Caroline de la Porte is Professor MSO at the Department of International Economics, Government and Business, Copenhagen Business School. Prior to joining CBS, Caroline was Associate Professor at Roskilde University (2013-2015) and at the University of Southern Denmark (2007-2013). She holds a Research Master and a PhD from the European University Institute in Italy, and an MSc and BSc from Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. Caroline’s research focuses on comparative welfare state reform, the Nordic welfare model, and the Europeanisation of welfare states. She is a leading scholar on EU governance and public policy. Recent publications include “The work-life balance directive: Towards a gender equalizing EU regulatory welfare state? Denmark and Poland compared”, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 691 (1), with Trine Larsen and Dorota Szelewa and " Lessons about the ‘Harder’ elements of OMC governance for the EU energy Union, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 22(6), with Sabina Stiller. She is actively involved in externally funded projects and boards of international academic associations. She is WP leader on ‘Fair Working Conditions’ for the EU Horizon programme ‘EUSocialcit’ (https://www.eusocialcit.eu/), coordinated by the University of Amsterdam (2019-2024). Caroline is also principal investigator for CBS in the Nordforsk-financed research excellence network “Reimagining Norden in an Evolving World” (ReNEW). Caroline has wide experience in teaching at all levels, uses blended learning in teaching and has contributed to the development of several Master programmes. Caroline supervises in a wide range of topics related to European Union politics, policy and law, as well as comparative public policy, in particular labour market and social policy, but also other issues, such as education policy and climate change.