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The Europe Center
Stanford's hub for the interdisciplinary study of Europe
Founded in 1997, The Europe Center (TEC) at Stanford University is an interdisciplinary center for research and teaching on the histories, cultures, institutions, and people of Europe. We offer a minor in European Studies and support undergraduate and graduate students with research and internship grants. We welcome scholars from academic institutions across Europe for seminars, conferences, and research visits. TEC holds regular public events, including our Rethinking European Development and Security (REDS) seminar series, which seeks to deepen the research agenda on issues critical to all of Europe, including the role of imperial powers, internal divisions, national identity, and the erosion of democracy.
What we do
Events
A forum for experts to engage in public policy debates regarding Europe and its evolving position on the international stage.
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Undergraduate Minor
The minor in Global Studies, with a specialization in European Studies, is especially well-suited for undergraduates who participate in a Bing Overseas Studies Program or internship in Europe.
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Research Grants & Internships
The Europe Center sponsors undergraduate student internships in Belgium and Estonia, graduate student internships in Germany, and graduate student research visits across Europe.
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SPOTLIGHT
Books and Publications by TEC Affiliates
Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State
Anna Grzymała-Busse
No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe
Rowan Dorin
Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success
Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan
The Politics of Making Kinship Historical and Anthropological Perspectives
Tatjana Thelen
Global Populisms and Their Challenges
Anna Grzymała-Busse, Didi Kuo, Francis Fukuyama, Michael A. McFaul
In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism
James P. Daughton