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New Research on Europe Seminar

Chair

Albana Shehaj
Albana Shehaj
Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
 
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

Democracy in an Age of Monarchy: The Administrative Origins of the French Revolution New Research on Europe Seminar — Democracy in an Age of Monarchy: The Administrative Origins of the French Revolution
February 5, 2025
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Stephen Sawyer – Ballantine-Leavitt Professor of History, American University of Paris; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Daniel Ziblatt – Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Successful Policy Investments and Support for Government Action in the EU New Research on Europe Seminar — Successful Policy Investments and Support for Government Action in the EU
February 12, 2025
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Carlos Xabel Lastra Anadón – Assistant Professor and Research Director, Center for the Governance of Change, IE University; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Stephen Chaudoin – Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Selectively (Il)liberal Citizens New Research on Europe Seminar — Selectively (Il)liberal Citizens
February 19, 2025
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Alberto López Ortega – Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Ramón Areces Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Sebastián Royo – Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Inequality and Economic Development in the European Periphery: The Fate of Poland New Research on Europe Seminar — Inequality and Economic Development in the European Periphery: The Fate of Poland
March 4, 2025
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Marcin Wroński – Assistant Professor, SGH Warsaw School of Economics; German Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Yuhua Wang – Professor of Government, Harvard University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Ageing Democracies: Grey Power and Economic Performance New Research on Europe Seminar — Ageing Democracies: Grey Power and Economic Performance
March 5, 2025
12:00pm - 1:15pm
  • Tim Vlandas – Associate Professor of Comparative Social Policy, University of Oxford; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • 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
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
In the Name of the Father, the Child, and Gender Equality: Fatherhood Activism in Europe New Research on Europe Seminar — In the Name of the Father, the Child, and Gender Equality: Fatherhood Activism in Europe
March 12, 2025
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Katarzyna Wojnicka – Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Gothenburg; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Jocelyn Viterna – Chair of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
EU Humanitarian Aid Between Civil and Military Coordination: An Empirical Analysis New Research on Europe Seminar — EU Humanitarian Aid Between Civil and Military Coordination: An Empirical Analysis
March 26, 2025
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Irene Morlino – LSE Fellow in European Security and Defense, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Mai’a Cross – Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion, Northeastern University; Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Northeastern University; Local Affiliate, CES, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Governance in the Euro-Latin America Space New Research on Europe Seminar — Governance in the Euro-Latin America Space
April 2, 2025
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Roberto Dominguez – Professor of International Relations, Suffolk University; Visiting Scholar 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Alisha C. Holland – Professor of Government, Harvard University
  • Chair Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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