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Film 5 in the Refugees in Film Series: On the Bride’s Side

Hippodrome 25 SE 2nd Pl, Gainesville

About the Film A Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians in Milan who entered Europe via the Italian island of Lampedusa after fleeing the war in Syria. They decide to help them complete their journey to Sweden – and hopefully avoid getting themselves arrested as traffickers – by faking a

ILR: 2017 German Election Results

Institute for Learning in Retirement: The 2017 German Elections Results and Their Impact on Germany's Role in Europe, Dr. Michael Schuering

“The Other Europe” film and discussion

Reitz Union Auditorium Part of the "Future Freedom and Walls" Campus Weeks Events. A brief introduction to the film will be given by Dr. Barbara Mennel, Interim Director of the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere. http://newsreel.org/video/THE-OTHER-EUROPE

“Paris Noir: When African Americans Came to Paris”

Smathers Library East, Rm 100

Smathers Library; Room 100 The UF African American Studies Program is showing "Paris Noir: When African Americans Came to Paris" on Thursday, October 5th at 6pm in room 100 of the Smathers Library. The film discusses the African American experience in Paris during World War I, the Jazz Age of the 1920s, and the German

“Who Is Dayani Cristal?” film and discussion

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. Gillian Lord, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies; www.whoisdayanicristal.com  

Critical Language Scholarship Information Session

CES Conference Room, Turlington Hall 3312

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,

Pop-Up Culture: Language Labs

Plaza of the Americas

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

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Open House

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

Study Abroad in Eastern Europe Information Session

UFIC Large Conference Room

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.

“Fire at Sea (FUOCCOAMMARE)” film and discussion

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

CLAS Study Abroad Information Session

UFIC Large Conference Room

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.

The Past & Future of the Anthropocene

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

The Past & Future of the Anthropocene

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

“Europe or Die” film and discussion

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

The European Union in a Changing Landscape

Pugh Hall, Ocora Ilaria Capua and Amie Kreppel in Conversation with MARIO MONTI President of Bocconi University, Former Italian Prime Minister, Former EU Commissioner

America & Europe’s New Jews

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

Brexit and the Global Challenge of Economic Populism

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

“Peak” screening & discussion

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

“Under Control” screening & discussion

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

“Telling: Gainesville” a film screening

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

Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me This? Publications and Academic Citizenship

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

Do Parliaments Underrepresent Women’s Policy Preferences? Exploring Gender Equality in Policy Congruence in Twenty-One European Democracies

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

The Liberal International Order and the Rise of Nationalist Populism

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

Museum Nights: Improv Europe

Harn Museum of Art Celebrate European cultures through the spirit of improvisation in the arts while enjoying food, tours, & performances connected to Europe.

Summer 2018 FLAS Award Info Session

CES Conference Room, Turlington Hall 3312

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.

Summer 2018 FLAS Award Info Session

CES Conference Room, Turlington Hall 3312

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.

CES Study Abroad Info Session

CES Conference Room, Turlington Hall 3312

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

The Future of Ukraine & European Union Relations

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

African Americans in Jazz Age Paris

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

Porgy and Bess in the Soviet Union: A Diplomatic Paradox?

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,

Paris Blues film screening

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 &

Cold War Nostalgia in Eastern Europe and the United States

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

Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe film screening

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

Experience History: A Primary Source Teaching Tool on the Holocaust

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

Imagining Yugoslav Territories from the Balkan Wars to World War II

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

The Rise of European Populism

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

Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Accords: Twenty Years After Roundtable

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

From the “Troubles” to Consociational Democracy and Brexit

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,

“Perhaps You Can Be Helpful in This Situation”: Hungary, the Eastern Bloc, and the International Olympic Committee in the Cold War

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

Career Talk – Conversation with CES Alumni

CES Conference Room, Turlington Hall 3312

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!

The Transatlantic Relationship in the Era of Trump

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

CLAS Convocation

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.

The EU Club Interest Meeting

  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!  

Study Abroad Fair

  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.  

ILR: Emily Theobald

Oak Hammock Gainesville, FL, United States

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

Integration Methods of Romani People in Hungarian Society

  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  

CES Study Abroad Info Session

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Come join CES to learn more about our programs in Brussels and Prague.   Pizza provided!  

EU Club Meeting

  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.  

Troll Hunter

  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

Prague 1968: From Reform to Invasion & Oratorio for Prague documentary

  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

Alumni Conversation: Shephali Bhakta

  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

ILR: Peter Gitto

Oak Hammock Gainesville, FL, United States

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.

Fireman’s Ball (1967) film screening

  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.  

ILR: Agata Kowalewska

Oak Hammock Gainesville, FL, United States

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.

Shaun of the Dead

  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  

Ex Post Facto: How the Story of Normalization Played Out on Television

  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

ILR: Shannon Butts

Oak Hammock Gainesville, FL, United States

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.

Information Politics in the Digital Age: Addressing the Issue of Social Media Election Meddling

  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

Pan’s Labyrinth

  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.  

Czech Emigre Panel

  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.  

ILR: Ralf Remshardt

Oak Hammock Gainesville, FL, United States

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.

FLAS Joint Info Session

  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

CES FLAS Info Session

  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.  

Alumni Conversation: Victoria Dokken

  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

ILR: Michael Leslie

Oak Hammock Gainesville, FL, United States

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

How to Monitor Sea Turtle Populations: Understanding the Population Dynamics of Loggerhead Turtles in Amvrakikos Gulf, Greece

  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

Critical Language Scholarship Info Sesion

  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

Night Watch

  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.  

European Studies Speaker Series – Rachel Rothstein

  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

Graphic History of WWII Berlin

  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.  

J’accuse (1919) silent film screening

  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

Reflections from the EU CyanoCOST Project on Diversity, Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Cyanobacteria

  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

CES Funding Info Session

  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

FLAS Info Session

  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  

Study Abroad Info Session

  Location   3312 Turlington Hall   Brief Intro   Come join CES to learn more about our programs in Brussels and Prague.   Pizza provided!  

Coming Out of Communism: The Emergence of LGBT Activism in Eastern Europe

  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.

CES-CCC “Tell Your Story” Workshop

  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.  

The Impact of BREXIT on Higher Education in the UK and Northern Ireland

  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,

Living in BREXIT Limbo

  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

The Consequences of Co-option: Rising Populism and the EU Efforts to Combat Gender Violence

  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,

Disaffection and Dealignment: The Individual-level Effects of Public-Party Incongruence

  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

Viable, Equitable, and Ecological? Tourism as Sustainable Development in the North Caucasus

  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

The European Union’s Authoritarian Equilibrium

  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

BREXIT and Europe’s Perfect Storm

  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

BREXIT and the Political Economy of Disintegration

  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

European Security Beyond Guns and Soldiers

  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

Bulgarian Political Parties and European Integration: From Anticommunism to Euroscepticism

  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

Closer to the Moon

  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

Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable

  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

Telling Your Story: Communicating Study Abroad as Career Skills

  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