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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Very much looking forward to giving the inaugural lecture of the Pierre du Bois Chair at the Geneva Graduate Institute next Tuesday, 29 September: “Europe’s Histories: The View from Geneva” Free and open to all, in person or online. Register to attend ⬇️ www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...

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Europe’s Histories: The View from Geneva

Stella Ghervas, Professor of International History and Politics, Geneva Graduate Institute / Eugen Weber Chair of Modern European History, UCLA

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🌟 Heads up! The review for the Weber Postdoc in European History at #UCLA starts in one week—there’s still time to apply!

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🌟 Heads up! The review for the Weber Postdoc in European History at #UCLA starts in one week—there’s still time to apply!

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

📣 Job Opportunity: Weber Postdoctoral Scholar in European History at #UCLA! The UCLA Department of History seeks applicants for a 2-yr Postdoctoral Scholar. Please apply or share with anyone who might be a great fit! 🗓️ Review begins: Apr 1, 2026 🔗Details & application ⬇️ recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10862

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WEBER POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY

University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

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WEBER POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY

University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Are we witnessing the collapse of the old world order—or its uneasy return? In many ways, today’s moment looks less like something new than a revival of Cold War–style power politics. Sharing a few reflections in the #WestLATimes. #UCLA #Peace #EU #NATO #Russia westlatimes.com/ucla-histori...

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UCLA historian discusses impact of US rhetoric on Europe-NATO relations - West LA Times

President Trump recently referenced a framework agreement with NATO and moderated his previous comments about seizing Greenland during his departure from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland...

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Are we watching the old world order crumble—and something entirely new emerge? In many ways, it feels more like a return to Cold War power politics. Sharing some thoughts here… newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/the...

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The 360: Greenland, Europe, NATO and a new world order

UCLA professor Stella Ghervas explains the broad shift in the U.S. approach to Europe and the rest of the world.

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IHB_OeAW @ihb-oeaw.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The KARL KASER PRIZE FOR #HISTORICALANTHROPOLOGY IN #SOUTHEASTERNEUROPE for outstanding publications by early-career scholars is now open for submissions. We invite you to apply and to share this announcement with interested colleagues and networks. Application Deadline: 31 March 2026 See more ⬇️

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

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The 360: Greenland, Europe, NATO and a new world order

UCLA professor Stella Ghervas explains the broad shift in the U.S. approach to Europe and the rest of the world.

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Delighted to share my interview with "Dagbladet Information", reflecting on Europe’s challenges after the Napoleonic wars and how historical experience shaped emerging norms of international law. Many thanks to Johanne Breum Jacobsen for the thoughtful questions! www.information.dk/moti/2025/12...

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I oprydningen efter Napoleon skabte fem stormagter en effektiv, men skrøbelig verdensorden

I 1814 mødtes fem stormagter i Wien for at tegne europakortet om og skabe en ny orden på kontinentet. En orden, som flere forudser, at Trump forsøger at genskabe i dag

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

📚 Excited to share that the Chinese translation of my book "Conquering Peace" is out from Shanghai People’s Publishing House (上海人民出版社), with a new preface! Huge thanks to Zizhu Wang for the translation. Do read it and let me know if you spot any errors… I’ll be just as surprised as you are!

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

🎓 What better way to start the 2025–2026 academic year than by giving the opening public lecture at the State University of Moldova in Chișinău on 1st of September 1? I will be speaking on “Peace in Europe: Lessons of History and Challenges of the Present”. More details 👇

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

🕊️Delighted to share a thoughtful new review of my book "Conquering Peace" (HUP), by Marko Ribičić in "Historijski zbornik"—this time in Croatian! It means a great deal to see it resonate with readers in Central & Southeast Europe, a region shaped by Europe’s turbulent history of peace and war.

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Consolidarea colaborării între USM și partenerii externi – tema discuției dintre rectorul Igor Șarov și prof. Stella Ghervas de la University of California, Los Angeles usm.md?p=40508

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

“In a world marked by rising nationalism, political polarization, and new global conflicts, Ghervas’s book reminds us that lasting peace is fragile and requires constant renewal through law, dialogue, and collective responsibility.” — Marko Ribičić, Historijski zbornik hrcak.srce.hr/319902

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Stella Ghervas, Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union, Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press, 2021, 529 str.

