Bulletin n. 3/2014
February 2015
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Nestler Christian, Rohgalf Jan
    Eine deutsche Angst – Erfolgreiche Parteien rechts von der Union
    in Zeitschrift für Politik , Jahrgang 61, Heft 4, 2014 ,  2014
    A German Angst – Succesful parties to the right of the Union? AfD and the opportunity structures for right-wing Parties Summary With the CDU orienting towards the centre, with the Euro-crisis and the uniform reaction of the parties represented in the Bundestag to the latter, a representational gap opened within Germany's party system. The rise of the Euro-sceptic Alternative für Deutschland in the spring of 2013 supports the thesis that this gap provides the opportunity for a successful (right-wing) populist party, hitherto deemed next to impossible in Germany. This paper examines the opportunity structure which the party faces, also taking into account the discoursive level. Compared to the institutional, political and cultural level, actors can exert a relatively strong influence on public discourse.
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