Michael Kaeding is Professor for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Department of Political Science of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany and holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chair. Furthermore, he is a Visiting …
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Nils Ringe, “The Twilight of Angela Merkel”
On April 9th, Professor Nils Ringe gave a talk titled, “The Twilight of Angela Merkel” as part of the Deutschlandjahr 2018/9 program funded by the German Federal Ministry. In his lecture, Professor Ringe first explained how …
The Twilight of Angela Merkel: Implications for Germany and Europe
Following her party’s disappointing results in a series of regional elections, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced in the fall of last year that she would step down as leader of the Christian-Democratic Union, a position …
ES & CREECA Presented K-12 Teacher Workshop on “The End of Democracy? Eastern Europe 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall”
By Bridget McMahon When the Berlin Wall fell, many people were optimistic for the democratization of Eastern Europe. Thirty years later, we are seeing a rise in nationalism and populism in these areas, along with …