Turlington 3312 CES Lunchtime Symposium by Dr. Jack Kugelmass, Director and Melton Legislative Professor, Center for Jewish Studies lunch provided
3312 Turlington Hall Are you interested in intensive summer language study in a critical language? The Critical Language Scholarship, sponsored by the US Department of State, offers fully-funded programs in all language levels (including beginning) of Azerbaijani, Bangla, Hini, Indonesian, Koran, Punjabi, Swahili, Turkish, & Urdu; intermediate Arabic and Persian; and advanced level Chinese, Japanese, …
Plaza of the Americas Join CES' Language Labs at Pop-Up Culture. Learn phrases in a 5-minute session of Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Turkish, or all five! Did you know that October is National Arts & Humanities Month? To celebrate, UF is hosting Pop-Up Culture in the Plaza of the Americas on Friday, October 13th from …
Ustler Hall and Pugh Hall You're Invited Journeys through the Liberal Arts and Sciences A showcase of the people and programs that make our college great! Join us for food, fun, and prizes! Stop by anytime between 12pm-2pm. Tables will be set up at Ustler Hall and Pugh Hall; no RSVP is necessary
UF International Center Large Conference Room Information session for study abroad programs offered in Eastern Europe. CES offers a study abroad program in Prague, Czech Republic. Come out to learn more about this great program.
Oak Hammock Institute for Learning in Retirement: A Greek Tragedy in the Making? Explaining Greece's Debt Crisis, with Chrys Kostopolous
Reitz Union Auditorium Part of the “Future of Freedom and Walls” Campus Weeks Events. A brief introduction to the film will be given by Dr. Alessia Colarossi, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
UF International Center Large Conference Room Information session for study abroad programs offered through the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. CES offers study abroad programs in Brussels, Belgium and Prague, Czech Republic. Come out to learn more about these great programs.
Smathers Library 100 The Anthropocene: Rethinking Environment & Society, Disciplines & Time Helmuth Trischler Rachel Carson Center, Munich Germany Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit imagining-climate.clas.ufl.edu
Smathers Library, Room 100 Science & the Evolution of Planetary Politics: A Political Epistemology for the Anthropocene Franz Mauelshagen Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany Event is free and open to the public. For more information visit imagining-climate.clas.ufl.edu
Reitz Union Auditorium Part of the “Future of Freedom and Walls” Campus Weeks Events. A brief introduction to the film will be given by Dr. Will Hasty, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Pugh Hall, Ocora Ilaria Capua and Amie Kreppel in Conversation with MARIO MONTI President of Bocconi University, Former Italian Prime Minister, Former EU Commissioner
Smathers Library Judaica Suite a Talk by Cynthia Baker The word Jew has evoked a wide range of images and meanings over time, and it continues to do so today. In recent years, the phrase "new Jews" has been used in public discourse as a kind of critical lens through which to interpret issues related …
Weimar Hall Gannett Auditorium Can Brexit and the global spread of economic populism have impact on the future for all citizens of the world? The UF College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) and Center for European Studies (CES) invite everyone in Gainesville to journey through an exploration of this question and discover insights about this …
The Wooly, 20 N. Main Street "Peak" directed by Hannes Lang discussion by Helen Hughes, University of Surrey The Contexts of Climate Change: Glaciers, Nuclear Power & Document Film in Europe Imagining Climate Change: Science & Humanities in Dialogue Event is free and open to the public Sponsored by the Center for European Studies …
3312 Turlington, CES Conference Room CES Lunchtime Symposium The 2017 German Elections and Their Impact on Germany's Role in Europe Michael Schuering Department of History lunch provided
The Wooly, 20 N. Main Street "Under Control" directed by Hannes Lang discussion by Dr. Helen Hughes, University of Surrey The Contexts of Climate Change: Glaciers, Nuclear Power & Documentary Film in Europe Imagining Climate Change: Science & Humanities in Dialogue free and open to the public Sponsored by the Center for European Studies …
Hippodrome Theater, 25 SE 2nd Place Join us on Veterans Day Nov. 11th at 7 PM at the Hippodrome theater for a film screening of "Telling: Gainesville," followed by a Q & A with the director and members of the cast. Visit our event page: https://tinyurl.com/y7nu3tor In this production, four veterans and a military wife …
216 Anderson Hall Berthold Rittberger For Graduate Students looking to publish: Every graduate student knows the aphorism "publish or perish." While there is (some) truth to it, most early stage researchers receive (surprisingly!) little systematic guidance on how to navigate the long and obstacle-ridden process from developing a great research idea to seeing it in …
