Leaders across Africa are moving closer to implementing a trade deal that could change the economic course of the continent. Governance Post Editor Isaac Ward-Fineman breaks down the hopes for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement… [Read more]
Month: March 2018
What to know about the latest developments in climate action
Following up from last year’s UNFCCC COP 23 meeting in Bonn, MPP Student Rodrigo Jiménez Silva provides an update and overview on all the latest happenings in the world of climate action It should not… [Read more]
Decolonising the streets, will Hertie stand up against Germany’s amnesia?
Shaping the neighbourhood: MIA Student Lilian Seffer explains how re-naming Mohrenstrasse (the M-Street) breaks down to a very local policy question and how Hertie should deal with the reproduction of colonial epistemologies. A racist trigger, a reminder of… [Read more]
A Cold Welcome? Racial Profiling in Germany
A home is not limited just to one’s house – it’s the community, the environment, the local interactions, and the neighbors that make a place home. When one’s home is filled with “random” stops, questioning,… [Read more]
The Power of Pronouns
Pronouns are unavoidable. They lie in our everyday, every sentence usage. When professors call on imaginary people to prove a point, how do they frame these people and why? What effect does it have? Toby Bernstein comments… [Read more]
God’s Gift to ‘Peoplekind’
When Canada lost its bid for the Security Council seat in 2010, it was the international community’s way of saying “This isn’t the Canada we’ve grown to love”. Then Canada elected Justin Trudeau, and thought… [Read more]
A Love Story along the Rio Grande
Carlos Ahumada Comments: Resentment and pride have disastrous consequences in any relationship. Will the upcoming leaders in the North American region be able to leave them behind? In December 1994, after many years of dating,… [Read more]
What Chinese History can tell us about “The End of Europe”
Drawing comparisons to the factors that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in China, MPP student Maximilian Römer examines the factors that are currently dragging down the European Union and could ultimately lead… [Read more]
Beyond Shiny Teslas: Long-term Solutions to Decarbonising Transport – Interview with Oliver Lah
Green House Gas emissions from the Transport sector are estimated to increase and account for a third of the global energy-related emissions by 2030. While solutions for decarbonising transport continue to predominantly focus on electric… [Read more]