The Meritocrat

International Politics and Society is a young magazine with a much older heritage. Launched in January 2017, the online journal highlights global inequality and brings new perspectives on issues such as the environment, European integration, international relations, social democracy and development policy. Based in the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s Brussels office, International Politics and Society aims to bring the European political debate to a global audience, as well as providing a platform for voices from the Global South. Contributors include leading journalists, academics and politicians, as well policy officers working throughout the FES’s global network.

Whilst the magazine is committed to the values of social democracy, it encompasses a wide range of perspectives. Articles reflect the views of their authors, not of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. From carpenter's son to the presidency: how Frank-Walter Steinmeier became the poster boy for social mobility.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: German special assembly elects Frank-Walter Steinmeier as president http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-special-assembly-elects-frank-walter-steinmeier-as-president/

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