Phillip M. Ayoub is a professor in the Department of Political Science at University College London and Editor of the European Journal of Politics and Gender. He is the author of three books, including When States Come Out: Europe’s Sexual Minorities and the Politics of Visibility (Cambridge University Press, 2016), and his articles have appeared

Why do women of all socio-economic backgrounds accumulate less wealth than men? Why do marital separations impoverish women while they do not prevent men from remaining or becoming wealthy? In her new book co-authored with Sibylle Gollac, The Gender of Capital: How Families Perpetuate Wealth Inequalities (Harvard University Press, 2023), Céline Bessière answers these questions,

This talk explores the politics of organized Muslim women in Turkey and analyzes their coalitions with other – secular feminist, Kurdish etc. – women’s movements from an intersectional perspective. It provides empirical evidence for significant changes in Muslim women’s politics under the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and points to the increasing difficulty to

Guntis Smidchens presents his lecture, “Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian “New Idealism” for a Postimperial World” on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture was part of the 2023 EU Policy Forum Educator Workshop. This teacher workshop is sponsored by the European Union, the UW Center for West European Studies & EU Center, the Ellison Center for Russian,

John Koenig presents his lecture, “The U.S.-Europe Defense Relationship: De-Risking, Not De-Coupling” on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture was part of the 2023 EU Policy Forum Educator Workshop. This teacher workshop is sponsored by the European Union, the UW Center for West European Studies & EU Center, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and

After 16 years of Merkel’s chancellorship, the Bundestag elections on September 26 will bring about new coalition formations and uncertainties about the policy course of Germany and Europe. How the country will position itself in terms of addressing climate change, countering antidemocratic challengers, safeguarding the welfare state and a competitive economy, and providing leadership in

In light of the general elections in Germany in September 2021, the German Consulate General in San Francisco together with the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa), the Center for West European Studies of the University of Washington, and the Goethe Pop Up Seattle presented the virtual transatlantic conversation “Safeguarding Democracies: Social Media and Populist Narratives in

Scott Montgomery presents his lecture “Tricky Tradeoffs between Sustainability, Energy, and Economics in the EU” on Aug. 17, 2021. This lecture was part of the 2021 EU Policy Forum for Educators–Master Teacher Workshop. More information about the workshop can be found HERE. Scott L. Montgomery is an author, geoscientist, and affiliate faculty member in the

Dr. Niko Switek presents his lecture “The Rise of Green Parties in European and EU Politics (Especially in Germany)” on Aug. 17, 2021. This lecture was part of the 2021 EU Policy Forum for Educators–Master Teacher Workshop. More information about the workshop can be found HERE. Niko Switek is DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor for German