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European Union Seminar

Chairs

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
 

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

The Geopolitics of Arctic Change and Europe’s Response European Union Seminar — The Geopolitics of Arctic Change and Europe’s Response
April 28, 2026
12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Speaker Kira Vinke – Deputy Research Director and Head of the Center for Climate and Foreign Policy, German Council on Foreign Relations
  • 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
CANCELED | The Shifting Border: Immigration Enforcement in the Context of Recent Developments in the EU and U.S. European Union Seminar — CANCELED | The Shifting Border: Immigration Enforcement in the Context of Recent Developments in the EU and U.S.
April 21, 2026
11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Speaker Ayelet Shachar – Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Irving G. and Eleanor D. Tragen Chair in Comparative Law, UC Berkeley Law
  • Discussant 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
The European Common Army: Defense and Peace from the European Defense Community to the Trump Era European Union Seminar — The European Common Army: Defense and Peace from the European Defense Community to the Trump Era
March 12, 2026
4:00pm - 5:15pm
  • Speaker Federico Fabbrini – Full Professor of European Law, School of Law and Government; Founding Director, Dublin European Law Institute, Dublin City University; Fulbright Schuman Fellow in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard 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
The Four Cs of Corruption in the EU: Concept, Causes, Consequences, Countermeasures European Union Seminar — The Four Cs of Corruption in the EU: Concept, Causes, Consequences, Countermeasures
December 2, 2025
3:30pm - 5:00pm
  • Speaker Dimitrios Skiadas – Visiting Professor and Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
  • Chair Christoph Mikulaschek – Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Discussant Albana Shehaj – Program Manager, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Harvard Extension School
Journalism in the Age of AI: Data and Lessons from Europe Worldwide Week at Harvard – European Union Seminar & Center for Hellenic Studies — Journalism in the Age of AI: Data and Lessons from Europe
October 14, 2025
3:00pm - 4:45pm
  • 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
  • Speaker Sotiris Sideris – Data Editor, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism; Nieman Fellow (2025-2026), Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University
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
  • 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 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Speaker Leo Varadkar – Taoiseach, Republic of Ireland (2017-2020 & 2022-2024); Hauser Leader, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
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
  • Speaker 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker Mareike Kleine – Associate Professor in EU and International Politics, European Institute, London School of Economics; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 2011-2012, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 2011-2012, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Discussant 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker Mariana Budjeryn – Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School 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
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker Mary Elise Sarotte – Professor of Global Affairs and Management; Director of the Brady-Johnson Program, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Moderated by Serhii Plokhii – Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Professor of Ukrainian History, 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
  • Speaker Andrew Moravcsik – Professor of Politics and International Affairs & Director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination and the European Union Program, Princeton University
  • Discussant 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Panelist Jolyon Howorth – Jean Monnet Professor ad personam & Professor Emeritus of European Politics, University of Bath and Oxana Shevel – Associate Professor, Political Science & Director of International Relations Program, Tufts University and 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker Federico Fabbrini – Full Professor of European Law, School of Law and Government; Founding Director, Dublin European Law Institute, Dublin City University; Fulbright Schuman Fellow in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker Andrew Moravcsik – Professor of Politics and International Affairs & Director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination and the European Union Program, Princeton University
  • Discussant 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker Sergio Fabbrini – Dean, Political Science Department; Professor of Political Science and International Relations, LUISS Guido Carli
  • Discussant 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker 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; Faculty Director of The People Lab, 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker Federico Fabbrini – Full Professor of European Law, School of Law and Government; Founding Director, Dublin European Law Institute, Dublin City University; Fulbright Schuman Fellow in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker Jolyon Howorth – Jean Monnet Professor ad personam & Professor Emeritus of European Politics, University of Bath and 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker James H. Barron – Author
  • Discussant 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
  • 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
  • Speaker Mark Mazower – Ira D. Wallach Professor of History, Columbia University and Ersi Sotiropoulos – Author
  • 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
  • Chair Mark Schiefsky – C. Lois P. Grove Professor of the Classics & Director, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University
  • Speaker Bruce Clark – Author; Journalist, The Economist
  • 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
  • Speaker Wolfgang Ischinger – Senior Professor of Security Policy and Diplomatic Practice, The Hertie School; Chair, Munich Security Conference (2008-2022) and Joseph S. Nye – Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School and 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker Thierry De Montbrial – Founder and Executive Chairman, French Institute for International Relations (Ifri) and 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • 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
  • Speaker Mary Elise Sarotte – Professor of Global Affairs and Management; Director of the Brady-Johnson Program, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Discussant 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
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
  • Speaker Amy Chester – Managing Director, Rebuild By Design and 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
  • Introduction by Joseph S. Nye – Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Speaker Nathalie Tocci – Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker Stormy-Annika Mildner – Executive Director, Aspen Institute Germany and Peter Rashish – Senior Fellow and Director, Geoeconomics Program, American Institute for German Studies (AICGS) and 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker Marco Buti – Head of Cabinet of Commissioner of Economy Paolo Gentiloni, European Commission; Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (2008-2019), European Commission and Sergio Fabbrini – Dean, Political Science Department; Professor of Political Science and International Relations, LUISS Guido Carli
  • Discussant 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
  • Speaker Stella Ghervas – Professor of Russian History, Newcastle University; Visiting Scholar 2013-2014 & 2014-2015, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Discussant Charles Maier – Leverett Saltonstall Professor Emeritus of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (1994-2001), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and 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
  • Welcome Remarks by Arnaud Mentré – Consul General of France in Boston
  • Speaker 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 and Pierre Rosanvallon – Professor of Modern and Contemporary History of Politics, Collège de France
  • 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
  • Speaker Marco Buti – Head of Cabinet, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Taxation
  • Discussant Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University and 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
  • Speaker Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
  • Discussant 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker Irene V. Pasquetto – Chief Editor, Misinformation Review, Harvard Kennedy School and 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 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
  • Speaker Adam Freed – Principal, Bloomberg Associates and Eleni Myrivili – Senior Advisor for Resilience and Sustainability, City of Athens and 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
  • Speaker Kasia Jakimowicz – Edward S. Mason Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Senior Programme Advisor, European Innovation Council, European Commission (2018-2019) and Julia Reda – Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; Member of the European Parliament (2014-2019) and 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker Christian Kreuder-Sonnen – Assistant Professor for International Organizations, Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Visiting Scholar 2019-2020, CES, Harvard University
  • Chair Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University
  • Discussant Joel P. Trachtman – Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker Carlo Bastasin – Non-resident Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
  • Discussant 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
  • Speaker Berend Diekmann – Head of Division for USA, Canada and Mexico, Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Federal Republic of Germany and 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker Merih Angin – Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Scholars Program, Harvard University
  • Discussant 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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker Olga Burlyuk – FWO Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for EU Studies, Ghent University; Visiting Scholar, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
  • Discussant Claudia Wiesner – Professor of Political Science and Jean Monnet Chair, Fulda University of Applied Sciences; Visiting Scholar 2018-2019, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Christiane Lemke-Dämpfling – Professor of Political Science, Leibniz University of Hannover; Visiting Scholar 2018-2019, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1983-1984, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 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
  • Speaker 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, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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