DOCSLIB.ORG

Uppsala University

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Uppsala University Uppsala University Master Thesis Does “Fridays for Future” really matter? A Case Study about the Success of the Social Movement in Germany. Department of Government Author: Marius Scheitle Supervisor: Paula Blomqvist May 22, 2020 Number of Words: 13,823 1 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Theoretical Background 5 2.1 Definition and Introduction in Theories of Social Movements 5 2.2 Social Movements and their Consequences for Policies 7 2.2.1 Early Research 7 2.2.2 Research on Contextual Factors 8 2.2.3 Causal Mechanisms behind Social Movement Impact 11 2.2.4 The Rise of Case Studies 13 3 Methods and Research Design 13 3.1 Case Selection 14 3.2 Methodological Procedure 14 3.3 Measurement and Operationalization of Social Movement Success 16 3.4 Data Collection 18 4 Fridays for Future in Germany: Has the Movement had Policy Success? 20 4.1 The Movement in Germany 20 4.2 The German Climate Protection Programme 21 4.3 Access Responsiveness 23 4.4 Agenda Responsiveness 24 4.5 Policy Responsiveness 26 5 Discussion: Why only limited Success? 30 6 Conclusion 33 7 References 34 2 List of Tables Table 1: Levels of Movement Success; adapted from Almeida (2019, p. 126) 17 Table 2: Fulfilment of the Demands of FFF in the German Climate Protection Programme 29 3 1 Introduction “We must change almost everything in our current societies. The bigger your carbon footprint is, the bigger your moral duty. The bigger your platform, the bigger your responsibility. Adults keep saying: ‘We owe it to the young people to give them hope.’ But I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if the house was on fire. Because it is.” (Thunberg, 2019) If someone did not know Greta Thunberg before, this changed finally with this speech at the World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos. The climate activist and founder of the social movement Fridays for Future (FFF from now on in this paper) tried to wake up the world with this speech. Originally, the movement began in August 2018 when Greta Thunberg, at this time fifteen years old, refused to go to school and sat in front of the Swedish parliament instead to strike for policies keeping the global warming under two degrees in line with the Paris Agreement (Fridays for Future, 2020a; United Nations Climate Change, 2015). With school strikes every Friday from 8 September 2018 on (Fridays for Future, 2020a), Greta Thunberg set off an avalanche. Many students all around the world followed her in order to put pressure on politicians to act against global warming. The statistics at the homepage of the movement are impressive: According to the movement, there have been 121,000 strike events with 13 million strikers in 228 countries and 7,500 cities (Fridays for Future, 2020e). In this sense, FFF can be called successful. But is the movement really successful in influencing politicians? Does FFF really matter? Studying this is the focus of this paper, since FFF’s goal is not only to get media attention with impressive statistics, but to change behaviours of politicians in order to change policies to fight the climate crisis. Therefore, this analysis aims to shed light on the success of FFF in Germany where it emerged in early 2019 and evolved soon into one of the biggest branches of the movement with high presence in the media (Rucht, 2019, p. 7). Especially the big cities of Germany, like Berlin, Hamburg, or Munich, registered a high number of protesters, but there are also a lot of local groups (Fridays for Future, 2020c). In autumn 2019, the German government passed a climate protection programme where it formulated goals and measures to meet the Paris Agreement. Hence, it 4 seems like FFF had an impact on policies in Germany. However, a closer look is crucial to establish whether there is really a causal link between the actions of the movement and the German government. In this sense, the research question this paper answers is as follows: Was the social movement FFF successful in influencing policies in Germany? This is studied with the following structure. After this introduction, the second part deals with the theoretical background of social movements. Since scholarly work on this topic has grown significantly in the last decades, the literature review focusses specifically on research about social movements and their consequences for public policies. This is followed by the methods and the research design of the thesis. In doing so, I will outline the case selection, the methodological procedure as well as the determination which data is used. Furthermore, it introduces a method of measuring social movement success and presents the operationalization of this analysis. The fourth section consists of the case study. The focus lies on FFF in Germany and the question whether and how the movement influenced the different levels of access responsiveness, agenda responsiveness, and policy responsiveness. The result of the case study is that FFF had only limited success in influencing environmental policies in Germany. This leads to the discussion in chapter five and the question why the movement had only limited success. This shows an interesting puzzle: Despite most factors would predict a success story of FFF, the actual success is only limited. The thesis ends with a concluding summary of the findings and their implications for future research. For the sake of simplicity, this paper uses the terms “impact”, “influence” and “success” interchangeable in relation to social movements. 