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European Union Seminar

Chairs

Karl Kaiser
Karl Kaiser
Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Christoph Mikulaschek
Christoph Mikulaschek
Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Kaija Schilde
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
Paris Boo
Paris Boo
Ph.D. Candidate in Government, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
 

This seminar examines the politics of the European Union from theoretical, empirical and interdisciplinary perspectives. It studies the theoretical foundations of the European project in light of the problems exposed by the ongoing crisis on the continent and addresses salient EU policy issues.

Study Group Events Calendar

Safeguarding Europe’s Liberal Democracy – A Discussion with Leo Varadkar, 14th Taoiseach of Ireland European Union Seminar & Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights — Safeguarding Europe’s Liberal Democracy – A Discussion with Leo Varadkar, 14th Taoiseach of Ireland
April 28, 2025
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
  • Moderated by Diego Garcia Blum – Program Director for the Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Alberto López Ortega – Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Ramón Areces Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Ukraine’s Membership in the EU: The Problem of Further Enlargement European Union Seminar — Ukraine’s Membership in the EU: The Problem of Further Enlargement
April 9, 2025
3:30pm - 5:00pm
  • Daniela Schwarzer – Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Foundation
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & 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 and Christoph Mikulaschek – Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Intergovernmental Negotiations in the European Union: Between Transparency and Confidentiality European Union Seminar — Intergovernmental Negotiations in the European Union: Between Transparency and Confidentiality
March 24, 2025
3:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Mareike Kleine – Associate Professor in EU and International Politics, European Institute, London School of Economics; Visiting Scholar (2024-2025), Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, Princeton University
  • Christoph Mikulaschek – Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & 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
Economic Security and Transatlantic Relations – A Conversation with EU Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšienė European Union Seminar — Economic Security and Transatlantic Relations – A Conversation with EU Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšienė
November 15, 2024
10:00am - 11:15am
  • Jovita Neliupšienė – Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
  • Introduction by Khatuna Salukvadze – Senior Fellow, Advanced Leadership Initiative, Harvard University; Former Ambassador of Georgia to Lithuania
  • Chair Mathias Risse – Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy & Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Building EU Defense: Can Europe Meet Ukraine’s Security Needs? European Union Seminar — Building EU Defense: Can Europe Meet Ukraine’s Security Needs?
November 13, 2024
3:00pm - 4:15pm
  • Mariana Budjeryn – Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
  • 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
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Christoph Mikulaschek – Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
A Better Path for Ukraine and NATO: What Kyiv Could Do Now for a Place in the Alliance European Union Seminar — A Better Path for Ukraine and NATO: What Kyiv Could Do Now for a Place in the Alliance
October 28, 2024
5:00pm - 6:30pm
  • Mary Elise Sarotte – Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Ernest May Visiting Fellow, Applied History Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Moderated by Serhii Plokhii – Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Professor of Ukrainian History, Harvard University; Director, Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University
More Bark than Bite? The Far Right and Foreign Policy in Europe European Union Seminar & The Democracy and Its Critics Initiative — More Bark than Bite? The Far Right and Foreign Policy in Europe
September 20, 2024
10:00am - 11:15am
  • Andrew Moravcsik – Professor of Politics and International Affairs & Director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination and the European Union Program, Princeton University
  • 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
  • Moderated by Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair 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 and Christoph Mikulaschek – Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The European Union and the War in Ukraine European Union Seminar — The European Union and the War in Ukraine
November 9, 2023
4:00pm - 5:30pm
  • Jolyon Howorth – Jean Monnet Professor ad personam & Professor Emeritus of European Politics, University of Bath
  • Oxana Shevel – Associate Professor, Political Science & Director of International Relations Program, Tufts University
  • Stephen Walt – Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
Ukraine's EU Accession: Political, Economic and Institutional Problems European Union Seminar — Ukraine's EU Accession: Political, Economic and Institutional Problems
October 16, 2023
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Federico Fabbrini – Full Professor of European Law, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University; Director, Law Research Centre, Dublin City University
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University and Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Is the Union of Europe Still Winning? European Union Seminar — Is the Union of Europe Still Winning?