Ustler Hall Atrium Jessica Fortin-Rittberger Abstract: Although there are considerably more men than women in most parliaments around the world, we know little about whether male-dominated legislatures neglect women’s policy attitudes. Our article addresses this gap by analysing the congruence of policy preferences between women, men, and their elected representatives. We endeavour to answer two …
216 Anderson Hall Berthold Rittberger Abstract: This paper analyzes how the post-Cold War triumph of liberal internationalism has contributed to the rise of nationalist populism. Drawing on the heuristics of historical institutionalism, we argue that the institutional order underpinning liberal internationalism exhibits self-reinforcing characteristics, which simultaneously provoke reactive, self-undermining, sequences by enabling nationalist populism. Liberal …
Harn Museum of Art Celebrate European cultures through the spirit of improvisation in the arts while enjoying food, tours, & performances connected to Europe.
The Center for European Studies is excited to offer FLAS awards for summer 2018! The awards provide students with an opportunity to undertake intensive study of a language related to European studies in any US Department of Education approved program. Info sessions on the summer awards and application process will be held in January.
The Center for European Studies is excited to offer FLAS awards for summer 2018! The awards provide students with an opportunity to undertake intensive study of a language related to European studies in any US Department of Education approved program. Info sessions on the summer awards and application process will be held in January.
Are you interested in studying in Europe? The Center for European Studies offers two dynamic programs in the heart of Europe - UF in Brussels and UF in Prague. These summer study programs offer students the opportunity to study and live in two of Europe's most beautiful and historic cities. The Center will be hosting …
219 Dauer Hall Dr. Serhiy Kvit Fulbright Visiting Scholar Former Ukrainian Minister of Education Dr. Kvit will discuss where the Ukrainian aspirations for European integration came from, the current contact of related international politics, as well as, the circumstances of Russia's invasion and undeclared war against Ukraine. He will draw special attention to the main …
Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Dr. Tyler Stovall University of California Santa Cruz Dean, Division of Humanities & Distinguished Professor of History The Center for European Studies presents this program in partnership with the UF African American Studies …
Friends of Music Room The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Dr. Tyler Stovall University of California Dean, Division of Humanities & Distinguished Professor of History In Interwar Paris, music enabled a small number of black American performers to discover the world beyond the borders of the …
Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Lisa Booth Center for European Studies In 1955 the Everyman Opera Company spent three weeks in the Soviet Union performing Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." The tour, which was funded by the Soviet Union, …
Harn Museum The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Introduction & Discussion by Lisa Booth Starring Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward, and Diahann Carroll; featuring the music of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong This film explores the lives of two ex-pat American jazz musicians (Newman & …
Friends of Music Room The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Dr. Penny Von Eschen Cornell University This talk will explore the origins of the Cold War jazz tours and will pay particular attention to some of the more immediate European antecedents that helped shaped the tours, …
Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race Dr. Penny Von Eschen Cornell University The Center for European Studies presents this program in partnership with the UF African American Studies Program, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Political Science, and …
Harn Museum introduction and discussion by Dr. Chrysostomos Kostopoulos The Center for European Studies presents: All That Jazz: Europe, the Cold War, and Race This documentary explores the origins of the US-influenced jazz clubs that sprung up in Europe following WWII and the first efforts by European jazz musicians to create a truly "European" jazz …
3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) Dr. Emil Kerenji US Holocaust Memorial Museum This presentation will introduce faculty and graduate students to the basics of Experience History, a primary source college-level teaching tool that allows for easy integration of primary sources from the Holocaust into the college classroom. Dr. Kerenji will discuss the tool and demonstrate …
Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) Dr. Emil Kerenji US Holocaust Memorial Museum This talk looks to the lands of the future and former Yugoslavia from the eve of the Balkan wars in 1912/13 to the end of World War II. Dr. Kerenji will trace the origins, trajections, and mutations of discourses and practices …
Anderson 216 presenters: Ioannis Ziogas, Mississippi State University Buket Oztas, Furman University Anna Brigevich, North Carolina Central University moderator/discussant: Michael Webb, Political Science Participants will be discussing the causes and consequences of the rise of populist political parties of the right and left in Greece, Eastern Europe, and Turkey. Presentations will be followed by a …
Pugh Hall Roundtable Bob Graham Center for Public Service Department of Political Science presents & co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts & Science, UF International Center, Center for European Studies, Bob Graham Center, and Manning J. Dauer Eminent Chair in Political Science
216 Anderson Hall Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Accords: Twenty Years After Conference with Brendan O'Leary, Adrian Guelke, Maria-Adriana Deiana, John McGarry, Reverend Gary Mason, & M. Leann Brown Department of Political Science presents & co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts & Science, UF International Center, Center for European Studies, Bob Graham Center, …
Lunchtime Symposium 3312 Turlington (CES Conference Room) Johanna Mellis, PhD Candidate, History How did the "boorish" Eastern Bloc representatives act within international organizations during the Cold War? How did the Western-oriented International Olympic Committee perceive and engage with the socialist Bloc nations? Based on research conducted at the IOC Historical Archives, History PhD candidate Johanna …
Join CES for a conversation with CES alumni! Come hear how our alumni's time at UF and work with CES helped shape their career paths. Lunch provided!
Anderson 216 David Armitage US Department of State Bureau of Intelligence & Research The transatlantic alliance is under stress from pressures within Europe: Brexit, the migration crisis and the relationship with Russia all defy a common approach. In addition, President Trump's statements indicate a desire on the part of the US to play a less …
O'Connell Center CLAS Dean, David. E. Richardson, will lead a college-wide session followed immediately by showcase of CLAS departments, programs, clubs and organizations.
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro Looking for ways to stay engaged on current events in Europe and meeting students interested in European politics? Come to the EU Club interest meeting on Tuesday, September 18. Pizza provided!
Location Reitz Union North Lawn Brief Intro Mark your calendars and make sure to stop by the Study Abroad Fair on September 26 hosted by UF Study Abroad Services! CES will be there to talk about UF in Brussels and UF in Prague.
The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) presentation by Emily Theobald, MA student in Music The Art of Music of War: Polish Music Responds to World War II This discussion will explore the numerous ways that Polish composers responded to World War II from the perspectives of both self and nation. We will …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall CES Lunchtime Symposium Carolina Montes, ’18 Political Science, International Studies, and Russian Studies Ayso Milikbekov, ’20 Political Science & International Studies Riley Bailey, ’20 Economics & Russian Studies Gian Nguyen, ’20 International Studies Faculty Advisor – Edit Nagy, Center for European Studies
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro Come join CES to learn more about our programs in Brussels and Prague. Pizza provided!
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro The next general meeting of the EU Club will be held on Wednesday, October 3 at 5:00 pm.
Location Plaza of the Americas (rain location: Little 0201 Brief Intro CES Film Festival: European Horror Troll Hunter – Norway, Mockumentary Horror Shot in verite style, Troll Hunter is the story of a group of Norwegian film students that set out to capture real-life trolls on camera after learning their …
Location Library West Room 212 Brief Intro Prague 1968: From Reforms to Invasion & screening of documentary Oratorio for Prague as part of the Prague Spring: Culture, Context, & Normalization series An introduction by Professor Holly Raynard contextualizing the build up to the Prague Spring. The 26-minute documentary is …
Location Dauer Hall, 215 Brief Intro Come join the Center for European Studies to talk with CES alumna, Shephali Bhakta. Shephali graduated from UF in 2004 with a BA in Political Science and Economics and a minor in EU Studies. After UF, she went on to complete her MA at …
The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) with Peter Gitto, Ph.D. candidate English European Art Cinema This session will cover the unique genre that is European art cinema. We consider its style, thematic concerns, and circulation in film festivals such as Cannes.
