The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
Scholarly Publications
Sex and gender analysis improves science and engineering
November 2019
The goal of sex and gender analysis is to promote rigorous, reproducible and responsible science.
The Failure of Europe's Mainstream Parties
October 2019
The failure of mainstream political-party competition fueled the rise of populism in Europe.
Stalin and the Fate of Europe: The Postwar Struggle for Sovereignty
October 2019
The Cold War division of Europe was not inevitable―the acclaimed author of Stalin’s Genocides shows how postwar Europeans fought to determine their own destinies.Was the division of Europe after...
Other Publications
Once, the ‘Judeo-Christian tradition’ united Americans. Now it divides them.
April 2019
Even as Notre Dame Cathedral was burning, pundits such as Ben Shapiro and Katie Hopkins began to mourn it as a “monument to Western civilization … built on the Judeo-Christian heritage” —...
The Papal Human Rights Discourse: The Difference Pope Francis Makes
February 2019
Religious actors and their political concepts are commonly assumed to be conservative, static, and aligned with the private contemplative world.
Crowdsourcing accountability: ICT for service delivery
December 2018
We examine the effect on service delivery outcomes of a new information communication technology (ICT) platform that allows citizens to send free and anonymous messages to local government...
News
Stanford Researchers Find No ‘Magnet Effect’ When States Extend Public Health Insurance to Immigrants
December 2019
Immigrants, once settled in a particular state, will not move to another state in search of public health benefits, Stanford researchers find.
Sex and gender analysis improves science, Londa Schiebinger's research shows
November 2019
Whether it’s designing equipment or developing drugs, scientists often fail to consider how gendered preferences, biases and assumptions can lead to unintended consequences. According to Stanford...
Heading for (Another) Ukraine-Russia Gas Fight?
September 2019
Twice in the past 14 years, a dispute between Ukraine and Russia has led Russia to cut off natural gas flows to Ukraine and Europe. The stage is being set for another cut-off in January.
Events
Michel Serres: Thinking in Figures
January 17, 2020
After a long period of under-appreciation, Michel Serres's prescient and unique writing is now beginning to receive the attention it has long deserved.
Muscles in Brussels: EU Economic Authority in Comparative Perspective
January 7, 2020
How do we explain that the European Union gained so much authority, especially in economic areas?
Europe: Between Brexit and the 2019 Global Revolt
December 18, 2019
This event is now full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email us at sj1874@stanford.edu.Brexit will forever change the way we understand the European Union.
Projects
European Public Finance
Modern European states have significant responsibilities to their populace, including ensuring that citizens’ basic needs are met and the provision of security, law and order, and other public...
English
European Governance
The governance of Europe has constantly been reimagined, debated, and revolutionized.
English
Austrian and Central European Program
The Europe Center's Austrian and Central European Program seeks to advance relations between the United States and Austria and Central Europe.
English
Multimedia
The World Heritage Bluff: Comparing Vienna’s historic city center with Ephesos
May 2019
Comparing Vienna’s historic city center with Ephesos, Sabine Ladstätter discusses how a consciousness for cultural heritage, apart from touristic-economic incentives and beyond national (in many cases regional) borders, can be created.Sabine...
Elections in a time of fragmentation and polarization: the European Parliament and Belgium
May 2019
As the European Parliament elections draw near this month, Christophe Crombez discusses what he sees as the possible outcomes in this period of fragmentation and polarization in the European Union.Christophe Crombez is Senior Research Scholar at...
How Democracies Die
April 2019
At Daniel Ziblatt's April 11th talk based on scholarship from his recent book co-authored with Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die, he discussed the current dangers facing democracies around the world, and ways of preventing democracy's...
People
Norman M. Naimark Senior Fellow, by courtesy Professor, History, Professor, by courtesy, German Studies, Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution 
Condoleezza Rice Senior Fellow, by courtesy Professor, Political Science, Professor, Management, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 
Timothy E. Josling Senior Fellow, by courtesy Professor, Food Research Institute, Emeritus, 1940-2018 
Russell A. Berman Senior Fellow, by courtesy Professor, Comparative Literature, Professor, German Studies, Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution 
