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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Populism, Polish Style: Can Liberal Democracy Be Saved?​
4:15pm - 6:00pm
August Zaleski Memorial Lecture in Modern Polish History — Populism, Polish Style: Can Liberal Democracy Be Saved?​
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Jacek Zakowski – Director, Department of Journalism, Collegium Civitas; Journalist and Author
  • Wojciech Sadurski – Challis Professor in Jurisprudence, University of Sydney; Sidley Austin–Robert D. McLean Visiting Professor of Law, Yale Law School
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government and CES Director, Harvard University

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Dismantling Democracy on the EU's Watch: Poland and Its Constitutional Tribunal
9:00pm - 10:00pm
The Annual Zaleski Lecture in Modern Polish History — Dismantling Democracy on the EU's Watch: Poland and Its Constitutional Tribunal
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Andrzej Rzeplinski – Professor of Jurisprudence, Warsaw University; President of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal (2010-2016)
  • Noah Feldman – Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Director, Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law
  • Kim Lane Scheppele – Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

The Holocaust in Poland: Controversies and Explanations
5:15pm - 7:00pm
The Annual Zaleski Lecture in Modern Polish History — The Holocaust in Poland: Controversies and Explanations
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Timothy Snyder – Bird White Housum Professor of History, Yale University
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

True Believers? On Opposition and Collaboration in Communist Poland and Beyond
4:15pm - 6:00pm
The August Zaleski Memorial Lecture in Modern Polish History — True Believers? On Opposition and Collaboration in Communist Poland and Beyond
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Anne Applebaum – Senior Fellow of International Affairs and Agora Fellow in Residence, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Thursday, November 20, 2014

A Future for Ukraine: Lessons From Poland
5:15pm - 7:00pm
The August Zaleski Memorial Lecture in Modern Polish History — A Future for Ukraine: Lessons From Poland
Sever Hall, Room 113
  • Radosław Sikorski – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland
  • Moderated by Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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