NYC: The Cultural Conditions of Democracy: An Explanation of Populism

The ACG and Deutsches Haus at NYU will host a discussion and reception with Professor Christine Landfried, Professor Emerita of Political Science at the University of Hamburg, Senior Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance, and DAAD Visiting Scholar. 

There is no charge to attend this event. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org.

Professor Christine Landfried, Professor Emerita of Political Science at the University of Hamburg and Senior Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance, is currently a DAAD Visiting Scholar at Deutsches Haus at NYU. From 2014 to 2016, she held the Max Weber Chair at NYU, and for the 2016-2017 academic year, she was Senior Emile Noël Fellow at NYU School of Law. Since 2016, she has chaired the Advisory Board of the Social Science Research Centre Berlin (WZB). She has taught at Sciences Po, the University of California at Berkeley, and Yale Law School. She analyzes the political role of constitutional courts, the impact of campaign finance on democratic governance, and the process of European integration. Her work on the European Union explores the conditions that enhance the potential of cultural, economic, and political difference for governance beyond the nation state.