Léonce Bekemans (born 20 September 1950 in

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) is a Belgian economist and scholar of

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. Since 2002, he holds the

Jean Monnet Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet (; 9 November 1888 – 16 March 1979) was a French civil servant, entrepreneur, diplomat, financier, and administrator. An influential supporter of European unity, he is considered one of the founding fathers of t ...

Chair in "Globalisation, Intercultural Dialogue and Inclusiveness in the EU" at the

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. He is a former professor at the

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, where he was associate professor 1991–95 and full professor 1995–2001. He has previously been a research fellow at the

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. He is also a visiting professor at the

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and the

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, and has been Jean Monnet Visiting Professor of European Interdisciplinary Studies at the Polonia University. He is the president of the Ryckevelde Foundation, founded by Karel Verleye in 1956. He received an MA in economics and a BA in philosophy, both from the

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in 1974. He received an MA in international studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 1976 and a PhD in economics from the

in 1982. He is married to paediatrician Patrizia Morotti.

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External links

Léonce Bekemans website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bekemans, Leonce Academic staff of the College of Europe Academic staff of the European University Institute Academic staff of the University of Padua Belgian economists Living people 1950 births