Center for European Studies

Books are often thought of as bearers of knowledge, most useful for private study or the pursuit of scholarly ends.  While this is undoubtedly true, books also arouse passion as commodities of collection and avenues of exchange.  In this session, we explore the bibliophilic career of David Oppenheim, chief rabbi of Prague in the eighteenth …

Eve Jochnowitz is the translator of recently rediscovered Fania Lewando's The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook: Garden-Fresh Recipes Rediscovered and Adapted for Today's Kitchen. Eve Jochnowitz will be signing copies of the cookbook at her talk.

Eve Jochnowitz is the translator of recently rediscovered Fania Lewando's The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook: Garden-Fresh Recipes Rediscovered and Adapted for Today's Kitchen. Eve Jochnowitz will be signing copies of the cookbook at her talk.

Why, despite similar international pressures, has socio-legal recognition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) minorities changed so differently across states? Why are some traditionally Catholic countries leading the way on LGBT rights and why do other advanced, wealthy democracies lag behind? Such variations are not explained by traditional explanations for successful diffusion and social …

Why, despite similar international pressures, has socio-legal recognition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) minorities changed so differently across states? Why are some traditionally Catholic countries leading the way on LGBT rights and why do other advanced, wealthy democracies lag behind? Such variations are not explained by traditional explanations for successful diffusion and social …

Dr. Rac is the Library Coordinator for Jewish Heritage, Price Library of Judaica. Prior to Dr. Rac's talk, the winner(s) of the Cholent Recipe Contest will be announced. You can find more details about the recipe contest on the Price Library website: http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/Judaica/PublicPrograms  

Dr. Rac is the Library Coordinator for Jewish Heritage, Price Library of Judaica. Prior to Dr. Rac's talk, the winner(s) of the Cholent Recipe Contest will be announced. You can find more details about the recipe contest on the Price Library website: http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/Judaica/PublicPrograms  

Dr. Skaaning is Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University and one of the principal investigators for Varieties of Democracy project. He is author of Requisites of Democracy, Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective, and The Rule of Law, as well as articles on democracy, civil liberties, the rule of law, and comparative methods in …

Dr. Skaaning is Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University and one of the principal investigators for Varieties of Democracy project. He is author of Requisites of Democracy, Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective, and The Rule of Law, as well as articles on democracy, civil liberties, the rule of law, and comparative methods in …

Stop by the Plaza of the Americas to learn about the Center for European Studies' study abroad programs in Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland and Turkey!

Stop by the Plaza of the Americas to learn about the Center for European Studies' study abroad programs in Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland and Turkey!

20th International Festival of Women Composers Tuesday, March 8 7:30pm Concert: Baughman Center on Lake Alice (free tickets available at Baughman Center tel. 352-294-0049). Saturday, March 12 7:30pm Concert: University of Florida School of Music Room 101.

20th International Festival of Women Composers Tuesday, March 8 7:30pm Concert: Baughman Center on Lake Alice (free tickets available at Baughman Center tel. 352-294-0049). Saturday, March 12 7:30pm Concert: University of Florida School of Music Room 101.

Without family, a synagogue or a single Jewish friend, the hardened survivor has so effectively created a new identity that, when faced with his own mortality, the rabbis refuse his appeal to be buried in a Jewish cemetery in Cologne. Determined to return to his birthplace and establish his ancestry, Marcus enlists the help of …

Without family, a synagogue or a single Jewish friend, the hardened survivor has so effectively created a new identity that, when faced with his own mortality, the rabbis refuse his appeal to be buried in a Jewish cemetery in Cologne. Determined to return to his birthplace and establish his ancestry, Marcus enlists the help of …

This talk is part of the Center's Irish week. Richard Conley is an associate professor in the Political Science department at the University of Florida.  

This talk is part of the Center's Irish week. Richard Conley is an associate professor in the Political Science department at the University of Florida.  

This talk, part of the Center's Irish Week, will discuss the Easter Uprising in 1916, where Irish rebels revolted in Dublin against English colonialism while the English were engaged in the First World War. Dr. Harland-Jacobs is an associate professor in the UF Department of History.

This talk, part of the Center's Irish Week, will discuss the Easter Uprising in 1916, where Irish rebels revolted in Dublin against English colonialism while the English were engaged in the First World War. Dr. Harland-Jacobs is an associate professor in the UF Department of History.

