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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Strengthening Democracy Worldwide: International IDEA @ 20
4:10pm - 6:00pm
Ash Center Foyer, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, HKS, 124 Mt Auburn St, Suite 200-North
Strengthening Democracy Worldwide: International IDEA @ 20
  • Yves Leterme – Secretary-General, International IDEA; Former Prime Minister of Belgium
  • Moderated by Pippa Norris – Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Harvard Kennedy School; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, April 24, 2015

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Dining Room, Busch Hall
Friday Lunch
The Origins of International Economic Governance: Food, Finance, and Shipping during the First World War, 1916-1920
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Dissertation Workshop — The Origins of International Economic Governance: Food, Finance, and Shipping during the First World War, 1916-1920
  • James R. Martin – PhD Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, CES, Harvard University
2:15pm - 4:00pm
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Corporate Power in the 21st Century
  • Gerald F. Davis – Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Management, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business

Monday, April 27, 2015

Turkey: Growing Pains Under the Long Shadow of History
4:15pm - 7:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Inauguration of the Özyeğin Forum on Modern Turkey — Turkey: Growing Pains Under the Long Shadow of History
  • Daron Acemoglu – Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (2012-2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Introduction by Ayla Göksel – CEO, Özyeğin Social Investments

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

2:15pm - 4:00pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Investing in National Security Through Veterans Affairs: Examples from Southeast Europe
  • Predrag Matic – Minister for Veterans' Affairs (2011), Cabinet of Zoran Milanovic, Republic of Croatia
  • Bojan Glavasevic – Assistant minister in charge of Legal Affairs and Veteran Housing, Republic of Croatia

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Mountains, Continents, Economics and Religion: Four Ways to Think about European History
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Mountains, Continents, Economics and Religion: Four Ways to Think about European History
  • James R. Martin – PhD Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, CES, Harvard University
  • Carolin F. Roeder – Past Graduate Student Affiliate
  • Brandon Bloch – College Fellow in Modern European History, Harvard University; Local Affiliate, CES, Harvard University
  • Matthew G. Sohm – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Minimum Wage in Germany: What Brought the State In?
12:15pm - 1:45pm
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
The Minimum Wage in Germany: What Brought the State In?
  • Deborah Mabbett – Professor of Public Policy, Birkbeck, University of London
The EU Competition Policy and the European Single Market: A Review 50 Years After
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
The EU Competition Policy and the European Single Market: A Review 50 Years After
  • Luis M. Viceira – George E. Bates Professor, Harvard Business School; Past Director, European Finance Association
  • Joaquín Almunia – Vice President and Commissioner for Competition, European Commission (2010-2014); Short-Term Fellow, CES, Harvard University

Thursday, April 30, 2015

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