In the second episode of „Political Science? No Problem et al.!“ we talk to Nils Steiner about the new German party „BSW“, based on his research on the left-authoritarian supply gap.  What is special about this party? What peculiar positions does it take on cultural and economic issues? What might its electorate look like? And does it pose a threat to the rise of the radical right in Germany?

Nils is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mainz and studies voting behaviour, representation and political attitudes. You can follow him here on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NilsSteiner. If you are interested in Nils‘ research on left-wing authoritarian voting behavior and parties, here are two papers mentioned in the episode: 
https://shorturl.at/BKR27
https://shorturl.at/qxEHO
https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-6765.12348

The paper by Sarah Wagner, Constantin Wurthmann and Jan Philipp Thomeczek on the voter potential of the BSW can be found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11615-023-00481-3

The mentioned analysis by Marc Debus, Christian Stecker and Jochen Müller on BSW party positions: https://twitter.com/DebusMarc/status/1744695079011254585

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In the first episode of „Political Science? – No Problem et al.“ we talk to Kai Arzheimer about the ongoing popularity of the far-right party AfD in Germany. Among other things, we discussed what explains support for the AfD, what the party’s electorate looks like, why the party is proving more successful in eastern Germany and to what extent the ongoing mass protests could have an impact on the party’s fortunes.

Kai Arzheimer is a professor of political science at the University of Mainz and investigates the radical right for decades. He is a leading researcher in his field.
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