• Type: None
• Series organiser: Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
• Organising department: European Studies Centre

Friday 15 October 2021 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - British-German relations after Brexit and the German elections
  Attendees are asked to: Take a lateral flow test on the morning of the event. If positive, stay at home Stay home if you feel unwell Wear a face covering one while moving around indoor spaces where possible, while seated, particularly during larger events Be considerate of other people’s space Wash your hands regularly with soap or sanitiser Use the official NHS QR code posters displayed throughout the College site.
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 19 October 2021 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - The Transformation of British Welfare Policy: Politics, discourse and public opinion
  If you would like to attend this event in person, please register with Eventbrite (use link to the web-page below). Places are limited due to our social distancing policy. Attendees are asked to: Take a lateral flow test on the morning of the event. If positive, stay at home Stay home if you feel unwell Wear a face covering one while moving around indoor spaces where possible, while seated, particularly during larger events Be considerate of other people’s space Wash your hands regularly with soap or sanitiser Use the official NHS QR code posters displayed throughout the College site. If you would to join online, please register with Zoom (See link to website below).
  Tom O'Grady (University College London), Daniel McArthur (Schoolpol, Oxford)

Tuesday 26 October 2021 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Václav Havel's Contested Legacy in Central Europe
  Online webinar
  Jacques Rupnik (Sciences Po, Paris), Michal Šimečka (European Parliament Renew Europe Group), Jessie Hronesova (Oxford department of International Development), Timothy Garton Ash (St Antony's College)

Tuesday 2 November 2021 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Paradoxes of leadership in European foreign policy
  This is a hybrid event
  Lisbeth Aggestam (University of Gothenberg; St Antony’s College, Oxford)

Monday 8 November 2021 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Should we talk about fascism in Europe today?
  Hybrid event
  Lenka Bustikova (Arizona State University), Jane Caplan (St Antony's College, Oxford), Tim Vlandas (St Antony's College, Oxford), Othon Anastasakis (SEESOX, St Antony's College, Oxford)

Tuesday 9 November 2021 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - St Antony's, Germany and Britain: A memorial event for Professor A J (Tony) Nicholls
  Online event
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 30 November 2021 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Europe in a changing world: The view from outside
  Hybrid seminar
  Ezgi Basaran (St Antony’s College, Oxford) (St Antony’s College, Oxford), Dr Kira Huju (University of Oxford), Prof. Rana Mitter (University of Oxford), David Priestland (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 25 January 2022 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - UK-EU Relations two years after Brexit
  Online Zoom Webinar
  Charles Grant (Centre for European Reform), Jana Puglierin (European Council on Foreign Relations), Georgina Wright (Institut Montaigne)

Tuesday 1 February 2022 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - German Foreign Policy under Chancellor Scholz: What does it mean for the new German Government?
  Online Zoom Webinar
  Dr Franziska Brantner (MP Germany, Green Party), Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (MP Germany, Free Democratic Party)

Tuesday 22 February 2022 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Democracy in Europe: What if Hungary’s election is not free and fair?
  This is a Zoom webinar
  Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University), Marta Pardavi (Hungarian Helsinki Committee), Marcin Walecki (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 1 March 2022 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Socialism Goes Global: The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Age of Decolonisation
  Online Zoom webinar
  Paul Betts (St Antony's College, University of Oxford), James Mark (University of Exeter)

Tuesday 8 March 2022 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Techlash: How big tech corporations exercise business power and escape democratic control
  Hybrid event. To attend in person please register via Eventbrite: https://techlash.eventbrite.co.uk For online participation, register via Zoom.
  Aidan Regan (Associate Professor, University College Dublin)

Friday 18 November 2022 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 10:00 - War and the Future of Ukraine - Conference
  SOLD OUT - REGISTRATION CLOSED Co-convened by the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies; St. Antony’s College, Oxford (Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre and European Studies Centre); the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna; Centre for East European and International Studies, Berlin.
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 22 November 2022 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - A Postcolonial Society in a World of Empires. Perspectives on German History since 1919
  Gabriele Metzler (Humboldt University Berlin)

Tuesday 2 May 2023 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Church and state in contemporary Poland
  Registration not required unless you wish to join online
  Anna Grzymala-Busse (Stanford University), Jarosław Kuisz (Kultura Liberalna), Hubert Czyzewski (Zofia Institute)

