Robert M. Fishman, Professor of Sociology and Fellow of the Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame and visiting professor of political science at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra is a comparativist who works on democracy and democratic practice, politics and culture, and consequences of inequality.  Prior to moving to the University of Notre Dame, Fishman was Associate Professor of Government and of Social Studies at Harvard University and has also been a visiting professor at the Center for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences of the Juan March Institute (Madrid).

Abstract: The argument will be as follows: if the internal market is to be deepened and reinforced, as recently argued by Mario Monti, the EU 2020 Strategy needs to differ from the Lisbon Strategy. Informed by the strengths and weaknesses of EU policy coordination under the Lisbon Strategy, this contribution draws some lessons and identifies design principles in order to increase the chances of success.