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Event Series

Future of the European Union

Chairs

Karl Kaiser
Karl Kaiser
Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Vivien A. Schmidt
Vivien A. Schmidt
Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
 
Populism in Europe Today Visiting Scholars Seminar: New Research on Europe — Populism in Europe Today
May 4, 2016
12:15pm - 1:45pm
How the European Union Rules around the Rules - Informal Governance, International Cooperation, and the Eurozone Crisis How the European Union Rules around the Rules - Informal Governance, International Cooperation, and the Eurozone Crisis
April 17, 2014
2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Mareike Kleine – Lecturer in EU Politics, London School of Economics, European Institute; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 2011-2012, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 2011-2012, CES, Harvard University
Rescheduled Event: "Europe 2014: Wasted Crisis or Tipping Point? The view from the European Ombudsman" Rescheduled Event: "Europe 2014: Wasted Crisis or Tipping Point? The view from the European Ombudsman"
February 6, 2014
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Emily O'Reilly – European Ombudsman, European Union
  • Chair Muriel Rouyer – Visiting Scholar 2009-2010, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The IMF in the Eurozone The IMF in the Eurozone
April 25, 2013
12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Daniela Schwarzer – Pierre Keller Visiting Professor of Public Policy & Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia, Open Society Foundations
The Euro: Where do we Stand? The Euro: Where do we Stand?
April 9, 2013
2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Hans-Helmut Kotz – Visiting Professor of Economics & Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)
  • Jeffry Frieden – Stanfield Professor of International Peace, Department of Government, Harvard University, Harvard University
  • Lorenzo Bini Smaghi – Chairman, Société Générale; Member of the Executive Board (2005-2011), European Central Bank
A Comprehensive EU-US Free Trade and Investment Agreement: Targets, Problems to be Solved, Consequences
April 3, 2013
3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Hiddo Houben – Head, Trade Section, European Union Embassy, Washington DC
Is there a Future for European Defense? What Role for NATO? Is there a Future for European Defense? What Role for NATO?
April 2, 2013
12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Jolyon Howorth – Jean Monnet Professor ad personam & Professor Emeritus of European Politics, University of Bath; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Erwan Lagadec – Lecturer in European Studies, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; Adjunct Professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
The Future of the Euro: A Perspective from Italy The Future of the Euro: A Perspective from Italy
March 28, 2013
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Stefan Collignon – Professor of Political Economy, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies; International Chief Economist, Centro Europa Ricerche (CER); John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2019, CES, Harvard University
Changing Welfare States and the Euro Crisis
February 22, 2013
3:15pm - 5:00pm
  • Anton Hemerijck – Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, VU University Amsterdam
Completing the Euro: A Roadmap toward Fiscal Union in Europe Completing the Euro: A Roadmap toward Fiscal Union in Europe
November 28, 2012
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Henrik Enderlein – Associate Dean and Professor of Political Economy, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin; Pierre Keller Visiting Professor for Public Policy, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Harvard Kennedy School
The European Financial Crisis and Women: a Report from Greece and the EU The European Financial Crisis and Women: a Report from Greece and the EU
October 24, 2012
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Anna Diamantopoulou – former Greek Minister of Education, current member of the Greek Parliament; former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunity; 2012 Fisher Family Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
What Governance for the Eurozone? Options for the December Summit of the EU What Governance for the Eurozone? Options for the December Summit of the EU
October 9, 2012
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Daniela Schwarzer – Pierre Keller Visiting Professor of Public Policy & Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia, Open Society Foundations
Why is the EU more Precautionary than the US in Regulating Health, Consumer, and Environmental Risks? Why is the EU more Precautionary than the US in Regulating Health, Consumer, and Environmental Risks?
September 19, 2012
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • David J. Vogel – Solomon P. Lee Distinguished Professorship in Business Ethics, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley; Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Panel Discussion: State of the Euro Panel Discussion: State of the Euro
September 11, 2012
12:15pm - 2:00pm
  • Hans-Helmut Kotz – Visiting Professor of Economics & Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)
  • Jeffry Frieden – Stanfield Professor of International Peace, Department of Government, Harvard University, Harvard University
  • Richard Cooper – Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University
  • Lorenzo Bini Smaghi – Chairman, Société Générale; Member of the Executive Board (2005-2011), European Central Bank
France and the European Union
April 10, 2012
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Jacques Mistral – Head of Economic Studies, Institut francais des relations internationales; Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and WCFIA
The Future of the EU: Two Tier, Multi-speed or Variable Geometry
April 3, 2012
12:15pm - 2:00pm
  • David Miliband – Former Secretary, State of the UK
The Role of the Czech Republic and the other Visegrad States in the Present Developments of the EU
March 27, 2012
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Michal Koran – Visiting Scholar, Program on Transatlantic Relations (WCFIA); Head of Research, Institute for International Relations, Prague
The Impact of the Eurozone Crisis on European Welfare States
March 21, 2012
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Maurizio Ferrera – Professor of Social and Labour Market Policy, State University of Milan
  • Anton Hemerijck – Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, VU University Amsterdam
Panel Discussion on "The Future of the Euro" Panel Discussion on "The Future of the Euro"
February 14, 2012
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Jacques Mistral – Head of Economic Studies, Institut francais des relations internationales; Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and WCFIA
