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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

Electromobility and the Politics of Climate Change: Far-Right Climate Obstruction and Its Impact on Mainstream Parties New Research on Europe Seminar — Electromobility and the Politics of Climate Change: Far-Right Climate Obstruction and Its Impact on Mainstream Parties
March 12, 2026
1:00pm - 2:15pm
  • Manès Weisskircher – Head of Research, REXKLIMA Group, Technische Universität Dresden; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jason Beckfield – Robert G. Stone Jr. Professor of Sociology, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
A Political Economy of Europe's Social-Ecological Transformation: The European Green Deal and the Contradictions of the European Construction New Research on Europe Seminar — A Political Economy of Europe's Social-Ecological Transformation: The European Green Deal and the Contradictions of the European Construction
March 18, 2026
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Louison Cahen-Fourot – Associate Professor of Economics, Roskilde University; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Ishan Nath – Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Citizenship Constellations During Crisis of Sovereignty: Lived Experiences of Occupation in Ukraine New Research on Europe Seminar — Citizenship Constellations During Crisis of Sovereignty: Lived Experiences of Occupation in Ukraine
March 25, 2026
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Oleksandra Tarkhanova – Research Associate, University of St. Gallen; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Emily Channell-Justice – Director, Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
The Global Politics of Cultural Restitution New Research on Europe Seminar — The Global Politics of Cultural Restitution
April 1, 2026
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Rouven Symank – Postdoctoral Researcher, Free University of Berlin; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, 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
Book Talk | Insecurity Politics: How Unstable Lives Lead to Populist Support New Research on Europe Seminar & Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion — Book Talk | Insecurity Politics: How Unstable Lives Lead to Populist Support
April 7, 2026
4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Lorenza Antonucci – Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Cambridge
  • Chair Michèle Lamont – Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and of African-American Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Politics in the Bedroom: The Role of Political Attitudes in Romantic Relationships in Germany New Research on Europe Seminar — Politics in the Bedroom: The Role of Political Attitudes in Romantic Relationships in Germany
April 8, 2026
3:30pm - 4:45pm
  • Ansgar Hudde – Assistant Professor, University of Cologne, Germany; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Ashwini Ashokkumar – Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
Climate Risk Management in Europe and the World New Research on Europe Seminar — Climate Risk Management in Europe and the World
April 15, 2026
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Grace Ballor – Assistant Professor of International Economic History, Bocconi University; Visiting Professor of History and Environmental Research, Sciences Po Paris; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Jennifer Spence – Director, Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Academic Freedom as a Value: Genealogy and Public Interest in Sustaining It New Research on Europe Seminar — Academic Freedom as a Value: Genealogy and Public Interest in Sustaining It
April 29, 2026
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Maria Stoicheva – Professor of Philosophy, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, 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
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