Congratulations to Andrew O’Donohue for presenting the annual graduate English address from memory at yesterday's commencement. @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social Watch his speech here: youtu.be/bU6bMDLwZIk?...

The campus is abuzz with excitement. It was wonderful to welcome our students to CES to celebrate their accomplishments. Tomorrow, our Graduate Student Affiliate Andrew O'Donohue will give his speech on democracy from memory at Commencement.

This weekend, our Director @dziblatt.bsky.social addressed graduates of his alma mater @pomonacollege.bsky.social with an urgent message to take action for the future of democracy. Watch his 8-minute remarks here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKqc... @wzb.bsky.social @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social

Congratulations to @dziblatt.bsky.social for receiving an honorary doctorate from his alma mater @pomonacollege.bsky.social. In his address, he urged graduates to take action because "Democracy is not defended from the sidelines." 📹 Starts at 1:28. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpKJ...

We congratulate CES Resident Faculty Peter A. Hall for his election to the Academia Europaea! Founded it 1988, it advances excellence in scholarship in political science, law, economics, and the social sciences among others. ➡️ https://ow.ly/Fp4B50YZGOY

sowie: 👉 Die Klimaforscherin @frediotto.bsky.social 👉 Die Philosophin @leaypi.bsky.social 👉 Der Politikwissenschaftler @dziblatt.bsky.social Ab Oktober verstärkt zudem die Historikerin Christina Morina den Kreis der Herausgeberinnen und Herausgeber. Mehr dazu: www.blaetter.de/aus-der-reda... (3/3)

Congratulations to Peter A. Hall! The American Academy in Berlin selected Hall to be a Berlin Prize Fellow. Hall will conduct research in Berlin during the spring 2027 and interact with German audiences as part of the program. https://www.americanacademy.de/the-2026-27-berlin-prize-fellows/

In his new publication, CES Graduate Student Affiliate Andrew O’Donohue argues that the retrenchment of U.S. #democracy promotion under President Trump has enabled autocratization in Israel and Turkey. Learn how these dynamics unfold in both countries: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988813

It was a pleasure to host fmr German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at CES, where he received a warm welcome from the German Student Society & our fellows, whom he met for a discussion on Germany. Watch his @harvardiop.bsky.social address w CES Director @dziblatt.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsFl...

“Orbán’s defeat challenges the idea of an unstoppable shift away from liberal #democracy." CES Resident Faculty Grzegorz Ekiert on the implications of the #hungaryelection on Europe and the world. Read the article: ces.fas.harvard.edu/news/2026/04...

Meet Jan C. Jansen, one of our visiting scholars from Universität Tübingen. Join him next week for a seminar on “Atlantic Exiles: Refugees and Revolution in the Atlantic World, 1770s-1820s.” 🗓️ April 30 @ 11 am https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/04/atlantic-exiles

We are honored to close this academic year with an address by former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz moderated by our Center’s Director Daniel Ziblatt. 🗓️ April 30 @ 6pm 📍 JFK Jr. Forum, IOP, HKS 🪪 Register here: https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/04/chancellor-olaf-scholz-at-ces-harvard

Meet Maria Stoicheva, one of our visiting scholars from Sofia University. Join her next week for a seminar on “Academic Freedom as a Value.” 🗓️ April 29 @ 2pm https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/04/academic-freedom-as-a-value-genealogy-and-public-interest-in-sustaining-it

A thought-provoking discussion with Nancy Fraser, Peter E. Gordon and Daniel Ziblatt on "Is this Fascism?" Join us for the final Questions of Fascism and Democracy event of the semester on April 28!

Are political developments in the U.S. & elsewhere tending towards some forms of fascism? Join Nancy Fraser, Peter E. Gordon, & Daniel Ziblatt for a conversation on what this could mean for politics & society. 📍TODAY @ 4pm, LLCR 🔗 https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/04/is-this-fascism

Congratulations to CES Director @dziblatt.bsky.social and CES Faculty Associate @kathleenthelen.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 #GuggenheimFellowship in recognition of their exceptional scholarly contributions and future potential in the field of political science.

