Discourse at the Philharmonie
“Germany after the state elections: How much has the country changed?”

Biographies

Robin Alexander

Journalist and author Robin Alexander has been deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper Die Welt since 2019. He grew up in the Ruhr region, studied history and journalism in Leipzig and then completed a traineeship at the taz newspaper. From 2010, he reported for Die Welt from the Chancellery and accompanied Angela Merkel on trips abroad and at international summits. His book Die Getriebenen. Merkel und die Flüchtlingspolitik was number one on the Spiegel bestseller list for several weeks in 2017. In 2018, Alexander was honoured with the German Bundestag’s Politics Media Prize for his portrayal of the German government’s refugee policy.

Anne Rabe

Anne Rabe is an author who writes screenplays, works for the theatre, and essays. She was born in Wismar and studied German language and literature, theatre studies and scenic writing in Berlin. She received numerous prizes and scholarships for her early plays. Anne Rabe was part of the writing team for the RBB comedy series Warten auf'n Bus. In her essays and articles, she deals with the history of East Germany, the life of Jan Ullrich, subtle forms of sexualised violence and the rise of the far right in Germany and Europe. Her debut novel Die Möglichkeit von Glück was published in spring 2023. It was shortlisted for the German Book Prize and was on the Spiegel bestseller list.

Christiane Florin

Journalist Christiane Florin is head of the Current Culture department at Deutschlandradio. From 2016 to 2023, she was editor for religion and society at Deutschlandfunk in Cologne. Prior to that, she was head of the Christ & Welt editorial team at the weekly newspaper Die Zeit. Christiane Florin is the author of several books, including Der Weiberaufstand (2017). She studied political science, modern history and musicology in Bonn and Paris. She completed her doctorate with a thesis on France’s handling of the Vichy past.