Die Partei "Alternative für Deutschland" (AfD) ist inzwischen wohl die erfolgreichste Partei auf der politisch weit rechten Seite in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik. Inzwischen ist sie in 13 Landtage eingezogen. Diese Studie geht anhand der Analyse von zehn Landtagen, in denen die AfD bereits...

This paper challenges the assertion that European politics would be closer to the citizens' preferences if decision power were transferred from the Council of Ministers to the European Parliament. On the one hand, citizens benefit from a greater transparency in the Parliamentś debates compared...

How do the media affect public support for democratic institutions in a fragile democracy? What role do they play in a dictatorial regime? We study these questions in the context of Germany of the 1920s and 1930s. During the democratic period, when the Weimar government introduced progovernment...