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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 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

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

The Evolution of Culturalism: Laboratories and Legislatures in Illiberal Hungary
12:00pm - 1:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — The Evolution of Culturalism: Laboratories and Legislatures in Illiberal Hungary
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Cameron Brinitzer – Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Postdoctoral Scholar, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
  • Vlad Perju – Dean's Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School; Local Affiliate, 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
Between the Sheets: Sexuality, Classified Advertising, and the Moral Threat to Press Freedom in France
4:30pm - 6:00pm
History Seminar — Between the Sheets: Sexuality, Classified Advertising, and the Moral Threat to Press Freedom in France
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Hannah Frydman – Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literature, Harvard University
  • Chair Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Belonging in Transition
2:00pm - 3:30pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Belonging in Transition
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Anna Adorjáni – Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Augsburg; German Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Alison Frank Johnson – Professor of History, Harvard University; Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, 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

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The Workplace as a Site of Political Preference Formation: How 'Bridging Institutions' Strengthen Democracy
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — The Workplace as a Site of Political Preference Formation: How 'Bridging Institutions' Strengthen Democracy
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Paulus Wagner – Marie-Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Vienna; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Richard B. Freeman – Herbert Ascherman Chair in Economics, Harvard University; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research; Faculty Co-Director, Center for Labor and a Just Economy, Harvard Law School
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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