In a recent research paper, I conclude that judging by their EP 2014 manifesto, the ‘Alternative for Germany’ is currently not a right-wing populist party. But I also argue that some members of the party elite “represent less savoury brands of right-wing politics that could ultimately prove more attractive to voters than Lucke’s polite exercises…
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Why is partisan dealignment slowing down in Germany? One part of the puzzle is the spread and changing role of formal education. In recent years, dealignment has mostly been confined to the lower-education strata.
The International German Politics Association has a blog Levels of Academic Evidence. Very low numbers for ND & PASOK among young voters. #ekloges2015 This is what has happened to Pasok’s vote in Greece. An absolute collapse
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Update: 542 in favour, 32 voting against, 13 abstentions. Nays & abstentions all from CDU, CSU, Left, apparently. See you in June. In about an hour, Germany’s parliament will have a debate on the extension of the bailout program for Greece that is scheduled to take all of a cool 90 minutes. It will be…