Habeck becomes a guest lecturer in Berkeley: lectures on crises!

Habeck becomes a guest lecturer in Berkeley: lectures on crises!

Robert Habeck, the former Federal Minister of Economics and prominent Greens politicians, is about to become a guest lecturer at the renowned University of Berkeley in California. In discussions with UC Berkeley, he has already signaled interest in commitment, which the university management has now announced internally. Habeck is planning a lecture series that will deal with the topic of crises, together with the economy professor Ulrike Malmendier, who has been a member of the Council of Experts since 2022. Dewezet reports of these developments.

Habeck's possible activity at the US elite university comes at a time when he wants to reorganize his career after leaving the Federal Government. He is currently a member of the Bundestag committee, where he takes care of the relationships between Germany and the USA.

personal and political upheavals

After the Bundestag election in February, in which the green losses suffered, Habeck has announced that he will withdraw from management postings within the party. Together with the former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, he was released from these functions, the latter of the UN General Assembly has become. According to reports, Habeck plans to put down his Bundestag mandate until the parliamentary summer break. There are already considerations that Mayra Vriesema, a 26-year-old politician from Schleswig-Holstein, could follow him, such as the n-tv reported.

An engagement as a guest lecturer in Berkeley could be reconciled with a continuing Bundestag mandate, provided that it is limited to a limited number of lectures. According to the MPs' Act, MPs are allowed to do a professional activity in addition to their mandate.

an example of political careers

Habeck's future role in Berkeley is reminiscent of Joschka Fischer, who worked as a visiting professor at Princeton University after his political career. This development shows how politicians can perform transitions between public service and academic engagements. So far, an official confirmation of the university and a complete clarification of Habeck's commitment is still pending according to