Professor O’Leary will reflect on the successes and failures of power-sharing in deeply divided places, and discuss how they are interpreted within Political Science. Drawing  upon his personal experiences as a constitutional and political advisor to  the European Union and  the United Nations, and as an advisor during the constitutional reconstruction of  Northern Ireland and …

Professor O’Leary will reflect on the successes and failures of power-sharing in deeply divided places, and discuss how they are interpreted within Political Science. Drawing  upon his personal experiences as a constitutional and political advisor to  the European Union and  the United Nations, and as an advisor during the constitutional reconstruction of  Northern Ireland and …

The role of Western NGOs in the transition of post communist nations to democracy has been well documented. In this study, Paulina Pospieszna follows a different trajectory, examining the role of a former aid recipient (Poland), newly democratic itself, and its efforts to aid democratic transitions in the neighboring states of Belarus and Ukraine Lunch …

The role of Western NGOs in the transition of post communist nations to democracy has been well documented. In this study, Paulina Pospieszna follows a different trajectory, examining the role of a former aid recipient (Poland), newly democratic itself, and its efforts to aid democratic transitions in the neighboring states of Belarus and Ukraine Lunch …

Please join us for a public panel "Turkish-American Encounters: Exchanges in Culture and Politics" at Marston Library (L136), 12.50pm on Friday, April 15th. Speakers  Justin McCarthy, Distinguished University Scholar and History Professor at Louisville, is a prominent scholar in the field of Ottoman demographics and Turkish studies. He published more than ten monographs and contributed …

Please join us for a public panel "Turkish-American Encounters: Exchanges in Culture and Politics" at Marston Library (L136), 12.50pm on Friday, April 15th. Speakers  Justin McCarthy, Distinguished University Scholar and History Professor at Louisville, is a prominent scholar in the field of Ottoman demographics and Turkish studies. He published more than ten monographs and contributed …

Over 20 years after the war, Omarska iron mine still lacks any formal marking that shows its infamous history as a former concentration camp for non-Serb population during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. The apparent lack is only a symptom of the silence actively produced around historical events constitutive of what is now known as Republika …

Over 20 years after the war, Omarska iron mine still lacks any formal marking that shows its infamous history as a former concentration camp for non-Serb population during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. The apparent lack is only a symptom of the silence actively produced around historical events constitutive of what is now known as Republika …

On Thursday, September 15th, 2016, the University of Florida Center for European Studies, Jean Monnet Center for Excellence and Bob Graham Center for Public Service will host a roundtable with distinguished US political science and economics scholars, entitled "Brexit: A Roundtable - On the UK and Europe's Politico-Economic Future" Participants: Dr. Patrick Crowley, International Economist …

On Thursday, September 15th, 2016, the University of Florida Center for European Studies, Jean Monnet Center for Excellence and Bob Graham Center for Public Service will host a roundtable with distinguished US political science and economics scholars, entitled "Brexit: A Roundtable - On the UK and Europe's Politico-Economic Future" Participants: Dr. Patrick Crowley, International Economist …

In recent years, we have seen two simultaneous phenomena in Europe: Significant vote losses of mainstream parties and the rise of the extreme right. How are these two related? Dr. Jae-Jae Spoon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh Lunch will be provided.  

In recent years, we have seen two simultaneous phenomena in Europe: Significant vote losses of mainstream parties and the rise of the extreme right. How are these two related? Dr. Jae-Jae Spoon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh Lunch will be provided.  

Dominique Reill is an Associate Professor of Modern European History at the University of Miami. Her talk is part of an ongoing series entitled "Empire, Religion and Ethnicity in Europe and Beyond" She will also be giving a lunch seminar the following day, Friday, September 22nd from 12 to 1pm on  "Rebel Citizens: ‘Belonging' in a …

Dominique Reill is an Associate Professor of Modern European History at the University of Miami. Her talk is part of an ongoing series entitled "Empire, Religion and Ethnicity in Europe and Beyond" She will also be giving a lunch seminar the following day, Friday, September 22nd from 12 to 1pm on  "Rebel Citizens: ‘Belonging' in a …

L. Shneiderman and T. Elski were both Polish Jewish emigres living in Paris when the Civil War erupted in Spain and who covered the war for the world Yiddish press. Elski wrote for communist Yiddish publications and the reportage was assembled into a book Oyf di frontn fun Shpanye published in Paris after World War …

L. Shneiderman and T. Elski were both Polish Jewish emigres living in Paris when the Civil War erupted in Spain and who covered the war for the world Yiddish press. Elski wrote for communist Yiddish publications and the reportage was assembled into a book Oyf di frontn fun Shpanye published in Paris after World War …

