Mabel Berezin is Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Sociology at Cornell University. Her expertise lies in the area of extreme and exclusionary forms of nationalism, such as fascism and right-wing populist politics, in Europe and worldwide.

Nick Brattoli is a PhD candidate in the Department of Romance Studies, Italian Section. He received his B.A. at Wesleyan University in the College of Social Studies and Italian Studies.

Valerie Bunce's research focuses on democratization, authoritarianism, state-building, state collapse, and U.S. foreign policy and its support of democratic and authoritarian regimes.

Frances Cayton's research focuses on questions surrounding democratic backsliding, civil society, and political communication.

Claire Clifford-Langenek is a junior Archaeology major and European Studies minor and works as a student administrative assistant for the Institute of European Studies during the academic year. She also holds a Cornell Tradition Fellowship.

Virginia Doellgast is the Anne Evans Estabrook Professor of Employment Relations and Dispute Resolution in the ILR School at Cornell University.

Timur Dogan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture and the director of the M.Arch. Program and the Environmental Systems Lab. Dogan holds a Ph.D. from MIT, an MDES from Harvard GSD, and a Dipl. Ing. in Architecture with distinction from the TU Darmstadt, Germany.

Laurent Dubreuil is the Director of the French Studies Program at Cornell. In his research, he aims to explore the powers of literary and artistic thinking at the interface of social thought, the humanities and the sciences.

Răzvan Dumitru studies the visual culture of nineteenth-century Europe, focusing on how global textile circulation shaped local identities and aesthetic sensibilities in rural societies.

Duncan Eaton is a PhD candidate in the History Department. His research is concerned with the economic and political history of 19th and 20th century Europe, with a focus on the economic challenges stemming from the dissolution of Austria-Hungary.