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Center for European Studies

The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) invites you to join our upcoming events. Please check the CES website and weekly emails regularly to ensure you don't miss the exciting and interdisciplinary events we are planning for this semester.

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CES Events
Monday, April 28, 2025
Safeguarding Europe’s Liberal Democracy – A Discussion with Leo Varadkar, 14th Taoiseach of Ireland
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Leo Varadkar – 14th Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland (2017-2020; 2022-2024); Hauser Leader, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School

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Moderated by Diego Garcia Blum – Program Director for the Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy SchoolAlberto López Ortega – Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Ramón Areces Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Thursday, May 1, 2025
European Development in a Historical Perspective – A Ph.D. & Postdoctoral Conference
9:00am - 5:00pm
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Chair Caterina Chiopris – Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard UniversityShao-Yu Jheng – Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard UniversityDaniel Lowery – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard UniversityMatthias Weigand – Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, May 2, 2025
Education, Representation, and the new Insider-Outsider Cleavage: Evidence from Germany
3:00pm - 4:30pm

Daniel T. Roberts – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

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Chair Lauren Bohm – Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard UniversityAdrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, May 9, 2025
Behavioral Expertise at the European Commission: Democratic Ends, Technocratic Means
3:00pm - 4:30pm

Lou Lennad – Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy on the Science, Technology, and Policy Studies, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

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Chair Lauren Bohm – Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard UniversityAdrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Community Events
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Annual Henri Zerner Lecture: Dutch Art and Rewilding Art History
6:00pm - 7:30pm
 
 
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