{"id":14223,"date":"2025-02-06T09:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/?post_type=cu-events&#038;p=14223"},"modified":"2025-02-24T10:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:33:39","slug":"jmce-lecture-germany-after-the-election-firewalls-crumbling","status":"publish","type":"cu-events","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/cu-events\/jmce-lecture-germany-after-the-election-firewalls-crumbling\/","title":{"rendered":"JMCE Lecture: &#8220;Germany After the Election: Firewalls Crumbling?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The German federal election on February 23 was called after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz\u2019s three-party government. The campaign has been dominated by debates about economic performance and irregular migration. Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz, who according to opinion polls is most likely to lead the next government, has courted controversy by inviting the far-right to support his parliamentary initiatives on migration management. Some observers have raised doubts about Merz\u2019s promise to maintain a \u201cfirewall\u201d against the far-right after the election. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Join the German Ambassador and our panel of Carleton University experts to discuss the election results, the role of the far-right in German politics, and the implications of the election for Germany\u2019s domestic, European, and international policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Panel speakers:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/canada.diplo.de\/ca-en\/about-us\/embassy\/german-ambassador-1206756. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcanada.diplo.de%2Fca-en%2Fabout-us%2Fembassy%2Fgerman-ambassador-1206756&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPhilippeQuartz%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C187752ca820b4380895d08dd501e271c%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C638754812650349396%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3sVsyqbHuKlWw95lZN3EPzb%2FjJqRPloMLEn4%2B4Fu3NQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Tjorven Bellmann<\/a>, Ambassador of Germany to Canada<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/people\/hurrelmann-achim\/\">Achim Hurrelmann<\/a>, Department of Political Science<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/people\/jennifer-v-evans\/\">Jennifer Evans<\/a>, Department of History<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/people\/jaeger-hans-martin\/\">Hans-Martin Jaeger<\/a>, Department of Political Science<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail__O4A0009kl.jpg\" width=\"218\" height=\"195\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/Achim.Hurrelmann.FPA2019-4985_web-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Achim Hurrelmann\" width=\"196\" height=\"196\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/JenniferEvans-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Jennifer V. Evans\" width=\"208\" height=\"208\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-Martin.Jaeger_DSC04314_400x400-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Hans-Martin Jaeger\" width=\"208\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Registration is now closed.<\/p>\n<p>Light refreshments will be available for attendees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/index_en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13929\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-400x84.jpg\" alt=\"Color Yellow EU Flag Logo with acknowledgment statement co-funded by the EU\" width=\"348\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-400x84.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-240x50.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-160x34.jpg 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