NYC: Democracy Under Pressure: Cleavages and Contestations

The ACG, in partnership with the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Germany Academy, will host a discussion and reception on Democracy Under Pressure: Cleavages and Contestations.  Processes of cultural, social and economic diversification are omnipresent in a closely connected world. While often peaceful, these processes also bring to the scene contestation...

NYC: The Cultural Conditions of Democracy: An Explanation of Populism

The ACG and Deutsches Haus at NYU will host a discussion and reception with Professor Christine Landfried, Professor Emerita of Political Science at the University of Hamburg, Senior Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance, and DAAD Visiting Scholar.  There is no charge to attend this event. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany...

Berlin, NYC, and Washington, DC: The Current State of German Politics: A Transatlantic Town Hall with American Policy and Media Experts in Berlin

The American Council on Germany and the Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni Association will host a discussion with Brent Goff, Chief News Anchor, Deutsche Welle;  Julianne Smith, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, Bosch Academy in Berlin & Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security; Sudha David-Wilp, Deputy Director Berlin Office and Senior Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of...

NYC: Democracy and Digitalization: A Real Challenge to Politics in the 21st Century

The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Katarina Barley, German Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection. There is a $60 charge for members to attend this event. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 orevents@acgusa.org.   Dr. Katarina Barley has been the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection...

NYC: Managing an Exit: The End of the Merkel Era

The American Council on Germany, Deutsches Haus at NYU, and NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies will host a panel discussion with Dr. Christian Martin, Professor of European and Mediterranean Studies Max Weber Visiting Chair in German and European Studies, New York University, and Dr. Joyce M. Mushaben, Professor of Global Studies and Curators’ Professor of Comparative Politics and Gender Policies, University of Missouri...