Center for European Studies at Harvard University

09/01/2026

Welcome to CES! If you're curious about Europe, our Center is your hub for conversations & community at Harvard.

Our Director Daniel Ziblatt welcomes all returning and new students and faculty to a new academic year. Read his welcome message and see what we have coming up: https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/news/2026/08/director-welcome-2026

08/31/2026

Welcome back to campus for the 2026-2027 academic year! We're kicking off the semester with a lineup of events and encourage you to check the CES website to keep up-to-date on our many exciting and interdisciplinary programs: https://ces.fas.harvard.edu

08/28/2026

Join John Padgett for a discussion of his new book, in which he explores the evolution of economic, political, and social networks in renaissance Florence.

🗓️ Sep 1 @ 4:30 pm

Details: https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/09/organizational-invention-in-renaissance-florence

08/06/2026

In this deeply personal account, our Senior Fellow Leah Zell shares the story of her family’s escape from Lithuania to the U.S. via Japan, made possible by the quiet courage of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara.

🔗 https://ow.ly/470b50Zx9Vb

08/04/2026

In a new publication, CES Visiting Scholar Jarmo Kallunki examines how region of residence influences cultural participation across five countries, finding that regional disparities are most pronounced in the U.S. and U.K.

Read more: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10286632.2026.2699163

07/27/2026

In a new article published in Global Networks, Oleksandra Tarkhanova draws on research conducted during her fellowship at CES to examine how Ukrainians displaced to Switzerland exercise agency through social relationships and networks.

Read the article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/glob.70056

06/24/2026

"Pro-democratic leaders and citizens need to understand the lessons of what happened in Hungary over the past 16 years to have a better chance of deterring or dislodging would-be autocrats in the future."

Daniel Ziblatt on defeating in Foreign Affairs ⤵️
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/hungary/how-beat-autocrat

06/17/2026

Congratulations to CES Director Daniel Ziblatt on receiving the inaugural Transatlantic Bridge Professorship from the VolkswagenStiftung! Starting in Autumn, he will explore the role of civil society leaders in defending .

https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/news/news/erste-transatlantische-bruckenprofessuren-bewilligt

06/12/2026

Congratulations to Bjorn Bremer on receiving the Carolina de Miguel Moyer Young Scholar Award in recognition of his contributions to the study of Europe.

We’re delighted to see the research he developed as a CES JFK Memorial Policy Fellow continue to gain well-deserved recognition 👏

https://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/membership/grants-fellowships/carolina-de-miguel-moyer-young-scholars-award/

05/29/2026

Congratulations to Andrew O’Donohue for presenting the annual graduate English address from memory at yesterday's commencement.

Watch his speech here:

May 28, 2026