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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Book Talk | Insecurity Politics: How Unstable Lives Lead to Populist Support
4:00pm - 6:00pm
New Research on Europe Seminar & Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion — Book Talk | Insecurity Politics: How Unstable Lives Lead to Populist Support
CGIS Knafel K262, 1737 Cambridge Street
  • Lorenza Antonucci – Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Cambridge
  • Chair Michèle Lamont – Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and of African-American Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Questions of Fascism and Democracy Lecture Series & Democracy and Its Critics Initiative — Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Giovanni Capoccia – Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Politics and International Relations; Fellow Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
  • Steven Levitsky – Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government, 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
Politics in the Bedroom: The Role of Political Attitudes in Romantic Relationships in Germany
3:30pm - 4:45pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Politics in the Bedroom: The Role of Political Attitudes in Romantic Relationships in Germany
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Ansgar Hudde – Assistant Professor, University of Cologne, Germany; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Ashwini Ashokkumar – Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard University

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Greek Prime Ministers In the Eye of the Storm – Managing the Greek Economic Crisis and Leading Change (2010-2018)
4:00pm - 5:15pm
European Politics Seminar & The Center for Hellenic Studies — Greek Prime Ministers In the Eye of the Storm – Managing the Greek Economic Crisis and Leading Change (2010-2018)
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Kevin Featherstone – Emeritus Professor of European Politics; Professorial Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory Center, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Dimitris Papadimitriou – Professor of Political Science; Director of the the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Manchester; Vice-Dean for Social Responsibility and Inclusion and Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester
  • Chair Elizabeth Linos – Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management; Faculty Director of The People Lab, Harvard Kennedy School

Friday, April 10, 2026

Paths to Recognition through Politics among Young Workers Living in or around Manchester, NH and Manchester, UK
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Seminar on the State and Capitalism Since 1800 — Paths to Recognition through Politics among Young Workers Living in or around Manchester, NH and Manchester, UK
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Michèle Lamont – Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and of African-American Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Andrew Miles – Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
  • Jennifer Hochschild – H.L. Jayne Professor of Government, and Professor of African and African American Studies, Center for Government and International Studies, Harvard 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 and Kathleen Thelen – Ford Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.K. and U.S.
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — The Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.K. and U.S.
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Ayelet Carmeli – Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, MIT; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student 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

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Climate Risk Management in Europe and the World
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Climate Risk Management in Europe and the World
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Grace Ballor – Assistant Professor of International Economic History, Bocconi University; Visiting Professor of History and Environmental Research, Sciences Po Paris; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jennifer Spence – Director, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Shifting Border: Immigration Enforcement in the Context of Recent Developments in the EU and U.S.
11:00am - 12:30pm
European Union Seminar — The Shifting Border: Immigration Enforcement in the Context of Recent Developments in the EU and U.S.
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Ayelet Shachar – Professor of Law, Political Science, and Global Affairs; R.F. Harney Chair in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto
  • Noora Lori – Associate Professor of International Relations; Director of Middle East-North Africa Initiative, Boston University
  • Chair Christoph Mikulaschek – Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Kaija Schilde – Associate Dean of Studies; Jean Monnet Chair in European Security and Defense; Associate Professor of International Relations, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Thursday, April 23, 2026

The Rise of the French Far Right and Its Impact on Transatlantic Relations
4:00pm - 5:00pm
European Politics Seminar — The Rise of the French Far Right and Its Impact on Transatlantic Relations
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Victor Mallet – Senior Editor, World News Desk, The Financial Times
  • Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Arthur Goldhammer – Writer & Translator; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University

Friday, April 24, 2026

The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Alexander Busch – Ph.D. Student in Management Science, Massachussetts Institute of Technology; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student 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
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