Yet another bizarre request from a predatory publisher
Here is another gem from today's mailbag. They are just taking the piss now. Related posts: Interview mit der SZ zum Umfragehoch der AfD Haftungsauschluss Protest, Neo-Liberalism or Anti-Immigrant...
View Article4 Radiointerviews zum Umgang mit der AfD
Vor dem Hintergrund hoher Umfragewerte und im Umfeld des Bundesparteitages und der Wahlversammlung der AfD für die Europawahl 2023 habe ich mit etlichen Radiosendern gesprochen. Einige der längeren...
View ArticlePredatory publishing plumbing new lows
Hey look, I have unlocked a new level of predatory publishing fraud: someone out there is automating so aggressively that they are not just misspelling the title of my article and inventing an...
View ArticleThe secret of the AfD’s success? It’s not protest voting
Unideological protest voting is not a driving the surge in support for the radical right AfD. Here is why. Related posts: Four far-right links I liked The Rise of Illiberal Democracy – in 1997
View ArticleGespräch mit dem Handelsblatt über den AfD-Boom
Mit dem Handelsblatt habe ich ausführlich über die Stärke der AfD und mögliche Gegenstrategien gesprochen. Der Aritkel dazu ist momentan frei zugänglich. Related posts: Educated trolls Populismus: Mit...
View ArticleWer wählt warum die AfD? Gespräch mit der NOZ/SHZ
Wer wählt wann warum die AfD? Antworten gibt es im Interview. Related posts: 50 Jahre Wahlen in Rheinland-Pfalz Educated trolls Populismus: Mit allen Mitteln gegen das Establishment (ZEIT ONLINE)
View ArticleI’m quoted in the Wall Street Journal, and of course, it is about the AfD
Back in August, I had a chat with a journalist for the Wall Street Journal. She was working on an article about the resurgence of the far right in Germany. This sound bite, together with some content,...
View ArticleWhat is the role of place for populist radical right sentiment, and what does...
There is a lot of interest in the Political Geography of the Radical Right. We identify 4 different aspects of 'place' and show how they relate to far-right attitudes throughout Germany. Watch the...
View ArticleGespräch mit BR24 über die Chancen der “Wagenknecht-Partei”
Mit Jürgen Lang von BR24 habe ich über die Perspektiven der neuen Partei gesprochen, die Sahra Wagenknecht gründen möchte. Einige Passagen unseres Gesprächs haben es in diesen Artikel geschafft....
View ArticlePeer review: a drama in 3 lines
When even so-so- journals reject promising manuscripts if even one reviewer doesn't like them, the system is broken. That's the long and the short of it. Related posts: Gespräch mit BR24 über die...
View ArticleA world before PowerPoint
I do remember PowerPoint arriving at the computing centre on a designated PC that was reserved for 'desktop publishing', as it was called then. This machine was considered ridiculously powerful by the...
View ArticleGespräch mit dem Handelsblatt: Sollte die AfD verboten werden?
Eigentlich müsste die Frage lauten: Sollte die Politik ein AfD-Verbot anstreben? Darüber hat Dietmar Neuerer mit Matthias Quent, einigen Staatsrechtlern und mir gesprochen. Das Ergebnis ist recht...
View Article2 invite code for Bluesky (but Twitter is fine)
Twitter may be burning, but I’m not leaving yet (as I have said a thousand times before). Still, it is good to have alternatives, and so I set up an account on Mastodon back in November ’22 when we all...
View Article“Bard, tell me a joke about Max Weber”
Sure, here is a joke about Max Weber: Why did Max Weber become a sociologist? Because he was interested in the sociology of bureaucracy. I hope you found it funny! As a coda to a grey and mildly...
View ArticleMy 7 most popular posts in 2023
Click here to see the 7 most read posts on my blog in 2023. Related posts: The Rise of Illiberal Democracy – in 1997 Four far-right links I liked Protest, Neo-Liberalism or Anti-Immigrant Sentiment:...
View ArticlePolitical beliefs & multi-partyism, plagiarising politicians, the robustness...
4 short articles on stuff that interests me - the far right, social media, political beliefs - that I read and would like to share b/c they are worth your time Related posts: Political Interest Props...
View ArticleWill the real Naomi Klein please stand up?
Feed your inner sceptic, listen to this Big Picture Science Podcast from December 2023. Related posts: Working Class Parties 2.0? Competition between Centre Left and Extreme Right Parties Software for...
View ArticleIs the far right behind the large-scale farmers’ protests in Germany?
The far right is not the driving force behind the farmers' protests, but their style is indicative of an erosion of democratic norms in Germany Related posts: Political beliefs & multi-partyism,...
View ArticleYou can now create deepfake videos in the safety and comfort of your home
I cloned myself and lived to tell the tale. Related posts: Is the far right behind the large-scale farmers’ protests in Germany? Protest, Neo-Liberalism or Anti-Immigrant Sentiment: What Motivates the...
View ArticleInterview with ECPS: “Remigration” plans echo the ideology of the 1930s & 1940s
In an interview with the ECPS, I discuss the the AfD's trajectory from the softly eurosceptic centre towards the extreme right. Related posts: Educated trolls Populismus: Mit allen Mitteln gegen das...
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