Category: Event Highlights

Event Highlights: Mystery of the Havana Syndrome

On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, we had journalist and podcaster Nicky Woolf back to Boston University to talk about his latest podcast venture, The Sound. The Sound: Mystery of the Havana Syndrome. Woolf talks to Vivien Schmidt, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, about his investigation into the global medical mystery affecting US and […]

Event Highlights: Eurowhiteness Book Talk

This book talk by Hans Kundnani launched the Center for the Study of Europe’s Decentering Europe series, the aim of which is to understand Europe in relation to other sites of socio-cultural production, political engagement, and economic transformation. Hans Kundnani is an associate fellow at Chatham House, and the author of Utopia or Auschwitz; The […]

Event Highlights: The Ottoman Legacy and Lausanne at 100

This panel discussion – Translating God(s) into Politics: Contemporary Challenges – took place at Boston University’s Howard Thurman Center on Monday, October 30, 2023 as part of a larger event on the Ottoman Legacy. The discussion followed a keynote lecture (not recorded) by Lerna Ekmekçioğlu: Your Turkey, My Lausanne: What to the Armenian is the […]

Event Highlights: Ukrainian Festival 2023

Once again, we are proud and delighted to have been a part of this magnificent celebration of Ukrainian culture on Boston University’s campus. It’s always a pleasure to work with the brilliant team at Sky Philanthropy.

Event Highlights: Inside Assad’s Prison System

On Tuesday, October 10, the Center for the Study of Europe hosted a book talk by Dutch historian Ugur Ümit Üngör. The topic of discussion was Üngör’s recently published exposé of the worst prison systems in the Middle East, where one can be arrested for the crimes of distant relatives, for attending a book group, […]

Event Highlights: Chinese Influence in Europe and the Implications for Transatlantic Relations

Valbona Zeneli addresses the long-term implications of Chinese engagement in Europe and how China’s increased activities in Europe, specifically Eastern Europe, might shape transatlantic relations. It looks at the collective implications of Chinese-related policy and engagement decisions made by different European member countries and seeks to map how Chinese activities have developed and played out […]

Event Highlights: The Colonial Origins of the EU

This roundtable discussion on “The Colonial Origins of the EU,” chaired by Kaija Schilde, was held during the European Union Studies Association 18th annual meeting in Pittsburgh, PA (May 4-6, 2023). Prof. Schilde convened the plenary session partly as a way of continuing a longer-term conversation at EUSA on decentering the EU and EU Studies […]