The Collège de France has a long tradition of reflecting on Europe. In response to the crises—economic, social, political, migratory, and, most recently, health-related—that continue to shake Europe, and to the frequently renewed calls for its “rebirth” or “refoundation,” the College is once again engaging in the debate on Europe’s future in the world through a series of lectures.
Each year, two speakers are invited to the Collège to reflect on Europe—one in the fall and the other in the spring—for a series of four lectures. Here, “Europe” is understood in the broad sense of European studies. The series welcomes any historical, political, philosophical, philological, anthropological, sociological, legal, economic, literary, theological, religious, or archaeological reflection on Europe as a continent, civilization, culture, idea, value(s), myth, legal system, institution(s), international organization (the European Union or the Council of Europe), or market. The goal is to bring thinkers from across Europe to the Collège de France over the years.
The “Europe” series is coordinated by a committee composed of Professors Samantha Besson, Edith Heard, Antoine Lilti, Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge, and Thomas Römer. It is supported by the Hugot Foundation of Collège de France.