📣 Calling all Harvard or MIT doctoral students in the social sciences! Become a CES graduate student affiliate and join our community 📚 📝 Apply by May 4. Details & benefits here: ⤵️ https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/.../graduate-student-affiliation

Join Grace Ballor, one of our visiting scholars from Bocconi University, next week for a seminar on "Climate Risk Management in Europe and the World." 🗓️ 4/15 @ 2pm https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/04/climate-risk-management-in-europe-and-the-world

Giovanni Capoccia joined Daniel Ziblatt & @stevelevitsky.bsky.social to discuss his new project "Back from the Brink." Interesting and timely conversation exploring how #democracies can resist illiberal leaders and rising #authoritarian threats.

Read the @financialtimes.com review of CES Resident Faculty Peter E. Gordon’s biography of Walter Benjamin — "a timely and valuable look at the critical insights of a great European mind." 📖 www.ft.com/content/8484...

Please join us on Wednesday April 8!

Join us this month for three events in our Questions of Fascism and Democracy Series organized by @dziblatt.bsky.social and Peter E. Gordon. More here: ces.fas.harvard.edu/study-groups...

Meet Ansgar Hudde one of our visiting scholars from Universität zu Köln. Join him for a seminar on “Political Attitudes in Romantic Relationships.” 🗓️4/8 @ 3:30pm https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/04/politics-in-the-bedroom-the-role-of-political-attitudes-in-romantic-relationships-in-germany

It was a pleasure to host Caroline Ford for this year’s Stanley Hoffmann Lecture, where she explored the transformation of Paris into a modern city and the environmental consequences of this evolution in a global context. A recording with closed captions will be available soon.

Join Lorenza Antonucci to discuss how economic insecurity, workplace dissatisfaction & social forces lead to populist support. Weatherhead Center for International Affairs 🗓️ 4/7, 4pm, CGIS K262 https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/04/insecurity-politics-how-unstable-lives-lead-to-populist-support

The judiciary is widely assumed to defend democracy. Yet, as Andrew O’Donohue shows, even independent courts may endanger it — sometimes by enabling executives and sometimes by aggressively fighting them. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Very happy to announce this April series at Harvard’s Center for European Studies, part of the seminar I co-chair with Prof. Peter Gordon. @europeatharvard.bsky.social ​Questions of Fascism and Democracy ​4/8: Countering Illiberalism 4/16: Is it Fascism? 4/28: Thomas Mann & Patriotism ​Join us!

Next week, Apr 7 at 4:00pm EDT, see Lorenza Antonucci at @europeatharvard.bsky.social for a discussion of their book, Insecurity Politics, which explores the everyday realities of financial and work insecurity that drive right- and left-wing populism. Register for this hybrid event: buff.ly/V4wd6yr

Join us this week for our annual Hoffmann Lecture on France & the World, where Caroline Ford will discuss the environmental consequences of Paris’s transformation into a modern city. 🗓️ 4/2 @ 4pm 🔗 https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/04/the-shape-of-water-a-hydraulic-history-of-the-city-of-light

Meet Rouven Symank, one of our John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellows and visiting scholar from Freie Universität Berlin Join him next week for a seminar on “The Global Politics of Cultural Restitution.” 🗓️ 4/1 @ 2pm https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/04/the-global-politics-of-cultural-restitution

In case you missed our discussion with acclaimed film director Agnieska Holland, the video is now publised. 📹 https://ow.ly/K6Ry50Yyf77

Meet Oleksandra Tarkhanova, our Visiting Scholar from University of St. Gallen. This week, she will present her research on “Citizenship Constellations During Crisis of Sovereignty: Lived Experiences of Occupation in Ukraine.” March 25, 2026 2:00-3:15pm https://ow.ly/JLqw50Yy8m1

Meet @louisoncf.bsky.social, one of our visiting scholars from @roskildeuni.bsky.social. Join him this week for a seminar on “A Political Economy of Europe's Social-Ecological Transformation.” 🗓️ 3/18 @ 2pm ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/...

