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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Europe in a Time of War: Anne Applebaum in Conversation with Serhii Plokhii
5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Forum: Europe in a Time of War — Europe in a Time of War: Anne Applebaum in Conversation with Serhii Plokhii
Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

Friday, March 6, 2026

Polish Nationals, French Ties, and the Politics of Re-Naturalization in the German Ruhr, 1918-1945
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — Polish Nationals, French Ties, and the Politics of Re-Naturalization in the German Ruhr, 1918-1945
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Nikolas Weyland – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Monday, March 9, 2026

Europe without Borders: A Conversation with Isaac Stanley-Becker
4:30pm - 6:00pm
History Seminar — Europe without Borders: A Conversation with Isaac Stanley-Becker
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Isaac Stanley-Becker – Staff Writer, The Atlantic
  • Chair and Discussant Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard History Department, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Conscientious Objectors to the Jet Age? The History of Anti-Airport Activists and Non-Flyers in Europe and Beyond
11:00am - 12:30pm
Environmental Histories of Europe Seminar — Conscientious Objectors to the Jet Age? The History of Anti-Airport Activists and Non-Flyers in Europe and Beyond
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Lauren Stokes – Associate Professor of History, Northwestern University
  • Chair Ailish Lalor – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University
From the Silver Screen to Society – Film Director Agnieszka Holland Reflects on Modern-day Dystopia
4:15pm - 5:30pm
August Zaleski Memorial Lecture in Modern Polish History — From the Silver Screen to Society – Film Director Agnieszka Holland Reflects on Modern-day Dystopia
  • Agnieszka Holland – Film Director and Screenwriter
  • Peter E. Gordon – Amabel B. James Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Affiliate, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures; Department of Government; and Department of Philosophy, Harvard University
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Electromobility and the Politics of Climate Change: Far-Right Climate Obstruction and Its Impact on Mainstream Parties
1:00pm - 2:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Electromobility and the Politics of Climate Change: Far-Right Climate Obstruction and Its Impact on Mainstream Parties
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Manès Weisskircher – Head of Research, REXKLIMA Group, Technische Universität Dresden; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Jason Beckfield – Robert G. Stone Jr. Professor of Sociology, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University
The European Common Army: Defense and Peace from the European Defense Community to the Trump Era
4:00pm - 5:15pm
European Union Seminar — The European Common Army: Defense and Peace from the European Defense Community to the Trump Era
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Federico Fabbrini – Full Professor of European Law, School of Law and Government; Director, Law Research Centre, Dublin City University; Fulbright Schuman Fellow in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
  • Chair Christoph Mikulaschek – Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Kaija Schilde – Associate Dean of Studies; Jean Monnet Chair in European Security and Defense; Associate Professor of International Relations, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, March 13, 2026

Incidental Representation: How Special Interests Can Advance the Public Good
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Seminar on the State and Capitalism Since 1800 — Incidental Representation: How Special Interests Can Advance the Public Good
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Gautam Nair – Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Gunnar Trumbull – Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Senior Advisor, Executive Committee, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University and Kathleen Thelen – Ford Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

A Political Economy of Europe's Social-Ecological Transformation: The European Green Deal and the Contradictions of the European Construction
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — A Political Economy of Europe's Social-Ecological Transformation: The European Green Deal and the Contradictions of the European Construction
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Louison Cahen-Fourot – Associate Professor of Economics, Roskilde University; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Ishan Nath – Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University

Monday, March 23, 2026

Clan, Race, and Gender:  Sperm Whales and the Creation of a Nineteenth-Century Pacific World
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Environmental Histories of Europe Seminar — Clan, Race, and Gender: Sperm Whales and the Creation of a Nineteenth-Century Pacific World
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Ryan Tucker Jones – Professor and Ann Swindells Chair, Department of History, University of Oregon
  • Chair Ailish Lalor – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University
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