Welcome

The Ronald and Eileen Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia works in common association with the Center for European Studies-European Union Center; Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; and Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies at the University of Michigan International Institute. Inaugurated in 2008 thanks to the generosity of Ambassador Ronald Weiser and Eileen Weiser, WCEE is dedicated to enhancing interdisciplinary knowledge about, and public engagement with, the institutions, cultures, and histories of Europe and Eurasia.

We invite you to browse the WCEE website and those of our partner centers.

Announcements

WCEE Summer Grants for Research and Internships in Europe and Eurasia, deadline March 15

WCEE announces 2010 Weiser Professional Development Program Fellows

WCEE is mourning the loss of Professor Katherine Terrell, who died December 29 from respiratory complications. Kathy’s research on Central and Eastern Europe made her a strong partner for CREES and CES-EUC. In this time of sorrow, we recognize Kathy’s service and extend our sympathy to her husband, Professor Jan Svejnar. (Ford School article)

Winter series to focus on Spain's transition to democracy

U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Beyrle, to visit the University of Michigan, Jan 12

Nines Conference at University of Michigan, Dec 3-5

WCEE presents the Fall 2009 series and conference "The Nines," celebrating the iconic anniversaries in 2009

WCEE/WCED 2009-2010 Directors' Council announced

WCEE and its affiliated centers issue 2008-09 Annual Report

Upcoming Events

March 17, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, 1636 International Institute/SSWB, 1080 S. University

CREES/WCED Brown Bag. “Role of Elections and Limits of Election Monitoring in Emerging Democracies.”

March 18, 2010
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM, 1636 International Institute/ SSWB

Conversations on Europe. "After Lisbon: A new era for Europe and EU-US Relations."

March 24, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, 1636 International Institute/SSWB, 1080 S. University

CREES Brown Bag. “Public Goods and Property Rights in Late Imperial Russia.”

Multimedia

U.S.-Russia Relations: Status of the “Reset”. WCED/CREES/Ford School lecture by John Beyrle, U.S. Ambassador to Russia. January 12, 2010. (video)

Plus ça change? The Romanian Revolution of 1989 and its Aftermath. Conversations on Europe/CREES lecture by Grigore Pop-Eleches, assistant professor of politics and public and international affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. December 10, 2009. (audio  video)

Purity and Danger in Romania’s ‘Transitional Justice’: Purging Enemies through the Securitate Files. WCED lecture by Katherine Verdery, Julien J. Studley Faculty Scholar and Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center. October 22, 2009. (audio  video)

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