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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Italy's Great War: A Centennial Perspective
5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Annual Gaetano Salvemini Colloquium in Italian History and Culture — Italy's Great War: A Centennial Perspective
  • Alessandro Portelli – Professor Emeritus, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
  • Chair Charles Maier – Leverett Saltonstall Professor Emeritus of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (1994-2001), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

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; Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian 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, October 8, 2015

A Conversation with Photographer Barbara Klemm & Opening of the Gallery Exhibit
4:15pm - 5:45pm
"West Meets East" — A Conversation with Photographer Barbara Klemm & Opening of the Gallery Exhibit
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Barbara Klemm – Photographer, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (1959-2004); Honorary Professor of Photography, Darmstadt University of Applied Arts, Faculty of Design; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2015-2016, CES, Harvard University
  • Benjamin H.D. Buchloh – Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Modern Art, Harvard University, Department of History of Art and Architecture
  • Mary Elise Sarotte – Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Ernest May Visiting Fellow, Applied History Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate, 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; Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, 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; Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

The Struggle Continues: The Politics of Protest Since 1968
4:15pm - 6:00pm
CES Special Event & Art Exhibit Opening — The Struggle Continues: The Politics of Protest Since 1968
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Marshall Ganz – Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
  • Lilian Mathieu – Senior Researcher (Sociology), National Center for Scientific Research, France; Member, Centre Max Weber, École normale supérieure de Lyon
  • Srdja Popovic – Co-founder and Chairman, Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies
  • Chair Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History and CES Resident Faculty, Harvard University

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, November 1, 2018

 An Address by Sigmar Gabriel – Europe: An Answer to the German Question?
4:30pm - 6:00pm
The Inaugural Guido Goldman Lecture on Germany — An Address by Sigmar Gabriel – Europe: An Answer to the German Question?
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

Thursday, November 8, 2018

"It is Our Court": Defending the Rule of Law in Poland – An Address by Adam Bodnar, Commissioner for Human Rights, Republic of Poland
5:00pm - 6:30pm
August Zaleski Memorial Lecture in Modern Polish History — "It is Our Court": Defending the Rule of Law in Poland – An Address by Adam Bodnar, Commissioner for Human Rights, Republic of Poland
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Adam Bodnar – Ombudsman for Human Rights, Republic of Poland
  • Respondent Vlad Perju – Professor, Boston College Law School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government & CES Director, Harvard University
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