The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
Scholarly Publications
Authenticity, Complaint, and the Russianness of American Jewish Literature
July 2018
Bernard Malamud, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, and their critics embraced the notion that their work displayed an affinity to Russian and Yiddish literature, especially to the work of Fyodor Dostoevsky...
Making Godly Nations: Church-State Pathways in Poland and the Philippines
July 2018
How does religious nationalism arise? Poland and the Philippines represent two striking examples of religious and national identities becoming practically coterminous.
From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia
May 2018
In 2008, when Michael McFaul was asked to leave his perch at Stanford and join an unlikely presidential campaign, he had no idea that he would find himself at the beating heart of one of today’s...
Other Publications
Connecting Continents: Archaeology and History in the Indian Ocean World (Indian Ocean Studies Series) ed. Krish Seetah
June 2018
In recent decades, the vast and culturally diverse Indian Ocean region has increasingly attracted the attention of anthropologists, historians, political scientists, sociologists, and other...
Beyond Engaged Literature: Samir El-Youssef's The Illusion of Return
December 2017
A feature of contemporary politics is the tendency to focus primarily onnarratives , as if the story lines were more important than the events.
Let’s get the facts right on foreign involvement in our elections
December 2017
President-elect Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election and will be the next president of the United States.
News
Anna Grzymala-Busse Appointed New Director of The Europe Center
May 2018
The Europe Center is pleased to announce that Professor Anna Grzymala-Busse will assume its directorship on September 1, 2018.
Americans have different ideas about what makes taxes ‘fair.’ But the GOP bill has something all sides oppose.
December 2017
In the New York Post article written by Ken Scheve and David Stasavage, the co-authors of Taxing the Rich: A History of Fiscal Fairness in the United States and Europe, the real motivation behind...
Events
What's the Matter with Italy?
July 18, 2018
This event is open to Stanford faculty, staff, students, and visiting scholars.Roberto D’Alimonte is professor of political science at Luiss-Guido Carli in Rome and chair of the department of...
Populism + Immigration
May 29, 2018
This Workshop examines the political economy of immigration and integration, the role of partisanship, and how immigration is perceived as both diversity and an economic and cultural threat.
SGS Summer Film Festival: "Force Majeure" (2014, dir. Ruben Östlund; Swedish)
May 18, 2018
Force Majeure is a 2014 Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund. A model Swedish family is on a holiday in the French Alps.
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
Nick Clegg: Brexit and Europe - what happens now?
May 2018
"Nick Clegg: Brexit and Europe - what happens now?"Date: May 8, 2018Venue: Koret-Tauble Conference Center, Stanford UniversitySpeaker: Nick Clegg, Former Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom
Eastern European Security with Bronislaw Komorowski, former president of Poland
December 2017
"Eastern European Security with Bronislaw Komorowski, former president of Poland"Date: December 1, 2017Venue: Koret-Taube Conference Center, Stanford UniversitySpeaker: Speaker: Bronislaw Komorowski, former president of Poland
Russian-American Relations: Present and Future
December 2017
"Russian-American Relations: Present and Future "Date: December 1, 2017Venue: GSB Common, Stanford UniversitySpeaker: Anatoly Antonov, Russian Ambassador to the U.S.
People
Karl Eikenberry Professor of the Practice Fellow, S-APARC, Core faculty, CISAC, Affiliate, CDDRL, Affiliate, TEC 
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 
Russell A. Berman Senior Fellow, by courtesy Professor, Comparative Literature, Professor, German Studies, Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution