Mapping local deviations from regional voting patterns in Germany
A mere 2.75 years after the fact, the Definitive Volume (TM) on the German Federal Election of 2009 is almost (almost!) ready to go to the printers’. And so is our chapter on East-West differences in...
View ArticleDon’t Cry For Me Ba-Va-Ri-A. And the Final (?) German Election Estimates
We’re now officially in the final throes of a very bad case of election fever. Or at least the wonks are. The latest and probably last crop of major polls is in. Moreover, last Sunday brought us the...
View ArticleMerkel’s got 99 problems, but a trial ain’t one
Photo by Metropolico.org Yesterday, the AfD has filed legal complaints against the chancellor with the public prosecutor, arguing that suspending the Dublin agreement violates the section of the penal...
View ArticleSeehofer issues Merkel another ultimatum. So what?
There is no doubt that Bavaria is struggling to accommodate the large numbers of refugees crossing the Austrian-German border every day. Bavaria’s infrastructure is already stretched, and, more...
View ArticleA few thoughts on the framing of the AfD’s result in Bavaria
90 minutes after closing time, the exit polls and models are converging on a result for the AfD of about 11 per cent. The party has entered the 15th of 16 state parliament and is about to enter the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....