Carolyn M. Dudek is Professor of Political Science, Director of European Studies, and Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Chair at Hofstra University, USA where she teaches Politics of the European Union and European Politics. Her publications include EU Accession and Spanish Regional Development: Winners and Losers (2005), “The EU’s Combating Antisemitism Policy: Agenda-Setting and the Making of a ‘European Polity’” (2023), Journal of Common Market Studies, as well as several other book chapters and journal articles, and a forthcoming book on EU combating antisemitism policy.