2 Theoretical Background This chapter reviews the literature on social movements. In doing so, it starts with a definition and a broader introduction of the theories of social movements. The second part deals especially with the impact of social movements on public policies and structures the literature on this research field. 2.1 Definition and Introduction in Theories of Social Movements Social movements are increasingly omnipresent in world politics. The Arab Spring in the Middle East, the Coloured Revolutions in Eastern Europe, Occupy Wall Street in the United 5 States, or protests against China in Hong Kong are only a few examples (Bosi et al., 2016, p. 3). On this ground, there are attempts to call current societies “social movement societies” (Almeida, 2019, p. 1; Meyer, 2014). However, it is still difficult to structure the literature and theories about social movements as well as to establish the term in a distinct way. What all definitions of social movements have in common is the emphasis of collective actions of a group outside of the institutionalized political power to achieve a common goal. For instance, Özen and Özen (2010, p. 33) define social movements as “(…) collective actions of relatively less powerful social groups that cannot take part in formal decision-making mechanisms at public level in order to voice their demands to public opinion and to influence decision-makers”. From the 1970s on, research about the phenomenon of social movements increased slowly (Bosi et al., 2016, pp. 3–4). With the 1990s and the beginning of the twenty-first century, scholarship significantly emerged. This happened often in an unstructured way. Amenta et al. (2010, p. 288) mention for instance the lack of literature reviews since the influential piece of Giugni (1998). This paper especially focusses on the subarea of impacts and outcomes of social movements and deals in particular with this theme of the literature. This subfield of social movement research can be structured into three broad types of outcomes (Bosi et al., 2016, p. 4). One focus lies on individual, personal, and biographical consequences of social movements (Bosi et al., 2016, p. 4). Another theme addresses cultural changes as well as changes in behaviours or social norms (Bosi et al., 2016, p. 4). The third topic deals with political change (Bosi et al., 2016, p. 4). This is the most common research focus and builds the foundation for this paper. However, structuring this huge amount of literature in a reasonable way remains a difficult task. For instance, Kolb (2007, p. 6) states that the problem of this research field is that the literature grows but does not accumulate. In order to solve this problem, this paper uses a modified structure of Bosi et al. (2016) and Giugni (1994). They distinguish two waves of literature about social movements. The first wave discussed in particular the debate of disruption versus moderation and strongly organized movements versus loosely organized movements (Bosi et al., 2016, p. 11). This is titled “Early Research” in this paper. The second wave of scholarly work emphasizes context as the central variable for social movement outcomes. This is a huge field in the literature since there are plenty of contextual factors which are associated with the impact of social 6 movements. However, according to Bosi et al. (2016, pp. 11–12), there has been a lot of progress since then, especially regarding causal mechanisms explaining why and how social movements do have an impact or not. This is seen as sort of a third wave of the literature in this paper. A further amendment to this structure is the last part of the next chapter. It deals with case studies as this form of research increased in recent years. However, what is important to mention is that the different subareas in this research field cannot be differentiated in a distinct way.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Financial Report 2012 of NRW.BANK
