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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Of Climate Democracy in the EU and the USA: Democracy and Ecological Transition in Two Polities of Abundance
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Of Climate Democracy in the EU and the USA: Democracy and Ecological Transition in Two Polities of Abundance
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Muriel Rouyer – Professor of Political Science, Nantes Université; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • William Clark – Harvey Brooks Research Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Open House 2025
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Open House 2025

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Protesting Controversial Climate Policies: Avenues of Opposition
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Protesting Controversial Climate Policies: Avenues of Opposition
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Kristin Strømsnes – Professor of Political Science, University of Bergen; Senior Researcher, The Norwegian Research Centre; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Marshall Ganz – Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

The Evolution of Culturalism: Laboratories and Legislatures in Illiberal Hungary
12:00pm - 1:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — The Evolution of Culturalism: Laboratories and Legislatures in Illiberal Hungary
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Cameron Brinitzer – Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Postdoctoral Scholar, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
  • Vlad Perju – Dean's Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Between the Sheets: Sexuality, Classified Advertising, and the Moral Threat to Press Freedom in France
4:30pm - 6:00pm
History Seminar — Between the Sheets: Sexuality, Classified Advertising, and the Moral Threat to Press Freedom in France
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Hannah Frydman – Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literature, Harvard University
  • Chair Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Belonging in Transition
2:00pm - 3:30pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Belonging in Transition
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Anna Adorjáni – Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Augsburg; German Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Alison Frank Johnson – Professor of History, Harvard University; Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The Workplace as a Site of Political Preference Formation: How 'Bridging Institutions' Strengthen Democracy
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — The Workplace as a Site of Political Preference Formation: How 'Bridging Institutions' Strengthen Democracy
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Paulus Wagner – Marie-Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Vienna; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Richard B. Freeman – Herbert Ascherman Chair in Economics, Harvard University; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research; Faculty Co-Director, Center for Labor and a Just Economy, Harvard Law School
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Ordering Property: A Global History of Maritime Prize Law (1498-1916)
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Ordering Property: A Global History of Maritime Prize Law (1498-1916)
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Nathan Perl-Rosenthal – Professor of History, French & Italian and Law, University of Southern California Dornsife; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Daniel Smail – Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of History, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Political Recognition of Working-Class Youth
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Political Recognition of Working-Class Youth
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Jarmo Kallunki – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tampere University; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • David Art – Professor of Political Science, Tufts University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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