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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Citizenship and Global Wars: Inclusion and Exclusion in Europe during the First World War and in its Aftermath
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Citizenship and Global Wars: Inclusion and Exclusion in Europe during the First World War and in its Aftermath
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
  • Arthur Goldhammer – Writer & Translator; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University

Friday, February 20, 2026

Welfare Benefits for Metropolitan and Colonial Soldiers: The British, French, and American Empires in World Wars
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — Welfare Benefits for Metropolitan and Colonial Soldiers: The British, French, and American Empires in World Wars
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Amelia Malpas – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Democratic Resilience: How Parties, Civil Society, and the Media Resist Far-Right Politics
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Democratic Resilience: How Parties, Civil Society, and the Media Resist Far-Right Politics
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Teresa Völker – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, WZB Berlin Social Science Center; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Laura Jakli – Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University

Monday, March 2, 2026

Research Methods and Working in the Field
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Thesis Workshop for Juniors — Research Methods and Working in the Field
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Chair Charles Clavey – Preceptor in Social Studies, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University and Matt Reichert – Preceptor on Social Studies, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Tiny Gardens Everywhere
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Environmental Histories of Europe Seminar — Tiny Gardens Everywhere
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Kate Brown – Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Chair Nikolas Weyland – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, March 6, 2026

Polish Nationals, French Ties, and the Politics of Re-Naturalization in the German Ruhr, 1918-1945
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — Polish Nationals, French Ties, and the Politics of Re-Naturalization in the German Ruhr, 1918-1945
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Nikolas Weyland – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Monday, March 9, 2026

Europe without Borders: A Conversation with Isaac Stanley-Becker
4:30pm - 6:00pm
History Seminar — Europe without Borders: A Conversation with Isaac Stanley-Becker
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Isaac Stanley-Becker – Staff Writer, The Atlantic
  • Chair and Discussant Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard History Department, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Conscientious Objectors to the Jet Age? The History of Anti-Airport Activists and Non-Flyers
11:00am - 12:30pm
Environmental Histories of Europe Seminar — Conscientious Objectors to the Jet Age? The History of Anti-Airport Activists and Non-Flyers
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Lauren Stokes – Associate Professor of History, Northwestern University
  • Chair Ailish Lalor – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University
From the Silver Screen to Society – Film Director Agnieszka Holland Reflects on Modern-day Dystopia
4:15pm - 5:30pm
August Zaleski Memorial Lecture in Modern Polish History — From the Silver Screen to Society – Film Director Agnieszka Holland Reflects on Modern-day Dystopia
  • Agnieszka Holland – Film Director and Screenwriter
  • 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
  • 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, March 12, 2026

Electromobility and the Politics of Climate Change: Far-Right Climate Obstruction and Its Impact on Mainstream Parties
1:00pm - 2:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Electromobility and the Politics of Climate Change: Far-Right Climate Obstruction and Its Impact on Mainstream Parties
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Manès Weisskircher – Head of Research, REXKLIMA Group, Technische Universität Dresden; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Jason Beckfield – Robert G. Stone Jr. Professor of Sociology, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University
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