    United Nations Global Compact Communication on Progress Financial Report 2012 Financial Report 2012 of NRW.BANK Contents 2 Corporate Responsibility 32 Report on Public Corporate Governance 51 Report of the Supervisory Board 52 Management Report 86 Balance Sheet 90 Profit and Loss Account 92 Notes 118 Cash Flow Statement 120 Equity Capital 121 Reproduction of the Auditor’s Report 122 Responsibility Statement 123 Members of the Advisory Board for Housing Promotion 126 Members of the Advisory Board 130 Organisation Chart 132 NRW.BANK at a Glance Financial Report 2012 1 Corporate Responsibility Corporate Responsibility In fulfilling its role as the development bank for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW.BANK activities, starting from its strategic and business acknowledges its corporate responsibility. The Bank policy decisions to the shaping of its range of understands the concept of corporate responsibility as products and services down to the implementation a transparent, responsible and living process involving of specific financings, its capital market activities its customers, its employees and society at large. In and its offering of consulting services. this context, the Bank believes that the economical, 2. One of the essential cornerstones of the ecological and social dimensions of sustainability are sustainability strategy pursued by NRW.BANK inseparably linked. is transparent and responsible treatment of its owner, customers, employees and its stake- Since 2008, the “Principles of Corporate Responsibility holders at large. NRW.BANK lives up to this at NRW.BANK” have defined the framework for commitment based on its Public Corporate NRW.BANK’s approach to sustainability. Besides basic Governance Code.
    [Show full text]
  • Members and Tasks of the Board of Supervisory Directors (PDF
    Members and tasks of the Board of Supervisory Directors The Board of Supervisory Directors supervises the conduct of KfW’s business and the administration of its assets. It approves, among other things, the annual financial statements. The Board of Supervisory Directors consists of 37 members. In the year under review, the Chair was held by the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and the Deputy Chair by the Federal Minister of Finance. Olaf Scholz Volker Bouffier Olav Gutting Federal Minister of Finance Minister President of the State of Hesse Member of the German Bundestag Deputy Chair Member appointed by the Member appointed by the (14 March 2018 – 31 December 2018) German Bundesrat German Bundestag Chair (since 1 January 2019) (since 1 January 2019) Dr Uwe Brandl President of the Dr Louis Hagen Peter Altmaier Bayerischer Gemeindetag Chief Executive Officer Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Representative of municipalities of Münchener Hypothekenbank eG and Energy (until 31 December 2018) Representative of the mortgage banks Chair (14 March 2018 – 31 December 2018) Frank Bsirske Dr Matthias Haß Deputy Chair Chair of ver.di Saxon State Minister of Finance (since 1 January 2019) United Services Trade Union Member appointed by the Representative of the trade unions German Bundesrat Brigitte Zypries (until 31 December 2018) (2 March 2018 – 31 December 2018) Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Robert Feiger Hubertus Heil Chair Chair of the Federal Executive Committee Member of the German Bundestag (1 January
    [Show full text]
  • A Reporter's Guide to the Energy Transition
    # first climate law #phasing out nuclear # renewables share overtakes coal A Reporter’s Guide to the Energy Transition limate#c change coal exit # green startups # # grid expansion Journalism for the energy transition Clean Energy Wire | CLEW 2020 Sven Egenter Kerstine Appunn Sören Amelang Julian Wettengel Benjamin Wehrmann Freja Eriksen Carel Carlowitz Mohn Editor in Chief Correspondent Correspondent Correspondent Correspondent Correspondent Dir. Media Programmes The repercussions of the Energiewende funders’ commitment to work towards a A Note from CLEW (energy transition) are felt across climate-neutral economy in order to limit society and the business sector, offer- the impact of man-made climate change. The global energy transition to stem ing journalists a wealth of exciting and harmful man-made climate change is important stories. But researching this CLEW’s “A Reporter’s Guide to the En- gain ing momentum. As part of this, Ger- massive event from outside the coun- ergy Transition”, now in its eighth edi- many aims to be greenhouse gas neutral try is no easy task, even for the most tion, offers journalists a useful starting by 2050. The country’s decades-long effort seasoned reporter. The huge complexity point by outlining the main story lines of to fundamentally shift its energy supply of the technology and economics behind the energy transition, providing contact and to run the world’s fourth-largest energy policy make things harder. Yet details for experts, as well as links to key economy without fuelling global warming strong fact-based and critical journalism literature and articles. provides valuable lessons on weaning a is essential to inform the international major economy off fossil fuels.
