Episode 71: Economic Boom, Income Disparity, and Climate Change in Glendale, AZ
On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke talks with participants in the AICGS project on social divisions in Germany and the United States, which recently visited Glendale, …
Till Jürgens, Visiting Fellow
AICGS is pleased to welcome Till Jürgens as a Visiting Fellow in October and November 2022. Till Jürgens is a research associate at the Institute of Political Science at the …
AICGS Profiles: Yvonne Magwas
Vice President of the Bundestag The former Auerbach, Saxony, city councilwoman was elected Vice President of the Bundestag with 600 votes on October 26, 2021—the highest-ranking office left for the …
Episode 69: Germany’s Shifting Political Landscape: Through the Lens of the Lower Saxony Elections
On this episode of the Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke, AICGS Senior Fellow and Director of Society, Culture, and Politics Program Eric Langenbacher and AICGS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger …
Anna Körs, DAAD/AICGS Research Fellow
AICGS is pleased to welcome Dr. Anna Körs as a DAAD/AICGS Research Fellow in October and November 2022. She is scientific manager and vice director at the Academy of World …
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Episode 67: Will Germany’s Zeitenwende Stick?
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared a “Zeitenwende,” a historic turning point for Germany’s security and defense policy. Scholz pledged to set up an …
Naika Foroutan, DAAD/AICGS Research Fellow
AICGS is pleased to welcome Dr. Naika Foroutan as a DAAD/AICGS Research Fellow from September to December 2022. She is Professor of Integration Research and Social Policy at the Institute of …
Germany: Disinformation in Pandemic Times
Germany has responded to influence operations carefully during the COVID-19 outbreak. In the discussions around German platform regulation, hate speech has historically occupied the forefront, not misinformation. Along with clear …
Underestimated Threat to Pluralist Democracy
Anti-Feminism in Parliamentary Speeches made by Female MPs of the Populist Radical Right in Germany and the United States Voters in many European countries are turning away from mainstream parties, …
The Ngonnso Statue
Germany Moves Forward by Facing its Past If you have been to an ethnological museum, you might be familiar with walking through exhibits titled “Africa” or “Oceania” and seeing a …
Either-or? As-well-as?
The logic of hybrid identities and the attempt to break through borders In his last speech as president, Ronald Reagan said, “You can go to France and live there, but …
Episode 63: Trust, Media Literacy, and Regulation—How to Think about Fake News, Misinformation, and Disinformation in Germany and the United States
On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke is joined by Alex Sängerlaub, the director and co-founder of futur eins in Berlin, and Rebekah Tromble, Associate Professor and …
The Decaffeinated Crisis
East Germany and Social Unrest in 1977 As the current supply chain issues continue, it is worth examining how similar disruptions have historically caused social unrest. Despite scarcity, the German …
Buffalo: The Past, Present, & Future
Shifting Divisions & Reasons to Billieve* In June of 2022, a group of German and American participants from AICGS’s Social Divisions and Questions of Identity in Germany and the United …
