Next German-US Blog Carnival on September 24

I am pleased to announce that Dialog International and Liberale Stimme will be hosting the next Blog Carnival on US-German Relations on September 24. This is the fourth such event arranged by the Fulbrighters at The Atlantic Review, and we have seen the number and quality of the submissions increase over the last 12 months. The blog-contributions can be in English or German; Dialog International will select and introduce the best English pieces, while Liberale Stimme will do the same for the German.

Instructions on how to submit your piece can be found here.

While most of the Carnival blog-submissions focus on political issues pertaining to the German-IS transatlantic relationship, we welcome contributions on any relevant topic. Karsten Dürotin, the author of Liberale Stimme, has written an excellent announcement of the Carnival, urging bloggers to consider non-political topics, such as personal experiences involving German-American relations. Here are some ideas that occur to me:

• Hundreds of thousands of Americans are now working for German companies in the US; many report to German managers.  Do German-owned companies have a different corporate culture than "pure" American firms? Is there a German managerial style?  What are the pros and cons of German investment in the US economy?
• Why is German language study vanishing in the United States while the study of French seems to be holding its own?
• Is there a German-American ethnic identity?  Why do Americans with a German background for the most part shun the hyphenated identity - German-American?  Why is this different from Lebanese-American or even Franco-American?

Of course, bloggers are for the most part political junkies, so it is difficult to avoid political topics altogether.  Both Karsten and I hope that we receive submissions representing the entire political spectrum - not just the pro-Bush perspective that have dominated up to now.  And there is plenty to blog about in politics: after the new Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to be mending the US-German alliance with her successful visits to Washington, is the rift growing once again over the Israeli- Lebanon War?  I am certain that is but one of the topics that will engage the Carnival bloggers. 

In any case, we look forward to another successful Carnival, and Dialog International is pleased to play a role in this forum which advances transatlantic dialogue and understanding.

Comments

[Omar Abo-Namous]

by the way: does anyone know where extrablog is??

[David]

Olaf has said that he will reappear with a new blog later this summer.

[Dr.Dean]

Good news!

With this great hosts i consider to be part of it.

[GM Roper]

Welcome aboard, I'm looking forward to both contributing and to seeing you as host. Joerg and I started the Carnival in December of last year to bolster commentary and dialogue between Germany and America and so far it has been a great success. I suspect, that with the quality of your writing you will be a perfect host.

Hopefully, Joerg and I will take December's Carnival as well. Here's to some very good reading.

[David]

Thank you, GM.

@Dr.Dean,
We would be honored should you contribute to the carnival. I have always valued your opinions on transatlantic relations.