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Bridging Divides: Migration and Belonging - A View from the Arts and Social Sciences CES Special Event — Bridging Divides: Migration and Belonging - A View from the Arts and Social Sciences
October 16, 2019
4:00pm - 5:15pm
  • Makeda Best – Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Harvard Art Museums
  • Jonathan Laurence – Professor of Political Science, Boston College; Director, Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, Boston College; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Friederike Römer – Postdoctoral Researcher, CRC Global Dynamics of Social Policy, University of Bremen; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2019-2020, CES, Harvard University
  • Mary Schneider Enriquez – Houghton Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums
Nation Building: Why Some Countries Come Together While Others Fall Apart CES Special Events — Nation Building: Why Some Countries Come Together While Others Fall Apart
April 11, 2019
2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Andreas Wimmer – Lieber Professor of Sociology and Political Philosophy, Columbia University
  • Chair ​Briitta van Staalduinen – Graduate Student Affiliate & Populism, Nationalism and Radical Politics Seminar Co-Chair, CES; Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University and Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki – Graduate Student Affiliate, CES; Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University
The Dream of a United Europe: From the Marshall Plan to Brexit CES Special Event & Art Exhibit Opening — The Dream of a United Europe: From the Marshall Plan to Brexit
April 4, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • 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
  • Mary Elise Sarotte – Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Sir Paul Tucker – Senior Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Research Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School; Deputy Governor, The Bank of England (2009-2013)
  • Chair Daniel Ziblatt – Eaton Professor of the Science of Government and Acting Director (Spring 2019), CES, Harvard University
 25 Years of Studying the Far Right: Reflections on the Fourth Wave CES Special Event — 25 Years of Studying the Far Right: Reflections on the Fourth Wave
November 9, 2018
10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Cas Mudde – Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor, University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs
The Struggle Continues: The Politics of Protest Since 1968 CES Special Event & Art Exhibit Opening — The Struggle Continues: The Politics of Protest Since 1968
March 7, 2018
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Marshall Ganz – Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Lilian Mathieu – Senior Researcher (Sociology), National Center for Scientific Research, France; Member, Centre Max Weber, École normale supérieure de Lyon
  • Srdja Popovic – Co-founder and Chairman, Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies
  • Chair Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History and CES Resident Faculty, Harvard University
CES Open House CES Open House
September 6, 2017
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy Book Launch & Discussion — Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
April 17, 2017
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Daniel Ziblatt – Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
  • Amel Ahmed – Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • David Art – Professor of Political Science, Tufts University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Tarek Masoud – Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
  • Yascha Mounk – Associate Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow, SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Mary Elise Sarotte – Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Catalonia, Today and Tomorrow CES Special Event — Catalonia, Today and Tomorrow
March 27, 2017
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Carles Puigdemont – President of the Government of Catalonia
  • Stephen Ansolabehere – Frank G. Thompson Professor of Government, Harvard University; Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • José María Beneyto – Professor of International Public Law and International Relations and Director, Institute for European Studies
  • Bonnie N. Field – Professor & Chair of Global Studies, Bentley University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (2012-2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Session 4: Inclusionary Policies in Developing Countries Social Inclusion and Poverty Eradication: A Two-Day International Workshop
Social Inclusion and Poverty Eradication: An International Workshop — Session 4: Inclusionary Policies in Developing Countries
November 18, 2016
9:00am - 10:30am
  • Lázaro I. Rodríguez – United Nations Consultant; Transformatorio Cultural para el Desarrollo
  • Ajantha Subramanian – Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, Harvard University
  • Babatunde Omilola – Head of Development Planning and Inclusive Growth, United Nations Development Program, New York
  • Alberto D. Cimadamore – Scientific Director, Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, University of Bergen and International Social Science Council
  • Chair Brian Palmer-Rubin – Democracy Postdoctoral Fellow, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Why Turkey Matters for Europe: Dinner Discussion with Sir Peter Westmacott Özyeğin Forum on Modern Turkey — Why Turkey Matters for Europe: Dinner Discussion with Sir Peter Westmacott
April 20, 2016
5:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Sir Peter Westmacott – Former British Ambassador to Turkey (2002-2006); Former British Ambassador to France (2007-2012); Former British Ambassador to the United States (2012-2016); Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Welcome Remarks by Hüsnü M. Özyeğin – Founder and Chairman, Fiba Holding; Chairman, Özyeğin University
