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New article is out and it’s open access! Against the promethean: Energy throughput and the far-right politics of degrowth - Bernhard Forchtner, Jonathan Olsen, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25…

"Anstatt der Exotisierung Ostdeutschlands ist für ein besseres Verständnis der rechtswählenden Ostdeutschen ein internationaler Turn erforderlich. Schon allein um die Ursachenforschung nicht regional zu verkürzen." - mein Gastbeitrag in der heutigen @FAZ. faz.net/aktuell/feuill…

Looking to understand the Linke’s performance in elections today in Germany? Start here!

Some initial answers to understanding state election results in eastern Germany today

I'm going to post this video every day until the election

More reading to understand the AfD’s success in German regional elections last weekend

Highly recommended article to understand potential coalitions in Saxony and Thuringia

Omg who did this?

WOW. Jill Stein doesn't know how many members of the House there are in Congress. 600?!?! Just the latest sign she's a deeply unserious candidate only there to help Trump win.

With the list of nominated Commissioners confirmed, the make-up of the EU institutions is taking shape. Here's a graphic to illustrate the balance of power - EPP in a pivotal position - potential majorities on the Right - Left significantly weakened (ht Alberto Alemanno)

"Eating the Cats" live in Munich last night. Only a week ago I was in my studio in South Africa writing this song! 🤣

GSA starts today!

Congratulations to Mikkel Dack on winning the German Studies Association's 2024 David Barclay Book Prize for his book 'Everyday Denazification in Postwar Germany'! Check it out at the Scholar's Choice table in the exhibit room. 📚 cup.org/3WZ2vFk The GSA | @thegsa.bsky.social #theGSA2024

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - George Orwell, 1984

October 3rd - in need of a reading for German Unity Day? 🇩🇪 Not all is well. If you're interested in explanations for the rise of the #AfD in the east & views on the current situation, check out my interview for 𝐩𝐨𝐩 🍔👾💣 | populismblog.bsky.social. Thanks, Luca Manucci! populismobserver.com/2024/10/01/int… 📚

Your The GSA | @thegsa.bsky.social Executive Board hard at work at #theGSA2024 in Atlanta last Thursday... 🥳 (Photo credits: Tom Haakenson, Venkat Mani) #OrkanSchmorkan

Democracy dies in cowardice.

Wenn Sie am Mittwochmorgen um 0:40 noch wach sind, liefere ich eine fruehe Analyse der US-Wahl fuer Deutscher Rundfunk. Wird sicher spannend!