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Contemporary Europe Study Group

Chairs

Julian Bourg
Julian Bourg
James Cronin
James Cronin
Thomas Dodman
Thomas Dodman
Laura Levine Frader
Laura Levine Frader
Arthur Goldhammer
Arthur Goldhammer
Devin Pendas
Devin Pendas
Muriel Rouyer
Muriel Rouyer
 

Many of the issues confronting Europe today are not confined to any single nation-state but are transnational in scope. While many European countries face questions of security, immigration, and rising nationalism, each nation’s response differs. This interdisciplinary Study Group focuses primarily on these transnational issues in the post-1945 period.

H.E. Jean-Marc Ayrault spoke about the state of affairs in France and Europe in November 2014.

Study Group Events Calendar

Conspiracy Theorizing in Germany in the Age of Social Media Contemporary Europe Study Group — Conspiracy Theorizing in Germany in the Age of Social Media
April 23, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Eva Marlene Hausteiner – Postdoctoral Lecturer and Researcher in Political Theory, University of Bonn
  • Chair Daniel Ziblatt – Eaton Professor of the Science of Government & CES Acting Director, Spring 2019, Harvard University
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off? Turkey-EU Relations in Turbulent Times Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off? Turkey-EU Relations in Turbulent Times
April 5, 2019
10:30am - 12:00pm
  • Dimitar Bechev – Research Fellow, The Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Chair Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Exodus, Reckoning, Sacrifice: Three Meanings of Brexit Contemporary Europe Study Group — Exodus, Reckoning, Sacrifice: Three Meanings of Brexit
April 1, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Kalypso Nicolaïdis – Director, Center for International Studies, University of Oxford
  • Chair Charles Maier – Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History & CES Resident Faculty, Harvard University
Chinese International Students’ Networks at Elite Universities: A Comparative Study of Germany and the US Contemporary Europe Study Group — Chinese International Students’ Networks at Elite Universities: A Comparative Study of Germany and the US
March 13, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Başak Bilecen – Rosalind Franklin Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Groningen
  • Chair Muriel Rouyer – Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
Cooperation Against Terrorism in Europe - RSVP Required Contemporary Europe Study Group — Cooperation Against Terrorism in Europe - RSVP Required
March 1, 2019
10:30am - 12:00pm
Welcoming Refugees: Lessons from the European Asylum Crisis Contemporary Europe Study Group  — Welcoming Refugees: Lessons from the European Asylum Crisis
November 29, 2018
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Pascal Brice – General Director of the Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OPFRA)
Making Germans out of Turks and Arabs? Holocaust Memory and Inclusion/Exclusion of Immigrants Özyeğin Forum on Modern Turkey — Making Germans out of Turks and Arabs? Holocaust Memory and Inclusion/Exclusion of Immigrants
September 24, 2018
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Esra Ozyurek – Associate Professor in Contemporary Turkish Studies, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Chair Colin Brown – Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Paradox of Germany's AfD Party: A Case of Populism in a Stable Society and Thriving Economy European Union Study Group — The Paradox of Germany's AfD Party: A Case of Populism in a Stable Society and Thriving Economy
April 3, 2018
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Edouard Husson – Professor of Modern History and International Affairs, and Vice-President, Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University
  • Chair Nicolas Prevelakis – Lecturer on Social Studies, Harvard University
  • Respondent David Art – Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University and CES Local Affiliate, Harvard University
A European Germany and a German Europe, 1989-2015 A European Germany and a German Europe, 1989-2015
October 19, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Harold James – Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies; Professor of History and International Affairs, Princeton University; Director, Program in Contemporary European Politics and Society, Princeton University
Looking Back at German Unification
October 13, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Charles S. Maier – Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University
  • Tereza Novotna – FNRS Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute for European Studies, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
From Ottoman Empire to Italian Colonialism: The Jews of Rhodes 1900-1944
September 17, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Aron Rodrigue – Charles Michael Professor in Jewish History and Culture, Stanford University
Why Has There Been Populism in Greece But Not Yet in Spain? Why Has There Been Populism in Greece But Not Yet in Spain?
April 20, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Joaquín Almunia – Vice President and Commissioner for Competition, European Commission (2010-2014); Short-Term Fellow, CES, Harvard University
  • Takis Pappas – Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Balkan, Slavic & Oriental Studies of the University of Macedonia, Greece; Visiting Fellow at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute
Populism in Europe from the Right to the Left Populism in Europe from the Right to the Left
April 16, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Sofia A. Perez – Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Cas Mudde – Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor, University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs
  • Laurent Bouvet – Professor of Political Science, Université de Versailles, St. Quentin-en-Yvelines
Prosecuting Nazi Perpetrators in German Courts during the Occupation Period, 1945-1950 Prosecuting Nazi Perpetrators in German Courts during the Occupation Period, 1945-1950
March 24, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Devin Pendas – Associate Professor of History, Boston College; Co-Chair, Contemporary Europe Study Group, CES, Harvard University
Immigration and the ‘Republican’ Model in France
March 5, 2015
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • James Hollifield – Professor of Political Science, Southern Methodist University Dallas
France After the Terrorist Attacks in Paris France After the Terrorist Attacks in Paris
February 5, 2015
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Gérard Araud – Former Ambassador of France to the United States (2014-2019)
  • Introduction by Arthur Goldhammer – Writer & Translator; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Coexistence with the Enemy? French Jewish Youth and the Vichy Regime
December 3, 2014
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Daniel Lee – Post-doctoral Fellow, Oxford University
“The Passages of Walter Benjamin”: A New Documentary Film on the Arcades Project
November 19, 2014
5:15pm - 7:00pm
The Current State of France and Europe The Current State of France and Europe
November 12, 2014
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Jean-Marc Ayrault – H.E Prime Minister of the Republic of France (2012-2014)
  • Commentary by Michael Ignatieff – President & Rector, Central European University; Senior Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Islam's Arrival in the West: The Downfall of Christendom? Islam's Arrival in the West: The Downfall of Christendom?
October 30, 2014
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Alexander Görlach – Founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, The European; Visiting Scholar 2016-2017, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2014, CES, Harvard University
  • Introduction by Sarah Bracke – Associate Professor of Sociology, Ghent University
  • Respondent Jocelyne Cesari – Professor of Religion and Politics, University of Birmingham; T. J. Dermot Dunphy Visiting Professor of Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Variations on Simone Weil: European and North American Receptions of Her Antisemitica
October 22, 2014
4:15pm - 6:00pm

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