Kristin Fabbe

Kristin Fabbe

Chair in Business and Comparative Politics, Director of Executive Education

Florence School of Transnational Government, European University Institute, Italy

Kristin Fabbe is a full-time professor at the EUI, holding a Chair in Business and Comparative Politics at the Florence School of Transnational Governance. Professor Fabbe formerly served as Jakurski Family Associate Professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School (2015-2023). Her primary expertise lies in comparative politics, with a deep regional focus on the Middle East and southeastern Europe, and a particular emphasis on Greece and Turkey. In her research portfolio, Professor Fabbe explores state-driven development strategies, identity politics and the determinants of social cohesion and societal ruptures. She is currently focused on issues of migration management, the geopolitics of human mobility, religion and politics, and transitional justice. She regularly consults for national governments, the private sector and international organisations on these issues.