Review.

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

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Stella Ghervas, Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union, Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press, 2021, 529 str.

Review.

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🏆 Very pleased to share that I have been awarded the title of Honorary Member of the "A.D. Xenopol" Institute of History–The Romanian Academy. In response to the laudatio, will deliver a lecture on June 5, 2025 entitled “Calming the Waters: Peace and Conflicts in the Black Sea.” lnkd.in/d5t7AWea

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

“This peace history should be mandatory reading for everyone concerned about how the long war in Ukraine will end and about the prospects for ensuring enduring peace in Europe during its aftermath.” — Ronald W. Edsforth, #CommonKnowledge read.dukeupress.edu/common-knowl...

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Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union

LITTLE REVIEWSConquering Peace is a truly significant reenvisioning of the last three centuries of Europe's history. It is an imaginative and beautifully written longue durée narrative that presents f...

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

How timely—and gratifying for me as the author—to read this review of my book #ConqueringPeace (Harvard UP), tracing Europe’s fragile peace efforts since the 17th century. Glad it still resonates amid today’s urgent challenges. 📖 Order the book here: www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

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Conquering Peace — Harvard University Press

A bold new look at war and diplomacy in Europe that traces the idea of a unified continent in attempts since the eighteenth century to engineer lasting peace.Political peace in Europe has historically...

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

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Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I had the chance to speak with Ovidiu Mihăiuc on his show "Educația la zi", on TVR Iași, right after my lecture "Calming the Waters: Peace and Conflicts in the Black Sea", at the Institute of History "A.D. Xenopol" — The Romanian Academy. You can watch it here: www.facebook.com/tvriasi/vide...

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Educația la zi - 5 iunie 2025 | Educația la zi Invitatele emisiunii sunt Stella Ghervas, istoric, Universitatea din California, Los Angeles și prof.univ.dr. Veronica Mocanu, medic... | By TVR Iasi | ...

Educația la zi Invitatele emisiunii sunt Stella Ghervas, istoric, Universitatea din California, Los Angeles și prof.univ.dr. Veronica Mocanu, medic...

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🏆 Am plăcerea să vă anunț că am fost distinsă cu titlul de Membru de Onoare al Institutului de Istorie „A.D. Xenopol” al Academiei Române – Filiala Iași, pentru contribuția mea la studiul Europei de Sud-Est și al istoriei Moldovei și României. Vă aștept cu drag la ceremonie și la prelegerea mea!

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The Black Sea Security Forum is off to a strong start in #Odesa, now in its 2nd edition. Held in this iconic port-city—the pearl of the #BlackSea —it provides a timely platform for vital talks amid the EU’s announcement of a Black Sea Maritime Security Hub. Looking forward to following its progress!

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Join us for a talk hosted by the UCLA History Honors Society on Wednesday, April 16 at 4:00 PM (PST): “Notes from a Peace Correspondent: War in Ukraine and Ceasefire Diplomacy” I will be sharing reflections from my travels to Ukraine last year—field notes on war and the fragile search for peace.

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 17/01/2025

‘Oxfam in particular got under people’s skin, offering activism and expiation, and its strategic choices lastingly marked British retail and urban landscapes.’ Susan Pedersen considers the relationship between non-profits and neoliberalism: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Susan Pedersen · Slim for Britain: Solidarity Economy

No one who has lived in Britain would contest that Oxfam (and Save the Children, War on Want, Live Aid and the other big...

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Frederik Dhondt @herakleitosmd.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Quite broad selection, but maybe interesting for those looking for accounts relevant for the #history of #intlaw go.bsky.app/8APWRR6

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Frederik Dhondt @herakleitosmd.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Vattel (big name in #intlaw)... failed to obtain a writing grant for his classic "Le Droit des Gens" (1758), according to Béguelin (1929). When the Seven Years' War is on its way, he teases Saxon minister Brühl: "you just lost two castles, my 📖 could help you to convince allies to help you...".

