Center for German and European Studies

Re-imagining Germany: Contemporary Politics, Literature, Culture and Philosophy

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Nov. 2024: Feminist Foreign Policy and Electing Women

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Nov. 2024: Right-Wing Extremism on the Rise: This Year’s Election Results

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Mar. 2024: Politicizing Islam in Austria

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Mar. 2024: The State of Democracy in Germany and the US

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Mar. 2024: Cities in Crisis Mode? Migration, Solidarity, and Citizenship in the United States and Europe

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Mar. 2024: Reporting on Ukraine During War: The View Two Years On

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Feb. 2024: Ukraine and its European Partners after two Years of War

Outline of Germany and picture of Lukas Hermsmeier

Dec. 2023: How Germany Became Mean

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Nov. 2023: Post-Populism in practice. What is next for Poland?

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Sept. 2023: What is a Feminist Foreign Policy and why do we need it?

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April 2023: Curb Your (Green) Enthusiasm

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March 2023: Migrants of the Mediterranean – Humanitarian Storytelling

Black and white photo of Luise Pusch holding a banana to her head

Feb. 2023: Writing Against the Silence in Post-War Germany. A Lesbian Coming-of-Age-Story

A few coins scattered with scrabble letters spelling 'Inflation'

Jan. 2023: What Does Inflation Teach Us? Lessons from Germany and the US

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April 2022: Ukrainian Refugees and the Challenges of Reception and Integration in Germany and Europe

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Mar. 2022: How the world falls apart: Paul Jankowski discusses his book All against All

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Mar. 2022: Contextualizing the Ukraine Crisis

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March 2022: Ukraine and Germany: Partnership in Times of Crisis

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Dec. 2022: True Cost Economy: a Conversation with Young German Entrepreneur and Climate Activist Johanna Kriegel

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Dec. 2021: A New Chancellor and a "Traffic Light" Coalition in Germany

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Nov. 2021: Is Polexit Next? Democracy, Poland, and the EU

Headshot of Jytte Klausen looking at the camera

Oct. 2021: Professor Jytte Klausen: Western Jihadism: A Thirty Year History, Oct 26, 2021

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Apr. 2021: When Shall We Sing Again? Opera Houses in Germany and the US in the Pandemic

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Apr. 2021: Green Politics in Germany 2021

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Mar. 2021: How Pandemics End: Perspectives from Germany and the US

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Feb. 2021: Democracy in Danger with Susan Neiman and Daniel Ziblatt

Woman holding the flag of Belarus in a crowd

Feb. 2021: Voices from Belarus: The Pro-Democracy Movement, Political Repression and International Implications

2 chess pieces painted as the British flag and the EU flag

Nov. 2020: The Brexit Negotiations

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Nov. 2020: Ukraine: Between the Impeachment and Coronavirus Crises

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Oct. 2020: Coalition Building and Ranked Choice Voting: Why Are They More Democratic? A Transatlantic Conversation

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Aug. 2020: Teaching With and After Covid-19 in Germany

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June 2020: The Games Must Go On: How the Corona Pandemic is Changing the European Football Industry

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June 2020: Torben Lütjen: America’s Cold Civil War - A European Perspective on America’s Extreme Polarization

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May 2020: Covid 19 and the Challenge to Democracy