Antonella Forganni 28. February 2018 Elections in Italy: Sliding Slowly, Eyes Wide Open, into Durable Decline During the election campaign, appealing to people’s anger and demonizing the opponents is the most common strategy. Political programs hardly matter. The political landscape is highly fragmented. In election polls,...
Matthias Meisner 05. February 2018 Far-right extremists in the Bundestag: Radical delegates from Saxony The five AfD Members of the Bundestag from Saxony are among the most radical in the party’s (Alternative for Germany) parliamentary group. At a party event near Pirna, the party base...
Essay Ralf Fücks 23. November 2017 What’s driving the anti-liberal revolt? And what should we do about it? The rapid pace of modernisation renders people susceptible to populism. In cosmopolitan milieus, this came as a surprise. Yet the warning signs had long been apparent.