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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

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Denouncing Fascism to Save Eugenics: Apes, Men, and Earnest A. Hooton
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Environmental Histories of Europe Seminar — Denouncing Fascism to Save Eugenics: Apes, Men, and Earnest A. Hooton
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Quinn Slobodian – Professor of International History, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
  • Chair Lauren Bohm – Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Ailish Lalor – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Nikolas Weyland – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
New President, Old Continent: What the U.S. Elections Mean for Europe
4:00pm - 5:15pm
A John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship Event — New President, Old Continent: What the U.S. Elections Mean for Europe
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • 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
  • Chair Sebastián Royo – Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

From Nationality and Minority to Collective Rights: Defining and Classifying Groups in 19th and 20th Century Europe
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — From Nationality and Minority to Collective Rights: Defining and Classifying Groups in 19th and 20th Century Europe
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Daniela L. Caglioti – Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, Università di Napoli Federico II; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Sofia A. Perez – Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Navigating the Transatlantic Relationship in a Changing World
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Weatherhead Center for International Affairs — Navigating the Transatlantic Relationship in a Changing World
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Ana Duran de la Colina – Consul General of Spain in Boston, Consulate General of Spain in Boston
  • Sonja Kreibich – Consul General of Germany in Boston, Consulate General of Germany in Boston
  • Mustafa Soykurt – Consul General of France in Boston, Consulate General of France in Boston
  • Symeon Tegos – Consul General of Greece in Boston, Consulate General of Greece in Boston
  • Chair Christoph Mikulaschek – Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, November 22, 2024

Spatial Inequalities as a Problem of Political Integration
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Seminar on the State and Capitalism Since 1800 — Spatial Inequalities as a Problem of Political Integration
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Margaret Weir – Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Brown University
  • Andreas Wiedemann – Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
  • Chair Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Senior Advisor, Executive Committee, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Early Debates on Private and Public Welfare: The 19th Century Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.S. and France
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — Early Debates on Private and Public Welfare: The 19th Century Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.S. and France
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Ayelet Carmeli – Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, MIT; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
  • Chair Lauren Bohm – Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Monday, November 25, 2024

How Nietzsche Came in from the Cold: A Case of Political Philology
4:00pm - 6:00pm
The Harvard Colloquium for Intellectual History — How Nietzsche Came in from the Cold: A Case of Political Philology
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Philipp Felsch – Professor for Cultural History, Humboldt University Berlin; Bob and Charlotte Craig Visiting Professor, Department of German, Rutgers University
  • Chair Peter E. Gordon – Amabel B. James Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Affiliate, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures; Department of Government; and Department of Philosophy, Harvard University
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