"Berlin Capital Quandries: Balancing Power and Memory" in the Dr. Hans Adler Library Lectures Series at The American Jewish Committee Berlin, Berlin, Germany, June 29, 1999.

"Sport-Kontinente: Ueber Sport in der Neuen und Alten Welt" in the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, June 25, 1999.

"Rot-Gruen an der Macht: Dilemmata der deutschen Innen- und Aussenpolitik" in the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, June 24, 1999.

"Germany in the New Europe: Problems and Promises" at INSEAD, The European Business School, Fontainebleau, France, June 18, 1999.

"Das deutsche Dilemma. Die Berliner Republik zwischen Macht und Machtverzicht" at a public forum sponsored by Kassel University, the Kassel City government and the Evangelische Stadtakademie Kassel, Kassel, Germany, June 16, 1999.

"The Berlin Republic in a New Europe: Memory, Power and Interest" at the Berlin Conference of The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, Berlin, Germany, June 6, 1999.

"Warum gibt es keinen Fussball als Kultur in den Vereinigten Staaten? Einige vergleichende Thesen der politischen Soziologie" at the Europa-Universitaet Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, June 1, 1999.

"The German Predicament in the Wake of the Kosovo Crisis" at the Department of Political Science, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, May 27, 1999.

"Die politische Soziologie der Sportkultur in modernen Industriegesellschaften: Am Beispiel Nordamerikas und Europas " at the Department of Philosophy, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, May 20, 1999.

"Why is there no soccer in the USA? About soccer and football in American and German History and Culture" at the Stanford Program in Berlin, Berlin, Germany, May 18, 1999.

"Sports and American Culture: Yet Another Exceptionalism" at the John F. Kennedy-Institut fuer Nordamerikastudien at the Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, May 14, 1999.

"Die Goldhagen-Debatte: Bilanz und Perspektiven" at the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenakademie, Potsdam, Germany, May 8, 1999.

"Von Goldhagen zu Walser - ein deutscher Diskurs?" at the Altes Rathaus, Potsdam, Germany, May 7, 1999.

"Rot-Gruen als Abschied aus dem deutschen Dilemma?" at the Alte Synagoge Essen, Essen, Germany, May 6, 1999.

"Sport als Kultur in industriellen Demokratien: Ein Vergleich zwischen den USA und Europa" at the Department of History, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany, May 5, 1999.

"Der Kosovo Konflikt und die deutsche Aussenpolitik" at the Heinrich-Boell-Stiftung Saarland, Saarbruecken, Germany; April 29, 1999.

"Das deutsche Dilemma: Macht und Machtverzicht in der neuen Berliner Republik" at the Heinrich-Boell-Stiftung Saarland, Saarbruecken, Germany, April 29, 1999.

"The German Predicament: Democracy, Memory and Power in the Berlin Republic" at the conference "Jews, Germany, and the Future of Memory" at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey; April 15 - 18, 1999.

"The New Germany in the New Europe" at the Aspen Institute Berlin, Berlin, Germany, March 29, 1999.

"Vereintes Deutschland, geeintes Europa - Erwartungen an die Bundesrepublik in Berlin" at the PresseclubForum "Bonn/Berlin Ein Umzug veraendert das Land" in Bonn, Germany, March 22, 1999.

"Vorwaerts und vergessen: Martin Walser, Auschwitz und die Berliner Republik" at a public furm at the Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, March 8, 1999.

"Das Buendnis fuer Arbeit" at the Colloquium in honor of Gerhard Leminsky, Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB), the headquarters of the German Trade Union Federation, Duesseldorf, Germany, February 24, 1999.

"Deutsche Erinnerungskultur, Vergangenheit und Gegenwart" keynote speaker at the opening of the exhibit "Vernichtungskrieg der Wehrmacht" in the Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Saarbruecken, Germany, February 21, 1999.

"The German Left in a Comparative Perspective" in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 12, 1999.

"Sport and American Exceptionalism" in the Department of Sociology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 10, 1999.

"Das deutsche Dilemma" at the seminar "Im eigenen Interesse. Parteien und ihre Newcomer" organized by the Akademie fuer Politische Bildung Tutzing, the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing, and DIE ZEIT, Tutzing, Germany, February 7, 1999.

"Die Nahostproblematik aus amerikanischer Sicht" at the conference "Ist der Friedensprozess im Nahen Osten unumkehrbar? Hoffnungen und Enttaeuschungen" organized by the Jakob-Kaiser Stiftung and the Deutsch-Israelische Gesellschaft, Koenigswinter, Germany, January 29, 1999.

"Welche Hauptstadt braucht Deutschland?" at a public forum organized by DeutschlandRadio Berlin, Berlin Partner, and FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU, held at the Grand Hyatt Berlin, Berlin, Germany, January 20, 1999.

