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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Emergency Powers of International Organizations
4:30pm - 6:00pm
European Union Seminar — Emergency Powers of International Organizations
  • Christian Kreuder-Sonnen – Assistant Professor for International Organizations, Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Visiting Scholar 2019-2020, CES, Harvard University
  • Joel P. Trachtman – Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

The Current State of Eastern Europe
12:00pm - 1:30pm
European Politics Seminar — The Current State of Eastern Europe
  • Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government & CES Director, Harvard University
  • Ioana Petrescu – Minister of Economy and Finance, Romania (2014); Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government; Visiting Research Fellow, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Jacques Rupnik – Senior Research Fellow, Sciences Po
  • Albana Shehaj – Program Manager, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 2019-2021, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Arthur Goldhammer – Writer & Translator; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Monday, November 18, 2019

Europe Was Not Always Free and United: A Conversation with Lech Wałęsa
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Europe Was Not Always Free and United: A Conversation with Lech Wałęsa
  • Lech Wałęsa – Solidarity Movement Leader; President of Poland (1990-1995); Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1983)
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Director (2012-2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, November 15, 2019

Populism as a Reaction to Local Disruption: Evidence from European Municipalities
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Seminar on the State and Capitalism since 1800 — Populism as a Reaction to Local Disruption: Evidence from European Municipalities
  • Jeremy Ferwerda – Assistant Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
  • Chair Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Kathleen Thelen – Ford Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
What Future for Europe’s Foreign Policy? A Discussion with Pierre Vimont
2:00pm - 3:30pm
European Union Seminar — What Future for Europe’s Foreign Policy? A Discussion with Pierre Vimont
  • Pierre Vimont – Executive Secretary-General (2010-2015), European External Action Service (EEAS); Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
CES Friday Lunch
12:30pm - 1:30pm
CES Friday Lunch
Language Policies and Exogenous Migrations: Between Assimilation and Multiculturalism
11:00am - 12:30pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Language Policies and Exogenous Migrations: Between Assimilation and Multiculturalism
  • Anna Malandrino – Visiting Scholar 2019-2020, CES, Harvard University
  • Chair Arthur Goldhammer – Writer & Translator; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Thursday, November 14, 2019

The Intellectual Legacy of Primo Levi
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Gaetano Salvemini Colloquium in Italian History and Culture — The Intellectual Legacy of Primo Levi
  • Millicent Marcus – Professor of Italian, Yale University
  • David Ward – Professor Emeritus of Italian Studies, Wellesley College
  • Chair Charles Maier – Leverett Saltonstall Research Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (1994-2001), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Extreme Gone Mainstream: Commercialization and Far Right Youth Culture in Germany
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Seminar on Social Exclusion and Inclusion — The Extreme Gone Mainstream: Commercialization and Far Right Youth Culture in Germany
  • Cynthia Miller-Idriss – Professor of Education and Sociology, American University
  • Chair Natasha Warikoo – Professor of Sociology, Northeastern University; CES Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
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