In her new book, How It All Vegan, Nina Gheihman aims to educate, but also illustrate veganism’s incredible development over time. “Whether you agree with it or not, I think vegan entrepreneurs have really affected the popular culture and are shifting us towards a more plant-based diet. And I wanted to tell their story.”
Peter Hall and Rosemary Taylor argue that the coronavirus crisis has inflamed cleavages in democratic societies which will be difficult to heal.
Peter A. Hall is Krupp Foundation professor of European studies at Harvard University and the editor with Michèle Lamont of Successful Societies and Social Resilience in the Neoliberal Era. Rosemary CR Taylor is associate professor of sociology and community health at Tufts University and has written widely on epidemics, past and present.
The short- and long-term effects of the pandemic on immigrant workers depend on policies which vary substantially across western-European countries.
Nathan Grau, CES Graduate Student Affiliate and History Seminar Coordinator, is mentioned in this profile of graduate students whose research has been impacted by the pandemic.
Pablo Rasmussen (Government, European History, Politics and Societies) reflects on how his journey from Mexico City to Oklahoma and internships in Belgrade and Brussels have made him a rugged internationalist. He spoke to CES on the eve of his graduation from Harvard College.
Art Goldhammer, CES Local Affiliate, comments on the COVID rescue plans put forth by European leaders.
On the centenary of Max Weber’s death, Peter E. Gordon, CES Resident Faculty, reflects on the German sociologist's legacy and significance with a review of his newly translated vocation lectures published in “Charisma and Disenchantment: The Vocation Lectures” by The New York Review of Books.
De retour sur la scène politique, l’ancien chef de la diplomatie polonaise plaide en faveur d’un « grand compromis » entre Paris et Berlin pour renforcerl ’Union européenn.
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Bart Bonikowski, CES Resident Faculty, comments that trends toward greater polarization of nationalism are likely to persist.