"Der Fussball in der amerikanischen Sportkultur" at the Institut fuer Sportkultur und Weiterbildung, Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster, Muenster, Germany, January 14, 1999.

"Deutschlands Rolle im gegenwaertigen Europa: Zwischen Macht und Machtverzicht" at the Department of Politics, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, January 11, 1999.

"American Football, Baseball, Basketball: Arbeitsmigration und Massensport in den USA" at the Institut fuer Soziologie, Universitaet Hannover, Hannover, Germany, December 15, 1998.

"Die Walser Kontroverse" at the editorial offices of die tageszeitung (taz), Berlin, Germany, December 14, 1998.

"Das deutsche Dilemma" at the Akademie der Bundeswehr fuer Information und Kommunikation, Strausberg, Germany, December 8, 1998.

"A Predicament Revisited. Germany’s Power in Europe" at the DAAD-sponsored conference "One Germany? Politics and Culture After Unification" at the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, December 4, 1998.

"Das deutsche Dilemma" at the Institut fuer Politik, Universitaet Hannover, Hannover, Germany, December 1, 1998.

"Germany in a New Environment" at the American University World Capitals Program - Berlin Semester, Berlin, Germany, November 30, 1998.

"Das deutsche Dilemma" at the Institut fuer Internationale Politik und Regionalstudien, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, November 26, 1998.

"Sport and American Exceptionalism/Sport und der amerikanische Sonderweg" at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin/Institute for Advanced Study Berlin, Berlin, Germany, November 24, 1998.

"Sport, Kulturtransfer und Gesellschaftsvergleich (Europa - USA) at the Zentrum fuer vergleichende Geschichte Europas, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, November 9, 1998.

"Neonazis im Osten: Honeckers rabiate Enkel oder Kohls verquere Adoptivkinder?" at the conference "Der Schatten der Vergangenheit ueber der Gegenwart" organized by the Heinrich Boell Stiftung Brandenburg, Potsdam, Germany, November 7, 1998.

"Das deutsche Dilemma" at the Soziologisches Kolloquium, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, November 4, 1998.

"Das deutsche Dilemma -- Aussenpolitik zwischen Macht und Machtverzicht" at the Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Berlin, Germany, November 3, 1998.

"Das deutsche Dilemma" at the 7th Goettinger Literaturherbst, Goettingen, Germany, October 21, 1998.

"Das deutsche Dilemma" reading at the Frankfurt Bookfair, Frankfurt, Germany, October 9, 1998.

"Het duitse Dilemma" reading at the Antwerp Bookfair, Antwerp, Belgium, September 27, 1998.

"The German Predicament" at the Institute for Learning in Retirement of the Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 6, 1998.

"The German Predicament" at the Department of Political Science, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, May 5, 1998.

"Gruen schlaegt Rot: Die deutsche Linke nach 1945" book tour and lectures in Saarbruecken,

Heidelberg, Bonn, Bremen, Berlin, Potsdam, Kiel, Rostock and Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany; April 20 - 30, 1998.

"Sport as Culture in the United States and Europe: The Comparative Politics of Industrial Modernity" at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut; December 11, 1997.

"Soccer in America: A Story of Marginalization" at the Department of Sociology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; September 24, 1997.

"The Other ‘American Exceptionalism’: Why Is There No Soccer in the United States?" in the Department of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz, California, June 5, 1997.

"The German Predicament: Memory and Power in the New Europe" in the Department of

German, University of California, Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz, California, May 16, 1997.

"The Holocaust in Post-War European Politics: From Silence to Cacophony" in the Departments of History and Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz, California, May 7, 1997.

"The German Predicament: Memory and Power in the New Europe" at the World Affairs Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, California, April 14, 1997.

"War as State Builder: Germany in a Comparative Perspective" in the Department of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz, California, April 10, 1997.

"The Other ‘American Exceptionalism’: Why Is There No Soccer in the United States?" in the Department of Sociology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1997.

"Sport Cultures in Europe and the United States: Similarities and Differences" at the Center for German and European Studies, University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, California, November 23, 1996.

"Politische Skandale als Normen liberaler Demokratien" in the Republikanischer Klub, Vienna, Austria, June 20, 1996.

"Sport als Kultur in industriellen Demokratien: Der Sonderfall USA" at the Department of Political Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, May 14, 1996.

"American Conservatism and the American Right in 1996" at the conference "American Politics, Economics and Society in the Election Year 1996" at the Amerika-Haus Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, May 4, 1996.

"President Clinton’s Domestic Policy Record" at the conference "American Politics, Economics and Society in the Election Year 1996" at the Amerika-Haus Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, May 3, 1996.

"The American Presidential Election of 1996: Business as Usual?" at the Austrian-American Cultural Institute and Friendship Society, Innsbruck, Austria, April 30, 1996.

