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SUMMARY:Das amerikanische Beben
DTSTAMP:20260818T175915Z
DTSTART:20260917T150000Z
DESCRIPTION:In her book Das amerikanische Beben\, historian and bestselling
	 author Christina\nMorina reflects on her year in New York during Donald T
	rump’s return to power.\nDrawing on her expertise in democratic history\, 
	she examines the erosion of\nAmerican democracy. What lessons can Germany 
	and other democracies draw from it?\nThis afternoon\, she will be in conve
	rsation with historian\, philosopher\, and\npolitical scientist Ton Nijhui
	s.\n\nPlease note: the language of this event will be German.\n\nHistorian
	 Christina Morina lived with her family in New York for a year in\n2024/25
	\, as a visiting professor at the world-renowned New School for Social\nRe
	search. From close up\, she witnessed Donald Trump’s disastrous comeback a
	nd\nits devastating consequences for American democracy\, reflected in peo
	ple’s\neveryday lives. She had come to America to research and teach the h
	istory of\ndemocracy. Suddenly\, she found herself witnessing a large-scal
	e attempt to\ndestroy it.\n\nIn her book\, she describes in a very persona
	l way how Trump’s assault has shaken\ndemocracy to its core. At the same t
	ime\, she places current events in a broader\ncontext: How do German exper
	iences of democracy differ from those of Americans?\nWhat role do historic
	al and contemporary developments play? How can a democratic\norder be prot
	ected against anti-democratic attacks? And what lessons can German\ndemocr
	acy draw from the American upheaval?
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/das-amerikanische-beben
GEO:52.3685931;4.8896879
LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,democracy,spui
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>​In her book <em>Das amerikanische Beben</e
	m>, historian and bestselling author Christina Morina reflects on her year
	 in New York during Donald Trump’s return to power. Drawing on her experti
	se in democratic history, she examines the erosion of American democracy. 
	What lessons can Germany and other democracies draw from it? This afternoo
	n, she will be in conversation with historian, philosopher, and political 
	scientist Ton Nijhuis. </p>         <p><strong><em>Please note: the langua
	ge of this event will be German.</em></strong> </p> <p>​Historian Christin
	a Morina lived with her family in New York for a year in 2024/25, as a vis
	iting professor at the world-renowned New School for Social Research. From
	 close up, she witnessed Donald Trump’s disastrous comeback and its devast
	ating consequences for American democracy, reflected in people’s everyday 
	lives. She had come to America to research and teach the history of democr
	acy. Suddenly, she found herself witnessing a large-scale attempt to destr
	oy it. </p> <p>​In her book, she describes in a very personal way how Trum
	p’s assault has shaken democracy to its core. At the same time, she places
	 current events in a broader context: How do German experiences of democra
	cy differ from those of Americans? What role do historical and contemporar
	y developments play? How can a democratic order be protected against anti-
	democratic attacks? And what lessons can German democracy draw from the Am
	erican upheaval? ​ </p>
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