Council for European Studies

Council for European Studies
AbbreviationCES
Formation1970
TypeNon-profit (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)
PurposeEducation, Publications
HeadquartersColumbia University, New York, NY
Key people
Karen Anderson, chair Nicole Shea, director
Website
http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org

The Council for European Studies (CES), based at Columbia University, is an academic organization for the study of Europe. It offers scholarships and research grants, publications, and an annual conference.

History

The Council for European Studies was founded in 1970 with a grant from the Ford Foundation. First located at the University of Pittsburgh and later moved to Columbia University, its current institutional host, CES was originally formed as a limited consortium of Western European studies programs at eight major U.S. universities: University of California Berkeley, Columbia University, Harvard, Princeton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, and Yale. However, it ceased to be a consortium of eight in 1972, when twenty other universities were invited to become institutional members.

Since that time, its institutional membership has grown substantially. Its institutional members currently include over 100 universities, colleges, and institutes around the world. Moreover, although membership was once restricted to institutions, CES has opened its membership rolls to individuals and now counts about 1,200 individuals as organization members. Membership provides access to the full range of CES fellowship and award competitions, publications, research resources, and professional development opportunities.

The Council for European Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

CES sponsors a variety of fellowship and award competitions for graduate students and scholars of European Studies, which are available exclusively to individual CES members, as well as students, faculty, and researchers affiliated with CES member institutions.

  • Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowships[1]
  • Alliance-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowships[2]
  • Harriman-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowships[3]
  • SAE-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowships[4]
  • European Studies First Book Award[5]
  • European Studies First Article Prizes[6]
  • Conference Travel Grants[7]

International Conference of Europeanists

The Council for European Studies hosts an annual conference.[8]

Conference Year Country City Conference Venue/Host Institution
18th 2011 Spain Barcelona Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)
19th 2012 US Boston Omni Parker House
20th 2013 Netherlands Amsterdam University of Amsterdam
21st 2014 US Washington, D.C. Omni Shoreham Hotel
22nd 2015 France Paris Sciences Po
23rd 2016 US Philadelphia DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City
24th 2017 UK Glasgow University of Glasgow
25th 2018 US Chicago InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
26th 2019 Spain Madrid Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
27th 2020 Iceland Reykjavík University of Iceland

Publications

CES is a leading publisher of research on Europe. The organization's publications include:

  • EuropeNow[9]
  • Perspectives on Europe[10]
  • Reviews & Critical Commentary (CritCom)[11]
  • European Studies Newsletter[12]

Former publications

  • CES Resource Guide[13]

Research networks

The following research networks are currently supported by the Council for European Studies:

  • Business in Politics and Society
  • Critical European Studies
  • European Culture
  • European Integration and the Global Political Economy – New Directions
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Historical Study of States and Regimes
  • Immigration
  • Law
  • Political Economy and Welfare
  • Political Parties, Party Systems and Elections
  • Race and Racism in Europe
  • Radicalism and Violence
  • Social Movements
  • Territorial Politics and Federalism
  • Transnational Memory and Identity in Europe

References

  1. ^ "Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowships in European Studies". Council for European Studies. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Alliance-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship". Council for European Studies. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Harriman-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship". Council for European Studies. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ^ "SAE-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship". Council for European Studies. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ "European Studies Book Award". Council for European Studies. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ "European Studies First Article Prize". Council for European Studies. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Conference Travel Grants". Council for European Studies. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Upcoming Conferences". Council for European Studies. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  9. ^ "EuropeNow". Council for European Studies. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Perspectives on Europe". Council for European Studies. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  11. ^ "A Forum for Research & Commentary on Europe". CritCom. Council for European Studies. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  12. ^ "European Studies Newsletter". Council for European Studies. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  13. ^ "CES Resource Guides". Council for European Studies. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

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