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New Research on Europe Seminar


Visiting Scholars 2023-2024

The New Research on Europe Seminar serves as a weekly forum for Visiting Scholars at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) to present their work-in-progress. The seminar encourages discussions across disciplinary as well as national boundaries. After each presentation, there is ample time for critique and feedback. Papers are circulated in advance. Participants are asked to contact the speaker directly to request a copy.

For more information on the CES Visiting Scholars Program and how to apply, see here.


Seminar Events Calendar

The Political Consequences of Economic Ideas: Neoliberalism, the Left and the Fate of Democracy New Research on Europe Seminar — The Political Consequences of Economic Ideas: Neoliberalism, the Left and the Fate of Democracy
September 18, 2024
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Sheri Berman – Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Senior Advisor, Executive Committee, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
In Search of a New Axiology. From Liberal Democracy to Solidarity Democracy New Research on Europe Seminar — In Search of a New Axiology. From Liberal Democracy to Solidarity Democracy
September 25, 2024
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Marcin Kilanowski – University Professor of Law, Nicolaus Copernicus University; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
How do Policy Regimes Foster (Wo)men’s Work-Family Preferences as Reflected in Parental Leave Decisions? New Research on Europe — How do Policy Regimes Foster (Wo)men’s Work-Family Preferences as Reflected in Parental Leave Decisions?
October 2, 2024
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Isabel Maria Habicht – Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Wuppertal; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jessica Gienow-Hecht – Chair, Department of History, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Free University of Berlin; Visiting Scholar 1999-2000, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1999-2000, CES, Harvard University
Racialized Socialism: Humanitarian Imaginaries in the Yugoslav Red Cross During the Nonaligned Movement New Research on Europe — Racialized Socialism: Humanitarian Imaginaries in the Yugoslav Red Cross During the Nonaligned Movement
October 9, 2024
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Čarna Brković – Professor of Cultural Studies and European Ethnology, University of Mainz; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair George Soroka – Executive Officer, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Lecturer on Government, Department of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Editor, Open Forum Series, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Brexit and the Trust Paradox of Sovereigntist Internationalism New Research on Europe — Brexit and the Trust Paradox of Sovereigntist Internationalism
October 23, 2024
11:00am - 12:15pm
  • Tobias Wille – Assistant Professor of International Security, Goethe University Frankfurt; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Joshua Kertzer – John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Government, Harvard University
Sanctuary Policies for Irregular Migrants in European Cities New Research on Europe Seminar — Sanctuary Policies for Irregular Migrants in European Cities
October 30, 2024
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Raffaele Bazurli – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Queen Mary University of London; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jacqueline Bhabha – FXB Director of Research & Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health; Jeremiah Smith Jr. Lecturer in Law, Harvard Law School; Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
How to Make Europe a People's Project? New Research on Europe — How to Make Europe a People's Project?
November 6, 2024
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Alberto Alemanno – Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law, HEC Paris; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Democracy Visiting Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School; Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna - European Futures’ Fellow (2023-2024)
  • Chair Laura Jakli – Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Climate Change Mitigation as a Policy Trilemma? The Politics of the Green Transition New Research on Europe — Climate Change Mitigation as a Policy Trilemma? The Politics of the Green Transition
November 13, 2024
1:45pm - 3:00pm
  • Björn Bremer – Assistant Professor of Political Science, Central European University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Edward Glaeser – Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics and Chair, Department of Economics, Harvard University
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