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Dahrendorf Programme

Europe in a changing world: The view from outside

Ezgi Basaran (St Antony’s College, Oxford), Kira Huju (Oxford School of Global and Area Studies), Rana Mitter (Oxford History Faculty), David Priestland (Oxford History Faculty)
30 November 2021 - 5:00pm
Seminar Room
Eventbrite registration, Zoom registration
This Roundtable will discuss non-European views of Europe, with a focus on contemporary Turkey, India, China and Russia. Each panelist will draw on her/his area of geographical expertise to address... Read more
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Dahrendorf Programme

Young Europeans speak to EU”: Presentation of Europe’s Stories Report

Kristijan Fidanovski (St Annes College, Oxford), Olivier de France (DPIR), Josef Lolacher (Harris Manchester College, Oxford), Luisa Melloh (St Antony’s College, Oxford), Dan Snow (Nuffield College, Oxford), Lucas Tse (Oxford History Faculty), Reja Wyss (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
12 October 2021 - 5:00pm
Zoom webinar
Dahrendorf Programme Seminar “Young Europeans speak to EU”: Presentation of Europe’s Stories Report On the occasion of the Oxford launch of the Young Europeans Speak to the EU report. Please register... Read more
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Dahrendorf Programme

Is the EU a civilisational project? Does being European mean being white?

Hans Kundnani (Chatham House)
18 May 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Online Event
Dahrendorf Programme ‘Europe’s Stories’ Seminar Hans Kundnani writes: “Historically, being European meant being white. After World War II, a new European identity emerged around the European Union,... Read more
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Ralf Dahrendorf Lecture

What do European citizens want the EU to be?

Catherine de Vries (Bocconi University)
29 April 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Online Event
Annual Ralf Dahrendorf Memorial Lecture The European Union is facing one of the rockiest periods in its existence: how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic aftermath. While... Read more
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ESC Core Seminar Series

’68ers, ’89ers, & post-89ers: What are the key historical generations in contemporary Europe?

Include: Kostis Kornetis (Autonomous University of Madrid), Isabell Hoffmann (Bertelsmann Foundation), Jennifer Dowd (Oxford), members of the Europe’s Stories project team
2 February 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Online Event
What is a ‘generation’? What is the relationship between the demographer’s, the opinion pollster’s and the historian’s way of thinking about generations? Is there a distinctive post-1989 generation... Read more