Events Calendar

Saturday, October 29, 2022

7:30am - 7:30pm

Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138

German American Conference & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — German American Conference 2022 - Day 2

Friday, October 28, 2022

Legalizing Abortion - Lessons from Ireland

10:00am - 11:15am

Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

European Politics Seminar — Legalizing Abortion - Lessons from Ireland

Joe McHugh – Chair, the Committee on European Union Affairs; Teachta Dála, Member of Parliament, Republic of Ireland; Former Chief Whip (2017-2018) and Minister for Education and Skills, Republic of Ireland
Chair Ofrit Liviatan – Lecturer on Law and Politics, Department of Government, Harvard University; Director, Freshman Seminar Program, Harvard University

7:30am - 7:00pm

Hyatt Regency Hotel Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139

German American Conference & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — German American Conference 2022 - Day 1

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Zeitenwende – German Politics and Identity in a Time of Transformation

4:00pm - 5:15pm

Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

Zeitenwende – German Politics and Identity in a Time of Transformation

Oliver Schmolke – Vice Chief of Staff, Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2022, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair 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

2:00pm - 3:15pm

Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

New Research on Europe — Powers of the Powerless: Feminist Mobilization, Democracy and Economic Empowerment Worldwide

Sirje Laurel Weldon – Distinguished Professor, Simon Fraser University; Visiting Scholar 2022-2023, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair Jane Mansbridge – Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Emerita, Harvard Kennedy School

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The Future of Work and Welfare: Insights from the National Skills Strategy in Germany

11:00am - 12:15pm

Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

The Future of Work and Welfare: Insights from the National Skills Strategy in Germany

Sven Rahner – Head of Secretariat, National Skills Strategy Task Force, German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow (Fall 2022), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair Torben Iversen – Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, October 21, 2022

Colonial Copyright Law and Modernist Authorship

12:00pm - 1:15pm

Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

Dissertation Workshop — Colonial Copyright Law and Modernist Authorship

Alexander Hartley – Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair Nikolas Weyland – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Krupp Foundation Dissertation Research Fellowship Recipient, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Capitalism in Chaos: A Conversation with Máté Rigó

4:30pm - 5:45pm

Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

History Seminar — Capitalism in Chaos: A Conversation with Máté Rigó

Máté Rigó – Assistant Professor of History, Brandeis University
Chair David Spreen – Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty and Seminar Co-Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University

2:00pm - 3:15pm

Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

New Research on Europe — The Consequences of Political Crime for Democratic Representation and Electoral Polarization

Fabio Ellger – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, WZB Berlin Social Science Center; Visiting Scholar 2022-2023, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair Daniel Ziblatt – Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Session 2: Thesis Strategies for Research, Advisers, and Recommendation Letters

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Virtual/RSVP Required

Thesis Workshop for Juniors — Session 2: Thesis Strategies for Research, Advisers, and Recommendation Letters

Chair Michael Tworek – Associate, History Department, Harvard University; Thesis Workshop Organizer, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and William Whitham – Lecturer, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard University; Thesis Workshop Organizer, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

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