The US presidential election will take place on November 5, 2024. In Germany, many people are following the duel between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump with both suspense and a fair amount of concern. In fact, the election will have a significant impact on Germany. Staff from the Institute of Political Science invite you to the Election Night event in the Zeuner Building at TU Dresden on November 5. The program will include lectures and interdisciplinary workshops, a panel discussion, and live coverage from the United States. The evening will conclude with a public screening of the first exit votes and projections.

On the occasion of the US presidential election, the Election Night, organized by the Chair of International Politics and the Chair of Political Systems and Comparative Politics, will bring together academic experts and voices from politics, society and business from 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm on the evening of November 5.

Expert talks and short workshops will shed light on various aspects of the presidential election, such as the role of social media in the election campaign, the increasing polarization, and the economic ties between Germany and the United States of America. On the podium, representatives from politics and business will talk to researchers about the implications of the US presidential election and their consequences for Europe, Germany and Saxony. The public screening of the first forecasts and projections, along with live analysis by experts, will round off the program.

Highlights of the program:

• 5:30 pm: Welcome by Stefanie Gerstenberger and Erik Vollmann (organizers), Prof. Anna Holzscheiter (International Politics, Institute of Political Science), Prof. Christian Prunitsch (Chairperson for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences), Prof. Roswitha Böhm (Vice-Rector University Culture) and Dave Panetti (Consul for Public Affairs, U.S. General Consulate Leipzig).
• 6:00 pm: Lecture on the significance of transatlantic relations for the Free State of Saxony by Conrad Clemens (Saxony's State Minister for Federal and Media Affairs and Head of the State Chancellery).
• 6:30 pm: Interdisciplinary lectures by Prof. Sven Engesser (Communication Studies), Dr. Manès Weisskircher (Political Science) and Prof. Christian Leßmann (Business and Economics).
• 8:00 pm: Interdisciplinary workshops on culture and media, democracy and economy.
• 9:30 pm: Panel discussion with Robert Beuthner (IHK Dresden), Laura Stellbrink (Member of the state parliament, SPD), Prof. Elvira Rosert and Dr. Jochen Kleinschmidt (TUD).
• 11:00 pm: Live stream of the election results with commentary and live feed to the USA (including Prof. Marianne Kneuer, Chair of Political Systems and Comparative Politics).

Event details:

• Date: November 5, 2024
• Time: 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm (followed by public screening with commentary)
• Place: Zeuner Building, George-Bähr-Straße 3c, TU Dresden (rooms will be signposted on site)
• Organizer: Chair of International Politics and Chair of Political Systems and Comparative Politics

The event is supported by TUD in Dialogue and the Internationalization Fund, the Association for International Relations and the Faculty Student Council Philosophy

More info: https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/powi/das-institut/election-night

Contact:

Stefanie Gerstenberger
Tel.: +49 351 463-35712
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Erik Vollmann
Tel.: +49 351 463-32889
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