"Forecasting the Austrian Parliamentary Election of December 17, 1995" at Deutsches Haus, New York University, New York, New York, December 11, 1995.

"German Hegemony in Europe?" in the Departments of History and Political Science, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, December 6, 1995.

"United Germany 1995: Domestic and Foreign Dimensions" in the Departments of German and Political Science, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, November 28, 1995.

"German Power: What Are We Afraid Of?" at the University of California, Santa Cruz Alumni Association, New York, New York, November 13, 1995.

Germany’s Role in the New Europe" at the University of California, Santa Cruz Alumni Association, Washington, D.C., November 6, 1995.

"The Role of Collective Memory in the Formulation of Policy" in the Department of Political Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, October 12, 1995.

"Power, Democracy, Interest and Memory: A Comparison of the United States and Germany" at the International Conference on "Freedom and Tolerance at the End of the 20th Century: Case Studies in History, Politics and Culture" organized by the Amerika Haus Frankfurt and the Hessische Landeszentrale fuer Politische Bildung/Wiesbaden, held in Frankfurt am Main, September 28, 1995.

"The Future of European Socialism" at the conference "Mitterand, France and Socialism: An Evaluation" at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; May 20, 1995.

"Will Europe Finally Be Germanized?" in the German Study Group at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 24, 1995.

"Why Is There No Soccer In America? A Comparison of Sports Culture in Europe and the United States" at the Center for European Studies, Stanford University, Stanford California, February 8, 1995.

"Germany and Her Neighbors" in the Pacific Northwest Colloquium on International Security at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, February 3, 1995.

"Post Cold-War Issues in German Politics" at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, February 3, 1995.

"The German Left after Unification" in the German Program of the Literature Board, The University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, February 1, 1995.

"Unification Viewed from the Left and Right" at the Center for West European Studies, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, December 2, 1994.

"The SPD, the Greens and the PDS" at the Center for West European Studies, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, December 2, 1994.

"Differences between The Mass Cultures of Europe and the United States: Why There Is No Soccer in the United States" at the Center for West European Studies, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, December 1, 1994.

"The New Germany in the New Europe: The Predicaments of Power and Democracy" in the Hewlett Seminar on International Studies sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, November 18, 1994.

"The Politics of Intolerance in Germany and Europe" at the monthly luncheon meeting of the University of California, Santa Cruz Alumni/Alumnae Association, Santa Cruz, California, November 9, 1994.

"The German Left after the Bundestag Elections of 1994" at the Center for European Studies, Stanford University, November 3, 1994.

"The 1994 German Federal Elections" at the Center for German and European Studies, The University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, October 28, 1994.

"The German and Austrian Elections of October 1994" at the Board of Studies in Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, October 27, 1994.

"Germany at the Polls: A Fateful Day for European Politics?" at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, September 21, 1994.

"The Two Europes in the New World Order" at the Organization Resources Counselors (ORC) Joint Roundtable Meeting, Long Boat Key, Sarasota, Florida, May 10, 1994.

"Europe - The Second Lecture" in the Reuter Forum: Critical Issues in International Economics at the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York, New York; March 30, 1994.

"The Politics of Multiple Memories in Contemporary Germany" at the Center for European Studies, New York University, New York, New York; March 29, 1994.

"German Hegemony in the New Europe" at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York; March 24, 1994.

"Europe - The First Lecture" in the Reuter Forum: Critical Issues in International Economics at the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York, New York; March 23, 1994.

"German-Jewish Relations in the Bundesrepublik and in Postwall Deutschland" at the Center for International Studies, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; March 22, 1994.

"The German Greens" at the Department of Political Science, York University, Yorkville, Ontario, Canada; March 21, 1994.

"The German and European Left" at the Department of Political Science, York University, Yorkville, Ontario, Canada; March 21, 1994.

"The European Left: Survival or Revival?" in the European Discussion Club of the Center for Atlantic Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, March 8, 1994.

"Nationalism in Europe: East and West" in the Stevenson Program on Global Security, Board of Studies in Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, March 7, 1994.

"Germany in the New Europe" in the Board of Studies in Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, March 4, 1994.

"Die sozialdemokratische Lebensweise: Diszipliniert und wohlhabend" in the lecture series "Themen der Zeit" organized by the discussion forum "Die Plagen der industriellen Welt" and sponsored by the Renner Institut, Vienna, Austria, February 25, 1994.

"Warum gibt es keinen Fussball in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika? Variationen zu Werner Sombarts grosser Frage" at the Institut fuer Kultur Studien (IKUS), Vienna, Austria, February 24, 1994.

"Labor and Industrial Relations in the New Germany: Continued Sources of Strength and Stability?" in the Roundtable on Political Economy (ROPE) Lecture Series of the Department of Political Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, November 19, 1993.

