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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, Department of Continued Education, 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 25, 2026

Citizenship Constellations During Crisis of Sovereignty: Lived Experiences of Occupation in Ukraine
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Citizenship Constellations During Crisis of Sovereignty: Lived Experiences of Occupation in Ukraine
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Oleksandra Tarkhanova – Research Associate, University of St. Gallen; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Emily Channell-Justice – Director, Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Department of Continued Education, Harvard University

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Social Democracy in Europe and the United States
4:00pm - 5:30pm
European Politics Seminar — Social Democracy in Europe and the United States
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • E. J. Dionne – Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management, Brookings Instituion; Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University; Columnist, The New York Times
  • James Kloppenberg – Charles Warren Professor of American History, Harvard University
  • 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
  • Chair Laura Levine Frader – Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The Global Politics of Cultural Restitution
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — The Global Politics of Cultural Restitution
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Rouven Symank – Postdoctoral Researcher, Free University of Berlin; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Jacqueline Bhabha – FXB Director of Research & Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health; Jeremiah Smith Jr. Lecturer in Law, Harvard Law School; Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Associate, 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, Department of Continued Education, Harvard University

Thursday, April 2, 2026

The Shape of Water: A Hydraulic History of the City of Light
4:00pm - 5:30pm
The Stanley Hoffmann Annual Lecture on France and the World — The Shape of Water: A Hydraulic History of the City of Light
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Caroline Ford – Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Chair 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

Friday, April 3, 2026

Coalitions for Quality? Building State Capacity in Modern Education Systems
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Seminar on the State and Capitalism Since 1800 — Coalitions for Quality? Building State Capacity in Modern Education Systems
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Jane Gingrich – Professor of Politics, University of Oxford
  • Daniel T. Roberts – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, 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, April 8, 2026

Politics in the Bedroom: The Role of Political Attitudes in Romantic Relationships in Germany
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Politics in the Bedroom: The Role of Political Attitudes in Romantic Relationships in Germany
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Ansgar Hudde – Assistant Professor, University of Cologne, Germany; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Ashwini Ashokkumar – Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Department of Continued Education, Harvard University

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

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
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