Over at The Atlantic, Yasmeen Serhan has an interesting article about far-right politics in Germany and its implications for the wider world, with some choice quotes from Constanze Stelzenmüller, Hans Kundnani, and yours truly.
Nadine Lindner hat für den Deutschlandfunk zum Wahlkampf der AfD produziert und dafür auch mit mir gesprochen. Ein paar Sekunden O-Ton haben es in die Sendung geschafft. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/bundestagswahlkampf-die-afd-auf-der-suche-nach-einem.724.de.html?dram:article_id=502705
Mit Stefanie Witte habe ich über das (oft unparlamentarische) Verhalten der AfD im Bundestag und den Landtagen und die Reaktionen der anderen Parteien gesprochen. Der Artikel ist in der Schweriner Volkszeitung und verschiedenen anderen Zeitungen erschienen, ist aber anscheinend überall hinter einer Paywall verborgen. https://www.svz.de/deutschland-welt/bundestagswahl/Unfair-behandelt-oder-Provokateure-Vier-Jahre-AfD-im-Bundestag-id32741292.html
Die ARD hat eine spannende Dokumentation zur Radikalisierung der AfD produziert. Ich durfte ein paar Sätze beitragen und zitiere dabei auch Ergebnisse aus unserem Artikel zur Entwicklung der AfD-Wählerschaft. [afdmovie]
Update June 24, 2021 German prosecutors have asked the European Parliament to lift Meuthen’s immunity. In other words, the co-leader of the self-styled law-and-order party has become the object of a criminal investigation. Update April 19, 2019 The prosecutor for Berlin is investigating the AfD’s treasurer over support the party received from the association-for-whatnot (see…
Our recent article has been cited a lot (by local standards), and the ungated pre-print is still available.
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
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"]
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…