    [Show full text]
  • Finanzbericht 2010
    Finanzbericht 2010 Finanzbericht 2010 der NRW.BANK Inhalt 2 Unternehmerische Verantwortung 21 Bericht zur Public Corporate Governance 29 Bericht des Verwaltungsrats 30 Lagebericht 56 Jahresbilanz 60 Gewinn- und Verlustrechung 62 Anhang 88 Kapitalflussrechnung 90 Eigenkapitalspiegel 91 Wiedergabe des Bestätigungsvermerks 92 Versicherung der gesetzlichen Vertreter 93 Mitglieder des Beirats für Wohnraumförderung 96 Mitglieder des Beirats 100 Organigramm 102 Die NRW.BANK auf einen Blick Finanzbericht 2010 1 Unternehmerische Verantwortung Unternehmerische Verantwortung Unternehmerische Verantwortung leben Neben diesen rechtlichen Vorgaben hat die NRW.BANK für den Umgang mit dem Thema Nachhaltigkeit auch In ihrer Funktion als Förderbank unterstützt die eigene „Grundsätze der Unternehmerischen Verant- NRW.BANK das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen und dessen wortung in der NRW.BANK“ erarbeitet und im Jahr 2008 kommunale Körperschaften bei der Erfüllung ihrer verabschiedet. Darin werden die Besonderheiten berück- öffentlichen Aufgaben, insbesondere in den Bereichen sichtigt, die sich aus den Rahmenbedingungen der Struktur-, Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Wohnraumpolitik. NRW.BANK ergeben, wie Verständigung II1, Öffent- Ihr Finanzierungs- und Beratungsangebot setzt die licher Auftrag und Hausbankenverfahren. Um der NRW.BANK in diesem Zusammenhang kreativ, kom- Weiter entwicklung des Themas Nachhaltigkeit in den petent und verantwortungsbewusst für Wirtschaft, vergangenen Jahren Rechnung zu tragen, ist eine Kommunen und Menschen in Nordrhein-Westfalen ein. Aktualisierung
    [Show full text]
  • Financial Report 2018
    Financial Report 2018 Financial Report 2018 of NRW.BANK Contents 2 The Promotional Business of NRW.BANK 8 Report on Public Corporate Governance 20 Declaration of Conformity 21 Report of the Supervisory Board 24 Management Report 66 Balance Sheet 70 Income Statement 72 Notes 112 Cash Flow Statement 114 Statement of Changes in Equity 115 Reproduction of the Auditor’s Report 120 Responsibility Statement 121 Members of the Advisory Board for Housing Promotion 123 Members of the Advisory Board 126 Members of the Parliamentary Advisory Board 128 Organisation Chart 130 NRW.BANK at a Glance This is an unofficial translation of the Finanzbericht 2018 (German Financial Report 2018) and is provided for convenience purposes only. In the event of any ambiguity, the German text will prevail. Financial Report 2018 1 The Promotional Business of NRW.BANK The Promotional Business of NRW.BANK 1 Overview NRW.BANK’s promotional offerings and their further As the promotional bank and main promotional plat- development are driven by the promotional policy prin- form of North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW.BANK supports ciples adopted by the Board of Guarantors as well as by its owner and guarantor, the State of North-Rhine NRW.BANK’s promotional strategy, which is based Westphalia, in the fulfilment of its structural and eco- thereon. nomic policy tasks and in the efficient implementation of promotional programmes in North Rhine-Westphalia When developing and refining the contents of its with a view to minimising the impact of these activities promotional offerings, NRW.BANK regularly takes into on the state budget. To meet its promotional mission, account current challenges, e.g.
