#  CES: What Can’t Happen Here? European Historical Perspectives on Current American Politics 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **February 21, 2017** 

 04:15PM - 06:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Adolphus Busch Hall, Lower Level Conference Room, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge**  



 

 



 

Since the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States, a cottage industry of political classification and comparison has emerged. Terms like “fascism,” “authoritarianism,” “kleptocracy” and “demagoguery,” – to name just a few – have become commonplace in our political discourse. But what does it all mean? Are historical analogies, particularly to the European past, useful in trying to understand American politics today? Or is the Trump regime a class unto itself? Historians of Europe, Russia, and International Relations will share their perspectives on current U.S. politics in a roundtable format.

## Sponsors

- [New Directions in European History Study Group](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/study-groups/000044-new-directions-in-european-history-study-group)

  
SPEAKERS:

**[David Armitage](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/000526-david-armitage)**  
Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History & Chair, History Department, Harvard University; CES Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-Chair

**[Peter E. Gordon](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/000058-peter-e-gordon)**  
Amabel B. James Professor of History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-Chair

**[Mary D. Lewis](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/000063-mary-d-lewis)**  
Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty & Study Group Co-Chair

**[Charles Maier](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/000521-charles-maier)**  
Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty

**[Terry Martin](http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/about-us/people/terry-martin)**  
George F. Baker III Professor of Russian Studies, Harvard University

**[Derek Penslar](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/derek-penslar)**  
Visiting Professor of History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty & Study Group Co-Chair

CHAIR:

**[Maya Jasanoff](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/000062-maya-jasanoff)**  
Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, CES, Harvard University; Co-Chair, New Directions in European History Study Group, CES, Harvard University

CONTACT:

**[Roumiana Theunissen](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/002076-roumiana-theunissen)**  
<rtheunissen@fas.harvard.edu>



 

 



 

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