Mit dem Handelsblatt habe ich ausführlich über die Hintergründe des öffentlich ausgetragenen Streits zwischen dem Rassemblement National und der AfD (bzw. Krah) gesprochen. Der Artikel ist momentan nicht hinter einer Paywall. https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/europawahl-nach-ss-eklat-afd-spitze-greift-gegen-krah-durch-01/100039144.html
I gave 20 minutes of my life to a journalist who wrote up the story of Germany’s biggest terrorism trial “for an American audience”, which is a phrase that inspires all sorts of despair. But one of my many wonderful quotes made it into the final product. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/21/prince-heinrich-reichsburger-plot-trial
Why had support for the AfD ballooned? And has it really come down in time for the 2024 EP elections?
Germany’s radical right AfD party is in trouble. Here is an incomplete catalogue of their current problems.
I somehow missed this excellent interview with Vicente Valentim on his research into the dynamics of the radical right’s normalisation in Europe, but nearly two years later, it has become even more relevant. Reading it is well worth your time and attention.
The subfield of radical right studies is exploding. Click here for the latest on the latest research.
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In February 2024, support for the radical right AfD has dropped for the first time in more than six months. Here are the details.
The bot that posts references to research on the radical right is back on Twitter, Mastodon & Bluesky
I had a chat with franceinfo about the farmers’ protests in Germany and Europe, and how they relate (or not) to the agenda of the radical right.