Speaker series 2025/2026

Discover the program of the UdeM & McGill 2025–2026 Speaker Series, organized by the Jean Monnet Centre Montréal!

This edition brings together distinguished scholars from leading international institutions, who will explore key issues related to Europe, security, economic integration, and the evolving nature of political authority.

We are pleased to welcome:

Mikhail Polianskii (PRIF – Leibniz Institute)
19 November 2025, from 12:30 to 14:00 at UQAM, room R-3540
Invisible Invasion? Russia’s Hybrid Warfare and Europe’s Evolving Countermeasures.

Chantal Lavallée (Royal Military College Saint-Jean)
3 February 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 at UdeM, room B-3265
La défense européenne face à la guerre en Ukraine.

Craig Parson (University of Oregon)
20 February 2026, from 12:00 to 13:30 at McGill, Leacock 429
Markets, Integration, and Authority: How Did the European Union Get More Regulatory Powers Than Any National Federation?

Lola Avril (CNRS / Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
10 March 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 at UdeM, room B-3265
L’État régulateur européen au prisme de ses relations avec les acteurs privés.

Amélie Barbier-Gauchard (University of Strasbourg)
24 March 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 at UdeM, room B-3265
Cadre financier pluriannuel 2028-2034 : quels défis pour l’UE ?

Laurie Beaudonnet (Université de Montréal), Danielle Coenga-Oliveira (Université de Montréal), Agnieszka Pasieka (Université de Montréal), and Samuel Tanner (Université de Montréal)
April 1, 2026, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Université de Montréal, Room C-2059, Carrefour des arts et des sciences (Lionel-Groulx Building)
Regards croisés sur l’extrême-droite : Amériques et Europe.

All lectures are free and open to the public.