  • Richard Cooper – Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University
  • Lorenzo Bini Smaghi – Chairman, Société Générale; Member of the Executive Board (2005-2011), European Central Bank
  • Martin Feldstein – George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University
Germany and the Euro Crisis Germany and the Euro Crisis
December 5, 2011
1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Guido Goldman † – Founding Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Interaction of the EU's Common Foreign Security Policy and National Foreign Policy: The Case of Cooperation with the US
November 29, 2011
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Richard Wright – Fellow, WCFIA, Harvard University; Senior Civil Servant, European Commission, Brussels
The EU's Military Operations and Multilateral Intervention
November 15, 2011
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Katarina Engberg – Deputy Director General, Environment, Climate Change and Security, Swedish Ministry of Defense
Panel Discussion on "The Future of the Euro" Panel Discussion on "The Future of the Euro"
October 25, 2011
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Hans-Helmut Kotz – Visiting Professor of Economics & Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)
  • Jeffry Frieden – Stanfield Professor of International Peace, Department of Government, Harvard University, Harvard University
  • Gordon Bajnai
  • Richard Cooper – Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University
The New German Question: How Can Europe Get The Germany It Needs?
October 5, 2011
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Ulrike Guérot – Senior Trans-Atlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund Berlin
"EU Foreign Policy: Does it Exist?" Panel on EU Foreign Policy "EU Foreign Policy: Does it Exist?" Panel on EU Foreign Policy
April 5, 2011
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Jolyon Howorth – Jean Monnet Professor ad personam & Professor Emeritus of European Politics, University of Bath; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Jacques Rupnik – Senior Research Fellow, Sciences Po
  • Jorgen Holmquist – EU Commission Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Relations
EU Cooperation with Authoritarian Arab Regimes: Does it Foster Democratization?
March 9, 2011
5:15pm - 7:00pm
Panel Discussion on: "Critical Issues for European Democracy"
March 2, 2011
5:15pm - 7:00pm
The Future of the Euro The Future of the Euro
November 3, 2010
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Hans-Helmut Kotz – Visiting Professor of Economics & Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)
  • Michael Landesmann
  • Jeffry Frieden – Stanfield Professor of International Peace, Department of Government, Harvard University, Harvard University
  • Jacques Mistral – Head of Economic Studies, Institut francais des relations internationales; Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and WCFIA
  • Loukas Tsoukalis – Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
The EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy After the Lisbon Treaty: Where Do We Stand? The EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy After the Lisbon Treaty: Where Do We Stand?
October 27, 2010
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Constanze Stelzenmüller – Director and Fritz Stern Chair, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
The Future of the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: A French Perspective The Future of the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: A French Perspective
May 13, 2010
3:30pm - 5:00pm
  • Pierre Vimont – Executive Secretary-General (2010-2015), European External Action Service (EEAS); Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Europe 2.0: Reflections on EU-US Relations after the Lisbon Treaty Europe 2.0: Reflections on EU-US Relations after the Lisbon Treaty
March 30, 2010
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Kalypso Nicolaïdis – Director, Center for International Studies, University of Oxford; Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford
The Fiscal Anatomy of a Regulatory Polity: Tax Policy and Multi-level Governance in the European Union
February 24, 2010
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Markus Jachtenfuchs – Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School; Professor of European and Global Governance and the Head of the MPP Program, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
The European Union in Afghanistan: From the Failed Police Mission to the Ongoing Re-evaluation of Policy
February 18, 2010
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Ronja Kempin – Fritz Thyssen Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Senior Research Fellow, German Institute for International Affais (SWP) Berlin
A Roundtable on "After the Lisbon Treaty, what Future for the EU?"
November 18, 2009
3:15pm - 5:00pm
Germany and the EU: A Post-Election Perspective
November 3, 2009
5:15pm - 7:00pm
  • Peter Pulzer – Emeritus Gladstone Professor of Government and Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON: Equal Rights in Europe: What Difference has the EU Made?
September 30, 2009
4:15pm - 6:45pm
  • Francoise Picq – Professor, University of Paris IX Dauphine
  • Patricia Thane – Professor, University of London
  • Zita Gurmai – Member, European Parliament; President, PES (Party of European Socialists) Women
Future of the EURO Future of the EURO
May 6, 2009
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Jeffry Frieden – Stanfield Professor of International Peace, Department of Government, Harvard University, Harvard University
Can the EU Build Political Identity and Legitimacy?
March 31, 2009
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Furio Cerutti – Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Florence, Co-editors of: The Search for a European Identity: Values, Policies
  • Sonia Lucarelli – Senior Researcher and Lecturer, University of Bologna, Co-editors of: The Search for a European Identity: Values, Policies
Democratic Deficits in the EU, West vs. East
March 17, 2009
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • David Cameron – Professor of Political Science and Director, Yale Program in European Union Studies
Rethinking the Legitimacy of Multi-level Governance in the EU Rethinking the Legitimacy of Multi-level Governance in the EU
February 17, 2009
5:15pm - 7:00pm
The Long March to 'Social Europe'
February 10, 2009
3:15pm - 5:00pm
  • Jean-Claud Barbier – Senior Researcher, CNRS and University of Paris I
Georgia On My Mind: Can the European Union Cope? Georgia On My Mind: Can the European Union Cope?
October 20, 2008
4:15pm - 6:00pm
  • Jolyon Howorth – Jean Monnet Professor ad personam & Professor Emeritus of European Politics, University of Bath; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Providing public services in Britain: Is the EU policy a help or a hindrance?
October 3, 2008
2:15pm - 4:00pm
  • Elizabeth Barker – Spokesperson, Health for the Liberal Democrats in the Lords
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