Henning Meyer, born in 1978, is a German

Germany

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 political scientist, analyst and commentator currently based at Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics and Political Science http://www.lse.ac.uk. Meyer was previously head of the European programme at the Global Policy Institute http://www.global-policy.com at London Metropolitan University

London Metropolitan University

London Metropolitan University , located in London, England, was formed on 1 August 2002 by the amalgamation of the University of North London and the London Guildhall University . The University has campuses in the City of London and in the London Borough of Islington.The University operates its...

. He is an expert on social democracy

Social democracy

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, European economic and social policy, Globalization

Globalization

Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...

, transatlantic economic relations and British

Politics of the United Kingdom

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 and German

Politics of Germany

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 politics.

Meyer holds an MA in British and European Politics and Government (London Guildhall University) as well as a PhD in Comparative Politics and an Executive MBA from London Metropolitan University. He is co-founder and editor of Social Europe Journal

Social Europe Journal

Social Europe Journal is the first quarterly journal, delivered electronically, addressing issues of critical interest to progressives across Europe and beyond...

 and a frequent contributor to academic and mainstream publications such as The Guardian Comment is Free http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/henning_meyer/index.html and DIE ZEIT online.

Meyer is also a regular TV commentator on political and economic issues on news channels such as Al Jazeera International

Al Jazeera International

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, France 24

France 24

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 and SBS Broadcasting Group

SBS Broadcasting Group

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Australia.