Beyond the Lecture

On March 9, the American Academy in Berlin co-hosted an event with ESMT and Siedler Verlag: Nobel laureate and Academy distinguished visitor Alvin E. Roth introduced his new book "Wer Kriegt Was und Warum? Bildung, Jobs und Partnerwahl: Wie Märkte Funktionieren" (Siedler Verlag 2016). Roth spoke with the American Academy's Cristina Gonzalez about matching markets and how market design might aid, a...

Democracy has been doing poorly around the world in recent years, argued noted political scientist Francis Fukuyama, the Academy's spring 2016 Marcus Bierich Distinguished Visitor, at his February 29 lecture. With political breakdown occurring in many regions across the globe, Fukuyama noted, the failure of governments to provide citizens with basic services and the consequences of widespread poli...

Distinguished Visitor and noted political scientist Francis Fukuyama delivered a lecture at the American Academy in Berlin, "Democracy's Failure to Perform." Prior to his lecture on February 29, 2016, he spoke with the American Academy's Cristina Gonzalez about polarization in the United States, the rise of presidential candidate Donald Trump, and the effect of the refugee crisis on liberal Wester...