Thank you Agnieszka Holland for a timely conversation on the power of film to reflect political realities and help societies understand their moment in history. The video recording will be available soon.

Join us TODAY @ 4:15 pm for our annual August Zaleski Memorial Lecture in Modern Polish History! Acclaimed film director Agnieszka Holland will discuss the origins of dystopia and its renewed relevance today. 📍 Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South Building

“Everyone you speak to now, ... especially in Europe, talks about hedging: ‘How do we hedge against the United States? How do we find other markets? How do we protect ourselves?” said Anne Applebaum yesterday at an event of our Europe in a Time of War series. 👀 news.harvard.edu/.../anne-app...

🙏 Thanks to all those who supported this project — whether through funding, feedback, or the countless hours of coding work that made the data collection possible. @europeatharvard.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @daadworldwide.bsky.social 5/6

Meet @manesweisskircher.bsky.social, one of our visiting scholars from TU Dresden. Join him next week for a seminar on “Electromobility and the Politics of Climate Change: Far-Right Climate Obstruction and Its Impact on Mainstream Parties.” 🗓️ 3/12 @ 1pm 🔗 ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/...

CES is now on LinkedIn! Our community connects scholars & thought leaders who share a passion for #Europe. Whether you're currently affiliated with us or are a CES alumni, join our community. Daniel Ziblatt https://www.linkedin.com/company/minda-de-gunzburg-center-for-european-studies-harvard

🎬We're excited to welcome filmmaker Agnieszka Holland for our August Zaleski Lecture in Modern Polish History. Join us for a conversation on cinema & the role of art in challenging times. 🗓️3/11 @ 4:15pm Register➡️https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/03/film-director-agnieszka-holland-ces-harvard

Meet @tevoelker.bsky.social, one of our Visiting Scholars from @wzb.bsky.social. Join her TODAY for a seminar on “Democratic Resilience: How Parties, Civil Society, and the Media Resist Far-Right Politics.” 🗓️ Feb 25 @ 2:00 - 3:15pm 🔗 ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/...

On the 4th anniversary of Russia’s invasion, we reflect on the challenges journalists face to document the realities of this war. Watch our conversation w/ Mary Louise Kelley @npr.org & Dara Hassanzadeh @zdfde.bsky.social on their reporting from #Ukraine's frontlines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPtf...

65.1🦋 #FarRight amplifiers 🔊 @dasalgon.bsky.social and @tevoelker.bsky.social show how far-right actors increasingly shape the agendas of mainstream parties, particularly around Islam, migration & cultural issues. #AfD

CES Director @dziblatt.bsky.social recently spoke to Germany’s DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de about the decline of democracy in the U.S. @wzbdemocracy.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social ➡️ Read German and English versions here ces.fas.harvard.edu/news/2026/02...

Thank you Robert Habeck for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on European democracy and security with our Director @dziblatt.bsky.social 📣 Stay tuned for the recording - coming later this week.

As the war in Ukraine marks year 4, journalists Mary Louise Kelly NPR and Dara Hassanzadeh ZDF share their stories from the frontlines. Join us February 10 at 4:00pm with Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University & HURI. ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2026/...

Excited to start as a Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar at Harvard University @europeatharvard.bsky.social, @dziblatt.bsky.social! Over the next 6 months, I’ll be working on democratic resilience,really looking forward to joining this vibrant research community.Let me know if you would like to catch up!

“In 2025, the United States ceased to be a full democracy in the way that Canada, Germany, or even Argentina are democracies,” write Steven Levitsky, @lucanway.bsky.social, ‪@dziblatt.bsky.social.

Meet Jarmo Kallunki, one of our Visiting Scholars from Tampere University. Join him next week for a seminar on “Political Recognition of Working-Class Youth.” 🗓️ Dec 10 ⏰ 2:00 - 3:15pm 🔗 ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/...

Now hiring two Research Assistants interested in #history or #economics to support our scholars from Europe! These paid undergraduate roles begin asap and continue through Spring 2026. Apply now to gain hands-on research experience ➡️ ces.fas.harvard.edu/opportunitie... @historyecon.bsky.social