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The End of Jamaica, the End of Merkel? Analyzing What Happened, Predicting What Lies Ahead

Deutsches Haus at NYU, NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, and the American Council on Germany present “The End of Jamaica, the End of Merkel? Analyzing What Happened, Predicting What Lies Ahead.”

To the surprise of many political observers, late on Sunday night, November 19, the FDP walked out on talks about forming a coalition government with the CDU/CSU and the Greens. More than two months after the election, Germany is still without a new government – and questions abound.

Join our panel of distinguished experts to discuss the ramifications of the failed coalition negotiations and what lies ahead. Will there be snap elections? Will Angela Merkel form a minority government? What does this mean for Europe and for Germany’s role in the world? Why are the Social Democrats so adamantly opposed to joining another grand coalition? Will all of this strengthen the far-right AfD? And, is this the beginning of the end of the Merkel era?

Panelists:

Dr. Sheri Berman is professor of political science at Barnard College, New York. Sheri holds a PhD and MA from Harvard, and a BA from Yale. Her main interests are European politics and political history, democracy and democratization, globalization, and the history of the left. Her two books, both published with Cambridge, have examined the role played by social democracy in determining political outcomes in 20th-century Europe. She has published in prestigious journals like the Journal of Democracy and Perspectives on Politics.

Thomas Jahn was born in the United States and studied politics and economics in Cologne and Tokyo. After spending several years at the magazine Capital, he began working as the New York correspondent for Handelsblatt in New York in 2011.

Dr. Christian Martin is a professor of political science at the University of Kiel, Germany. He currently holds the Max Weber Chair in German and European Studies at New York University. Martin has studied political science at the University of Konstanz and holds a doctorate from there (2002). Martin was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Konstanz and at the Max-Planck-Institute in Jena (2003-2004). He was an assistant professor at the University of Hamburg (2004-2008) and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Northwestern University (2008-2011). Martin’s research interests focus on the political conditions and consequences of globalization and regional integration. He has published on the effects of globalization for electoral participation and, most recently, on the incentive to adopt more proportional voting systems in a highly globalized environment. His current research project is on backlashes against globalization and EU integration.

Dr. Steven E. Sokol holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. Dr. Steven E. Sokol became President of the American Council on Germany on May 1, 2015. He served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh from July 2010 until April 2015. Prior to that, he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany for nearly eight years. In addition to his work at the ACG, in 2003, he launched the Political Salon, a forum that regularly convenes younger and mid-career professionals in New York City to discuss pressing foreign policy issues and global concerns.

Events at Deutsches Haus are free and open to the public. If you would like to attend this event, please send an email to [email protected]. As space at Deutsches Haus is limited, please arrive ten minutes prior to the event to ensure you get a good seat. Thank you!

The End of Jamaica, the End of Merkel? Analyzing What Happened, Predicting What Lies Ahead is a DAAD-sponsored event.











When: Thu., Nov. 30, 2017 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Deutsches Haus at NYU
42 Washington Mews
212-998-8660
Price: Free
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Deutsches Haus at NYU, NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, and the American Council on Germany present “The End of Jamaica, the End of Merkel? Analyzing What Happened, Predicting What Lies Ahead.”

To the surprise of many political observers, late on Sunday night, November 19, the FDP walked out on talks about forming a coalition government with the CDU/CSU and the Greens. More than two months after the election, Germany is still without a new government – and questions abound.

Join our panel of distinguished experts to discuss the ramifications of the failed coalition negotiations and what lies ahead. Will there be snap elections? Will Angela Merkel form a minority government? What does this mean for Europe and for Germany’s role in the world? Why are the Social Democrats so adamantly opposed to joining another grand coalition? Will all of this strengthen the far-right AfD? And, is this the beginning of the end of the Merkel era?

Panelists:

Dr. Sheri Berman is professor of political science at Barnard College, New York. Sheri holds a PhD and MA from Harvard, and a BA from Yale. Her main interests are European politics and political history, democracy and democratization, globalization, and the history of the left. Her two books, both published with Cambridge, have examined the role played by social democracy in determining political outcomes in 20th-century Europe. She has published in prestigious journals like the Journal of Democracy and Perspectives on Politics.

Thomas Jahn was born in the United States and studied politics and economics in Cologne and Tokyo. After spending several years at the magazine Capital, he began working as the New York correspondent for Handelsblatt in New York in 2011.

Dr. Christian Martin is a professor of political science at the University of Kiel, Germany. He currently holds the Max Weber Chair in German and European Studies at New York University. Martin has studied political science at the University of Konstanz and holds a doctorate from there (2002). Martin was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Konstanz and at the Max-Planck-Institute in Jena (2003-2004). He was an assistant professor at the University of Hamburg (2004-2008) and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Northwestern University (2008-2011). Martin’s research interests focus on the political conditions and consequences of globalization and regional integration. He has published on the effects of globalization for electoral participation and, most recently, on the incentive to adopt more proportional voting systems in a highly globalized environment. His current research project is on backlashes against globalization and EU integration.

Dr. Steven E. Sokol holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. Dr. Steven E. Sokol became President of the American Council on Germany on May 1, 2015. He served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh from July 2010 until April 2015. Prior to that, he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany for nearly eight years. In addition to his work at the ACG, in 2003, he launched the Political Salon, a forum that regularly convenes younger and mid-career professionals in New York City to discuss pressing foreign policy issues and global concerns.

Events at Deutsches Haus are free and open to the public. If you would like to attend this event, please send an email to [email protected]. As space at Deutsches Haus is limited, please arrive ten minutes prior to the event to ensure you get a good seat. Thank you!

The End of Jamaica, the End of Merkel? Analyzing What Happened, Predicting What Lies Ahead is a DAAD-sponsored event.

Buy tickets/get more info now