Anti-Gentrification Housing Struggles in Los Angeles and Berlin
Communities around the world are mobilizing urban social movements against rising inequality and economic hardship in order to transform local neighborhoods, urban planning practices, and city policies. Minority and immigrant …
Privatization of Immigrant Detention in the United States and Germany
Migration has become a hot-button issue on both sides of the Atlantic. Immigration without proper documentation in the United States and the deportation of those denied asylum in Germany have …
Briefing with Matthias Machnig, State Secretary (Deputy Minister) in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Quo Vadis G20? – The role of multilateral fora in times of political nationalism
The next G20 summit will take place in Hamburg on July 7-8, 2017. As part of the G20’s outreach process, the B20 is the official business dialogue of the G20, …
Democracy and Its Discontents
Panel Discussion at the German Historical Institute. Speakers: Kathleen Canning (University of Michigan), Rüdiger Graf (Center for Contemporary History Potsdam), Donna Harsch (Carnegie Mellon University), and Dirk Schumann (University of …
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Support Our WorkPrivatization of Security Services
On April 25, 2017, Dr. Johannes Rieckmann, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow in March and April 2017, presented his findings on his project “Privatization of Security Services: Comparing Approaches to Policing and …
TTIP, Investment Protection, and Transatlantic Populism
Speaker: Dr. Greg Anderson, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow In 2016, voters on both sides of the Atlantic rocked some of the foundational assumptions about transatlantic relations. Populist electoral revolts in Europe …
Times of Uncertainty
On April 13, 2017, Dr. Wolfgang Muno, DAAD/AGI Research Fellow in March and April 2017, presented his research on President Trump’s foreign policy and the associated repercussions for transatlantic ties …
Global Responsibility
Is populism reshaping the political arena? Will political uncertainty hamper economic growth? How can civil society play a role in the changing international environment? Can the transatlantic partners build a …
Transatlantic Relations in a Changing World Order
On December 8, 2016, AGI hosted a seminar on “Transatlantic Relations in a Changing World Order: U.S. and European Responses to China’s Rise in Africa” with DAAD/AGI Research Fellow Dr. …
Governing Global Financial Markets after the Crisis of 2007-2009
On November 3, 2016, AGI hosted a seminar on “Governing Global Financial Markets after the Crisis of 2007-2009” with DAAD/AGI Research Fellow Vincent Dreher. He focused on the international regulatory …
Global Responsibility
The first conference of “A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation: Global Responsibility, Joint Engagement” engages young Americans and Germans in discussions of current issues of concern for the transatlantic …