"Fussball/Soccer: Cultural Differences between the United States and Germany" at the West European Studies Program and the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 8, 1993.

"Kristallnacht in Post-Wall Germany: Will Its Memory be Ghettoized?" at the Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 7, 1993.

"German Power: Between Republic and Nation" in the European Community Colloquium Series of the Center for Western European Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, October 21, 1993.

"The Problems with Contemporary Germany" at the Kiwanis Club of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, June 15, 1993.

"The Future of Germany in the International System" at the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, June 9, 1993.

"European Politics: A Continent in Distress" at the Mid County Exchange Club, Santa Cruz, California, June 1, 1993.

"The German Greens" in the Stevenson Program on Global Security at the Board of Studies in Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, May 3, 1993.

"Germany's Role in the New Europe" at the Berkeley Roundtable for International Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, April 29, 1993.

"The German Model: Still Alive and Well?" at the Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, April 29.

"German Labor in a Changing Germany and Europe: Still the Agent of Stability?" at the Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles, California, April 15, 1993.

"What Makes East Germany Exceptional in the Transition to Democracy in Eastern Europe" at the Board of Studies in Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, March 10, 1993.

"Contending Images of World Order: The Debate in Germany" at the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, California, March 8, 1993.

"Politics of Intolerance: Manifestations in Contemporary Europe" at the Symposium on Fascism and the Contemporary Rise of Neo-Nazism at the University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, California, March 7, 1993.

"Germany and Its Role in Europe and NATO" at the World Affairs Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, California, February 22, 1993.

"Germany's Power in the New Europe" at the Board of Studies in Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, February 3, 1993.

"The Consequences of Freedom: Survival in Eastern Europe and Its Impact on the Jewish Community" at the Acton-Concord Hadassah, Acton, Massachusetts, November 22, 1992.

"Ethnic Problems in Europe" at the Learning in Retirement Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 28, 1992.

"Germany's Power in the New Europe" in the Department of Government, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, October 16, 1992.

"The New Germany in the New Europe: The Creation of a Hegemon" in the Departments of Government and History, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, October 13, 1992.

"Prospects for International Integration: Europe, 1992" at the Center for International Perspectives, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, October 9, 1992.

"The Political Economy of the New World Order" at the Krems MBA Central Europe Academy, Krems, Austria, June 30, 1992.

"Zur Auseinandersetzung ueber 'multiculturalism' in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika: Neudefinierung von Fortschritt, Identitaet und Macht in einem sich wandelnden Gefuege." Keynote speech in the lecture series "Wissenschaft und Verantwortlichkeit" at the University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, June 24, 1992.

"Zur innenpolitischen Lage in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika" at the Department of Political Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, June 23, 1992.

"Why Is There No Soccer in the United States?" Keynote speech at the Northrhine-Westphalia Media Forum, Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany, June 1, 1992.

"Ethnicity, Nationalism and Culture" at the Center for the Humanities, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, May 27, 1992.

"Current Problems in European Politics" at Temple Sinai, Marblehead, Massachusetts, May 15, 1992.

"What Makes America Different?" Inaugural Lecture at the Harvard University German-American Workshop, Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 10, 1992.

"Why Is There No Soccer in the United States?" in the Department of Political Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, May 4, 1992.

"Germany and the New East Europe" at the Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State, Arlington, Virginia, May 1, 1992.

"The New Germany and the New Europe" at the Socialist Scholars Conference, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY, April 26, 1992.

"The Politics of Scandal in Liberal Democracies" at the Faculty Colloquium of the Department of History, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, April 15, 1992.

"The German Question - Perceptions and Politics in the European Community" at the conference "A Unified Germany in a Unified Europe" at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, April 4, 1992.

"European Germany or German Europe?" at the Center for European Studies, New York University, New York, New York, March 25, 1992.

"Das Verhaeltnis der Gewerkschaften zu Staat und Parteien im Europa der Nachkriegszeit" at the Slovak Trade Union Federation, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, March 12, 1992.

"The New Germany in the New Europe." at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 21, 1992.

"Yet Another Exceptionalism: Why the Prominence of the German Greens?" at the Board of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, January 27, 1992.

"The Other 'American Exceptionalism': Why Is There No Soccer in the United States?" at the Department of Political Science, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, January 23, 1992.

"Deutsche Hegemonie in Europa? - Ansichten aus Amerika" at the Memorial Symposium for Richard Loewenthal at the Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, December 8, 1991.

"European Unity in the New World Order" at the Department of International Relations, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, December 4, 1991.

"Das Verhaeltnis der Gewerkschaften zu Staat und Parteien im Europa der Nachkriegszeit" at the Czech Trade Union Federation, Prague, Czechoslovakia, November 27, 1991.

"The German Labor Movement in Light of German Unification and the European Single Market" at the Workshop "The Changing Place of Labor in European Society: The End of Labor's Century?" at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 23, 1991.

