Update on the Afd “Putsch”

Update on the Afd

“Der Flügel” (the “wing” or “tendency”) within Germany’s AfD that drew up the Erfurt manifesto, which calls for a more radical rightist approach to politics, claims that more than 700 people have signed the declaration within the first 24 hours. Taking a leaf out of the social-media savvy main party’s book, they have created a…

Putsch in the AfD?

Putsch in the AfD? 3

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…

Lazy Linklblogging

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French Politics II: Doubs or Die We do Anti-Vaccers, too: Germany battling a severe measles outbreak French Politics I: Législative dans le Doubs : le PS annonce sa victoire face au Front national | France info Wise words: Step Away from Putin’s Head | Moscow-on-Thames Useful: “Doing a Quick Literature Review”

Five Links I Liked

Nothing like a good rant: Charlie Hebdo: In praise of outrage http://t.co/zGS9Rj2fe8 Conference bingo card generator http://t.co/NFTqSkEYik plus a guide to academic gestures: http://t.co/sBLCDVrUbT Smart Phones and Postmodern Theory http://t.co/0xBivDCuef Tangled Web: The Complications of Politicized Mourning http://t.co/RWS9P14m6W Who is Alexis #Tsipras? | openDemocracy http://t.co/L6EQcZ2YYV h/t @A_Katsanidou

Seven Links I Liked

Linkfest:Religious affiliation of Congress persons, Jihadism & lack of religious education, attitudes towards minorities, gendered attitudes towards academics & British Politics

Four More Links I Liked

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