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Thursday, March 31, 2022

"In Antwerp We Speak Diamond" – City Branding & the Specter of Europe's Jewish Merchant
12:30pm - 1:45pm
Jews in Modern Europe Seminar — "In Antwerp We Speak Diamond" – City Branding & the Specter of Europe's Jewish Merchant
Virtual/RSVP Required
  • Sam Shuman – Rabin-Shvidler Joint Post-Doctoral Fellow in Jewish Studies, Fordham University and Columbia University
  • Chair Derek J. Penslar – William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Director, The Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University
Germany and Europe’s Reaction to the Ukraine Crisis: Implications for the West
3:00pm - 4:15pm
European Union Seminar — Germany and Europe’s Reaction to the Ukraine Crisis: Implications for the West
Virtual/RSVP Required
  • Wolfgang Ischinger – Senior Professor of Security Policy and Diplomatic Practice, The Hertie School; Chair, Munich Security Conference (2008-2022)
  • Joseph S. Nye – Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Daniela Schwarzer – Pierre Keller Visiting Professor of Public Policy & Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia, Open Society Foundations
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, April 1, 2022

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Living & Researching in Europe – Senior Thesis Writers' Reflections
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Thesis Workshop for Juniors — Living & Researching in Europe – Senior Thesis Writers' Reflections
Virtual/RSVP Required
  • Chair Abigail Modaff – College Fellow in Social Studies, Harvard University; Thesis Workshop Organizer, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Michael Tworek – Associate, History Department, Harvard University; Thesis Workshop Organizer, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

New Research on Muslims in Europe
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Seminar on Social Exclusion and Inclusion & WCFIA Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion — New Research on Muslims in Europe
Virtual/RSVP Required
  • Elisabeth Becker-Topkara – Assistant Professor and Freigeist Fellow, Max Weber Institute of Sociology, Heidelberg University
  • Erik Bleich – Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College
  • Guillaume Roux – Research Fellow, National Foundation of Political Science (Science Po Grenoble)
  • Julien Talpin – Research Fellow, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Member, Research Center on Administration, Politics and Society, Université de Lille 2
  • A. Maurits van der Veen – Associate Professor of Government, College of William and Mary
  • Chair Michèle Lamont – Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and of African-American Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Jonathan Mijs – Assistant Professor of Sociology, Boston University; Veni Fellow, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Athens: City of Wisdom – Historical and Modern Resilience in Greece’s Capital
12:00pm - 1:00pm
European Union Seminar — Athens: City of Wisdom – Historical and Modern Resilience in Greece’s Capital
Virtual/RSVP Required
  • Bruce Clark – Author; Journalist, The Economist
  • Chair Mark Schiefsky – C. Lois P. Grove Professor of the Classics & Director, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University
  • Welcome Remarks by Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Stratos Efthymiou – Consul General of Greece in Boston

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Silence Kills! Patriarchy, Gender Norms and Violence Against Women in Turkey
1:00pm - 2:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Silence Kills! Patriarchy, Gender Norms and Violence Against Women in Turkey
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Sevinç Bermek – Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science; Visiting Scholar 2021-2022, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Melani Cammett – Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Harvard University; Director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Thursday, April 14, 2022

European Conference 2022 – Day 1
10:00am - 11:15am
Student Conference — European Conference 2022 – Day 1
Virtual & In-Person | RSVP Required
Europe at War
11:00am - 12:00pm
Director's Seminar — Europe at War
Virtual/RSVP Required
  • Radosław Sikorski – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland
  • Angela Stent – Director, Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies & Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Emerita, Georgetown University; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, April 15, 2022

European Conference 2022 – Day 2
10:00am - 3:15pm
Student Conference — European Conference 2022 – Day 2
Virtual & In-Person | RSVP Required
  • Kostas Bakoyannis – Resident Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Mayor of Athens (2019-2023), The Hellenic Republic
  • Moderated by Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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