Communicating Faction in the Alternative für Deutschland: Party & Movement Connections on the German Far-Right

• In Event: European Polarization

Brief Overview

We demonstrate the presence of distinct intra-party groups in the communication and networks of AfD politicians. We identify engagement with far-right movement politics from members associated with the farther-right faction.

Authors

• Mike Cowburn, European University Viadrina Frankfurt

• Christina Dahn, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

• Ulrike Klinger, European University Viadrina Frankfurt

• Marius Sältzer, University of Mannheim