Vera Gohla

Industrial Heartlands Fellow

Vera Gohla is a Policy Advisor for Economic and Structural Policy at the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation. She holds degrees in International Affairs (M.A.) from the Hertie School in Berlin and European Studies and Economics (B.A.) from the University of Osnabrück. Vera has a keen interest in the intersection of industrial policy, regional development, green transition, and the promotion of equal living standards. During her academic and professional journey, she has focused on developing progressive policy solutions to socio-economic challenges, particularly regarding the welfare state and its political economy. Most recently she served as the personal advisor to the chairwoman of the German Social Democratic Party.

Renewal amidst Turmoil: Industrial Heartlands between Rearmament, Recarbonisationand Realignment

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This paper examines how these regions navigate three defining dynamics of 2026: rearmament driven by Europe’s military build-up, looming recarbonisation as fossil fuel dependencies are deepened, and political realignment marked by surging populist anti-establishment movements.
Friedrich Opitz, Leon Tiedemann-Friedl, Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Winter, Vera Gohla, Whitney Terrill

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