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| Kroner Center for European Studies | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kroner Center for European Studies |
| Established | 2003 |
| Director | Dr. Maria L. Havel |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Affiliation | University of Pennsylvania |
Kroner Center for European Studies is an academic center focused on the study of contemporary and historical developments across Europe. The Center engages with comparative work on United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Poland, Greece, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, Cyprus, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Vatican City, European Union, Council of Europe, NATO, Schengen Agreement, Eurozone, Treaty of Lisbon, Treaty of Maastricht, European Commission, European Parliament, European Court of Human Rights, European Central Bank, European Council scholars and policymakers. It situates work in relation to major events such as World War I, World War II, Cold War, Fall of the Berlin Wall, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Brexit, Greek government-debt crisis, Yugoslav Wars, Irish Troubles, Istanbul Convention, Schuman Declaration, Marshall Plan, Treaty of Versailles.
Founded in the early 21st century by philanthropist Jonathon Kroner with support from the University of Pennsylvania and civic partners including the American Council on Germany and the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Center emerged amid post-Cold War European studies expansion. Early programs connected faculty from Harvard University, Columbia University, Yale University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, London School of Economics, Sciences Po, Humboldt University of Berlin, Free University of Berlin, Bocconi University, LUISS Guido Carli, Università di Bologna, University of Barcelona, University of Warsaw, Charles University, Central European University, Ecole Normale Supérieure, University of Copenhagen, University of Oslo, University of Helsinki, Trinity College Dublin, University of Edinburgh, University of St Andrews, University of Groningen and regional institutes linked to post-Soviet Union transitions. The Center's formative years saw conferences on European integration, the euro, and responses to the 2008 financial crisis.
The Center's mission emphasizes interdisciplinary study of European politics, society, and culture, developing courses and fellowships that intersect with institutions like the Fulbright Program, the Rhodes Scholarship, the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Programs include semester-long seminars in partnership with the Penn Museum, the Annenberg School for Communication, the Wharton School, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the Law School. It runs exchange arrangements with the European University Institute, Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Hertie School, Graduate Institute Geneva, KU Leuven, University of Bologna School of Law, University of Milan, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, and regional think tanks such as Bruegel, Centre for European Policy Studies, Chatham House, IfW Kiel, IFO Institute.
Research clusters at the Center address topics linked to the European Court of Justice, Common Agricultural Policy, Schengen area, NATO-Russia Council, OSCE, International Criminal Court, European Green Deal, Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, COP26, digital policy cases involving GDPR, migration debates shaped by the Migrant Crisis in the Mediterranean, energy security debates concerning Nord Stream 2, and comparative studies of constitutional developments like those around the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany and the Constitution of Italy. Faculty projects often collaborate with scholars associated with prizes such as the Balzan Prize, Nobel Prize in Economics, Erasmus Prize, Holberg Prize, and interact with archives like the National Archives (United Kingdom), Bundesarchiv, Archives Nationales (France), Archivio di Stato di Roma. The Center publishes working papers and book series engaging with publishers including Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan.
Public programming brings together policymakers, jurists, journalists, and artists associated with institutions and media such as BBC, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Politico Europe, Financial Times, The New York Times European Edition, and cultural partners including the British Council, Goethe-Institut, Institut Français, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and museums like the British Museum, Louvre, Rijksmuseum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Modern, Museum of Modern Art. Events have featured speakers linked to the European Commission President, former prime ministers and presidents from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Ukraine, and diplomats from NATO and the United Nations.
Governance combines an academic director, an advisory board with members from Universität Bonn, Sciences Po, Max Planck Society, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Open Society Foundations, and university administrators from Ivy League institutions. Funding sources include endowments, grants from the European Research Council, project awards from the Horizon 2020 program, and partnerships with foundations noted above. The Center adheres to university policies and works with compliance offices dealing with grants from the National Science Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Fellows and alumni include former officials and scholars with appointments at European Commission, Council of the European Union, Bundesregierung, Congresso dei Deputati, Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Riksdag, Storting, Althing, academics at Princeton University, Yale University, Harvard University, Columbia University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, London School of Economics, European University Institute, Central European University, and journalists now at Financial Times, BBC, Le Monde, El País, Der Spiegel, along with public intellectuals who have written for Project Syndicate and received awards such as the Erasmus Prize and the Prince of Asturias Award.
Located on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Center occupies renovated space near the Fisher Fine Arts Library, Van Pelt Library, Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, and collaborates with nearby institutions including the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the Kislak Center, and regional museums. Facilities include seminar rooms, a research commons, digital humanities labs with access to datasets from Eurostat, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and a specialized library with holdings related to publishers such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and journals including European Journal of International Relations, Journal of Common Market Studies, West European Politics.