Democracy and Its Critics — Germany's 2026 Regional Elections: The AfD's Breakthrough Year?

Adolphus Busch Hall at Cabot Way
27 Kirkland St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 3 – 4:15 p.m.



Join us for a timely discussion on Germany’s recent regional elections and their implications for the country, the European Union, and international politics.

Gazette Classification: Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Speaker(s): Cerstin Gammelin , Spokesperson of the German Federal President, Anna Mayr , Political Correspondent, DIE ZEIT, Fabio Ellger , Postdoctoral Research Fellow, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Chair Daniel Ziblatt , Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Contact Info: [email protected]
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ces.fas.harvard.edu…