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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Religion as a Political Double-Edged Sword
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Seminar on European Development in a Historical Perspective — Religion as a Political Double-Edged Sword
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Speaker Felipe Valencia Cailcedo – Dean's Assistant Professor of Political Economy and Economics, Brown University
  • Chair Shao-Yu Jheng – Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Atlantic Exiles: Refugees and Revolution in the Atlantic World, 1770s-1820s
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — Atlantic Exiles: Refugees and Revolution in the Atlantic World, 1770s-1820s
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Speaker Jan C. Jansen – Full Professor of Modern History, University of Tübingen; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Danilo Mandić – Associate Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Harvard University; Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, May 1, 2026

The Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.K. and U.S.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Graduate Student Research Workshop — The Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.K. and U.S.
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Speaker Ayelet Carmeli – Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, MIT; 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, May 6, 2026

The Role of European Higher Education Policies in Social Polarization: Fostering an Educational Cleavage or a Fragmentation in Graduates’ Subjective Social Status?
2:00pm - 3:15pm
New Research on Europe Seminar — The Role of European Higher Education Policies in Social Polarization: Fostering an Educational Cleavage or a Fragmentation in Graduates’ Subjective Social Status?
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
  • Speaker Rebecca Ghio – Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Milan; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Joscha Legewie – Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Harvard University

Friday, May 8, 2026

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