Legacies of Leadership

Assessing Angela Merkel’s Role in Foreign Relations and the European Union through a Gender-Sensitive Lens

verfasst von

Christiane Lemke

Abstract

Leaving office after 16 years as German chancellor, Angela Merkel has multifold and complex legacies. While Merkel’s leadership style has frequently been described as cautious in domestic politics, her role in international relations is often characterized as that of an active defender of liberal international norms and values. Yet she was also responsible for some of the most controversial decisions regarding Europe, often raising questions about Germany’s commitments and goals. This article explores her foreign policy and her role in the European Union through a gender-sensitive lens. It examines the scope and significance of her leadership based on three case studies to allow for a differentiated analysis: the Eurozone crisis, the migrant crisis, and the COVID-19 crisis.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Politikwissenschaft

Typ

Artikel

Journal

German Politics and Society

Band

41

Seiten

18-38

Anzahl der Seiten

21

ISSN

1045-0300

Publikationsdatum

01.12.2023

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Kultur und Raum, Verlauf, Soziologie und Politikwissenschaften

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 5 – Gleichberechtigung der Geschlechter

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.3167/gps.2023.410402 (Zugang: Geschlossen)