I’m currently updating my previous analysis of the Alternative für Deutschland’s (AfD) activities on Facebook, with a view of this eventually morphing into a paper for APSA 2015. Preliminary analyses show that their fanpage remains a hotspot for rightwingers, with high levels of activity through 2013 and 2014. For 2015, the trajectory slopes slightly downward.
Interesting piece in the Economist on Germany’s emerging foreign AfD removes whip from “too liberal” MP, two more may follow (in German). My update on the AfD faction in Thuringia is here. ONS constituency interactive maps Greeks continue to love euro more than they love Tsipras
The AfD’s Flügel faction has met at the Kyffhäuser monument, a century-old symbol of nationalism and anti-republicanism. Built after the death of emperor Wilhelm I, this neo-Gothic pile aims to link Prussian rule to legends about the return of an medieval predecessor. It quickly became a focus for the anti-democratic leagues of German soldiers. The…
Langer Artikel im Handelsblatt über die Bedeutung und Gefahren des Internets für die AfD (inzwischen leider gelöscht), mit O-Tönen u.a. von mir. Hier meine aktuelle Publikation zum Thema.
In Germany, only 40 per cent of the population trust the Protestant Church, and trust in the Catholic Church is down to 20 per cent. Politicians will continue to fail to see the implications.
At the Hessian party conference, arch-“conservative” Gauland wishes for a “liberal” wing without Lucke, whose supporters walk out. With a party like that, who needs political enemies? http://m.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/afd-gauland-will-liberalen-fluegel-ohne-lucke-13620465.html
Less than a year after the election, a third MP in Thuringia has left the AfD caucus in the Landtag, bringing down the number of their MPs to eight.
Patrick Dunleavy is not happy about the Conservative win: Three more years of Cameron – but it will be a rocky road ahead Why GRAMMAR MATTERS. This is depressing: Amnesty’s report on “Europe’s sinking shame: The failure to save refugees and migrants at sea” What do you call a past counterfactual? Useful information, anyway: What…
I’m currently in the process of digging deeper into what the AfD and their supporters do on Facebook and have collected almost eleven more months of posts. The emerging picture is rather clear. Overall, Lucke’s presence is still remarkable, but Petry is rapidly gaining ground.
Me, in AfD prophet mode: Full WEP article ($) Rage over the lost coin:British Polling Council seeks investigation into skewed results How I kept a promise to Ben. Definitively time to go home now.