Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe

The Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe brings together leading European figures, scholars of Europe, students, and the public to discuss European affairs. From 2004-2024, the series was hosted by the Center for European Studies (CES) at the University of Michigan. Moving forward, it will be hosted by WCEE. Past speakers are listed below. 

2024-25 | Oleksandra Matviichuk, human rights lawyer and head of the Nobel Prize-awarded Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine)
2023-24 | Philipp Ther, University of Vienna
2022-23 | Victoria de Grazia, Columbia University
2022-23 | Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, Polish Ambassador to Russia, 2014-16
2021-22 | Julián Casanova, University of Zaragoza and Central European University
2020-21 | Gary Younge, University of Manchester
2019-20 | Julián Casanova, University of Zaragoza and Central European University *cancelled*
2018-19 | Tariq Modood, University of Bristol
2017-18 | Jan-Werner Müller, Princeton University
2016-17 | China Miéville, author
2014-15 | Jean Boutier, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
2013-14 | Lauren Benton, New York University
2012-13 | Didier Fassin, Institute for Advanced Studies and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
2011-12 | Diego Marani, Directorate General for Interpretation, European Commission
2010-11 | Desmond Dinan, George Mason University
2009-10 | Xavier Rubert de Ventós, University of Barcelona
2008-09 | Donatella della Porta, European University Institute, Florence
2007-08 | Neal Ascherson, distinguished journalist and author
2006-07 | Joschka Fischer, German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor, 1998-2005
2005-06 | Göran Therbörn, Uppsala University, Sweden
2004-05 | Dr. Dieter Zetsche, President and CEO of Chrysler Group

To view or listen to the lectures in this series, please visit the WCEE Youtube channel.