May 3, 2023
11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Andrew Moravcsik – Professor of Politics and International Affairs & Director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination and the European Union Program, Princeton University
  • Stephen Walt – Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Hard Times in Brussels: How the EU is Dealing with Pandemic and War European Union Seminar — Hard Times in Brussels: How the EU is Dealing with Pandemic and War
April 5, 2023
11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Sergio Fabbrini – Dean, Political Science Department; Professor of Political Science and International Relations, LUISS Guido Carli
  • Metin Hakverdi – Member of the Bundestag, Federal Republic of Germany; Board Member, Atlantik-Brücke; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Greece’s Digital Leap: A Case of Reform and Good Governance European Union Seminar — Greece’s Digital Leap: A Case of Reform and Good Governance
February 28, 2023
3:00pm - 4:15pm
  • Kyriakos Pierrakakis – Minister of Digital Governance, Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Greece
  • Chair Elizabeth Linos – Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Welcome Remarks by Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Brussels Effect and the EU’s Open Strategic Autonomy European Union Seminar & Harvard European Law Association — The Brussels Effect and the EU’s Open Strategic Autonomy
November 14, 2022
12:15pm - 1:30pm
  • Anu Bradford – Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia Law School
  • Chair Juan Jorge Piernas López – Visiting Researcher, Institute for Global Law & Policy (IGLP); Jean Monnet Chair, University of Murcia, Faculty of Law, Spain
The Future of EU Economic Governance European Union Seminar — The Future of EU Economic Governance
October 31, 2022
12:00pm - 1:15pm
  • Federico Fabbrini – Full Professor of European Law, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University; Director, Law Research Centre, Dublin City University
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
The European Union’s Reaction to the War in Ukraine European Union Seminar — The European Union’s Reaction to the War in Ukraine
October 18, 2022
2:00pm - 3:30pm
  • Jolyon Howorth – Jean Monnet Professor ad personam & Professor Emeritus of European Politics, University of Bath
  • Daniela Schwarzer – Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Foundation
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
Power & Alliances: The Transatlantic Partnership in a Changing World Harvard Law School & European Union Seminar — Power & Alliances: The Transatlantic Partnership in a Changing World
October 15, 2022
11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Valdis Dombrovskis – Executive Vice-President for Economy and Trade, European Commission
  • Chair and Discussant Mark Wu – Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Director, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
Truth, Democracy and Media Freedom: The Life of Elias Demetracopoulos European Union Seminar — Truth, Democracy and Media Freedom: The Life of Elias Demetracopoulos
May 24, 2022
11:00am - 12:00pm
  • James H. Barron – Author
  • Katerina Sokou – Washington D.C. Correspondent, Kathimerini
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Stories and Archives: A Conversation with Mark Mazower and Ersi Sotiropoulos European Union Seminar — Stories and Archives: A Conversation with Mark Mazower and Ersi Sotiropoulos
April 29, 2022
12:30pm - 1:30pm
  • Mark Mazower – Ira D. Wallach Professor of History, Columbia University
  • Ersi Sotiropoulos – Author
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Opening Remarks by Alexandra Papadopoulou – Ambassador of Greece to the United States
Athens: City of Wisdom – Historical and Modern Resilience in Greece’s Capital European Union Seminar — Athens: City of Wisdom – Historical and Modern Resilience in Greece’s Capital
April 12, 2022
12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Bruce Clark – Author; Journalist, The Economist
  • Chair Mark Schiefsky – C. Lois P. Grove Professor of the Classics & Director, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University
  • Welcome Remarks by Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Stratos Efthymiou – Consul General of Greece in Boston
Germany and Europe’s Reaction to the Ukraine Crisis: Implications for the West European Union Seminar — Germany and Europe’s Reaction to the Ukraine Crisis: Implications for the West
March 31, 2022
3:00pm - 4:15pm
  • Wolfgang Ischinger – Senior Professor of Security Policy and Diplomatic Practice, The Hertie School; Chair, Munich Security Conference (2008-2022)
  • Joseph S. Nye – Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Daniela Schwarzer – Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Foundation
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
U.S.-European Relations: Where Do We Stand? European Union Seminar — U.S.-European Relations: Where Do We Stand?
November 30, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Thierry De Montbrial – Founder and Executive Chairman, French Institute for International Relations (Ifri)
  • Joseph S. Nye – Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate European Union Seminar — Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate
November 9, 2021
1:30pm - 2:45pm
  • Mary Elise Sarotte – Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Ernest May Visiting Fellow, Applied History Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Margaret MacMillan – Professor of History, University of Toronto; Emeritus Professor of International History, Oxford University; Engelsberg Chair in History and International Affairs, IDEAS at the London School of Economics
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Coping with Extreme Heat: Urban Preparedness for Social and Physical Resilience European Union Seminar & Worldwide Week at Harvard — Coping with Extreme Heat: Urban Preparedness for Social and Physical Resilience
October 4, 2021
1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Amy Chester – Managing Director, Rebuild By Design
  • Eleni Myrivili – Senior Advisor for Resilience and Sustainability, City of Athens
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Transatlantic Crises: AUKUS, the China Challenge and Afghanistan European Union Seminar & Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship — Transatlantic Crises: AUKUS, the China Challenge and Afghanistan
September 24, 2021
11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Nathalie Tocci – Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali
  • Introduction by Joseph S. Nye – Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
EU-US Trade Relations: Where do They Stand Under the Biden Administration? European Union Seminar — EU-US Trade Relations: Where do They Stand Under the Biden Administration?
