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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Questions of Fascism and Democracy Lecture Series & Democracy and Its Critics Initiative — Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Giovanni Capoccia – Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Politics and International Relations; Fellow Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
  • Steven Levitsky – Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government, Harvard University
  • Chair Daniel Ziblatt – Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Greek Prime Ministers In the Eye of the Storm – Managing the Greek Economic Crisis and Leading Change (2010-2018)
4:00pm - 5:15pm
European Politics Seminar & The Center for Hellenic Studies — Greek Prime Ministers In the Eye of the Storm – Managing the Greek Economic Crisis and Leading Change (2010-2018)
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Kevin Featherstone – Emeritus Professor of European Politics; Professorial Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory Center, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Dimitris Papadimitriou – Professor of Political Science; Director of the the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Manchester; Vice-Dean for Social Responsibility and Inclusion and Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester
  • Chair Elizabeth Linos – Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management; Faculty Director of The People Lab, Harvard Kennedy School

Friday, April 10, 2026

Paths to Recognition through Politics among Young Workers Living in or around Manchester, NH and Manchester, UK
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Seminar on the State and Capitalism Since 1800 — Paths to Recognition through Politics among Young Workers Living in or around Manchester, NH and Manchester, UK
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Michèle Lamont – Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and of African-American Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Andrew Miles – Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
  • Jennifer Hochschild – H.L. Jayne Professor of Government, and Professor of African and African American Studies, Center for Government and International 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
The Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.K. and U.S.
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — The Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.K. and U.S.
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Ayelet Carmeli – Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, MIT; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 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, April 15, 2026

Climate Risk Management in Europe and the World
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Climate Risk Management in Europe and the World
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Grace Ballor – Assistant Professor of International Economic History, Bocconi University; Visiting Professor of History and Environmental Research, Sciences Po Paris; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Jennifer Spence – Director, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 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

Friday, April 24, 2026

The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Alexander Busch – Ph.D. Student in Management Science, Massachussetts Institute of Technology; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 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 27, 2026

Senior Thesis Writers' Colloquium & Celebration
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Thesis Workshop for Juniors — Senior Thesis Writers' Colloquium & Celebration
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Chair Charles Clavey – Preceptor in Social Studies, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University and Matt Reichert – Preceptor on Social Studies, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Academic Freedom as a Value: Genealogy and Public Interest in Sustaining It
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Academic Freedom as a Value: Genealogy and Public Interest in Sustaining It
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Maria Stoicheva – Professor of Philosophy, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • George Soroka – Executive Officer, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Lecturer on Government, Department of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Editor, Open Forum Series, 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; Lecturer, Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University

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