One major asset of the pre-Petry AfD was its disconnect from the Extreme Right. But the AfD in Thuringia has always been a funny bunch, and Lucke tried (without success) to remove its leader Björn Höcke from the party. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="500"] Photo by Tekniska museet [/caption] With Lucke gone and asylum applications at…
Artikel im Handelsblatt zum aktuellen Zuwachs der AfD auf Facebook mit einigen kritischen Anmerkungen von mir. Photo by pshab
In der letzten Woche ist meine Einführung zum Thema Strukturgleichungsmodelle bei Springer/VS erschienen. Das Buch zeigt, wie sich die gängigsten Modelle (u.a. einfache und Mehr-Gruppen-Konfirmatorische-Faktorenanalysen (CFA/MGCFA)) in Stata, Lisrel und MPlus realisieren lassen. Die Beispiele stammen aus dem Bereich der politikwissenschaftlichen Einstellungsforschung (Fremdenfeindlichkeit, politische Entfremdung, politisches Interesse …). Alle Beispieldateien können hier heruntergeladen werden. Das…
Social media plays a crucial role for the AfD’s mobilisation strategy, with a reach that goes far beyond the party faithful: The AfD’s Facebook wall has become one of the largest right-wing forums on the German-speaking internet. While a ban on overt extremism is enforced by the party, the wall a platform for homophobes, immigration sceptics, Christian fundamentalists, Prussian nostalgics, anti-feminists, Islam critics, and just about everyone who opposes diversity and the policies that support it. This exploratory paper looks at the role this page is playing not just for the AfD but more generally for the dynamics of the wider, highly diverse right-wing subculture in Germany.
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="500"] Photo by Athos fotografias [/caption] 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 ~ Alliance for Progress and a New Beginning) party. Apparently, he already envisions a resounding success in…
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.
Public Radio International has an interesting segment on Greek migrants living in Germany. I’m quoted on German public opinion towards Greece & Greeks.
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
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 have come to a head over the last months, and the various factions have set up [caption id="" align="alignright" width="500"] Photo by…
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, campaigning to stay in EU in 1975 Referendum. Where’s that jumper now?