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (2012-2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Challenges in North Africa after the Arab Spring: Visions from a Transatlantic Perspective
April 15, 2016
11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Bernardino León – General Director, Emirates Diplomatic Academy; Former Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya; Former European Union Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean
  • Chair Alan D. Solomont – Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Dean of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University; Former U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra
The Emerging European Disunion CES Director's Seminar — The Emerging European Disunion
April 11, 2016
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Jacques Rupnik – Senior Research Fellow, Sciences Po
  • Loukas Tsoukalis – Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Ed Balls – UK Shadow Chancellor (2011-2015); Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (2012-2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Prime Minister of Italy H.E. Matteo Renzi Keynote Address — Prime Minister of Italy H.E. Matteo Renzi
March 31, 2016
11:15am - 12:30pm
  • Matteo Renzi – Prime Minister of Italy
  • Chair Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Movie Screening — On the Bride's Side
March 22, 2016
6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Holocaust as History and Warning The August Zaleski Memorial Lecture in Modern Polish History — The Holocaust as History and Warning
March 9, 2016
1:15pm - 3:00pm
  • Alison Frank Johnson – Professor of History, Harvard University; Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Terry Martin – Faculty Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; George F. Baker III Professor of Russian Studies, Harvard University
  • Timothy Snyder – Bird White Housum Professor of History, Yale University
  • Roman Szporluk – Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History, Emeritus, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (2012-2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Holocaust in Poland: Controversies and Explanations The Annual Zaleski Lecture in Modern Polish History — The Holocaust in Poland: Controversies and Explanations
March 8, 2016
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Timothy Snyder – Bird White Housum Professor of History, Yale University
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (2012-2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Is Europe Running out of Time? Perspectives on the Refugee Crisis Is Europe Running out of Time? Perspectives on the Refugee Crisis
March 3, 2016
1:15pm - 3:00pm
  • Tom Feeley – Policy Advisor, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE Group), European Parliament; Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; ALDE Short-Term Fellow (Spring 2016), CES, Harvard University
  • Itziar Muñoa – Policy Adviser, Euromed, Mashreq and Arab Peninsula delegations, EuroLat and Latin American delegations, Networking Unit, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE Group), European Parliament; Committee on Foreign Affairs and Subcommittee on Human Rights; ALDE Short-Term Fellow (Spring 2016), CES, Harvard University
  • Chair Saime Ozcurumez – Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Bilkent University; Visiting Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
Why Brexit Would be Worse for Those Left Behind Why Brexit Would be Worse for Those Left Behind
February 19, 2016
3:15pm - 5:00pm
  • Kalypso Nicolaïdis – Director, Center for International Studies, University of Oxford; Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford
  • Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Director (2012-2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
European Parliament Perspectives on the Challenges to the Transatlantic Partnership European Parliament Perspectives on the Challenges to the Transatlantic Partnership
February 9, 2016
1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Jeppe Kofod – Member, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament; Vice-Chair, Delegation for Relations with the United States
  • Marietje Schaake – Member, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe; Vice-Chair, Delegation for Relations with the United States
  • David McAllister – Member, Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats), European Parliament; Chair, Delegation for Relations with the United States
  • Chair Richard Cooper – Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University
A Tribute to Stanley Hoffmann A Tribute to Stanley Hoffmann
December 3, 2015
2:00pm - 3:30pm
A Conversation with European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Moving Towards Economic Recovery in the EU — A Conversation with European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
April 20, 2015
11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Chair Christian Ketels – Principal Associate, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School; Local Affiliate, CES, Harvard University
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany - Where Does It Stand in the Multi-layered Jurisdictional System in Europe? The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany - Where Does It Stand in the Multi-layered Jurisdictional System in Europe?
April 14, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Doris König – Justice of the Second Senate, Federal Constitutional Court of Germany; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2014-2015, CES, Harvard University
  • Chair Mark Tushnet – William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
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