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Friday, April 25, 2025

Oral History in Moldova
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — Oral History in Moldova
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Anna Vichkitova – Ph.D. Candidate in Slavic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
  • Chair Lauren Bohm – Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University and Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Monday, April 28, 2025

Safeguarding Europe’s Liberal Democracy – A Discussion with Leo Varadkar, 14th Taoiseach of Ireland
4:00pm - 5:30pm
European Union Seminar & Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights — Safeguarding Europe’s Liberal Democracy – A Discussion with Leo Varadkar, 14th Taoiseach of Ireland
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Leo Varadkar – 14th Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland (2017-2020; 2022-2024); Hauser Leader, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Moderated by Diego Garcia Blum – Program Director for the Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Alberto López Ortega – Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Ramón Areces Fellow 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Thursday, May 1, 2025

European Development in a Historical Perspective – A Ph.D. & Postdoctoral Conference
9:00am - 5:00pm
Seminar on European Development in a Historical Perspective — European Development in a Historical Perspective – A Ph.D. & Postdoctoral Conference
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Chair Caterina Chiopris – Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University and Shao-Yu Jheng – Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University and Daniel Lowery – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Matthias Weigand – Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, May 2, 2025

Education, Representation, and the new Insider-Outsider Cleavage: Evidence from Germany
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — Education, Representation, and the new Insider-Outsider Cleavage: Evidence from Germany
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Daniel T. Roberts – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Lauren Bohm – Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University and Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, May 9, 2025

Behavioral Expertise at the European Commission: Democratic Ends, Technocratic Means
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Gradute Student Research Workshop — Behavioral Expertise at the European Commission: Democratic Ends, Technocratic Means
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Lou Lennad – Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy on the Science, Technology, and Policy Studies, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Lauren Bohm – Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University and Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

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 17, 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, 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
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