The Center for European Studies (CES), a constituent of the University of Michigan International Institute and the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, is a multi-disciplinary research, education, and outreach program dedicated to improving understanding of modern, integrated Europe at the University of Michigan. The Conversations on Europe series, sponsored by CES, is the signature lecture series on modern Europe and the European Union. Conversations on Europe lectures highlight the intellectual benefits to be gained from the creation of arenas in which scholarly debates can interact with actual political experiences. Lectures are often produced in collaboration between CES and its partner centers with exciting intellectual results.