Upcoming Events
The Kokkalis Program creates vibrant links between Harvard and Southeast Europe by supporting the lectures of prominent leaders - including presidents, prime ministers, Nobel laureates, NGO leaders, journalists, and pioneering academics - from across Harvard, the region and the world, in an effort to unite practitioners of public policy and students in debate and the sharing of ideas.
View upcoming events on the Kokkalis Program's Google calendar, or read the detailed list of events below.
View photos/videos and read descriptions of this semester's past events
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24
4:15 p.m.
Is Europe a Failed Democracy? Will the Lisbon Treaty Make a Difference? And If Not, What Will?
A debate featuring:
Jonathan Faull, director general for justice, freedom, security of the European Commission
Jean-Claude Piris, director general of the Legal Service, Council of the European Union
Joseph Weiler, University Professor, professor of law, and Jean Monnet Chair, NYU School of Law
Lower Level Conference Room, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA
Co-sponsored with the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard; the Karamanlis Chair, Fletcher School, Tufts University; the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard, as part of the “Challenges of the 21st Century: European and American Perspectives Series”
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
4:15 p.m.
1989-2009, Twenty Years of Change: Winners and Losers – What Next?
Dr. Dimitris Keridis, associate professor of International Relations, University of Macedonia (Thessaloniki) and founding director of the Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe
Goldman Room, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
6:00 p.m.
Film Screening: The Edge of Heaven (Turkey/Germany, 2007)
“The Edge of Heaven,” directed by Fatih Akin, follows six characters whose lives become interwoven as they travel between Germany and Turkey. The film, which explores questions of identity, generational differences, immigration, death and sexuality, won “Best Screenplay” at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Complimentary pizza available at 6:00 p.m.
Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Building (ground floor), John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA
Co-sponsored with the Middle East Initiative, the Outreach Center at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and the Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
2:15 p.m.
Why Europe Must Resist the Lure of Genteel Decline
David Rennie, European Union correspondent and Charlemagne Columnist, The Economist
Chaired by Stanley Hoffman, Buttenwieser University Professor, Harvard University
Lower Level Conference Room, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA
Co-sponsored with the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard; the Karamanlis Chair, Fletcher School, Tufts University; the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard, as part of the “Challenges of the 21st Century: European and American Perspectives Series”
Previous events by academic year
2009-2010
2008-2009
2007-2008
Events prior to 2007
Harvard Kennedy School
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HKS Degree Programs
Institute of Politics
Executive Education
Center for European Studies
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Contact
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