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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

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
  • Speaker 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
  • Speaker 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
Atlantic Exiles: Refugees and Revolution in the Atlantic World, 1770s-1820s New Research on Europe Seminar — Atlantic Exiles: Refugees and Revolution in the Atlantic World, 1770s-1820s
April 30, 2026
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Speaker Jan C. Jansen – Full Professor of Modern History, University of Tübingen; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Danilo Mandić – Associate Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Harvard University; Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Ambiguous Role of European Higher Education Policies in Social Polarization: Fostering an Educational Cleavage or a Fragmentation in Graduates’ Subjective Social Status? New Research on Europe Seminar — The Ambiguous Role of European Higher Education Policies in Social Polarization: Fostering an Educational Cleavage or a Fragmentation in Graduates’ Subjective Social Status?
May 6, 2026
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Speaker Rebecca Ghio – Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Milan; Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Joscha Legewie – Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Harvard University
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