European Courses Spring 2026

If you are interested in Europe and looking to sign up for a class next semester, check out the Europe-focused courses taught by our resident faculty at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES). If you would like to focus your studies on Europe, take a look at the Secondary Field in European History, Politics, and Societies (EHPS).

Peter A. Hall

Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies

Methods of Political Analysis (GOV 2009) *This course is primarily for graduate students, but undergraduate students can submit a request to enroll.

Grzegorz Ekiert

Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government & Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Capitalism and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (GOV 1203)

Michael Koss

Professor for the Political System of Germany and the EU at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Visiting Professor at Harvard University

What is Europe? (GOV 94EU)

Daniel Ziblatt

CES Director & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government

Why Democracy? (GENED 1204)

Democratic Backsliding in the United States and Beyond (GOV 2380) *This course is primarily for graduate students, but undergraduate students can submit a request to enroll.

Mary D. Lewis

Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Harvard History Department & Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History

What is Micro-History? (HIST 97S)

David Spreen

Assistant Professor of History



Life after Hitler: How Decolonization and Global Cold War Shaped Germany after WWII (HIST 46)

What is Global European History? (HIST 1946)

Peter E. Gordon

Amabel B. James Professor of History



Critical Theory (PHIL 135)



The Secondary Field in European History, Politics, and Societies (EHPS) offers you the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary course of study focused on modern Europe, its politics, economics, history, and social and cultural developments. 

Please note: Additional classes may still be added to the course catalog.