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Graduate Student Research Workshop

A Monarch's MapQuest: How Ruler-Elite Relations Shape State Power


February 7, 2025
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

Graduate Student Research Workshop

A Monarch's MapQuest: How Ruler-Elite Relations Shape State Power


February 7, 2025
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
February 7, 2025
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

Why is state capacity more resilient to shifting ruler-elite relations in some localities more than others? Focusing on medieval England’s royal administration, Sima Biondi explores the effects of the Black Death on the causal relationship between the quality of ruler-elite ties and state power.

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The Graduate Student Research Workshop is a seminar for graduate students at Harvard University and MIT to present their research to peers and faculty with an interest in European studies. This student-run, student-centered workshop welcomes presenters at any stage of their research from any social science discipline.

To join the seminar mailing list, please contact the seminar chairs. Papers will be distributed to participants via email in advance, and the schedule of upcoming workshops will be updated here throughout the academic year.

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