Friday 19 May 2023 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - The impact of the new geopolitical context on European trade policy
  European Commission (European Commission)

Tuesday 30 May 2023 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Renewing the traditions of reform in Europe
  ESC ANNUAL LECTURE If you wish to attend online, please register with Zoom
  Charles S. Maier (Harvard University)

Friday 2 June 2023 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - When Men Fell from the Sky: Civilians and Downed Airmen in Second World War Europe
  Claire Andrieu (Sciences Po, Paris), Ruth Harris (University of Oxford ), Martin Conway (Balliol), Nick Stargardt (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 6 June 2023 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Opportunities and challenges facing Ukraine's democratic transition
  In person and online. Registration required for attending online.
  Marcin Walecki (University of Oxford), Caroline Baylon (Future Generations in the UK Parliament), Marnie Howlett (University of Oxford), Prof Lenka Bustikova (University of Oxford)

Friday 23 June 2023 (9th Week, Trinity Term)

• 11:00 - The European Condition: Looking Back, Looking Forward
  There are limited places to attend the event in person. Please contact us to inquire if there is space.
  Various Speakers

Monday 6 November 2023 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 12:30 - The making of the Samoa Agreement: Insights from the negotiations between the EU, Africa and the ACP states
  Light lunch provided
  Maurizio Carbone (University of Glasgow), Eli Gateva (Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford)

Tuesday 23 January 2024 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Refugee protection in Europe: Some contemporary challenges
  Chair: Othon Anastasakis (St Antony's College, Oxford)
  Dr Catherine Briddick (University of Oxford), Steven Haines (University of Greenwich)

Tuesday 30 January 2024 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Covid-19 pandemic; lessons learned, challenges and opportunities for health policy and regulatory changes in the European Union
  Andrzej Rys (EU Visiting Fellow, St Antony’s College, Oxford), Dipak Kalra (The European Institute for Innovation through Health Data)

Tuesday 6 February 2024 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Paella pans and petrol cans: Noise-making and Charivari in contemporary Spain
  Matthew Kerry (Jesus College, Oxford), Tom Buchanan (University of Oxford)

Monday 12 February 2024 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Recognizing Palestinian Statehood: European views
  IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MIDDLE EAST CENTRE
  Chris Doyle (Council for Arab-British Understanding), Alon Liel (Policy Working Group - Israel), Haizam Amirah Fernández (Elcano Royal Institute)

Tuesday 13 February 2024 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Energy transition, financial markets and new EU interventionism
  Federica Genovese (St Antony’s College, Oxford), Dr Tom Hale (Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University)

Tuesday 20 February 2024 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - What explains the enduring success of far-right parties in Europe?
  Katja Salomo (St Antony’s College, Oxford)

Tuesday 27 February 2024 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Where you stand depends on where you sit: The challenge of being an academic turned Head of State
  Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (President of Iceland)

Friday 8 March 2024 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - The Story Smuggler, or how to narrate the 'happened' and the 'un-happened'. A conversation with Georgi Gospodinov
  IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEESOX
  Georgi Gospodinov (Writer, poet and playwright), Marilena Anastasopoulou (LSE), Paul Betts (St Antony's College, University of Oxford), Dessy Gavrilova (Cultural entrenpreneur)

Friday 26 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - From the Maidan to Mariupol: Civil Resistance in Ukraine 1990-2024
  Please note change of venue
  Olga Onuch (University of Manchester)

Monday 6 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 15:00 - Evaluating Citizens' Assemblies: Facing challenges and exploring new perspectives
  IN ASSOCIATION WITH MAISON FRANÇAISE D'OXFORD
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 21 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - The fall of dictatorship in Spain, Portugal and Greece: 50 years on
  IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEESOX
  Charles Powell (Elcano Royal Institute), Harris Mylonas (George Washington University), Joao Carlos Espada (Catolica, Lisbon)

Tuesday 28 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Dreaming of Europe: Work refugees and the migration crisis
  Randall Hansen (University of Toronto; Refugees Study Centre, Oxford), Catherine Briddick (St Antony's College, Oxford)

Friday 31 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Welfare chauvinism in Europe: The opposition towards social benefits and services for migrants
  Gianna Eick (University of Amsterdam)