    [Show full text]
  • Boell-Foundation: Governing Ecologically
    VOLUME 51 Governing Ecologically How Germany's Green Party leverages its infl uence to promote ecological modernisation By Arne Jungjohann GOVERNING ECOLOGICALLY PUBLICATION SERIES ON DEMOCRACY VOLUME 51 Governing Ecologically How Germany's Green Party leverages its influence to promote ecological modernisation By Arne Jungjohann Edited by the Heinrich Böll Foundation The Author Arne Jungjohann is a political scientist, author and freelance consultant. As well as climate and energy policy, he is interested in matters of political party, governance and coalition research. He has previously worked for the Ministry of State of Baden-Württemberg, the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Washington DC, Member of the German Bundestag Reinhard Loske and for his family's business. Jungjohann lectures at the Cultural Reflection Faculty of the University of Witten/Herdecke. He studied at the Philipps University of Marburg and at the Freie Universität Berlin. He lives with his family in Stuttgart and enjoys tweeting. Note: The author would like to thank the Heinrich Böll Foundation, particularly Sebastian Bukow and Jana Heyde, for their excellent collaboration and helpful support. Special thanks go to Niklas Graf of the University of Duisburg-Essen, whose research, textual supplements and proofreading efforts gave the author invaluable support in the home straights of this work. The author takes sole responsibility for any errors in the report. Published under the following Creative Commons License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0. Attribution – You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).
    [Show full text]
  • German Development Institute Deutsches Institut Für
    Annual Report 2013 – 2014 German Development Institute Deutsches Institut für German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Annual Report 2013 – 2014 Annual Report 2013 – 2014 50 years of building bridges between research and practice 3 Content Preface 6 Dirk Messner and Imme Scholz A Word of Welcome 8 Joachim Gauck The President of the Federal Republic of Germany 10 Gerd Müller MdB Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development 12 Svenja Schulze Minister for Innovation, Science and Research of North Rhine-Westphalia Research | Policy Advice | Training 16 Visibility and influence through knowledge – the DIE publications 20 50 years of dynamic knowledge 26 Over 60 years of German development policy: no sign of retiring yet 30 The global commons century 36 Post-2015: An opportunity for social and ecological development 40 TTIP – opportunities and risks for global development 46 Beyond Aid – The influence of non-traditional development co-operation 52 Development Studies and the DIE: A Reading from the Global South 56 Can we learn from co-operation research? 62 The People of DIE 64 Annual Financial Statement 2013 Publications 70 Briefing Paper 72 Analysen und Stellungnahmen 73 Discussion Paper 76 Studies 75 Books 80 Imprint 81 Board of Trustees Organisational Chart (Cover) Congratulations “On behalf of the KfW Banking Group I would like to congratulate the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Many of our staff have been greatly influenced in matters of development policy within the DIE and established contacts that have endured over the years and across organisational borders.
    [Show full text]
  • Climate-Chancellor-Paper.Pdf
    ANGELA MERKEL: THE CLIMATE CHANCELLOR? by Deirdre Ní Cheallacháin GERMANY BRIEF February 2018 that cities may be permitted to put driving bans in place for diesel vehicles in Angela Merkel: the Climate Chancellor? certain areas.1 Increasingly high emission standards by Deirdre Ní Cheallacháin have also given rise to difficulties in reconciling economic concerns with ecological ones, which were crystallised in protests at the Frankfurt Introduction Motor Show in September 2019 when Merkel characterised the challenge of meeting emission Discussions surrounding how to legislate for targets in the transport sector as a “herculean and finance Germany’s 2030 Climate Protection task”.2 Programme continue to dominate political discourse in Berlin. The twenty-three-page document, entitled “Cornerstones for the Climate Political context Protection Programme 2030”, was unveiled by the Climate Cabinet at the Futurium in Berlin Politically, the rise in support for the Greens at on 20 September 2019 against the backdrop of state and European elections, as well as in Federal “Fridays for Future” demonstrations taking place polls, has propelled Chancellor Merkel’s Grand throughout Germany and the world. This briefing Coalition into action. Securing 8.9% of the vote outlines the economic and political context in in the Federal election in September 2017, the which this programme was launched and provides Greens would have been kingmaker in a three- an overview of Germany’s climate protection way coalition with the CDU/CSU and the FDP but programme, as well as how it fits into the for the FDP’s decision not to enter into coalition. Chancellor’s legacy as the Climate Chancellor.