"Understanding American Society: Pluralism and the Diffusion of Power - American Politics and the Political System" at the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Office of External Programs, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, October 30, 1991.

"Nice Guys Finish First: The New Germany in the New Europe" at the Learning in Retirement Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 23, 1991.

"Germans and Jews in the Federal Republic of Germany: A Negative Symbiosis" at the conference "The Faces of a United Germany" at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 11, 12, 1991.

"German Labor in the EC" at the conference "The Faces of a United Germany" at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 11, 12, 1991.

"Explanation of Europe 1992 - What Will Happen When the European Community Unites" at the International Relocation Seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 8, 1991.

"A New Germany in a New Europe" at the MIT Seminar XXI: Foreign Politics and the National Interest. Held at the Dacor Bacon House, Washington, D.C., October 7, 1991.

"Three World Trading Partners - Europe, North America and Southeast Asia" at the International Relocation Seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 8, 1991.

"Das amerikanische Jahrhundert: Die USA zwischen Isolation und Weltmachtanspruch" at the Amerika Haus Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany, September 16, 1991.

"Politische Kultur und politisches System der USA" at the Amerika Haus Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany, September 16, 1991.

"Die europaeische Linke aus US-Amerikanischer Sicht: Parteien, Gewerkschaften, Soziale Bewegungen" at the University of Essen, Essen, Federal Republic of Germany, June 26, 1991.

"Deutschland als neue Weltmacht? Die Sicht aus Amerika" at the Department of Political Science, Mainz University, Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany, June 18, 1991.

"Zur multikulturellen Gesellschaft in den USA und Bundesrepublik Deutschland" at the Volkshochschule Ruesselsheim, Ruesselsheim, Federal Republic of Germany, June 17, 1991.

"Unbegrenzte Moeglichkeiten - Amerika und Deutschland" at the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, June 16, 1991.

"Politik und Gesellschaft: Ein Vergleich zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" at the University of Cologne, Cologne, Federal Republik of Germany, June 11, 1991.

"Die deutsche Linke, der Golfkrieg und Israel" at the University of Essen, Essen, Federal Republic of Germany, May 22, 1991.

"Germany, the EC, and the 'New World Order': The Liberal Left in Crisis" at the Department of Political Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, April 22, 1991.

"A New Peace Movement" at the Hillel House, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, April 22, 1991.

"The Greens: How German, How European, How Global?" in the Department of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 20, 1991.

"The New Europe" at the Boston University Women's Council, Boston, Massachusetts, March 19, 1991.

"The European Left, Israel, and the War in the Gulf - Historical and Political Reflections" at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Washington, D.C., March 15, 1991.

"German Unification and the Jews" at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, March 13, 1991.

"The German Left, Jews and the Gulf War" at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 5, 1991.

"Eastern Europe: One Year After Liberation" at the Albert Schweitzer International Center, Framingham State College, Framingham, Massachusetts, February 6, 1991.

"A Singular Germany in a Pluralized World" at the DAAD German Seminar "BRDDR: Rephrasing the German Question" at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, January 10, 1991.

"Analyses and Reflections of the German Bundestag Elections of December 2, 1990" at the Instituto Juan March, Madrid, Spain, December 5, 1990.

"Reactions to German Unification in the European Community and the United States" in the German Unification Series at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 19, 1990.

"The German Trade Unions and the European Single Market" at the West European Studies Program, in the Emerging Europe Lecture Series, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 9, 1990.

"Confronting the Past: Jews and Germans in the New Era" at the United Jewish Federation and the Holocaust Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 8, 1990.

"The Party System in a United Germany" at the Department of Political Science, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1990.

"Thoughts on a United Germany" at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, October 17, 1990.

"Political Scandals in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Perspective" at the Department of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 25, 1990.

"The Changing Face of the European Continent" at the Albert Schweitzer International Center at Framingham State College, Framingham, Massachusetts, July 11, 1990.

"Changes in Europe, Germany and the Soviet Union: What Does It Mean for the Jews?" at the B'nai Brith District One Convention at Kiamesha Lake, New York, June 9, 1990.

"Europe and America in a Changing World" Concluding Lecture of the German-American Workshop at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 22, 1990.

"The Reordering of Europe: New and Old in a Puzzling Mix" at the Organization Resources Counselors (ORC) Joint Roundtable Meeting, Long Boat Key, Sarasota, Florida, May 16, 1990.

"'New' Social Movements in Europe and the United States: How 'New'?" at the Department of Political Science, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., May 14, 1990.

"What Makes America Different?" Inaugural Lecture of the German-American Workshop at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 13, 1990.

"Towards a United European House: Relations between East and West Europe in a Changing Geopolitical Environment" at the Kellog Institute, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, May 3, 1990.

