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SUMMARY:Dallas: Polarization and Accommodation: German Politics and the End of the Merkel Era
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Dallas Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Christian Martin\, Professor of European and Mediterranean Studies and Max Weber Visiting Chair in German and European Studies at New York University; Julianne Schäuble\, U.S. Correspondent for Der Tagesspiegel; and Dr. Steven E. Sokol\, President of the American Council on Germany. \nDr. 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. Dr. Martin has studied political science at the University of Konstanz and holds a doctorate from there (2002). Dr. 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). Dr. 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 \nJuliane Schäuble has been reporting for the Berlin-based daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel from Washington\, D.C. since June 2018. Before her current position\, she most recently headed the political department\, where she was responsible for the front page and the political section. She has more than 10 years of experience in the business and political department. Ms. Schäuble has developed and continues to organize political conferences on a regular basis in cooperation with the Freie Universität Berlin and the Schwarzkopf-Stiftung. She earned her Master’s degree in Political Science at the University of Potsdam\, Germany. Her studies included one semester at American University in Washington\, DC\, where she took classes in American foreign policy and worked part time for the American Council of Young Political Leaders. In 2009 and 2010\, she was trained in the Media Manager Program of the publishing house Georg von Holtzbrinck. In 2006\, she was a Fellow of the Johanna Quandt Foundation for economic journalists. Ms. Schäuble has taken part in numerous leadership programs\, including the Manfred Wörner Seminar of the German Marshall Fund and the Armed Forces Office of the German Defense Ministry; Atlantik-Brücke’s German-American Young Leaders Conference; the Collaborative Leadership Program of Leadership Berlin – Netzwerk Verantwortung; and the Young Leaders Conference of the Council for the United States and Italy. \nDr. 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. Dr. Sokol has more than 20 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations in Europe and the United States – and has spent over a decade working at nonpartisan membership-based organizations focusing on a range of domestic and foreign policy issues. He 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. \nWith thanks to ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius for supporting this event \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dallas-polarization-and-accommodation-german-politics-and-the-end-of-the-merkel-era/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,Germany Events
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SUMMARY:Charlotte: American Exceptionalism: A German Perspective on 35 Years as an Entrepreneur in the United States
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Charlotte Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and reception with Riprand Graf Arco\, Founder and Chairman of American Asset Corporation.  \nThere will be a $30 charge for the first 50 registrations to attend. There will be a $40 charge beyond 50 registrations. RSVP here by March 22. Appetizers\, beer\, and wine will be served. \nRiprand Graf Arco was born in 1955 in Munich.  He graduated with a master’s degree in Civil Engineering and Architecture (Dipl. Ing.) from the Technische Universität München. His wife\, Maria Béatrice Gräfin Arco\, was born in Paris and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck\, Austria. Their hobbies include hunting\, fishing and skiing. In 1982\, Riprand Graf Arco entered the family business\, which includes farming\, timber farming\, breweries\, venture capital\, and commercial real estate.  In 1986\, he founded American Asset Corporation\, a full-service real estate investment\, development and management firm\, specializing in office parks\, dominant retail centers\, business parks and large planned unit developments in mid-size cities in the southeast United States.  The Company owns and manages a real estate portfolio exceeding 5.8 million square feet of property with planned development on land in inventory of over 7.2 million square feet\, Riprand and Maria Béatrice spend their time traveling back and forth between Munich and New York.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/charlotte-american-exceptionalism-a-german-perspective-on-35-years-as-an-entrepreneur-in-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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SUMMARY:Deutschlandjahr: Social Disruption:  How to Confront the Fraying Social Fabric and Social Inequality in Germany and the U.S.? - Dallas
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Council on Germany\, World Affairs Council Dallas Fort Worth\, and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius will host a discussion and reception on how the United States and Germany are confronting the fraying of the fabric of society and tackling social inequality. \nwith opening remarks by Dr. Nina Smidt\, President\, American Friends of Bucerius and Director\, International Strategic Planning and Business Development\, ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius. \nfollowed by a panel discussion with \nLee Cullum\, Host of CEO for North Texas Media (moderator); Dr. Christian Martin\, Professor of European and Mediterranean Studies and Max Weber Visiting Chair in German and European Studies for New York University; and Julianne Schäuble\, U.S. Correspondent at Der Tagesspiegel. \n“Social Disruption: How to Confront the Fraying Social Fabric and Social Inequality in Germany and the U.S.?” is being held under the auspices Deutschlandjahr USA 2018/2019 – Year of German-American Friendship\, which is funded by German Federal Foreign office\, implemented by the Goethe-Institut\, and supported by the Federation of German Industries (BDI). \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/deutschlandjahr-social-disruption-how-to-confront-the-fraying-social-fabric-and-social-inequality-in-germany-and-the-u-s-dallas/
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