April 27, 2021
12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Stormy-Annika Mildner – Executive Director, Aspen Institute Germany
  • Peter Rashish – Senior Fellow and Director, Geoeconomics Program, American Institute for German Studies (AICGS)
  • Rupert Schlegelmilch – Director, The Americas, Agriculture and Food Safety, European Commission
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The COVID-19 Crisis: EU and Member-State Responses European Union Seminar — The COVID-19 Crisis: EU and Member-State Responses
April 13, 2021
12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • Marco Buti – Head of Cabinet of Commissioner of Economy Paolo Gentiloni, European Commission; Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (2008-2019), European Commission
  • Sergio Fabbrini – Dean, Political Science Department; Professor of Political Science and International Relations, LUISS Guido Carli
  • Hans-Helmut Kotz – Visiting Professor of Economics, Resident Faculty, & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union European Union Seminar — Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union
April 8, 2021
1:00pm - 2:15pm
  • Stella Ghervas – Professor of Russian History, Newcastle University
  • Charles Maier – Leverett Saltonstall Professor Emeritus of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (1994-2001), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Samuel Moyn – Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History, Yale Law School
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
Populism, Democracy and Recognition European Union Seminar — Populism, Democracy and Recognition
February 18, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Michèle Lamont – Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and of African-American Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Pierre Rosanvallon – Professor of Modern and Contemporary History of Politics, Collège de France
  • Welcome Remarks by Arnaud Mentré – Consul General of France in Boston
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
What’s the EU for? Thinking about EU-level Public Goods in a Post-COVID World European Economic Policy Forum — What’s the EU for? Thinking about EU-level Public Goods in a Post-COVID World
November 12, 2020
12:15pm - 1:30pm
  • Marco Buti – Head of Cabinet, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Taxation
  • Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
  • Daniela Schwarzer – Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Foundation
  • Chair Hans-Helmut Kotz – CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy – A Book Discussion European Union Seminar & Worldwide Week at Harvard — Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy – A Book Discussion
October 6, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
  • Jane Mansbridge – Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Emerita, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; CES Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
CANCELLED - Sovereigntists of Europe Unite - De-democratization in EU Member States and the Emerging Alliance of EU Sovereigntists European Union and European Politics Seminars — CANCELLED - Sovereigntists of Europe Unite - De-democratization in EU Member States and the Emerging Alliance of EU Sovereigntists
April 20, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Laszlo Bruszt – Professor of Political Science, Central European University
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
CANCELLED - The Future of the European Union After Brexit European Union Seminar — CANCELLED - The Future of the European Union After Brexit
April 16, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Sergio Fabbrini – Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Luiss School of Government; Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University and Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
CANCELLED - Far Right Domino: Pathways of Transmission of the European Far-right Vote European Union Seminar — CANCELLED - Far Right Domino: Pathways of Transmission of the European Far-right Vote
April 10, 2020
2:30pm - 3:30pm
  • Lamprini Rori – Lecturer in Politics, University of Exeter
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
CANCELLED - Citizen Engagement with Refugee Resettlement: The French Case European Union Seminar — CANCELLED - Citizen Engagement with Refugee Resettlement: The French Case
March 25, 2020
12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • Claire Schiff – Associate Professor of Sociology, Bordeaux University; Researcher, Centre Emile Durkheim (CNRS)
  • Respondent Jacqueline Bhabha – FXB Director of Research & Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health; Jeremiah Smith Jr. Lecturer in Law, Harvard Law School; Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Lecturer on Social Studies; Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies & CES Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
CANCELLED - Hate Speech on Social Media: A European Case European Union Seminar — CANCELLED - Hate Speech on Social Media: A European Case
March 10, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Irene V. Pasquetto – Chief Editor, Misinformation Review, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Costanza Sciubba Caniglia – Managing Editor, Misinformation Review, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair and Discussant Alina Bârgăoanu – Dean and Jean Monnet Chair, Faculty of Communication and Public Relations, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration; Visiting Scholar 2018-2019, CES, Harvard University
The Climate-Neutral City: Views from Athens, London, Milan, Paris, and Vienna European Union Seminar — The Climate-Neutral City: Views from Athens, London, Milan, Paris, and Vienna
February 25, 2020
2:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Adam Freed – Principal, Bloomberg Associates
  • Eleni Myrivili – Senior Advisor for Resilience and Sustainability, City of Athens
  • Maria Vassilakou – Deputy Mayor and Deputy Governor, City of Vienna (2010-2019)
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
A Europe Fit for the Digital Age European Union Seminar — A Europe Fit for the Digital Age
February 11, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Kasia Jakimowicz – Edward S. Mason Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Senior Programme Advisor, European Innovation Council, European Commission (2018-2019)
  • Julia Reda – Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; Member of the European Parliament (2014-2019)