Location Marston Library, Room L136 Brief Intro CES Presents as part of the Prague Spring: Culture, Context, & Normalization series: Fireman’s Ball (1967) film screening A volunteer fire department throws a party for their former boss with the whole town invited, but nothing goes as planned.
The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) by Agata Kowalewska, CES & IFAS What to Eat When Not in Italy This presentation will give you a taste of a few European countries from a perspective of food and food customs. Among others we will talk about Czech Republic, Turkey, and Poland.
Location Plaza of the Americas (rain location: Little 0201) CES Film Festival: European Horror Shaun of the Dead – UK, Comedy Horror “Shaun of the Dead cleverly balances scares and witty satire, making for a bloody good zombie movie with loads of wit” – Rotten Tomato
Location Computer Sciences/Engineering E121 Brief Intro CES Presents as part of the Prague Spring: Culture, Context, & Normalization series: Dr. Paulina Bren, Vassar College Paulina Bren’s talk will turn to what happened after the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. Even as the so-called “normalization” regime now set about purging …
The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) by Shannon Butts, Ph.D. candidate, English Mobilizing Paris: Mapping History and Art Through New Media This talk examines the art, history, and geography of Paris as part of a digital walking tour that connects the spread of images with the spread of people and protest.
Location 3312 Turlington Brief Intro Phillip C. Arceneaux Ph.D. candidate, Telecommunication CES Lunchtime Symposium: In trying to grasp the differences between digital diplomacy and computational propaganda, this presentation will outline how the European theatre has been a primary target of Russian information campaigns, and how being a public policy leader …
Location Plaza of the Americas (rain location: Little 0201) CES Film Festival: European Horror Pan’s Labyrinth – Spain, Fantasy Horror Pan’s Labyrinth is Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups, with the horrors of both reality and fantasy blended together into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable.
Location Dauer 215 Brief Intro CES Presents as part of the Prague Spring: Culture, Context, & Normalization series: the Czech Emigre Panel The panel will include personal accounts of the Prague Spring and normalization.
The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) by Ralf Remshardt, Theater & Dance No Show Business as Usual: European Theater in the Age of Populism This presentation will discuss the effect of the rise of European populism on modern theater.
Location Grinter Hall 404 Brief Intro Come join the Center for African Studies, Center for European Studies, and Center for Latin American Studies for a info session on the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship. Fellowships provide students with funding to pursue language and area studies of a least …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro The Center for European Studies will host an info session on the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to study a least or less commonly taught European language. Eligible languages include: Arabic, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Modern Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish. …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro Come join the Center for European Studies to talk with CES alumna, Victoria Dokken. Shephali graduated from UF in 2014 with a BA in Political Science and Economics and a minor in East-Central European Studies. After UF, Victoria joined the Peace Corp where she …
The Institute of Learning in Retirement (ILR) by Michael Leslie, Telecommunication Victims, Villains, or Heroes: Images of Europe's Black Immigrants in Film Film is a powerful vehicle for shaping both consciousness and behavior. This talk explores how key films by both African and European filmmakers are shaping our political imagination, and their potential …
Location 3324 Burlington Hall Brief Intro George Glen, Ph.D. student, Biology CES Lunchtime Symposium series As scientist we are forces to estimate various life-history parameters from incomplete data: for instance, how do we estimate a sea turtle’s population size when for most of their life they are hidden beneath the …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro Learn more about the Critical Language Scholarship Program sponsored by the US Department of State. CLS is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for undergraduate and graduate students. Eligible UF languages include: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish The info session …
Location Turlington 2306 CES Film Festival: European Horror Night Watch – Russia, Action Horror Night Watch is a 2004 Russian urban fantasy supernatural thriller film that takes place in modern day Moscow, super-natural armies of Good and Evil, Light and Darkness, gear up to do battle.
