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Managing an Exit: The End of the Merkel Era

Deutsches Haus at NYU, NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, and the American Council on Germany present “Managing an Exit: The End of the Merkel Era,” a moderated discussion between Joyce Mushaben (Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Comparative Politics and College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Global Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis), and Christian Martin (the current Max Weber Chair in German and European Studies at NYU), which will be moderated by Robin Cammarota (American Council on Germany).

About the panel:

Late last year, Angela Merkel, who led Germany’s Christian Democratic Union for the past 18 years stepped down as its party leader and announced that she would not run for reelection as chancellor in 2021. As Angela Merkel prepares to leave the political stage, our panelists will examine her legacy, her exit strategy, and the possible repercussions of her departure for German party politics and the international political landscape.

About the panelists:

Robin Cammarota is the Program Director and Digital Strategist for the American Council Germany. With a focus on engaging the next generation of transatlanticists, much of her work is geared to digital outreach and new programming for young professionals. Robin manages the ACG’s fellowship programs, leadership missions, and study tours. She is also the main point-person for all conferences including the German-American Conference and the Transatlantic Entrepreneur Partnership Conference. In addition, she maintains the ACG’s presence on digital platforms including the Council’s website and social media, as well as generating new digital content in the form of newsletters, podcasts, and videos.  She also organizes the ACG’s Political Salons and Transatlantic Stammtisch, which brings together a diverse group of younger and mid-career professionals for informal, open discussions on timely topics in transatlantic relations. She joined the staff of the American Council on Germany in 2009 as Fellowship Coordinator, later becoming the Fellowship Manager in 2013. She holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Mercy College and a bachelor’s degree in German language and literature with a focus on women’s studies from CUNY Hunter College. She has also studied German language at Europa-Kolleg in Kassel, Germany.

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, inter alia, on the effects of globalization for electoral participation and 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, including the electoral success of the far right AfD and the demise of social democracy

Joyce Marie Mushaben received her Ph. D. from Indiana Universityin 1981. A former Director of the Institute for Women’s & Gender Studies,  she serves as the Curators’ Distinguished  Professor of Comparative Politics and the College of Arts & Sciences first Professor of Global Studies.  Having spent more than 18 years living and researching in Germany, her early work focused on new social movements (peace, ecology, feminism, anti-nuclear protests and neo-Nazi activism), German national identity (East and West), along with  generational change.  She then moved on to European Union developments, citizenship and migration policies, women’s leadership, Euro-Islam debates and comparative welfare state reforms. Her books and monographs include: From Post-War to Post-Wall Generations: Changing Attitudes towards the National Question and NATO in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-1995; Identity without a Hinterland?  Continuity and Change in National Consciousness in the German Democratic Republic, 1949-1989; The Changing Faces of Citizenship: Integration and Mobilization among Ethnic Minorities in Germany; and, most recently, Becoming Madam Chancellor: Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic.

Attendance information:

Events at Deutsches Haus are free of charge. If you would like to attend this event, please send us an email to [email protected]. Space at Deutsches Haus is limited, please arrive ten minutes prior to the event. Thank you!

“Managing an Exit: The End of the Merkel Era” is a DAAD-sponsored event.











When: Mon., Feb. 11, 2019 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 “Managing an Exit: The End of the Merkel Era,” a moderated discussion between Joyce Mushaben (Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Comparative Politics and College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Global Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis), and Christian Martin (the current Max Weber Chair in German and European Studies at NYU), which will be moderated by Robin Cammarota (American Council on Germany).

About the panel:

Late last year, Angela Merkel, who led Germany’s Christian Democratic Union for the past 18 years stepped down as its party leader and announced that she would not run for reelection as chancellor in 2021. As Angela Merkel prepares to leave the political stage, our panelists will examine her legacy, her exit strategy, and the possible repercussions of her departure for German party politics and the international political landscape.

About the panelists:

Robin Cammarota is the Program Director and Digital Strategist for the American Council Germany. With a focus on engaging the next generation of transatlanticists, much of her work is geared to digital outreach and new programming for young professionals. Robin manages the ACG’s fellowship programs, leadership missions, and study tours. She is also the main point-person for all conferences including the German-American Conference and the Transatlantic Entrepreneur Partnership Conference. In addition, she maintains the ACG’s presence on digital platforms including the Council’s website and social media, as well as generating new digital content in the form of newsletters, podcasts, and videos.  She also organizes the ACG’s Political Salons and Transatlantic Stammtisch, which brings together a diverse group of younger and mid-career professionals for informal, open discussions on timely topics in transatlantic relations. She joined the staff of the American Council on Germany in 2009 as Fellowship Coordinator, later becoming the Fellowship Manager in 2013. She holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Mercy College and a bachelor’s degree in German language and literature with a focus on women’s studies from CUNY Hunter College. She has also studied German language at Europa-Kolleg in Kassel, Germany.

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, inter alia, on the effects of globalization for electoral participation and 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, including the electoral success of the far right AfD and the demise of social democracy

Joyce Marie Mushaben received her Ph. D. from Indiana Universityin 1981. A former Director of the Institute for Women’s & Gender Studies,  she serves as the Curators’ Distinguished  Professor of Comparative Politics and the College of Arts & Sciences first Professor of Global Studies.  Having spent more than 18 years living and researching in Germany, her early work focused on new social movements (peace, ecology, feminism, anti-nuclear protests and neo-Nazi activism), German national identity (East and West), along with  generational change.  She then moved on to European Union developments, citizenship and migration policies, women’s leadership, Euro-Islam debates and comparative welfare state reforms. Her books and monographs include: From Post-War to Post-Wall Generations: Changing Attitudes towards the National Question and NATO in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-1995; Identity without a Hinterland?  Continuity and Change in National Consciousness in the German Democratic Republic, 1949-1989; The Changing Faces of Citizenship: Integration and Mobilization among Ethnic Minorities in Germany; and, most recently, Becoming Madam Chancellor: Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic.

Attendance information:

Events at Deutsches Haus are free of charge. If you would like to attend this event, please send us an email to [email protected]. Space at Deutsches Haus is limited, please arrive ten minutes prior to the event. Thank you!

“Managing an Exit: The End of the Merkel Era” is a DAAD-sponsored event.

Buy tickets/get more info now