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Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Pitfalls of Militant Democracy: The (Problematic) Case of Germany
12:00pm - 1:15pm
The Democracy and Its Critics Initiative & John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship — The Pitfalls of Militant Democracy: The (Problematic) Case of Germany
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Wolfgang Merkel – Director of the Research Unit Democracy and Democratization (2004 - 2020), Berlin Social Science Center (WZB); John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Daniel Ziblatt – Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First Century
4:00pm - 5:30pm
European Politics Seminar — Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First Century
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Laura Beers – Professor of History, American University
  • Arianne Chernock – Professor of History, Boston University
  • Chair James Cronin – Research Professor in History, Boston College; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, November 15, 2024

Economic Security and Transatlantic Relations – A Conversation with EU Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšienė
10:00am - 11:15am
European Union Seminar — Economic Security and Transatlantic Relations – A Conversation with EU Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšienė
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Jovita Neliupšienė – Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
  • Introduction by Khatuna Salukvadze – Senior Fellow, Advanced Leadership Initiative, Harvard University; Former Ambassador of Georgia to Lithuania
  • Chair Mathias Risse – Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy & Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The German American Conference 2024
Day 1
German American Conference 2024 | Day 1
10:05am - 6:00pm
German American Conference 2024 | Day 1
Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Panel | What Next? Implications of the U.S. Election for Transatlantic Relations, Europe, and Germany
2:15pm - 3:30pm
German American Conference & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Panel | What Next? Implications of the U.S. Election for Transatlantic Relations, Europe, and Germany
Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
  • Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff – Director, German Council on Foreign Relations; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow (Fall 2024), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Jovita Neliupšienė – Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, Delegation of the European Union to the United States
  • Daniel Ziblatt – Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Saturday, November 16, 2024

The German American Conference 2024
Day 2
German American Conference | Day 2
8:00am - 11:30pm
German American Conference | Day 2
Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA
Panel | Geschichtspolitik in Public Art & Education - Rethink the Fostering of Transatlantic Relationship in Berlin’s Memorial Culture
10:00am - 11:30am
German American Conference & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Panel | Geschichtspolitik in Public Art & Education - Rethink the Fostering of Transatlantic Relationship in Berlin’s Memorial Culture
Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA
  • Juliane Haubold-Stolle – Head of Department for Exhibitions, Stasi Document Archive
  • Axel Klausmeier – Director, Berlin Wall Foundation and Museum; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Benjamin Nienass – Associate Professor of Political Science and Law, Montclair State University

Sunday, November 17, 2024

The German American Conference 2024
Day 3
German American Conference | Day 3
8:30am - 5:00pm
German American Conference | Day 3
Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA
Panel | Climate Activism: Effective Advocacy or Polarizing Force?
2:00pm - 3:15pm
German American Conference & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Panel | Climate Activism: Effective Advocacy or Polarizing Force?
Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA
  • Luisa Neubauer – Youth Climate Justice Activist and Lead Organizer, Fridays for Future Germany; Visiting Research Scholar, Center for German and European Studies, Brandeis University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow (Fall 2024), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Tristan A. Foerster – Co-Founder, ClimatePartner
  • Alexandria Villaseñor – Founder, Earth Uprising International
  • Wiebke Winter – Member, Bremen State Parliament (MdBB); Member, Federal Executive Committee (CDU)

Monday, November 18, 2024

The Chronopolitics of Turco-European Relations: Populism, History, and Foreign Policy
1:00pm - 2:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — The Chronopolitics of Turco-European Relations: Populism, History, and Foreign Policy
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Senem Aydın-Düzgit – Professor of International Relations, Sabancı University; Senior Scholar and Research and Academic Affairs Coordinator, Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı University; Pierre Keller Visiting Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Bahar Rumelili – Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Department of International Relations, Koç University; Visiting Professor, McGill University
  • Chair Tobias Wille – Assistant Professor of International Security, Goethe University Frankfurt; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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