Vice President International Affairs and Diversity (VP3)
World Politics on Campus: Power shift? The key results of India's G 20 Presidency
Date
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Time
17:00 - 18:15
Online event
The event takes place online as part of the Digital International General Studies (DISG). Please register through the 'registration' button below.
The "Western" model of policy, governance and economy is increasingly being challenged. With China, a new power is rising. Alternative models to the Western democracy claim to deal more effectively with new developments and mega-trends. Climate change and pollution require drastic and immediate measures. Populations in privileged countries fear global migration. The fairness of the distribution of income and wealth in the world is questioned. Populist political figures are gaining ground, and multi-lateral institutions are being discredited.
Over the last decades, globalization has impacted the entire world. Many industries profited from globalization, and companies of all sizes have become extremely active on the international stage. Globalization has created growth, jobs and financial strength, and has allowed us to invest in future technologies. Even though it is unimaginable to significantly scale back the degree of globalization, the world is struggling to find solutions for its detrimental effects.
The lecture series World Politics on Campus – Welcoming the World at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg provides insights into the challenges lying ahead of us. It attempts to shed light on the issues from more than one standpoint. We invite outstanding and distinguished international personalities, experts and decision-makers who are able to introduce the audience to the views of the nations and cultures they represent. Participants will be able to engage in conversation, ask questions and enter discussion.
When the leaders of the twenty largest economies met for the first time in 2009 for the G20 summit, the focus was on overcoming the financial crisis. Today, the G20 has become one of the most important multilateral coordination formats for a wide range of globally relevant issues.
India took over the presidency of the G20 for the first time in 2023. This presidency comes at a time of geopolitical upheaval and friction, with the war in Ukraine being just one of the challenges. Developing economies are demanding better representation and consideration of their interests in global governance structures. They want a redistribution of power and influence in favor of their countries and populations. They are becoming increasingly self-confident in the face of their economic growth. At the same time, the interests are by no means always aligned.
In this situation, has India managed to achieve results that extend beyond the day, balance the different interests and move the world forward?"
Dr. Philipp Ackermann serves as Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of India.
He studied art history, modern history and economics in Bonn, Heidelberg and Utrecht. He received his doctorate in art history in 1993. In the same year, he joined the Foreign Service. His assignments abroad took him to Rabat (Morocco) and New York (German Mission to the United Nations), among other places. In 2006/07, he was the civilian head of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kunduz/Afghanistan. From 2007 to 2010, he served as Political Counsellor in New Delhi/India. He was posted to Washington in 2014-2106 as Permanent Representative of the Ambassador.
From 2002 to 2006, he worked in the Minister's Office of the Foreign Office for Joschka Fischer and then for Frank-Walter Steinmeier. From 2010 to 2014, he was also Deputy Special Representative of the Federal Government for Afghanistan and Pakistan as Head of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Working Staff. Prior to his current assignment, he worked for five years as Head of the Political Division for Africa, Latin America, Near and Middle East at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.
On 16 Nov 2023, Dr. Philipp Ackermann will hold a keynote on "Power shift? The key results of India's G 20 Presidency".
The online talk and discussion will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Claudia Warning.
World Politics on Campus