The election of an FDP politician as minister president of Thuringia made international headlines. One of the outlets that covered the events was Al Jazeera, who interviewed me on the day after the event. [contentcards url="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/regional-german-president-set-quit-day-election-200206181517379.html" target="_blank"]
The CDU/FDP/AfD collaboration in Thuringia created quite a stir, not just nationally but also internationally. Even CNN covered the events. I had a chat with one of their correspondents, and some of that made it into their online coverage. [contentcards url="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/06/europe/thuringia-germany-far-right-afd-coalition-merkel-intl-grm/index.html",target="_blank"]
Shocking insight: the rise of the Radical Right is neither inevitable nor monotonic. Setbacks are real, and so is the rise of left-libertarian parties and the mainstreaming of views that were outragesously liberal just a couple of decades ago (c.f. views on same-sex marriage etc.). It’s a good thing that journalists (they still exist) start…
Das Handelsblatt hat mit Lothar Probst, Matthias Quent und mir über die möglichen Konsequenzen einer Beobachtung der AfD durch den Verfassungsschutz gesprochen. [contentcards url="https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/nach-austritt-aus-fraktion-rechtspopulismus-forscher-beobachtung-der-afd-ist-voraussichtlich-nicht-mehr-aufzuhalten/25485042.html" target="_blank"]
In der AfD prallen marktradikale und wohlfahrtschauvinistische Vorstellungen zur Rentenversicherung aufeinander. Das Handelsblatt berichtet, dazu gibt es ein paar Wortlaut-Zitate von mir. [contentcards url="https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/rentendebatte-hoecke-fluegel-wirft-afd-chef-meuthen-parteischaedigendes-verhalten-vor/25474312.html?ticket=ST-2193926-qoKvARA1ofygz4mAbewQ-ap2" target="_blank"]
Mit Dietmar Neuerer vom Handelsblatt habe ich ein langes Gespräch über die Neuwahl des AfD-Bundesvorstands geführt. Dabei ging es auch um die Rolle Alexander Gaulands. [contentcards url="https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/politikwissenschaftler-arzheimer-zukunft-der-afd-uebrig-blieben-dann-nur-die-radikalsten-kraefte/25274814.html?ticket=ST-61441820-LI6z4tkzgQYlkoZbcCX6-ap2" target="_blank"]
Mit Dietmar Neuerer vom Handelsblatt habe ich darüber gesprochen, warum die Abwahl Stephan Brandners überfällig war. [contentcards url="https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/politikwissenschaftler-zum-fall-brandner-man-muss-man-nicht-jede-grenzueberschreitung-tolerieren/25218792.html?ticket=ST-6125731-kbIGfu2fJU2jqTuQCuJu-ap2" target="_blank"]
For all its (perceived) shortcomings, to me the BBC remains the epitome of all that is good and great about public radio. This is why I always find it exciting, exhilarating and also slightly scary to talk to them. https://twitter.com/ProfTimBale/status/1190680393172819969 Yesterday, I had the opportunity to chat with Carolyn Quinn on the PM show about…
Mit dem heute Magazin habe ich anlässlich der Landtagswahl in Thüringen über die Chancen der AfD bei jüngeren Wählern gesprochen https://web.archive.org/web/20191028150056/https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute/landtagswahl-thueringen-afd-punktet-bei-jungen-waehlern-100.html
Balkan Insight has an interesting story about the AfD’s involvement in the Balkans (with a tiny bit of input from me). [contentcards url="https://balkaninsight.com/2019/10/24/we-are-their-voice-german-far-right-builds-balkan-alliances/" target="_blank"]