Join us at the Harn for an exclusive Film Screening event featuring UF Professor Dragan Kujundzic's Cinemuse: Selfie with Sokurov* followed by Alexander Sokurov's Francofonia. Both films will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Kujundzic and Dr. Laurent Dubreuil, Professor of French at Cornell University. The film screenings and discussion are free and open …

Join us at the Harn for an exclusive Film Screening event featuring UF Professor Dragan Kujundzic's Cinemuse: Selfie with Sokurov* followed by Alexander Sokurov's Francofonia. Both films will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Kujundzic and Dr. Laurent Dubreuil, Professor of French at Cornell University. The film screenings and discussion are free and open …

Eileen Kane is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the Global Islamic Studies Program at Connecticut College This talk is part of a series entitled "Empire, Religion, and Ethnicity in Europe and Beyond," organized by Dr. Michelle Campos, UF, and cosponsored by CES She will also be giving a lunch seminar the following day, …

Eileen Kane is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the Global Islamic Studies Program at Connecticut College This talk is part of a series entitled "Empire, Religion, and Ethnicity in Europe and Beyond," organized by Dr. Michelle Campos, UF, and cosponsored by CES She will also be giving a lunch seminar the following day, …

Dr. Toby Rider is a Professor of History at California State University, Fullerton This talk is part of a Series on “Freedom’s Fury: Sport in Revolution – the 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution” There wil be a reception to follow.

Dr. Toby Rider is a Professor of History at California State University, Fullerton This talk is part of a Series on “Freedom’s Fury: Sport in Revolution – the 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution” There wil be a reception to follow.

  Johanna Mellis is a Ph.D. Candidate in the History Department at the University of Florida. Lunch will be provided. This talk is the second part of a Series on “Freedom’s Fury: Sport in Revolution – the 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution”

  Johanna Mellis is a Ph.D. Candidate in the History Department at the University of Florida. Lunch will be provided. This talk is the second part of a Series on “Freedom’s Fury: Sport in Revolution – the 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution”

Last Words - Documentary Screening of Koert Davidse’s film on the Cappadocian language, previously thought to be extinct, and Introduction & Discussion with Mark Janse, Research Professor in Ancient and Asia Minor Greek at Ghent University, Belgium. Dr. Janse is featured in the film. Lunch will be provided. Co-sponsored by the Classics Department and Samuel …

Last Words - Documentary Screening of Koert Davidse’s film on the Cappadocian language, previously thought to be extinct, and Introduction & Discussion with Mark Janse, Research Professor in Ancient and Asia Minor Greek at Ghent University, Belgium. Dr. Janse is featured in the film. Lunch will be provided. Co-sponsored by the Classics Department and Samuel …

Debbie Lisle is a Reader in International Relations, School of Politics, International Studies & Philosophy at Queens University Belfast Dr. Lisle will explore three developments in our understanding of the way people read pictures of war. She will examine questions of audience, reception and interpretation; how traditions of semiotic and discursive analysis can help inform the work …

Debbie Lisle is a Reader in International Relations, School of Politics, International Studies & Philosophy at Queens University Belfast Dr. Lisle will explore three developments in our understanding of the way people read pictures of war. She will examine questions of audience, reception and interpretation; how traditions of semiotic and discursive analysis can help inform the work …

Join us on Halloween Day for a panel on crime and crime literature in European and American societies. Panelists: Jeffrey Adler, Professor of History and Sociology, Criminology & Law at the University of Florida Aida Hozic, Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida Andrew Pepper, Crime Author and Lecturer of English at Queens …

Join us on Halloween Day for a panel on crime and crime literature in European and American societies. Panelists: Jeffrey Adler, Professor of History and Sociology, Criminology & Law at the University of Florida Aida Hozic, Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida Andrew Pepper, Crime Author and Lecturer of English at Queens …

Dr. Pepper is a Crime Author and Lecturer of English at Queens University Belfast Lunch will be provided.

Dr. Pepper is a Crime Author and Lecturer of English at Queens University Belfast Lunch will be provided.

Dr. Lisle is a Reader in International Relations, School of Politics, International Studies & Philosophy at Queens University Belfast This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Political Science

Dr. Lisle is a Reader in International Relations, School of Politics, International Studies & Philosophy at Queens University Belfast This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Political Science