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Graduate Student Research Workshop


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The Graduate Student Research Workshop is a seminar for graduate students at Harvard University and MIT to present their research to peers and faculty with an interest in European studies. This student-run, student-centered workshop welcomes presenters at any stage of their research from any social science discipline.

To join the seminar mailing list, please contact the seminar chairs. Papers will be distributed to participants via email in advance, and the schedule of upcoming workshops will be updated here throughout the academic year.

Workshop Calendar

Polish Nationals, French Ties, and the Politics of Re-Naturalization in the German Ruhr, 1918-1945 Graduate Student Research Workshop — Polish Nationals, French Ties, and the Politics of Re-Naturalization in the German Ruhr, 1918-1945
March 6, 2026
3:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Nikolas Weyland – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Who Remembers Best? Memory, Nationalism, and Elections in a Comparative Perspective Between France and the United States Graduate Student Research Workshop — Who Remembers Best? Memory, Nationalism, and Elections in a Comparative Perspective Between France and the United States
March 27, 2026
3:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Estelle Brun – Doctoral Student, Department of Political Science, Boston University
  • Chair Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.K. and U.S. Graduate Student Research Workshop — The Origins of Savings Regimes in the U.K. and U.S.
April 10, 2026
3:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Ayelet Carmeli – Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, MIT; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining Graduate Student Research Workshop — The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining
April 24, 2026
3:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Alexander Busch – Ph.D. Student in Management Science, Massachussetts Institute of Technology; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jonathan Zait – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Adrian Scheibler – Ph.D. Student in Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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