The Self-Destruction of the AfD: Using Cultural Sociology to Explain Internal Divisions in the AfD

• In Event: Political Parties in Dynamic Context

Brief Overview

This paper explores the internal divisions in the AfD from the perspective of the Strong Program in cultural sociology. It shows how narratives from Germany’s Nazi past pollute part of the AfD, making it immoral and creating internal party tensions.

Author

• Paul Carls, University of Montreal