The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
Health policy
Scholarly Publications
Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
May 2018
Hans Asperger, the pioneer of autism and Asperger syndrome in Nazi Vienna, has been celebrated for his compassionate defense of children with disabilities.
Culture and Pain. Toward Pain Care for a Global Community: From Philosophy to Economic Considerations
December 2009
This book, edited and written by leading scholars in the field(s) of neuroscience, ethics, law and healthcare policy, provides a unifying perspective of how a philosophical understanding of pain...
Other Publications
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...
Wer hilft den Opfern?
August 2011
Der diesjährige "Freedom in the World"-Bericht des Forschungsinstituts "Freedom House" weist bereits zum fünften Jahr in Folge auf einen alarmierenden Rückgang von Freiheit, Demokratie und Achtung...
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Old Events
Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience
November 8, 2012
Conference organizer: Nancy Ruttenburg What is conscience, what was conscience, and what is its future?
The Narcissism of Minor Differences: How America and Europe are Alike
December 1, 2009
It is commonly believed that America and Europe are very different societies, and growing apart.
Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery
May 7, 2009
In a culmination of years of research, travel, and experience, Siddarth Kara puts together his thesis on how to tackle the business of modern sex slavery in his Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business...