  • Álvaro Renedo Zalba – Rafael del Pino-Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; CES Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
Reinventing Athens – A Conversation with Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis CES 50th Anniversary Events Series — Reinventing Athens – A Conversation with Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis
February 4, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Kostas Bakoyannis – Resident Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Mayor of Athens (2019-2023), The Hellenic Republic
  • Chair Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Emergency Powers of International Organizations European Union Seminar — Emergency Powers of International Organizations
November 20, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Christian Kreuder-Sonnen – Assistant Professor for International Organizations, Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Visiting Scholar 2019-2020, CES, Harvard University
  • Joel P. Trachtman – Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
What Future for Europe’s Foreign Policy? A Discussion with Pierre Vimont European Union Seminar — What Future for Europe’s Foreign Policy? A Discussion with Pierre Vimont
November 15, 2019
2:00pm - 3:30pm
  • Pierre Vimont – Executive Secretary-General (2010-2015), European External Action Service (EEAS); Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in Europe and the World European Union Seminar — Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in Europe and the World
November 12, 2019
2:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Justin Gest – Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Schar School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
The Survival of the Jews in France, 1940-1944 Jews in Modern Europe Seminar & European Union Seminar — The Survival of the Jews in France, 1940-1944
October 17, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Jacques Sémelin – Professor in Modern History and Political Science, Science Po; Senior Researcher Emeritus, Center for International Studies (CERI-CNRS)
  • Chair Derek J. Penslar – William Lee Frost Professor of Modern Jewish History; CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Harvard University
Italy in Europe: Economic Problems and Political Prospects European Union Seminar - A Worldwide Week at Harvard Event — Italy in Europe: Economic Problems and Political Prospects
October 10, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Carlo Bastasin – Non-resident Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
  • Philippe Le Corre – Research Associate, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation & the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School; Non-resident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
Day of France at Harvard Consulate General of France in Boston & CES European Union Seminar — Day of France at Harvard
September 26, 2019
10:00am - 8:00pm
The State of EU-U.S. Trade Relations: Between Conflict and Convergence European Union Seminar — The State of EU-U.S. Trade Relations: Between Conflict and Convergence
September 23, 2019
12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • Berend Diekmann – Head of Division for USA, Canada and Mexico, Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Federal Republic of Germany
  • Hans-Helmut Kotz – Visiting Professor of Economics, CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Populism and Liberal Democracy European Union Seminar — Populism and Liberal Democracy
September 5, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Takis Pappas – University Researcher, University of Helsinki
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University and Bart Bonikowski – Associate Professor of Sociology, CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
Migration and Distributive Politics in the European Union European Union Study Group — Migration and Distributive Politics in the European Union
May 8, 2019
2:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Merih Angin – Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Scholars Program, Harvard University
  • Hernan del Valle  – Rita E. Hauser Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
  • Chair Ayşe Kadıoğlu – Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Visiting Scholar, CES, Harvard University; Professor of Political Science, Sabancı University
France in the World: "A Medievalist Reflects on the ‘Master Narrative'" France in the World: "A Medievalist Reflects on the ‘Master Narrative'"
April 29, 2019
5:30pm - 7:30pm
France: A Key Player in Europe’s Relationship with China European Union Study Group — France: A Key Player in Europe’s Relationship with China
April 3, 2019
12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • Philippe Le Corre – Affiliate, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs & Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Senior Associate, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Co-Chair, European Union Study Group, CES
Unintended Consequences of EU External Action European Union Study Group — Unintended Consequences of EU External Action
March 28, 2019
2:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Olga Burlyuk – FWO Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for EU Studies, Ghent University; Visiting Scholar, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
  • Claudia Wiesner – Professor of Political Science and Jean Monnet Chair, Fulda University of Applied Sciences; Visiting Scholar 2018-2019, CES, Harvard University
  • Christiane Lemke – Professor of Political Science, Leibniz University of Hannover; Visiting Scholar 2018-2019, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1983-1984, CES, Harvard University
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies & Assistant Director of Curricular Development, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Migration Debates in Germany: Where Are We Headed and What Should We Do? European Union Study Group — Migration Debates in Germany: Where Are We Headed and What Should We Do?
March 26, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Johannes Vogel – Member of the Bundestag, Federal Republic of Germany; Secretary General, Free Democratic Party in North-Rhine Westphalia; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2019, CES, Harvard University
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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