"Capitalism, the Collapse of Stalinism, and the Future of Europe" at the Democratic Socialists of America Lecture Series "The Transformation of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union", Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 2, 1990.

"The Reorganization of European Politics and Society" at Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 1, 1990.

"Romania After Ceausescu" at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, Framingham, Massachusetts, April 25, 1990.

"Are You Afraid of a Reunited Germany? Should You Be?" at Leverett House, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 25, 1990.

"The Unification of Germany" at the Transnational Law Journal Lecture Series of the Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, April 19, 1990.

"Recent Developments in the Politics of Europe: What's New, What's Old?" at the Learning in Retirement Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 18, 1990.

"From German Question to German Problem" at the Democratic Socialists of America lecture series "The Transformation of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union", Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 11, 1990.

"Denial and Revisionism of the Armenian Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust" at a Symposium on Denial and Revisionism, the Graduate Center, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, April 4, 1990.

"The Transformation of Eastern Europe: Hopes and Problems for the Jews" at Temple Sinai, Marblehead, Massachusetts, March 27, 1990.

"Publishing Journal Articles and Book Reviews: The Editor's Perspective" at the Graduate School Student Affairs Office, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 15, 1990.

"The West German Trade Unions and the European Labor Movement in Anticipation of '1992'" at the Department of Political Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, March 14, 1990.

"The Consequences of a United Germany: Should the Wall Have Come Down?" at the Boston University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, February 28, 1990.

"Eastern Europe: A Return to Anti-Semitism?" at the World Jewry Committee of the Anti-Defamation League, Newton, Massachusetts, February 27, 1990.

"German Reunification--A Distant Hope or Reality? Ramifications and Reactions" at the colloquium "Europe and America in the 1990s" at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, February 9, 1989.

"The Democratization of Eastern Europe" at the Beaver Country Day School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, February 8, 1989.

"Germany in a Maltese Europe" at the Goethe Society of New England, February 1, 1990.

"Rearranging the Yalta World" at the Newton North High School, Newton, Massachusetts, December 20, 1989.

"The Changing Situation in East and West" at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, December 19, 1989.

"End of the Cold War?" at the Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, December 13, 1989.

"New Directions in Europe?" at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, November 20, 1989.

"The Two Germanys: What Next?" at the conference "The Fortieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Federal Republic of Germany" at the University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, October 26, 1989.

"German Studies and Political Science" at the Colloquium on German Studies sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Program (DAAD) at Dartmouth College, October 21, 1989.

"The Changes in East and West Europe: Some Tentative Interpretations" at the Learning in Retirement Program at Harvard University, October 18, 1989.

"The Changing Nature of Europe: Markets vs. States in East and West" at the annual meeting of the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Association, The John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, October 8, 1989.

"The West German Left: Red, Green and Beyond" at the Havens Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, October 4, 1989.

"Why is America Different?" to a group of French and German writers brought to the United States by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington, D.C., July 17, 1989.

"Why is America Different?" to a group of European journalists brought to the United States by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, New York, June 16, 1989.

"Das Vermaechtnis Ronald Reagans" at the Department of Political Science, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria, June 7, 1989.

"Die U.S. Gewerkschaften im internationalen Vergleich" at the Department of Economics, Frankfurt University, Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany, June 1, 1989.

"Das Vermaechtnis Ronald Reagans" at the Department of Sociology, University of Nuernberg-Erlangen, Nuernberg, Federal Republic of Germany, May 30, 1989.

"Die U.S. Gewerkschaften im internationalen Vergleich" at the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in Nuernberg, Federal Republic of Germany, May 30, 1989.

"Die U.S. Gewerkschaften im internationalen Vergleich" at the Amerika Haus Hannover, Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany, May 25, 1989.

"Die U.S. Gewerkschaften im internationalen Vergleich" at the Department of Political Science, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, May 24, 1989.

"Warum gibt es keinen Fussball in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika?" at the Hochschule fuer Wirtschaft und Politik, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, May 23, 1989.

"Die problematische Lage der Demokraten in der Binnenpolitik der Vereinigten Staaten" at the Amerika Haus Hamburg, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, May 23, 1989.

"Das Vermaechtnis Ronald Reagans" at the Department of Political Science, Kiel University, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany, May 22, 1989.

"Zur Soziologie des politischen Skandals" at the Institut fuer Sozialforschung, Frankfurt University, Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany, May 17, 1989.

"Probleme der europaeischen Gewerkschaften im Zusammenhang mit der Entwicklung des europaeischen Binnenmarktes" at the "Woche der Wissenschaft" of the Ruhrfestspiele in Recklingshausen, Federal Republic of Germany, May 18, 1989.

"The West German Greens: Party of the Future or the Past?" at the Department of German and the College of Letters, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, April 13, 1989.

