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Who Is Really Corrupt in Ukraine?
December 5, 2019
Please join Stanford's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 4:30pm for a conversation with Sergii Leschenko. Leschenko will be joined in...
Book Talk "Stalin and the Fate of Europe: The Postwar Struggle for Sovereignty" with Norman M. Naimark
November 13, 2019
This event is now full and we are unable to take any further reservations.
Quid Pro Quo? Impeachment, Ukraine, and Russia
October 23, 2019
This event is now full and we are unable to take any further reservations.
Mass Media and Cultural Homogenization: Broadcasting the American Dream on the Radio
October 8, 2019
Part of the Economic History Seminar Series, co-sponsored by The Europe Center.
Shaping Ideology and Institutions: Economic Incentives and Slavery in the US South
October 8, 2019
Part of the Economic History Seminar Series, co-sponsored by The Europe Center.
The Putin Exodus and Its Implications for Russia and the West
September 10, 2019
This event is now full and we are unable to take any further reservations.
30 Years on From the Velvet Revolutions of 1989: Time For a New Liberation?
August 30, 2019
WE HAVE REACHED VENUE CAPACITYREGISTRATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTEDPLEASE CHECK BACK FOR VIDEO/LIVE STREAM OF THIS EVENT30 years ago, communist rule ended across central Europe in a dramatic...
The Making of Social Democracy: The Economic and Electoral Consequences of Norway’s 1936 School Reform (with Acemoglu, Pekkarinen and Sarvamak)
April 30, 2019
This workshop is part of the Economic History Workshop series in the Department of Economics and is co-sponsored by The Europe Center.
Does credit affect stock trading? Evidence from the South Sea Bubble
April 30, 2019
This workshop is part of the Economic History Workshop series in the Department of Economics and is co-sponsored by The Europe Center.
Elections in a time of fragmentation and polarization: the European Parliament and Belgium
April 3, 2019
To listen to the audio recording of this talk, please visit our multimedia page.The EU and its member states are currently facing a number of extraordinary internal and external challenges.
The Market Model: Comparative Immigration Regimes in 30 Countries Worldwide
March 28, 2019
Professor Justin Gest will present an unique study of immigration governance across 30 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America, East Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East.
Catalonia, popular republicanism, and the crisis of Europe
March 25, 2019
Catalonia’s bid for independence seems to have involved a major political puzzle for considerable parts of the European public, including academia.
How Democracies Die
March 13, 2019
To listen to the audio recording of this talk, please visit our multimedia page. Daniel Ziblatt will describe current dangers facing democracies around the world, including Europe and the United...
Kleptocracy: A Discussion with Charles Davidson, Jeffrey Gedmin, and Oleksandra Ustinova
March 7, 2019
*/ Kleptocracy--well-organized elite corruption--has come to characterize Russia and much of the post-Communist space, and is one of the chief obstacles to democratic development as well as...
Democracy’s Tripwire: The Ethics and Politics of Whistleblowing in Europe v. the United States
February 22, 2019
Misconduct by those in high places is always dangerous to reveal.
Global Populisms and their International Diffusion (2-day conference)
February 15, 2019
Open to Stanford faculty, students, staff and visting scholars.This conference aims to examine the international aspects of the rise of populism across the globe: the role of international...
The Future of Europe
February 11, 2019
To listen to the audio recording of this talk, please visit our multimedia page. Brexit, the migrant crisis, the rise of authoritarian regimes, and the eurozone’s calamities have called into...
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.
The World Heritage Bluff: Comparing Vienna’s historic city center with Ephesos
January 29, 2019
To listen to the audio recording of this talk, please visit our multimedia page.While Ephesos was inscribed in the UNESCO world heritage list in 2015, Vienna is in danger of losing the title...
Coalition-Directed Economic Vote and the Finance Minister
January 10, 2019
Recent experimental evidence finds that the decision maker in a collective decision making entity with proposal power attracts a disproportionate amount of the blame or reward by those materially...
Populism and Innovation: Twin Challenges for Europe?
December 1, 2018
Matteo Renzi was born in Florence in January 1975. In 2004 he was elected president of the province of Florence; five years later, in 2009, he was elected Mayor of Florence.
Special Nov. 28 Event: Russia's Latest Attack on Ukraine, What does it mean for Ukraine and for the West?
November 28, 2018
On November 25, Russian border patrol ships rammed a Ukrainian naval tug and then fired upon and seized it along with two Ukrainian gunboats that were legally attempting to pass through the Kerch...
(Dis)figuring War: Literature and the Arts, 1918-2018 (Day 1)
November 8, 2018
At 11am on November 11, 1918, the armistice that effectively ended the First World War was signed.
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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 
