Google Scholar is a great tool for scientists, uncovering hidden connections that I might overlook. But sometimes, its abilities are a bit too uncanny .
Just for the fun of it, I have turned my recent article on Germans’ support for pre-implantation genetic diagnostics (PGD) into a short video. If you want to know why Germans would rather have laws along the lines of Belgium or the UK, and why they don’t get them, but do not want to read the full 8,000 piece, look no further – just click on the video below.
Mit Stefanie Witte habe ich über das (oft unparlamentarische) Verhalten der AfD im Bundestag und den Landtagen und die Reaktionen der anderen Parteien gesprochen. Der Artikel ist in der Schweriner Volkszeitung und verschiedenen anderen Zeitungen erschienen, ist aber anscheinend überall hinter einer Paywall verborgen. https://www.svz.de/deutschland-welt/bundestagswahl/Unfair-behandelt-oder-Provokateure-Vier-Jahre-AfD-im-Bundestag-id32741292.html
Die ARD hat eine spannende Dokumentation zur Radikalisierung der AfD produziert. Ich durfte ein paar Sätze beitragen und zitiere dabei auch Ergebnisse aus unserem Artikel zur Entwicklung der AfD-Wählerschaft. [afdmovie]
Marina Hyde is my favourite Guardian columnist and quite possibly one of the funniest persons alive. She doesn’t normally do TV or radio but now she’s on Today in Focus and I can actually hear her talking about Brexit & stuff and OMG I’m having a fanboy moment here.
Das Journal Frankfurt hat mit Hajo Funke und mir über ein neurechtes Bildungsprojekt gesprochen, das sich als “Gegenuni” bezeichnet. Ein cleverer Etikettenschwindel. https://www.journal-frankfurt.de/journal_news/Gesellschaft-2/Projekt-Gegenuni-Eine-rechtsextreme-Veranstaltung-die-sich-elegant-gibt-37612.html
I love what 60 years of economics envy have done to the social sciences.
Update June 24, 2021 German prosecutors have asked the European Parliament to lift Meuthen’s immunity. In other words, the co-leader of the self-styled law-and-order party has become the object of a criminal investigation. Update April 19, 2019 The prosecutor for Berlin is investigating the AfD’s treasurer over support the party received from the association-for-whatnot (see…
The debate about alleged protest vote for the radical right is really, really stale. A new paper promises to bring some much-needed fresh air. My students were not really convinced. Are they just picky?
The warning signs have been present for some time. Les Républicains are on the verge of a crackup. Caught between Macron’s LRM and Le Pen’s RN, the party’s electoral space […]