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European Election Monitor Series


This series highlighted and analyzed elections in various European states, in particular, the impact of potential election outcomes. The series also explored past and present political conditions in European countries, the dynamics of political parties and party systems, public opinion, and the relationship between politics and the media.


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Series Events Calendar

What Next After Ireland's Election? European Election Monitor Series — What Next After Ireland's Election?
February 26, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Barry Colfer – Research Fellow, Institute for the Future of Work; Visiting Scholar 2019-2020, CES, Harvard University
  • Sean McGraw – CES Visiting Scholar 2019-2020 & Local Affiliate, Harvard University
  • Laoise Moore – Consul General of Ireland to New England
  • Chair Daniel Smith – Associate Professor, Department of Government & CES Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
Ukraine on the Eve of Presidential Elections: Between Past and Promise Ukraine on the Eve of Presidential Elections: Between Past and Promise
March 25, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Melinda Haring – Editor, UkraineAlert, Atlantic Council
  • George Kent – Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • Mariana Budjeryn – Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Myroslava Gongadze – Nieman Fellow, Nieman Foundation, Harvard University; Ukrainian Service Chief and TV Anchor, Voice of America
Italy’s 2018 Election – Immediate Impact and Future Prognosis European Election Monitor — Italy’s 2018 Election – Immediate Impact and Future Prognosis
April 13, 2018
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Gianfranco Pasquino – Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Bologna
  • Chiara Superti – Lecturer in Political Science, Columbia University
  • Leila Simona Talani – Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School; Professor of International Political Economy, King’s College London
  • Moderated by Daniel Smith – Associate Professor of Government, Harvard University
What to Expect from the French Presidential Election? European Election Monitor Series — What to Expect from the French Presidential Election?
March 30, 2017
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Laurent Bigorgne – Director, Institut Montaigne, Paris
  • Hakim El Karoui – Essayist
  • Dominique Moïsi – Senior Counselor, Institut Montaigne, Paris; Co-Founder, Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI)
  • Vincent Pons – Michael B. Kim Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Daniel Ziblatt – Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-Chair, CES
Election Outcomes in Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland Election Outcomes in Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland
December 1, 2015
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Béla Filep – Lecturer, Institute of Geography, Universität Bern
  • Carlos Jalali – Professor, Department of Social, Legal and Political Sciences, University of Aveiro; Visiting Professor, Brown University
  • Krzysztof Jasiewicz – William P. Ames Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Washington and Lee University
  • Chair Mark Franklin – John R. Reitemeyer Professor Emeritus of International Politics, Trinity College; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
What Next After Turkey's Election? What Next After Turkey's Election?
November 5, 2015
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Dimitar Bechev – European Policy Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Tolga Bölükbaşı – Assistant Professor of Political Science, Bilkent University, Turkey; Fulbright Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar (2015-16), CES
  • Chair Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The May 2015 UK Parliamentary Elections: A Bang or a Whimper? The May 2015 UK Parliamentary Elections: A Bang or a Whimper?
April 30, 2015
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Pippa Norris – Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Harvard Kennedy School; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Arthur Spirling – Associate Professor of Politics and Data Science, New York University
  • Edward Fieldhouse – Principal Investigator, Scientific Leadership Team of the 2015 British Election Study; Professor of Social and Political Science, University of Manchester
  • Chair Mark Franklin – John R. Reitemeyer Professor Emeritus of International Politics, Trinity College; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Introduction by James Cronin – Professor of History, Boston College; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
European Election Monitor: The September 22 German Elections European Election Monitor: The September 22 German Elections
September 19, 2013
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • David Art – Professor of Political Science, Tufts University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Robert Rohrschneider – Department of Political Science, University of Kansas
  • Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck – CES Speaker
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