Future of Europe in a Global Context – iASK Lecture Series 

Wither German Conservatism?  – From the Wirtschaftswunder to the Energiewende – and Beyond

Lecturer: Paul Hockenos – Author and Contributing Writer Foreign Policy Magazine (Berlin – Germany) 

Date: 16th of November 2021 (Tuesday) at 3.00 pm (CET)

Venue: Online platforms of iASK (Zoom and Facebook)

No single party has defined the political history of postwar Germany, or one might even say all of postwar Europe, more than Germany’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the CSU. It has led Germany for 52 of the 72 years of its existence: a big-tent party with, until very recently, an almost magical recipe that attracted German voters across classes, regions, and generations. One can sum up its program as: church, nation, family – and always being a dependable cog in the EU and Atlantic alliance.  Yet today, as Angela Merkel leaves office and the CDU goes into opposition, there’s never been more uncertainty about the future of conservatism in Germany, and indeed in all of Europe. On the issue of the climate crisis and the Energiewende, or clean energy transition, the CDU and conservatives elsewhere had the opportunity to lead — but failed to do so, and are now paying a heavy price.

Live streaming of the lecture was accessible on https://www.facebook.com/iask.hungary