Linkfest: Far-right infighting, electoral systems, comics, and more
An update on the far-right infighting in the European Parliament: A far-right confederacy of quarrels Lucid: The system used to favour Labour, now favours the Conservatives. Welcome to the lottery:...
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The AfD … [I’m running out of catchy titles]
I would not normally recommend acting on any of my predictions, because I have an amazing track-record of being wrong a long time in advance. But once in a blue moon, I get it right. In my WEP article...
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The AfD Goes Game of Thrones
Photo by *_* My favourite if vaguely remembered piece of medieval history is the bit when assorted popes, antipopes, and anti-antipopes busily excommunicated each other. The AfD has reached that stage....
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Me, in AfD prophet mode: Full WEP article ($) Rage over the lost coin:British Polling Council seeks investigation into skewed results How I kept a promise to Ben. Definitively time to go home now. The...
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The AfD Leadership Struggle, in One Picture
In 2013 and for much of 2014, Bernd Lucke was very much the public face of the AfD. One of the main findings in my recent analysis of the AfD in West European Politics is that this role was reflected...
View ArticleCameron, Grammar, Refugees, And Hung Parliaments: Four Links I Liked
Patrick Dunleavy is not happy about the Conservative win: Three more years of Cameron – but it will be a rocky road ahead Why GRAMMAR MATTERS. This is depressing: Amnesty’s report on “Europe’s sinking...
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Within Eight Months, AfD Caucus in Thuringia Has Lost One Quarter of Its Members
Photo by tjflex (click) Less than a year after the election, a third MP in Thuringia has left the AfD caucus in the Landtag, bringing down the number of their MPs to eight. At a continuous rate, the...
View ArticleThe AfD: I’m Officially Out Of Headlines
At the Hessian party conference, arch-“conservative” Gauland wishes for a “liberal” wing without Lucke, whose supporters walk out. With a party like that, who needs political enemies?...
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Germany: The Two Institutions Even Less Trusted Than the Protestant Church...
While Stutgart is gearing up for the “Kirchentag”, a gathering of 100,000 Protestant laypeople, a poll by Infratest shows that only 41 per cent of the German population have at least “some” trust in...
View ArticleRightist AfD Flügel Faction Holds Meeting at Historic Rightist Hot Spot
The AfD’s Flügel faction has met at the Kyffhäuser monument, a century-old symbol of nationalism and anti-republicanism. Built after the death of emperor Wilhelm I, this neo-Gothic pile aims to link...
View ArticleGerman Politics, British Maps, Greek Shenanigans: Four Links I Liked
Interesting piece in the Economist on Germany’s emerging foreign AfD removes whip from “too liberal” MP, two more may follow (in German). My update on the AfD faction in Thuringia is here. ONS...
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The Alternative für Deutschland’s Facebook Fanpage is a Prime Location for...
One rather intriguing feature of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party is their very strong social media presence, especially on Facebook. I’m currently updating and expanding my previous...
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Was heißt und zu welchem Ende studiert man (die) “Alternative für...
David Bebnowski, Die Alternative für Deutschland. Aufstieg und gesellschaftliche Repräsentanz einer rechten populistischen Partei, Wiesbaden: Springer VS essentials (2015), 46 Seiten. Sebastian...
View ArticleCameron in Europe, Women in Parliament, Danish Elections, & Thatcher’s...
Cameron in Europe: Not a Good Place to Be The Parliament of Women, 1656 Jacob Christensen on the 2015 election in Denmark: Forming a Government – The Game Begins Dazzling picture of Margaret Thatcher,...
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What the Upcoming AfD Conference is About
In my recent article on the Alternative für Deutschland party, I stress the fact that the AfD is built on an alliance of assorted right-wingers. With no upcoming election campaigns in sight, things...
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Handelsblatt: Wie Facebook die AfD-Krise befeuert
Langer Artikel im Handelsblatt über die Bedeutung und Gefahren des Internets für die AfD, mit O-Tönen u.a. von mir. Hier meine aktuelle Publikation zum Thema. The post Handelsblatt: Wie Facebook die...
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Interview with Aljazeera America on Syriza’s political allies in Germany
Aljazeera America did some digging and found support for Syriza amongst members of Germany’s LEFT party. I provide some perspective on the LEFT, and on Germany. Photo by Abode of Chaos The post...
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Interview with Public Radio International on the perception of Greece and...
Public Radio International has an interesting segment on Greek migrants living in Germany. I’m quoted on German public opinion towards Greece & Greeks. The post Interview with Public Radio...
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BBC News: Varoufakis ‘taped confidential EU meeting’ Interesting, but a wee bit pricey: “France and Fascism” monograph RT @BarnabyEdwards: Mum… Dad… I can’t keep it secret any longer: I’m Chinese. The...
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The Assets of Lucke’s New Alfa Party
Photo by Athos fotografias A mere two weeks after being sacked as the AfD’s supreme leader, Bernd Lucke is back as presumably undisputed chair of the new “Alfa” (Allianz für Fortschritt und Aufbruch ~...
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