    [Show full text]
  • INTRODUCTION Eric Langenbacher Liminal Germany
    INTRODUCTION Merkeldämmerung Eric Langenbacher Government, Georgetown University Abstract: The elections for the German Bundestag on 24 September 2017 saw heavy losses for the two governing parties—the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD)—and the rise of the right- populist Alternative for Germany (AfD). It took almost six months for a new grand coalition to be formed in light of the extremely fragmented parliament. Despite the good economic situation and relative calm domestically and inter- nationally, much change is occurring under the surface. Most importantly, the country is preparing for the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s long tenure. Who and what will come next? Can the surging AfD be contained? Will Ger- many step up into the leadership role for which so many have called? Keywords: 2017 Bundestag election, Alternative for Germany (AfD), Angela Merkel, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) German Parliament, political parties, Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Liminal Germany I was recently re-watching the last Harry Potter film and was struck by the scene where Harry speaks with Dumbledore in a kind of purgatory, having to decide to die or go back to the living to try to defeat evil Lord Voldemort once and for all. (Spoiler alert: He chose the latter and was successful). This depiction of that space in-between life and death seems to be a fitting metaphor for German politics right now—seemingly immobile, in a weird kind of transitional stasis, a liminal state, with everything on hold, caught in-between one reality and another. On the surface, everything looks placid—there were even internet memes circulating about how there was no new government in Berlin for almost half a year, but no one noticed.
    [Show full text]
  • Dienstwagen Der Bundesminister 2018
    Dienstwagen der Bundesminister 2018 Bundesminister/in Dienstwagen Kraftstoff Bau- Motor-/ Höchstge- Norm- CO2- Realer (lt. DAT- jahr System- schwindig- verbrauch Norm- CO2- Leitfaden)1) leistung2) keit kombiniert ausstoß Ausstoß3) [kW] [km/h] [l/100 km] [g/km] [g/km] Anja Karliczek BMW 730Ld xDrive Diesel 2017 195 250 5,0 132 193 Bundesministerin für Bildung und Forschung Svenja Schulze Benzin/ BMW 740e iPerformance 2017 240 250 2,1 l + 13,1 1134) 200 Bundesministerin für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Elektro (190 + 83) kWh/100 km Hubertus Heil BMW 740Ld xDrive Diesel 2017 235 250 5,4 142 207 Bundesminister für Arbeit und Soziales Peter Altmaier Audi A8 L 50 TDI quattro Diesel 2018 210 250 5,6 146 216 Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Energie Jens Spahn Audi A8 L 50 TDI quattro Diesel 2018 210 250 5,6 146 216 Bundesminister für Gesundheit Dr. Franziska Giffey BMW 730Ld xDrive Diesel 2018 195 250 5,7 149 218 Bundesministerin für Familien, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend DUH-Recherche April bis Juli 2018. In den Ergebnistabellen wurden die bei Anfragestellung jeweils im Amt befindlichen Politiker berücksichtigt. Bei mehreren Dienstfahrzeugen wurde das Fahrzeug mit dem höchsten CO2-Ausstoß gewertet. Unterschiedliche CO2- „Get Real – Für ehrliche Spritangaben!“ Angaben für das gleiche Fahrzeugmodell ergeben sich z.B. durch verschiedene Erstzulassungszeitpunkte und/oder Ausstattungsvarianten. Bei der Auflistung der Fahrzeuge des Bundeskabinetts wurden die Fahrzeuge der Bundeskanzlerin, der Verteidigungsministerin (LIFE15 GIC/DE/029, Close the gap) sowie des Außen-, Innen- und Finanzministers nicht mit aufgenommen. Seit 2015 passt die DUH ihre Bewertungskriterien für die Kartenvergabe jährlich schrittweise an und verschärft diese von 130 g/km für das Jahr 2015 bis zum Jahr 2020 auf 95 g CO2/km.
