Interview with Handelsblatt Global
Interview with Handelsblatt Global on right-wing activism and right-terrorism in Germany: A Clear and Present Danger. Update 2023: this is unfortunately gone with the rest of Handelsblatt Global. Photo by editor64
Secret Services had 11 Informers in the NPD’s Leadership
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Photo by ubiquit23 [/caption] If you are following the latest attempt to have Germany’s right-wing extremist NPD declared unconstitutional, you might be disappointed by the lack of news. Today, the federal states that push for such a ban have submitted four folders with additional evidence requested by the Federal Constitutional Court…
AfD: Lucke vs Höcke
Welcome back dear friends / to the show that never ends: In the latest instalment of the great AfD soap, national leader Lucke is trying to remove Höcke as leader in Thuringia over Höcke’s friendly words towards the NPD. Contrary to some reports, Lucke is not (yet) trying to kick Höcke out of the party…
Gespräch mit der Augsburger Allgemeinen über die fehlende öffentliche Reaktion auf den BND-Skandal
Im großen Stil wurden Firmen, Bürger und sogar Behörden ausgespäht – und keinen interessiert es wirklich. Hintergrundgespräch mit der Augsburger Allgemeinen über das relative Desinteresse der Öffentlichkeit an den Geheimdienstskandalen. Photo by ubiquit23
The AfD in Tailspin
Update : Lucke now thinks that a break-up may be inevitable. Sunday evening, time for my weekly post on the state of the AfD. So, without further ado, a look at this week’s carnage. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="500"] Photo by JamesReaFotos [/caption] NPD The right-wing extremist NPD claims that they are “networking” with AfD functionaries…
Germany’s AfD: State of Play
A year after their EP election triumph and a week before the Bremen state election, the Germany’s AfD party seems set to continue on its path to self-destruction. On second thought, I may be exaggerating, but only a bit.
Linkfest: Coding Advice, Libel Laws/Autocrats & Funny Pics
Great advice from the great: writing good code | OUPblog PHD Comics: Feeling sick English libel laws & Russian autocrats: ‘Book prize judges criticise decision to axe Putin exposé’ You want one of those. You know that you want one of those: Gnome Chomsky: The Essential Ornament for the Thinking Person’s Garden An illustration of…
Linkfest: MOOC 1935, AfD, Russian Media & Loony Parties. Comics, too
Back to the future MOOC: A university proposal for teaching classes remotely via television, 1935 PHD Comics: How To Write An E-mail To Your Instructor Or Teaching Assistant Some more information on Henkel’s resignation from the AfD board General Election 2015, Far Side Edition: We’ll lose votes to UKIP, say Loony Party Anton Shekhovtsov: The…
Five AfD Party Conferences
Over on his blog, Andreas Kemper has an interesting piece (in German) on the five state-level party conferences the AfD has held last weekend. According to him, the outcomes of the conferences demonstrate that the party has shifted further to the right in four (Hesse, Brandenburg, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt) of these five cases. A sixth party…
How Germany’s Far Right Could Come in from the the Cold (or Not)
I’m guest-blogging over at the Disclaimer Magazine We live under the impression that the extreme right in Germany is weak. While it is less visible than equivalents in France or the Netherlands, there is a rich undercurrent of rightist dissent that could rise to the surface to enter the mainstream of German politics. More ……