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Bibliothèque de Port-Royal @bibportroyal.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

#Parution : Montesquieu. L'Esprit des lois. Lettres persanes. Textes politiques et fictions. Edition par Aurélia Gaillard et Catherine Volpilhac-Auger. Paris : Robert Laffont (Bouquins), 2025. ISBN : 9782382926215.

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L'Esprit des lois. Lettres persanes. Textes politiques et fictions | Charles de Montesquieu | Bouquins

L'Esprit des lois. Lettres persanes. Textes politiques et fictions, de Charles de Montesquieu (auteur). Les œuvres majeures de Montesquieu rassemblées dans...

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Dr. Michelle Lynn Kahn @michellelkahn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Also there's this one as well, to find people from: go.bsky.app/SU3jCJb

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

🔔 Ending the year on a high note with the publication of my latest chapter, "Who Is In and Who Is Out? Inclusion and Exclusion in Conference Diplomacy, 1815-2015", now available on Academia.edu - link below. May peace and goodwill flourish in 2025! 🕊️ www.academia.edu/126583157/St...

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Stella Ghervas (2024). "Who Is In and Who Is Out? Inclusion and Exclusion in Conference Diplomacy, 1815-2015"

Ghervas, Stella. (2024). "Who Is In and Who Is Out? Inclusion and Exclusion in European Conference Diplomacy, 1815–2015". In: Schindler, S., Daase, C., Seibel, W. (eds) Conference Diplomacy ...

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

It was an honor to contribute to the just-published volume, "Conference Diplomacy and International Order: From the Congress of Vienna to the G7" (2024), alongside distinguished thinkers like Jürgen Osterhammel, G. John Ikenberry, Martha Finnemore, Adam Tooze, and many others.

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Chris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Possibly the only book to carry jacket endorsements from both me and former French Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

🎄This holiday season, get 30% off my book, "Conquering Peace" (Winner of the 2023 Laura Shannon Prize for Best Book in Contemporary European Studies), available from @harvardpress.bsky.social. Use promo code HOL24 at checkout. Offer valid through December 31, 2024 www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

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Conquering Peace — Harvard University Press

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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Sharing a post from linked in from Jonathan W. Wilson, a high school history teacher, that we need more history books aimed at young adults.

“”There’s a huge gap in historical publishing market between middle school and college.”

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Stella Ghervas (2024). "Who Is In and Who Is Out? Inclusion and Exclusion in Conference Diplomacy, 1815-2015"

Ghervas, Stella. (2024). "Who Is In and Who Is Out? Inclusion and Exclusion in European Conference Diplomacy, 1815–2015". In: Schindler, S., Daase, C., Seibel, W. (eds) Conference Diplomacy ...

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Stella Ghervas @stellaghervas.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Indeed, "Conquering Peace" really brings people together—whether it's brilliant scholars or prime ministers! 😊 Thanks for the endorsement, @chrisbrooke.bsky.social!

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Conquering Peace — Harvard University Press

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History Today @historytoday.com · 28/11/2024

#Imperialism and #India, #spies and seafarers, #paganism and the polis: the first 12 of 25 historians choose their favourite new #history books of 2024. 📚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏 𝐧𝐨𝐰 www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1

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Katarina Kušić @katkusic.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The wonderful folks at the @mybisa.bsky.social South East Europe WG are organising a small workshop. I'll be there for the roundtable of past working group convenors — mega looking forward to seeing everyone! www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... Liverpool, 27/3/2025 Abstracts deadline: 10/12/2024

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Call for abstracts - Between continuities and ruptures: exploring violence and resistance in south-east Europe- South East Europe (SEE) | BISA

- South East Europe (SEE) Working Group

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Kate Davison @queerstorian.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

🧵 Lynn Hunt, Politics, Culture & Class in the French Revolution (1984) + subsequent texts Stella Ghervas, Conquering Peace: From Enlightenment to the European Union (2021) + others Elizabeth Buettner, Europe after Empire (2016) Karen Hagemann, Revisiting Prussia’s Wars Against Napoleon (2015)

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