Emily Adams

Industrial Heartlands Fellow

Emily Adams (she/her) is a German Chancellor Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), where she researches economic policy and regional perspectives in foreign policy across the transatlantic. She previously held roles at the Brookings Institution Center on the United States and Europe, the German American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago, and she was a Fulbright grantee in Chemnitz, Germany.
From Northern Wisconsin, Emily holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a B.Sc. in Economics, German, and Chinese from North Central College.
Emily brings a comparative perspective shaped by civic engagement in rural and industrial communities in both the U.S. and Germany.

Democracy Closest to Home: Principles for Local Leadership in Industrial Heartlands 

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This paper highlights insights from our journey and proposes a set of principles for local leadership rooted in our experiences as a younger generation of transatlantic leaders navigating structural change. Our recommendations emphasise civic connection and identity, locally grounded communication, and visible delivery.
Benjamin Harrington, Colleen Dougherty, Emily Adams, Linus Platzer, Milad Tabesch

Wir entwickeln und debattieren Ideen für den gesellschaftlichen Fortschritt – und bringen diejenigen zusammen, die sie in die Tat umsetzen. Unser Ziel als Think Tank: das Gelingen einer gerechten Transformation. ▸ Mehr erfahren