    [Show full text]
  • Global Solutions Summit 2019 Program Overview
    Status: 1/3/2019 Program Overview Sunday, March 17, 2019 Venue: Berlin City Hall (Rotes Rathaus) * tbc Rathausstraße 15, 10178 Berlin Welcome Reception at Rotes Rathaus Welcome Reception March 17 Michael Müller (Governing Mayor of Berlin) 18:00 - 22:00 Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative) Dennis Görlich (Institute for the World Economy Kiel, Global Solutions Initiative) Monday, March 18, 2019 Venue: ESMT Berlin Schloßplatz 1, 10178 Berlin Global Solutions Summit 2019: Recoupling Social and Economic Progress – Towards a new International Paradigm Time Main Stage II Main Stage I Auditorium 1 Auditorium 2 Auditorium 4 Welcome Addresses Jörg Rocholl (ESMT) March 18 Michael Müller (Berlin) 08:30 - 09:45 Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative) MODERATOR: Penelope Winterhager (Tagesspiegel) Opening Plenary: Paradigm Change Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative) Naoyuki Yoshino (Japan) March 18 Colm Kelly (PwC) 10:00 - 10:50 Gabriela Ramos (OECD) Ngaire Woods (Blavatnik School of Government) MODERATOR: Evan Davis* (BBC) Governing Migration Within and From Africa: What is Measure What You Treasure: How to Introduce and Align Europe’s Role Large Current Account Surpluses: Problems and Solutions Alternative Measures of Success Beyond GDP and [MEDAM Session] [T20 Task Force 2.2 Panel] Paradigm Change Session - The Future of the Corporation Shareholder Value Chris Nshimbi* (University of Pretoria) Christoph Trebesch (Institute for the World Economy Kiel) Colin Mayer (Future of the Corporation Initiative) Carrie Exton (OECD)
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report
    FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRMAN OF The International Advisory Council of B-IT THE B-IT FOUNDATION RWTH Aachen University, University of Bonn, Since its inception seven years ago, the Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sci- Bonn-Aachen International Center for Infor- ences, have, in cooperation with the Fraun- mation Technology (B-IT) has pioneered hofer Board of Management, established an excellence in international graduate educa- International Advisory Council. Its mission is Helmut Dockter tion for applied information technology. The to ensure the relevance of B-IT’s educational key to this success has been a unique coop- efforts for careers in the business world, eration between two leading universities, a to monitor B-IT’s international competitive- young university of applied sciences, and the ness, and to foster B-IT’s development by Fraunhofer society for applied research. giving recommendations and guidelines. The rectors of the participating universities have The B-IT Master programs excel in many re- appointed Prof. Dr. Gerhard Barth as Found- gards. Due to careful selection and intensive ing President; Barth is well known as founder education, student success rates are among of the German AI research institute DFKI, as the highest in North Rhine-Westphalia, rang- top manager in companies such as Daimler- ing up to over 90%. In 2010, B-IT students Chrysler, Alcatel, and Dresdner Bank, and Prof. Dr. Gerhard Barth have successfully participated in worldwide more recently as partner in a consultancy research competitions, winning e.g. two firm. In addition, the council includes five in- RoboCup robotics championships, as well as ternationally renowned representatives from best student paper awards in several interna- academia and industry: tional conferences.
    [Show full text]