Party-Political Responses to the Alternative for Germany in Comparative Perspective. Issue 1 (1st March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Patton, David F.
• Is Part Of: German politics and society. Volume 38:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 104
• Publication Date: 2020-03-01
• Subjects: Alternative for Germany (AfD) -- BHE -- challenger parties -- Greens -- Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) -- populist parties; Germany -- Civilization -- Periodicals; Germany -- Politics and government -- 1945-1990 -- Periodicals; Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990- -- Periodicals; 943.005
• DOI: 10.3167/gps.2020.380105
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1558-5441

Abstract

Abstract: In September 2017, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the first far-right party to join the Bundestag in nearly seventy years. Yet, it was not the first time that a challenger party entered the parliament to the chagrin of the political establishment. After introducing the AfD, the bhe, the Greens, and the Party of Democratic Socialism (pds ), the article analyzes how established parties treated the newcomers and why they did so. This comparative perspective offers insights into the AfD's challenge, how distinctive the policies toward the AfD have been, and why the established parties have dealt with the AfD as they have.