2015

Kyoto by any other name: Interview with Graciela Chichilnisky

To avoid catastrophic climate change, we must remove carbon already in the atmosphere: reducing emissions, while necessary, does not suffice. Kyoto Protocol Carbon Market architect has a message for Paris.

By C. J. Polychroniou and Graciela Chichilnisky

/ 3 Dec 2015

The Greek catastrophe and a possible way out

The lead author of a major econometric analysis of the Greek economic crisis discusses the disastrous outcomes of the policies enforced on Greece by its international lenders, and the IMF’s admission that it made serious errors in its assessment of the impact of austerity on the Greek economy and

By C. J. Polychroniou and Dimitri B. Papadimitriou

/ 24 Jul 2013

From eurocrisis to a global new deal

The author of a new book on the ongoing crisis in the eurozone discusses the survival of the euro, the default alternative, who might gain from a failed austerity, and the prospects for global Keynesianism. An interview.

By Heikki Patomäki and C. J. Polychroniou

/ 8 Jul 2013