EN Main navigation CENTER PUBLICATIONS PODCASTS VIDEO CONTACT Home Publications VIEWPOINT 2021-06-30 From Cinderella to the Empress How Merkel changed Germany Anna Kwiatkowska The entire study in PDF format 1.28 MB The entire study in EPUB format 1.89 MB Angela Merkel is the first woman to climb to the top of German politics. Little by little, to the surprise of her male rivals in the party, she took over the leadership on the political scene of Germany, and then of the European Union. Efficiency was the leitmotiv of her four terms. As a technocrat with a social ear, she turned out to be a master in arranging the political center. Thanks to her, the German Christian Democrats underwent an ideological evolution. It also contributed significantly to a significant weakening of the SPD and the creation of a Eurosceptic and anti-immigrant alternative for Germany. For an aging and wealthy German society, she was the embodiment of stability and predictability. Its rule, overshadowed by the global economic crisis, provided the citizens of Germany with what is most valuable: prosperity and security. Despite her successes, defending the German status quo, Merkel did not prepare the state and society for the inevitable changes in the international environment. Increasing inequalities in the euro area, successes of political populism, migrations, the destructive policies of Russia and China, the backlog in digitization of education and the digitization of German industry will be described as phenomena and processes largely faulted by its governments. MORE ON THIS German coalition agreement - state modernization plan Digitization in Germany: the balance sheet and causes of delays Germany: Fourth Wave Pandemic Germany for border protection and humanitarian aid for refugees Germany: the Navalny case and Nord Stream 2 MOST READ week month German coalition agreement - state modernization plan There is strength in unity. Hungarian opposition with a chance of victory in 2022 Great Britain's military support for Ukraine Russia's Ukrainian dilemma: Moscow's strategy towards Kiev Russian military activity around Ukraine - an attempt to reconstruct the narrative TO BE HEARD ON SPOTIFY Paging older TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE Paging older OSW NEWSLETTER subscribe Privacy Policy | Accessibility declaration Center for Eastern Studies Karp brand ul. Koszykowa 6a, 00-564 Warsaw, phone: (+48) 22 525 80 00, fax: (+48) 22 525 80 40 e-mail: info@osw.waw.pl © OSW | Center for Eastern Studies Karp brand The website uses cookies to provide better access to the content offered, as well as for statistical purposes. By clicking on any link on this page, you consent to the use and storage of cookies. I agree