IES Blog

by Ellen Harper and Evan Gong

On January 30, the Nordic Studies Program at IES was pleased to welcome Finnish researchers Inka-Kristiina Hanhivaara (Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology at Sofia University) and Mervi Pänkäläinen (Founder and CEO of Mightifier), who delivered a presentation entitled: “Social-Emotional Skills in the Digital Age.” 

by Tianxing Cao and Abigail Mullin

On December 6, the Institute of European Studies and the Center for British Studies were pleased to welcome back visiting scholar David Whineray for a second lecture on Brexit and the general election in the United Kingdom, focused on current sentiments surrounding Brexit and its future within the context of the Parliamentary election on December 12.

On December 4, Maria Elvira Callapez, Research Fellow at Centro Interuniversitário de História da Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal gave a presentation on the "Regulation and Innovation of Plastic Use in the European Union" at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA. Funded with the support of EU Commission's Getting to Know Europe Grant and co-sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce, her presentation began with the acknowledgement that plastics have been demonized in discussions on climate change and pollution; however, much can be done to reform the ways in which they are used.

by Danielle Miller and Victoria Struys

On November 25, the IES, along with the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES), and the Working Group for German History and Culture, was pleased to welcome Celia Donert from the University of Cambridge. In her paper, “The Working Women’s Charter: Women’s Rights between Socialist Internationalism and Neoliberalism in 1970s Europe,” Donert explored how proposals for a Working Women’s Charter developed through 1970s Europe.