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

Stella Ghervas@stellaghervas.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📣 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

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

Stella Ghervas@stellaghervas.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📣 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

📣 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

WEBER POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY

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

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📣 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

WEBER POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY

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

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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...

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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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...

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 ⬇️

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...

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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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...

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...

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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📚 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!

📚 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!

🎓 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 👇

🕊️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.

🎓 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 👇

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

“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

“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

🏆 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

I recently joined Ioana Soreanu at Radio Romania Iași for a thoughtful exchange on the Black Sea region—its complex history, current geopolitical tensions, and the prospects for peace. 🎧 Audio & transcript (in Romanian): www.radioiasi.ro/life/stella-...

Stella Ghervas (Universitatea din California, Los Angeles): România poate juca un rol de punte în regiunea Mării Negre, în calitatea sa de membru al Uniunii Europene și al NATO, dar și de vecin istori...

Zilele acestea, s-a desfășurat cea de-a șasea ediție a „Conferinței Anuale a Institutului de Istorie „A. D. Xenopol”, instituție a Academiei Române, filiala Iași. Invitat special a fost doamna profeso...

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“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...

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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I recently joined Ioana Soreanu at Radio Romania Iași for a thoughtful exchange on the Black Sea region—its complex history, current geopolitical tensions, and the prospects for peace. 🎧 Audio & transcript (in Romanian): www.radioiasi.ro/life/stella-...

Stella Ghervas (Universitatea din California, Los Angeles): România poate juca un rol de punte în regiunea Mării Negre, în calitatea sa de membru al Uniunii Europene și al NATO, dar și de vecin istori...

Zilele acestea, s-a desfășurat cea de-a șasea ediție a „Conferinței Anuale a Institutului de Istorie „A. D. Xenopol”, instituție a Academiei Române, filiala Iași. Invitat special a fost doamna profeso...

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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...

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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“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...

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...

read.dukeupress.edu

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...

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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🏆 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

🏆 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!

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!

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.

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.