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Gradute Student Research Workshop

Behavioral Science as Political Theory: The Emergence and Institutionalization of "Behavioral Insights" at the European Commission


May 9, 2025
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall Directions

Gradute Student Research Workshop

Behavioral Science as Political Theory: The Emergence and Institutionalization of "Behavioral Insights" at the European Commission


May 9, 2025
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall Directions
May 9, 2025
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall Directions

How is behavioral science being used by the European Commission to inform policy and change the meaning of foundational terms like "citizens," "government," "politics," and "values"? Is behavioral science shifting the EU's legitimation problem and the Commission's own view of its role? Join Lou Lennad to trace the history of the ideas and methods on which current European behavioral experts rely, and understand how this epistemic community coexists with the European Commission.

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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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