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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

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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 Austria, graduate student internships in Germany, and student research and travel visits across Europe.

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SPOTLIGHT

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May 15 | Phillip Ayoub: The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights

Lindi Schroeder’25, The Europe Center Intern

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Applications for undergraduate Internships due January 26!

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GRIP (Internships and Research visits in Germany) Applications for Summer 2026 open September 2025

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Minor in Global Studies with a specialization in European Studies

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Rethinking European Development and Security (REDS) Seminar Series

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Graduate Student Grant Competition -- Application opens Spring 2025

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Books and Publications by TEC Affiliates

Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State

Anna Grzymała-Busse

Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State

No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe

Rowan Dorin

No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe

Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success

Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan

Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success

The Politics of Making Kinship Historical and Anthropological Perspectives

Tatjana Thelen

The Politics of Making Kinship Historical and Anthropological Perspectives

The World According to Proust

Joshua Landy

The World According to Proust

Global Populisms and Their Challenges

Anna Grzymała-Busse, Didi Kuo, Francis Fukuyama, Michael A. McFaul

Global Populisms and Their Challenges

Perceptions of Medieval Manuscripts: The Phenomenal Book

Elaine Treharne

Perceptions of Medieval Manuscripts: The Phenomenal Book

In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism

James P. Daughton

In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism

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Current Research Projects

Rethinking European Development and Security (REDS)

The REDS Seminar Series aims to deepen the research agenda on the new challenges facing Europe, especially on its eastern flank, and to build intellectual and institutional bridges across Stanford University.

Global Populisms

The Global Populisms project examines the surge in populist movements and what it means for established democratic rules and institutions, focusing on four broad themes: the diversity of populisms, the context of party competition, the role of immigration, and the role of international linkages in fomenting populism.

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