Jun 3, 2021
What is a post-Merkel Germany going to look like? How did
Germany change in the 16 years of Merkel’s administration and
should Germans be afraid of a political backlash?
Political scientist Joyce Marie Mushaben discusses ongoing
disparities between former East and West Germany, issues of gender
equality, and the rise of a new right in Germany. Mushaben is an
Affiliated Faculty member in the BMW Center for German & European
Studies at Georgetown University and works with the European
feminist think tank Gender5 Plus. Her research focuses on
new social movements, German national identity and generational
change. Mushaben recently published the book Becoming Madam
Chancellor: Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic.