Calendar
On our calendar you’ll find a selection of Europe-related events in and around Boston. The calendar includes events organized by the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University and by other departments on campus, as well as a some off-campus events of possible interest. You can narrow the selection by clicking the appropriate topic (e.g., “Center for the Study of Europe Events”) under Event Topics below.
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All Topics (October 16 through December 31)
Wednesday, October 16
- 3:00 PM
Russia's Resilience: Myth or Reality? A Conversation with Ekaterina Schulmann & Maksim Kurnikov
Join us for a conversation with Russian political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann and journalist Maksim Kurnikov. Ekaterina Schulmann is a political scientist specializing in the legislative process in modern Russia, […]
Thursday, October 17
- 12:30 PM
From Ministries of War to Ministries of Defense: A Workshop in International Theory & History with Alexander de la Paz
The goal of this workshop is to put BU's historians, political theorists, and theory-oriented social scientists into closer conversation - please join us!
This paper will be presented by Alexander
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- 4:30 PM
Can't We Be Friends? Soviet and American Women and the Art of Diplomacy Featured Image
In the tense years of WWII and the early Cold War, American and Soviet women took up a remarkable pen-pal correspondence that enabled them to see each other as friends
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Wednesday, October 23
- 1:00 PM
The US Elections and the Transatlantic Relationship: Two Outcomes, the Same Challenges?
Please join us on for a panel discussion with BU faculty Thomas Berger (Pardee School of Global Studies), Cathie Jo Martin (Political Science) and Sofia Perez (Political Science) on the […]
Monday, October 28
- 3:30 PM
A Reading and Conversation with Italian Author Dacia Maraini
The Department of Romance Studies presents Vita mia: A Reading and Converstaion with Italian author Dacia Maraini.
Dacia Maraini is an award-winning writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker,
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Wednesday, October 30
- 4:00 PM
1989: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the End to an Age
Join us for a panel discussion commemorating the opening of the Berlin Wall, which took place 35 years ago on November 9, 1989. Prof. Igor Lukes (Department of History, Pardee
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Tuesday, November 12
- 2:00 PM
Elections in the U.S. and Europe: What Does This Mean for the Transatlantic Security Relationship?
In November, Americans are going to the polls. The Europeans did so last June. What does this electoral shake-up mean for the Transatlantic Security Relationship? In the context of increasing
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Thursday, November 14
- 5:00 PM
The UN’s Pact for the Future: Between Aspirations and Reality in the UN System
Please join us for a lecture by Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations. Moderated by Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of
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Tuesday, November 19
- 4:30 PM
Citizenship, Return, and Repatriation: Balkan Muslims and the Dilemmas of a New International Order after World War I
Join us for a lecture by Emily Greble, Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History; Professor and Chair, Department of History; and Professor of German, Russian and East European Studies […]
Wednesday, November 20
- 4:30 PM
Contested Nuclear Taboo in the Third Nuclear Age: A lecture by Michal Smetana
Join us for a Global Security Speaker Series lecture by Michal Smetana, Associate Professor at the Institute of International Studies, Director of the Peace Research Center Prague (PRCP), Head Researcher
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Friday, November 22
- 2:00 PM
The Rise and Fall of the Jet-Age Refugee: A Workshop in International Theory & History with Lauren Stokes
The goal of this workshop is to put BU's historians, political theorists, and theory-oriented social scientists into closer conversation - please join us!
This paper will be presented by Lauren
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