Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg began by explaining that the decline in individual involvement in local politics is due to several factors. For some, lack of time plays a decisive role. Others, on the other hand, are frightened off by the administrative work that voluntary work as a local politician entails. From the political scientist's point of view, however, it should not be forgotten that many young people are politically active in other ways, for example by participating in demonstrations and other public rallies.
Prof. Kronenberg examines local political engagement in North Rhine-Westphalia on WDR5's "Stadtgespräch" program Prof. Kronenberg examines local political engagement in North Rhine-Westphalia on WDR5's "Stadtgespräch" program
On September 11th, Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg appeared on WDR5's Lokalzeit Stadtgespräch (Local Time Town Talk) program to discuss local political engagement in North Rhine-Westphalia. Prof. Dr. Kronenberg took part in the panel discussion “Stadtgespräch aus Bonn: Fachkräftemangel an der Rathausspitze” (City Talk from Bonn: Skilled labor shortage at the top of city hall) with Wolfgang Bosbach, former CDU member of the Bundestag, and Christa Nickels, founding member of the Green Party of North Rhine-Westphalia. Many interested citizens also took part in the discussion in a festival tent at the Pützchen Markt in Bonn, actively participating with numerous questions and personal comments.
The town hall of the East Westphalian district city of Höxter
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Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg is Speaker and Director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) as well as Professor for Political Science at the University Bonn