Overview

• Stephan Grünewald’s book, “Wir Krisenakrobaten,” is due on October 9 and draws on Rheingold-Institut surveys and in-depth psychological interviews.
• He argues overlapping crises have turned emergency into routine, pushing many to withdraw into private life and filter social circles into like‑minded silos.
• A recent Rheingold finding cited in the coverage reports 89% of respondents see German society as divided, reflecting a stalled culture of constructive dispute.
• Polls such as Allensbach show people rate their personal situation more positively than the state of the country, reinforcing the turn toward the private.
• Grünewald contends persistent political infighting fuels disenchantment that benefits the AfD, and he calls for specific, fair shared tasks, citing the 2022/23 energy‑saving drive and 2021 flood relief as workable models.