Responsibility and Responsiveness in European Governance What happens when the rules needed for long-term governance come into tension with what citizens and voters want in the short term? In the first episode of the RESONANCE podcast, we speak with Professor Johannes Karremans about the central question behind the project: how can the European Union combine institutional responsibility with democratic responsiveness? We discuss why the EU presents a unique governance challenge, how fiscal rules and the European Semester shape national policy, and what the experience of austerity during the Great Recession tells us about European legitimacy. Professor Karremans also introduces the RESONANCE project and explains how it builds on his research to examine European governance in today’s challenges. More details: Webpage of the RESONANCE project: https://www.espol-jmactions.eu/frontend/pages/resonance.html Book by Professor Karremans: Karremans, J. (2024) ‘Between Voters and Eurocrats: How Do Governments Justify their Budgets (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/between-voters-and-eurocrats-9780192886583?cc=gb&lang=en)’, Oxford University Press Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.