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New Directions in European History Study Group


This Study Group showcases the most exciting work in the field of modern European history. Deliberately broad in scope, its research cuts across traditional geographic and methodological boundaries. The program combines polished papers and “work in progress” and features scholars at all career stages.


(Credit: Caspar David Friedrich, The Monk by the Sea, 1808-1810)

Past Events

The Nineteenth Century as the Age of Questions New Directions in European History — The Nineteenth Century as the Age of Questions
April 12, 2018
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Holly Case – Associate Professor of History, Brown University
Northern Pillars of Empire: The Baltic and the French Atlantic Colonies, 1615-1815 New Directions in European History — Northern Pillars of Empire: The Baltic and the French Atlantic Colonies, 1615-1815
March 1, 2018
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Pernille Røge – Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh
A Brief History of Neoliberal Problems: How Race Theory Spawned the Alt Right New Directions in European History Study Group — A Brief History of Neoliberal Problems: How Race Theory Spawned the Alt Right
September 21, 2017
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Quinn Slobodian – Professor of International History, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
The Legacies of French Slave-Ownership, or the Long Decolonization of Saint-Domingue New Directions in European History Study Group — The Legacies of French Slave-Ownership, or the Long Decolonization of Saint-Domingue
March 2, 2017
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, & Co-Chair, New Directions in European History Study Group, CES, Harvard University
What Can’t Happen Here? European Historical Perspectives on Current American Politics New Directions in European History Study Group — What Can’t Happen Here? European Historical Perspectives on Current American Politics
February 21, 2017
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • David Armitage – Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History & Chair, History Department, Harvard University; CES Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-Chair
  • Peter E. Gordon – Amabel B. James Professor of History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-Chair
  • Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty & Study Group Co-Chair
  • Charles Maier – Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty
  • Terry Martin – George F. Baker III Professor of Russian Studies, Harvard University
  • Derek J. Penslar – Visiting Professor of History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty & Study Group Co-Chair
  • Chair Maya Jasanoff – Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty & Study Group Co-Chair
The Habsburg Empire as a Model for the World Economy: Neoliberals and the Dream of Double Government EVENT CANCELLED: New Directions in European History Study Group — The Habsburg Empire as a Model for the World Economy: Neoliberals and the Dream of Double Government
November 30, 2016
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Quinn Slobodian – Professor of International History, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
1989 in Global Perspective and the Rise of Neoliberalism New Directions in European History — 1989 in Global Perspective and the Rise of Neoliberalism
November 14, 2016
4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Philipp Ther – Professor of Central European History, University of Vienna; Visiting Scholar 1997-1998, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1997-1998, CES, Harvard University
Mountains, Continents, Economics and Religion: Four Ways to Think about European History Mountains, Continents, Economics and Religion: Four Ways to Think about European History
April 29, 2015
12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • James R. Martin – PhD Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, CES, Harvard University
  • Carolin F. Roeder – Past Graduate Student Affiliate
  • Brandon Bloch – College Fellow in Modern European History, Harvard University; Local Affiliate, CES, Harvard University
  • Matthew G. Sohm – Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University; Graduate Student Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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