Looks like I’ve finally learned Portuguese
Oh joy, oh fun: looks like the AfD is going to kick off the national campaign with another leadership battle. Will probably come to naught, but might be entertaining nonetheless
(British Politics and Policy at LSE)Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte provides the first case study analysis of a sexuality gap between heterosexuals and self-identified lesbian, gay and bisexuals (LGB) in Britain. He finds that LGB voters …
Cloud computing and backups
I began putting stuff on the internet for fun and non-profit at some point in the previous millennium. In 2008, almost exactly 13 years ago, I registered this domain. After eight years of mostly uneventful but very slow shared hosting with a tiny company somewhere in Germany’s Wild East, I upgraded to a cheapo virtual…
New York Times: What happened when the AfD railed against lockdowns?
Anna Sauerbrey has a long piece in the NYT, in which she looks at the AfD’s lacklustre attempts to benefit from anti-lockdown protests. Includes some choice quotes from yours truly. [contentcards url="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/opinion/germany-afd-covid.html" target="_blank"]
Gespräch mit tagesschau.de: Wie wichtig sind die SpitzenkandidatInnen?
Bei den Landtagswahlen in Rheinland-Pfalz und Baden-Württemberg schienen Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten besonders wichtig zu sein. Stimmt das eigentlich? Darüber habe ich mit Dietmar Telser von tagesschau.de gesprochen. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/wahlen/personalisierung-wahlkampf-101.html
Alternative for Germany (AfD) comes under surveillance
What just happened Yesterday, it was leaked that Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (the domestic intelligence agency) “suspects” the AfD might be a right-wing extremist organisation that aims to undermine democracy in Germany . Forming this suspicion is an internal process (the agency is under a gagging order and has not commented on…
Shrove Monday in Academia
How it started It’s no secret that Mainz is a carnival hot spot. Shrove Monday, the day of the biggest parade and the most frantic celebrations, is a de facto public holiday in the city. But the de facto bit is important here: the city can’t make it a proper holiday, yet nobody who can possibly avoid it…
Gespräch mit der Allgemeinen Zeitung aus Mainz über die Bedeutung der Briefwahl
Auch mit der AZ haber ich mich über die mobilisierende Wirkung der Briefwahl unterhalten. [contentcards url="https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/politik/rheinland-pfalz/rheinland-pfalz-verschickt-wahlbenachrichtigungen_23085354" target="_blank"]
Gespräch mit dem SWR über BriefwählerInnen und die Landtagswahl 2021 in Rheinland-Pfalz
Mit dem SWR habe ich über die Bedeutung der Briefwahl für den Wahlkampf und die zu erwartende Mobilisierung bei der Landtagswahl in Rheinland-Pfalz gesprochen. Das Ergebnis findet sich hier. [contentcards url="https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/corona-experte-landtagswahl-rp-100.html" target="_blank"]