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Monday, September 23, 2024

China and the West – Two Paths to the Twentieth Century
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Seminar on European Development in a Historical Perspective — China and the West – Two Paths to the Twentieth Century
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Joel Mokyr – Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences & Professor of Economics and History, Northwestern University
  • Moderated by Yuhua Wang – Professor of Government, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Defending Democracy and Safeguarding Our Planet: A Dual Imperative
4:00pm - 5:15pm
The Democracy and Its Critics Initiative & The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability — Defending Democracy and Safeguarding Our Planet: A Dual Imperative
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Luisa Neubauer – Youth Climate Justice Activist and Lead Organizer, Fridays for Future Germany; Visiting Research Scholar, Center for German and European Studies, Brandeis University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow (Fall 2024), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair George Sarrinikolaou – Executive Director, Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability & Assistant Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University
  • Welcome Remarks by Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

How do Policy Regimes Foster (Wo)men’s Work-Family Preferences as Reflected in Parental Leave Decisions?
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe — How do Policy Regimes Foster (Wo)men’s Work-Family Preferences as Reflected in Parental Leave Decisions?
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Isabel Maria Habicht – Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Wuppertal; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jessica Gienow-Hecht – Chair, Department of History, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Free University of Berlin; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1999-2000, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, October 4, 2024

Scots, Parsis, Jews, and Englishmen Aswim in a Sea of Poppies: The Opium Boom and the Decline of the English East India Company
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — Scots, Parsis, Jews, and Englishmen Aswim in a Sea of Poppies: The Opium Boom and the Decline of the English East India Company
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Hagar Zheng Gal – Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, 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 Lauren Bohm – Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Racialized Socialism: Humanitarian Imaginaries in the Yugoslav Red Cross During the Nonaligned Movement
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Worldwide Week at Harvard & New Research on Europe Seminar — Racialized Socialism: Humanitarian Imaginaries in the Yugoslav Red Cross During the Nonaligned Movement
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Čarna Brković – Professor of Cultural Studies and European Ethnology, University of Mainz; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair 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

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

The Three Faces of Labor: Uncovering the Hidden Ties among Gender, Race, and Class
5:00pm - 6:15pm
Harvard Colloquium for Intellectual History — The Three Faces of Labor: Uncovering the Hidden Ties among Gender, Race, and Class
Emerson Hall, Room 105
  • Nancy Fraser – Henry A and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science, The New School for Social Research
  • Moderated by 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

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Adorno and Critical Theory
1:00pm - 6:00pm
The Harvard Colloquium for Intellectual History — Adorno and Critical Theory
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Alexandra Colligs – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kassel; Visiting Scholar (Fall 2024), Department of Philosophy, Columbia University
  • Niklas Lämmel – Ph.D. Candidate, University of Kassel
  • Isolda Mac Liam – Ph.D. Candidate, University of Sussex; Visiting Researcher, University of Toronto
  • Sebastian Tränkle – Postdoctoral Researcher, Freie Universität Berlin; Visiting Scholar (Fall 2024), Department of Philosophy, Columbia University
  • Chair 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

Friday, October 18, 2024

Spatial Networks and the Diffusion of Ideas
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Seminar on the State and Capitalism Since 1800 — Spatial Networks and the Diffusion of Ideas
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Caterina Chiopris – Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 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 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
Financial Integration and the Geography of Economic Activity
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — Financial Integration and the Geography of Economic Activity
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Leonardo D'Amico – Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, 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, 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, October 21, 2024

The Wannabe Fascists – A Conversation with Federico Finchelstein
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Questions of Fascism and Democracy Lecture Series & The Democracy and Its Critics Initiative — The Wannabe Fascists – A Conversation with Federico Finchelstein
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Federico Finchelstein – Professor of History & Chair of History, New School for Social Research
  • Chair 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
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