Caroline de la Porte is Professor MSO at the Department of Business and Politics, 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 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 “A new era of European Integration? Governance of labour market and social policy since the sovereign debt crisis” Comparative European Politics, 13(1) (with Elke Heins), and “Altered Europeanization of pension reform during the Great Recession: Denmark and Italy compared”, West European Politics (with David Natali). She is chair or board member in various academic networks. Caroline has wide experience in teaching at all levels, uses blended learning in teaching and has contributed to the development of several Master programmes.