According to Louis Klein, we live in a fairly developed democracy. Is this the end of history or is it a challenge to proceed and improve from here on? Developed democracies do not have their own improvement on the agenda. He recommends starting with the little things. Doing so, we would continuously improve what we have accomplished so as to achieve outcomes we cannot think of at the moment.
Albrecht Müller, founder of the website “Nachdenkseiten“
Albrecht Müller is a long-time member of SPD, the German social-democratic party, and former chief of the planning departments in the Brandt and Schmidt administrations. He’s the founder of the website “Nachdenkseiten“.
Müller provides a thorough assessment of the current state of politics in Germany out of his experience, especially of the media's role in the political process. He deliberates on the functioning of political parties in Germany and on the factors that triggered the current financial crisis.
Dr. John Hulsman, Alfred von Oppenheim Scholar in Residence at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin.
Dr. John Hulsman is an Alfred von Oppenheim Scholar in Residence at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin. In his interview, Hulsman deconstructs democracy, party politics, and the political systems of Germany and the United States. For Hulsman, democracy is about changing people’s opinions – something top-ranking politicians in Germany don’t have the heart to do, as he had to find out in his uncounted off-the-record conversations with them.