"German Studies and Political Science" at the Conference on German Studies, Department of History and German Studies Association, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 1989.

"The West German Left: Red, Green and Beyond" at the Workshop on the Federal Republic of Germany organized by the Department of German and the Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, January 19, 1989.

"Recasting Post-bourgeois Europe: The Post-World War II Settlement" at the Department of History and Political Science, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, April 14, 1988.

"Marxism and Nationalism in Eastern Europe" in the Department of History, Harvard University, April 4, 1988.

"The Politics of Industrial Relations in the Federal Republic of Germany" in the DAAD lecture series, Department of Political Science and Department of German, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, March 25, 1988.

"The Current Crisis of the West German Left" at the West European Studies Program and the Department of Political Science, The University of Pittsburgh, December 1, 1987.

"Das amerikanische politische System und die Politik der Wahlen: Hypothesen fuer 1988" at the Rotary Club in Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany, November 12, 1987.

"Political Identities and Political Constituencies" at the conference "Legacies and Visions: The West German SPD and the American Democratic Party" at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, October 22-25, 1987. I organized the entire conference with Lily Gardner Feldman.

"The German Left and Fascism" at the "Faculty Seminar 1987: Contemporary Interpretations of Fascism", Department of History, Boston University, October 12, 1987.

"Die gegenwaertigen Probleme deutscher Gewerkschaften: Eine Analyse aus internationaler Perspektive" at the Department of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany, July 9, 1987.

"Deutsch-juedische Beziehungen: Fortsetzung einer negativen Symbiose" at the Department of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany, July 8, 1987.

"Die Zukunft der deutsch-amerikanischen Beziehungen" at the Department of Social Sciences, Osnabrueck University, Federal Republic of Germany, July 8, 1987.

"Warum gibt es keinen Fussball in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika? Variationen zu Werner Sombarts Frage, Warum Gibt es Keinen Sozialismus in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika?" at the Department of Social Sciences, Osnabrueck University, Osnabrueck, Federal Republic of Germany, July 7, 1987.

"Das Verhaeltnis zwischen Juden und Schwarzen in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika: Eine Skizzierung geschichtlicher und gegenwaertiger Probleme" at the law firm of Feddersen, Laule, Strothe & Partner, Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany, July 3, 1987.

"Amerikas Universitaeten, Studenten und Ausbildungssystem: Ein Tauziehen zwischen egalitaeren Ideologien und elitaeren Aufgaben" in the Department of Education, Osnabrueck University, Osnabrueck, Federal Republic of Germany, July 1, 1987.

"Die Characteristika amerikanischer Skandale und ihre Funktion in der liberalen Demokratie" in the Department of Social Sciences, Lueneburg University, Lueneburg, Federal Republic of Germany, June 29, 1987.

"Zur Soziologie der Korruption und des Skandals" in the Department of Social Sciences, Essen University, Essen, Federal Republic of Germany, June 25, 1987.

"Zur Anatomie des politischen Skandals: Versuch einer vergleichenden Darstellung" in the Department of Political Science, Muenster University, Muenster, Federal Republic of Germany, June 25, 1987.

"The West German Social Democrats: What Next?" at the American Institute of Contemporary German Studies, John Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1987.

"How Green is German Youth? Another Look at the Generation Gap" at the Third Pacific Workshop on German Affairs, California State University, Long Beach, California, April 10-11, 1987.

"The Unions in the Federal Republic of Germany: Changes and Continuities in an Era of Economic Uncertainty" at the Goethe Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel, February 3, 1987.

"The Forthcoming Bundestag Elections of January 25, 1987: Prospects and Changes" at the Goethe Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel, January 11, 1987.

"American Exceptionalism: A Reinterpretation" in the faculty seminar, Department of Political Science, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel, December 25, 1986.

"The Austrian Parliamentary Elections of November 23, 1986" in the seminar on Political Parties and Interest Representation at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, December 3, 1986.

"Die Lage der deutschen Gewerkschaften in der Politik der Bundesrepublik Mitte der achtziger Jahre" at the Department of Political Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, June 17, 1986.

"Warum gibt es keine Sozialdemokratie in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika?" at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, June 16, 1986.

"National and International Labor Strategies: The Case of West Germany" at the conference "American and Western European Labor Politics in the Era of International Capital" held at Cornell University, April 25, 26, 1986.

"The Holocaust and Its Ramifications for Contemporary West German Politics and Society" at the College of Liberal Arts, Boston University, April 10, 1986.

"Die historische Herausbildung des besonderen Typs der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung" at the conference "Theorie und Praxis der Gewerkschaftsbewegung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und in den USA" held at the Gustav Heinemann Academy of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Freudenberg, West Germany, March 17-19, 1986.

"The European Left" at the conference "Working Together: Moving Beyond Single-Issue Politics" held at Barnard College, February 14-16, 1986.

"Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Trash, the City and Death': Renewed Antagonisms Between Jews and Germans in the Federal Republic of Germany" at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, December 17, 1985.

"Political, Strategic and Economic Changes in Eastern Europe Between 1945 and the Present" at Wesleyan University, December 4, 1985.

"Die innenpolitische Lage in den Vereinigten Staaten" at the Theodor Heuss Academy of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Gummersbach, West Germany, November 30, 1985.

"Uj szociális mozgalmak az Egyesült Allamokban és az NSZK-ban" at the Hungarian Political Science Association and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, July 25, 1985.

"Impact of Retrenchment in Western Europe" at the conference "The Unraveling of the Welfare State" held at the University of California, Santa Cruz, June 6-8, 1985.

"Toward a Post-Industrial Society? Cultural and Political Change in the Federal Republic of Germany" at the Second Pacific Workshop on German Affairs held at California State University, Long Beach, California, April 19-20, 1985.

"Socialist Strategy: Western European Examples and Problems" at the Socialist Scholars Conference "The Left in Crisis" held at the Boro of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, April 6, 1985.

"Higher Education in the United States and West Germany: Democratic Reforms or Bureaucratic Nightmares?" at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, December 11, 1984.

"Israel's Place in West Germany's Middle East Policy" at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., November 14, 1984.

"The Greens and the SPD" at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, October 28, 1984.

"Marxism and Nationalism in Eastern Europe" in the Department of History, Harvard University, March 15, 1984.

"The Crisis of the West German Left" in the West European Studies Seminar Series at the London School of Economics and Political Science, March 7, 1984.

"Current Problems in U.S.-German Relations: A Strained Alliance" in the Government Majors Speaker Series at Wesleyan University, December 6, 1983.

"U.S.-German Relations: The Problem of the Euromissiles" in the Seminar Series at Marsh Chapel, Boston University, December 5, 1983.

"Karl W. Deutsch and the Theory of Integration: The Intellectual Profile of an Emigré" at the conference on "German Social Science in America: The Interwar Migration and Its Legacy" held at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, November 18-20, 1983.

"Western Europe: The Missile Protest" in the Intercultural Lunch Lecture Series, Boston University, November 17, 1983.

"The Greens, the German Left and the Social Democrats" in the World Economy and Politics Seminar Series at the New York Marxist School, November 1, 1983.

"The German Democratic Republic" at the German House, Wesleyan University, April 19, 1983.

"West Germany's Economic Recovery: The Industrial Relations Model" in the Seminar on East and West Germany sponsored by the Lafayette College Symposium, Lafayette College, March 30, 1983.

"The Foundations of the Bonn Republic" in the Department of Government, Harvard University, March 15, 1983.

"The Bundestag Elections of March 6, 1983" at the Department of Government, Wesleyan University, March 9, 1983.

"The Bundestag Elections of March 6, 1983" at the Department of Politics, Brandeis University, March 14, 1983.

"The Bundestag Elections of March 6, 1983" at the Department of Government, Harvard University, March 14, 1983.

"The Bundestag Elections of March 6, 1983" at the Department of Political Science, Yale University, March 23, 1983.

"Iran: Revolutionary Fundamentalism, State Building and the Politics of Human Rights" at the Lutheran Church of the Deaf, West Hartford, Connecticut, February 8, 1983.

"The German Success Story Reconsidered" at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, November 20, 1982.

"Current Issues in West Germany" at the Center for the Study of Industrial Societies, The University of Chicago, November 5, 1982.

"West Germany: Model or Problem?" in the seminar series sponsored by the Graduate Program in International Relations, Yale University, April 9, 1982.

"West Germany: Stalemate After Twelve Years of Rule" in a seminar series sponsored by The Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee of Boston, March 30, 1982.

"What Can We Learn from Employment Patterns in Germany?" delivered at the Conference of Employment Strategies for the Future, sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews and the UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations held at the Los Angeles Press Club, June 10, 1981.

"The West German Unions' Response to the Economic Crisis" delivered at the Workshop on Labor Market and Employment Policy at the Institute on Employment Policy, Boston University, March 25, 1981.

"Gewerkschaftliche Reaktionen auf die ökonomische Krise der 70'er Jahre in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und den USA" at the International Institute for Comparative Social Research, Science Center, Berlin, July 18, 1980.

"The Legacy of National Socialism in Today's Federal Republic of Germany" at the Workshop for Teachers of German, held at Middlebury College, November 8-11, 1979 (sponsored by the Goethe Institute of Boston).

"Contemporary Politics in the Federal Republic of Germany" at the University of Connecticut, West Hartford, September 24, 1979 (sponsored by the Goethe Institute of Boston).

"Eurocommunism" at Beta House, Wesleyan University, November 30, 1978.