Danescu

Elena Danescu holds a PhD in Political Economics (1998) from the National Institute  of Economic Research of the Romanian Academy with a thesis on the Luxembourg development model and the achievements of Pierre Werner. Previously, she obtained a DEA postgraduate diploma in international, diplomatic and strategic relations from Paris III University and a Master’s degree in Economics from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies.  She was involved in multiple international projects and networks, initially focusing on the European integration and transition to democracy of Central and Eastern European countries before turning her attention more particularly to the role of Luxembourg and its elites in the European integration process, in Economic and Monetary Union, in EU governance and in financial history. She has authored several research publications in her specialist areas. She is Fellow of Robert Schuman Institute of European Affairs and joined the University of Luxembourg on 1 July 2016.