The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
Globalization
Scholarly Publications
Cold war isomorphism: Communist regimes and the West European model of worker participation
July 2016
In studies of cultural globalisation, the influence of communist regimes on Western Europe has remained under-theorised and little explored.
Closeness and manuscript culture
July 2016
Why devote a special issue of the Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies to closeness and manuscript culture?
Does Lean Improve Labor Standards? Management and Social Performance in the Nike Supply Chain
March 2016
This study tests the hypothesis that lean manufacturing improves the social performance of manufacturers in emerging markets.
News
Macron, Brexit and the Future of European Politics
July 2017
Patrick Chamorel, senior resident scholar at the Stanford Center in Washington DC, weighs in on the geopolitical impact of the French and UK elections in a Scholars' Circle interview. Joining the...
Turkey between Religion, Ideology and Politics: An Interview with Professor Roland Benedikter
September 2011
Interview of Professor Roland Benedikter conducted by Abuzar Baghi, Journalist and Editor-in-chief of the International section of Mehrnameh.
Old Events
Brexit, Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration
February 7, 2019
To listen to the audio recording of this talk, please visit our multimedia page. The European Union (EU) is facing one of the rockiest periods in its existence.
**Cancelled** President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing: The Future of Europe
November 17, 2016
**This event has been cancelled.**This event is co-sponsored by: The France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, The Europe Center, The Hoover Institution, Stanford Global Studies, The...
Book Talk: "The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century" with Walter Scheidel
October 27, 2016
DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FOR THIS EVENT, WE ARE NOW FULLY BOOKED AND UNABLE TO TAKE FURTHER RSVPS. Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic...
Projects
Europe and the Global Economy
Although each nation in Europe retains its distinct cultural, social and political identity, the region as a whole is among the world’s most economically integrated zones.
English
The Contemporary
This project examines the “contemporary” with a focus on defining moments such as: 1945, 1973, 1989, and 2001.
English
Immigration and Integration Project
Two premises motivate the “Immigration and Integration” project that is able to get off the ground with seed money from the FSI Policy Implementation Lab.
English
Multimedia
Why France and the European Union Still Matter for the United States
February 2015
Is Europe "elderly and haggard", and could France become "the crucible of Europe" (Jan.