Location Keene-Flint Hall, room 005 Brief Intro Come hear about opportunities to put your European Studies focus to use in a career in academics! Rachel Rothstein will discuss her work as a high school teacher at the Weber School in Atlanta, GA teaching on Modern Jewish History and leading the school’s …
Location Keene-Flint Room 005 Brief Intro Jason Lutes A masterwork of the graphic novel golden age, Berlin tells the story of the metropolis’ citizens before the fall of the Weimar Republic, as fascism is on the rise throughout the world.
Location Harn Museum of Art Brief Intro The story of two men who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war. With the Harn Museum of Art, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, Veterans for Peace, and the Science …
Location McCarty D G001 Brief Intro Dail Laughinghouse Applied Phycology In this presentation we will review aspects on the structure, biology, and ecology of cyanobacteria and their blooms, and go over some coordinated efforts in European programs to tackle this emerging threat to public health. Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are a …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro Join us for an info session on the many funding opportunities available through the Center for European Studies. Funding opportunities are available for course development in area and language studies, travel, and new workshops. CES staff will be available to answer questions on the …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro The Center for European Studies will host an info session on the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to study a least or less commonly taught European language. Eligible languages include: Arabic, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Modern Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro Maryna Shevtsova CES visiting Fulbright Scholar Against the backdrop of the conflict with Russia and growing approximation with the EU, some positive developments, such as changes in legislation and peaceful Equality marches, took place in Ukraine. The talk will focus on the role that …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro Come join CES to learn more about our programs in Brussels and Prague. Pizza provided!
Location Ustler Atrium Brief Intro Conor O’Dwyer O’Dwyer analyzes the development and impact of LGBT movements in post-communist Eastern and Central Europe. He argues that backlash against LGBT individuals has had the paradoxical effect of encouraging stronger and more organized activism, significantly impacting the social movement landscape of the region. …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Brief Intro Join the Center for European Studies and the Career Connections Center for a workshop on how to “tell your story” to employers and graduate schools. Learn how to highlight your language and global experience in your resume, cover letter, and during job interviews.
Location Norman Hall Terrance Room Brief Intro Nicola Kernaghan Queen’s University Belfast BREXIT: The Aftermath speaker series The outcome of the UK referendum to leave the European Union has had significant implications for all sectors of society, including higher education. And, with little time until the March 29, 2019 deadline, …
Location 3312 Turlington Hall Center for European Studies Lunchtime Symposium Nicola Kernaghan Queen’s University Belfast Join an informal discussion about the impact of BREXIT on life in Norther Ireland, the only region of the UK that has a physical border with an EU country. Learn about how the uncertainties of …
Location Ustler Hall Atrium Brief Intro Celeste Montoya University of Colorado Boulder In the past several decades, feminist transnational networks have worked to get (and keep) the issue of gender violence on the European Union’s agenda. The 1990s and early 2000s was characterized by important victories for these dynamic networks, …
Location Anderson 216 Brief Intro Ryan Bakker, University of Georgia The apparent inability of mainstream politicians and parties to represent citizens destabilizes party systems and creates an opportunity for anti-establishment parties on the left and right. In this talk, Professor Bakker uses multiple measures of party-partisan incongruence to evaluate whether …
Location 3312 Turlington CES Lunchtime Symposium Christine Le Jeune, Ph.D. student, Anthropology The North Caucasus is a region of high biodiversity. Its mountain systems are a valuable natural resource, but they are especially vulnerable to human impact. The region’s abundant natural attractions have drawn tourists since the nineteenth century. At …
Location 284 Holland Hall Brief Intro R. Daniel Kelemen, Rutgers University Over the past few years, the European Union (EU) has experienced a profound rule of law crisis. In their effort to consolidate autocratic rule, EU member state governments in Hungary and Poland have systematically undermined the independence of their …
Location Pugh Hall Ocora Brief Intro R. Daniel Kelemen, Rutgers University Over the past several years, Europe has faced a perfect storm of intertwined crises- including the eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, the crisis of democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland, the crisis of Russian aggression, and of course BREXIT …
Location 216 Anderson Brief Intro Erik Jones, Johns Hopkins University SAIS When the British people voted to leave the European Union in June 2016, they embarked on an unprecedented experiment in disintegration with their closest allies and trading partners. The goal was to allow the British parliament to take back …
Location McCarty Hall A, Room 1151 Brief Intro Maria Lodovica Gullino University of Torino Biosecurity is a strategic and integrated approach for analysing and managing relevant risks to human, animal and plant life and health, and associated risks to the environment. Plant biosecurity aims at protecting all plant resources and …
Location Dauer 215 Brief Intro Annual Workshop on the European Union sponsored by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Panel 1 – The RMA in Europe (9:00am-10:30am) Kaija Schilde, Boston University: The Political Economy of European Security Richard Bitzinger, NTU: Can Europe’s Military-Industrial Base Still Innovate? David Galbreath, University of …
Location 3312 Turlington Brief Intro Martin Nekola CES Lunchtime Symposium
Location 3312 Turlington Brief Intro Petia Kostadinova, University of Illinois at Chicago CES Lunchtime Symposium In this article, coauthored by Kostadinova and Dragomir Stoyanova, we review the political developments in Bulgaria since the fall of communism in 1989, including the process of European integration that it underwent. We pay a …
Location Plaza of the Americas CES Film Festival – Capturing Communism: The Cold War on Film A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of old friends from WWII Jewish Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only …
Location Turlington 3310 Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable: Gilet Jaunes in France: Understanding the Yellow Vests Movement Sheri Berman, Barnard College; Cole Stang, freelance Paris journalist, Celia Belin, Brookings Institutions, and Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Pittsburgh The gilets jaunes, or yellow vests, are members of a grassroots political movement that …
Location UF Career Connections Center, Innovation Room, Reitz Union Brief Intro Calling all students who have studied abroad or are thinking about studying abroad! Join the Center for European Studies, UF Career Connections Center, and Beyond 120 for a conversation on communicating your study abroad skills to future employers and graduate …
Location Keene-Flint 005 Brief Intro Elena Aydarova, Auburn University Russia is often described as an authoritarian country under President Putin’s control. Yet this perception obscures policy activities of those who work under the shadows of powerful leaders and public institutions. Focusing on a recent wave of educational reforms in Russia, …
Location Turlington 3310 CES Lunchtime Symposium Jeremy Frusco, Ph.D. candidate in Music History and Literature It began as a joke among friends. The André, a cover artist whose identity remains a mystery, recalled in a 2018 interview that “I became aware of trap music and I thought that it was …
Location Reitz Union North Lawn Brief Intro Visit the UF in Brussels and UF in Prague tables at the UF International Center Fall Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday, September 25.
Location Oak Hammock Europe Today: Social and Political Perspectives of a Changing Europe The Migrant Crisis and the Far-Right in Germany: Causes and Consequences Hannah Alarian UF, Political Science What did the migrant crisis mean for Germany? This lecture explores this questions from the perspective of migrants, refugees, and German …
Location Anderson 216 Brief Intro Christopher J. Williams University of Arkansas at Little Rock Recent research has shown that mainstream political parties shift their positions on European integration in response to threats from niche parties. Whether or not this strategy affects the electoral fortunes of mainstream parties remains unclear, however. …
Europe Today: Social and Political Perspectives of a Changing Europe Coming Out of Communism: The Emergency of LGBT Activism in Eastern Europe Conor O’Dwyer UF, CES & Political Science Oak Hammock O’Dwyer analyzes the development and impact of LGBT movements in post-communist Eastern and Central Europe. He argues that backlash against …