Council for European Studies explained

Council for European Studies
Abbreviation:	CES
Formation:	1970
Type:	Non-profit (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)
Purpose:	Education, Publications
Website:	http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org
Key People:	Karen Anderson, chairNicole Shea, director

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		Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)
19th	2012	US		Omni Parker House
20th	2013	Netherlands		University of Amsterdam
21st	2014	US		Omni Shoreham Hotel
22nd	2015	France		Sciences Po
23rd	2016	US		DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City
24th	2017	UK		University of Glasgow
25th	2018	US		InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
26th	2019	Spain		Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
27th	2020	Iceland		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

External links

• Official website
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Reviews and Critical Commentary

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowships in European Studies. Council for European Studies. 29 June 2016.
2. Web site: Alliance-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship. Council for European Studies. 29 June 2016.
3. Web site: Harriman-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship. Council for European Studies. 29 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160715040955/http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/grants-and-awards/harriman-ces. 15 July 2016. dead.
4. Web site: SAE-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship. Council for European Studies. 29 June 2016.
5. Web site: European Studies Book Award. Council for European Studies. 29 June 2016.
6. Web site: European Studies First Article Prize. Council for European Studies. 29 June 2016.
7. Web site: Conference Travel Grants. Council for European Studies. 29 June 2016.
8. Web site: Upcoming Conferences. Council for European Studies. 21 September 2016.
9. Web site: EuropeNow. Council for European Studies. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822061548/http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/publications/call-for-editors. 22 August 2016. dead.
10. Web site: Perspectives on Europe. Council for European Studies. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160801002227/http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/publications/perspectives-on-europe. 1 August 2016. dead.
11. Web site: A Forum for Research & Commentary on Europe. CritCom. Council for European Studies. 17 August 2016.
12. Web site: European Studies Newsletter. Council for European Studies. 17 August 2016.
13. Web site: CES Resource Guides. Council for European Studies. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160731214851/http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/publications/resource-guides. 31 July 2016. dead.