CSE Hosts Event on Constitutionalism in the Age of Populism
While some variants of populism are indeed incompatible with constitutionalism, Bojan Bugaric and Mark Tushnet argue that the tension between populism and constitutionalism is narrower than much of the commentary suggests.
CSE Hosts Webinar on Neoliberalism & Democracy in Europe
Quinn Slobodian described the embrace of direct democracy by the political right in Europe as a weapon against the state, challenging the claim that neoliberalism is inherently ”anti-democratic.“
CSE Hosts Event on Brexit, Citizenship, & Human Rights
University of Leeds Professor Iyiola Solanke explains the impact of Brexit on residency rights of non-European Union (EU) nationals and how this affects the rights of EU citizens.
CSE Hosts Lecture on Feminist Foreign Policy
Veronika Wand-Danielsson discusses Sweden’s role in advancing the rights of women and her view that government has a responsibility to integrate gender perspectives in all policy areas, including foreign policy.
CSE Hosts Event on International Law and Justice
BU Law School Professor Ioannis Kalpouzos described his work with the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and it’s efforts to highlight the structural injustice of the international legal system.
CSE Hosts Event on EU Climate Change Politics and Policy
Experts discussed climate change governance within the European Union (EU), how it works, and the goals and policy instruments that the EU has at its disposal.
CSE Hosts Book Talk on International Human Rights
Speakers comment on the impact of international human rights law and challenge some scholarly critiques of human rights as ineffective or imperialist.
CSE Hosts Discussion on European Perspectives of the U.S. Elections
Speakers discussed reactions to Trump’s defeat across Europe & the challenges facing the incoming Biden administration.
CSE Hosts Event on Discrimination of Minorities in Europe
Eddie Bruce Jones, Sultan Doughan, and Magda Matache discussed racism in Europe and how it can be addressed.
Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A Pardee School Series
This event series will examine the economic, social, political, and security impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
CSE Hosts Workshop on Russian Media Influence
The Pardee School’s Center for the Study of Europe hosted a special virtual workshop on Russian media influence in the U.S. and Europe.
CSE Interview Series with EU Consuls General in Boston
The Center for the Study of Europe launches a series of video interviews with Boston-based Consuls General from Europe – Solidarity at the Time of COVID-19.
CSE Panel: Future After Brexit
Panel discusses the future of Europe after Brexit and concludes there is even more uncertainty ahead: fasten your seatbelts!
European Center Panel Discusses European Future After Brexit
Panel discusses the future of Europe after Brexit and concludes there is even more uncertainty ahead: fasten your seatbelts!
Daniela Caruso Named New Director of the Center for the Study of Europe
Professor of Law Daniela Caruso has been appointed as the new Director of the Boston University Center for the Study of Europe. She will one the third Director of the Center, following Prof. Cathie Jo Martin and, before that, Prof. Vivien Schmidt.
CSE Hosts Works in Progress Talk With Wippl
The Center for the Study of Europe hosted a discussion with Prof. Joseph Wippl as part of their Works in Progress series.
CSE Hosts Exhibition on Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot
The Center for the Study of Europe hosted an exhibition of illustrations marking the sesquicentennial of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot.
Schilde Speaks at CSE Works in Progress Series
Prof. Kaija Schilde gave a talk entitled “Explaining EU Asymmetry: A Comparison of Borders and Asylum Policy Development.”
CSE Hosts Karsten Voigt for Lecture, Panel, Class Visits
The Center for the Study of Europe hosted former member of the German Bundestag Karsten Voigt for a series of lectures and class visits.
CSE Hosts Talk on Northern Ireland’s Public History
Olwen Purdue, Director of the Centre for Public History at Queen’s University Belfast, spoke on “The Uses of the Past in Divided Societies: Northern Ireland and the US.”