Populism
— Populist parties have surged across Europe, fuelled by dissatisfaction, distrust, and economic inequality post-2008 financial and 2015 migration crises. Restoring political trust could counter this trend.
Germany
— Germany's Constitution safeguards democracy amid the AfD’s electoral rise. Despite fragmentation and economic challenges, the Constitution, federalism, and coalition governance limit threats, preventing a return to authoritarianism.
Germany
— Germany hosts Euro 2024 amid a “super election year” and rising far-right politics. With Nazi-era buildings like Berlin’s Olympiastadion still in use, debates on addressing Germany’s past intensify.
Populism
— Right-wing populists thrive by simplifying messages in a noisy information landscape. Communication theory elucidates how misinformation polarises society, favouring certainty over complexity, especially on the political right.
Dark Money
— A company controlled by a wealthy donor, believed to be a major funder of the far right in Germany, has donated another £50,000 to the Carlton Club – which has, in turn, given £1.3m to the Conservative Party.
