The Future of the European Union Study Group

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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Panel Discussion on "The Future of the Euro"
Jacques Mistral - Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and WCFIA
Richard Cooper - Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University
Karl Kaiser - Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi - Former Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Martin Feldstein - George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall
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Past Events
Monday, December 5, 2011
Germany and the Euro Crisis
Guido Goldman - Co-chair of the Board, German Marshall Fund of the US
Karl Kaiser - Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:
 
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Interaction of the EU's Common Foreign Security Policy and National Foreign Policy: The Case of Cooperation with the US
Richard Wright - Senior Civil Servant, European Commission, Brussels
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Cabot Room, Busch Hall
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The EU's Military Operations and Multilateral Intervention
Katarina Engberg - Deputy Director General, Environment, Climate Change and Security, Swedish Ministry of Defense
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Cabot Room, Busch Hall
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Panel Discussion on "The Future of the Euro"
Jeffry Frieden - Professor of Government, Harvard University
Hans-Helmut Kotz - Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Harvard University
Gordon Bajnai - Former Prime Minister of Hungary
Richard Cooper - Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The New German Question: How Can Europe Get The Germany It Needs?
Ulrike Guerot - Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Berlin Office, European Council on Foreign Relations
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Goldman Room, Busch Hall
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
"EU Foreign Policy: Does it Exist?" Panel on EU Foreign Policy
Jolyon Howorth - Professor of Internatinal Relations, Yale University
Jacques Rupnik - SciencesPo, CERI
Jorgen Holmquist - EU Commission Fellow, WCFIA
Vivien Schmidt - Director of the Center for International Relations, Boston University
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
EU Cooperation with Authoritarian Arab Regimes: Does it Foster Democratization?
Tina Freyburg - Assistant Professor, ETH Zurich
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Cabot Room, Busch Hall
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Panel Discussion on: "Critical Issues for European Democracy"
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The Future of the Euro
Jeffry Frieden - Professor of Government, Harvard University
Jacques Mistral - Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and WCFIA
Michael Landesmann - Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
Hans-Helmut Kotz - Visiting Professor, Economics Department
Loukas Tsoukalis - IMAP, Athens
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy After the Lisbon Treaty: Where Do We Stand?
Constanze Stelzenmüller - Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Goldman Room, Busch Hall
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
The Future of the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: A French Perspective
Pierre Vimont - His Excellency, Ambassador of France to the United States
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:
 
Goldman Room, Busch Hall
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Europe 2.0: Reflections on EU-US Relations after the Lisbon Treaty
Kalypso Nicolaïdis - Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Goldman Room, Busch Hall
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The Fiscal Anatomy of a Regulatory Polity: Tax Policy and Multi-level Governance in the European Union
Markus Jachtenfuchs - Professor of European and Global Governance and the Head of the MPP Program, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Goldman Room, Busch Hall
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
The European Union in Afghanistan: From the Failed Police Mission to the Ongoing Re-evaluation of Policy
Ronja Kempin - Senior Research Fellow, German Institute for International Affais (SWP) Berlin
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Goldman Room, Busch Hall
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A Roundtable on: "After the Lisbon Treaty, what Future for the EU?"
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
 
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Germany and the EU: A Post-Election Perspective
Peter Pulzer - Emeritus Gladstone Professor of Government and Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Goldman Room, Busch Hall
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON: Equal Rights in Europe: What Difference has the EU Made?
Francoise Picq - Professor, University of Paris IX Dauphine
Patricia Thane - Professor, University of London
Zita Gurmai - President, PES (Party of European Socialists) Women
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Location:
 
Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Future of the EURO
Jeffry Frieden - Professor of Government, Harvard University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
 
Goldman Room, Busch Hall
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Can the EU Build Political Identity and Legitimacy?
Furio Cerutti - Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Florence, Co-editors of: The Search for a European Identity: Values, Policies
Sonia Lucarelli - Senior Researcher and Lecturer, University of Bologna, Co-editors of: The Search for a European Identity: Values, Policies
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
 
Cabot Room, Busch Hall
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Rethinking the Legitimacy of Multi-level Governance in the EU
Christopher Bickerton - Lecturer in International Relations, University of Oxford
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Cabot Room, Busch Hall
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Georgia On My Mind: Can the European Union Cope?
Jolyon Howorth - Professor of Internatinal Relations, Yale University
Time: 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
 
Cabot Room, Busch Hall
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Friday, October 3, 2008
"Providing public services in Britain: Is the EU policy a help or a hindrance?"
Baroness Elizabeth Barker of Anagach - Spokesperson, Health for the Liberal Democrats in the Lords
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
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