Germany's far right nears majority

Scholar power: 96.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthew Goodwin	58%	31	96.9%

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45.0%

18.8 h

72

96.9%

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0.266

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by Nikolai Huke

43%

Scholar power: 43.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nikolai Huke	44%	11	43.8%

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49.0%

10.1 h

5

43.8%

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0.059

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Nikolai Huke

@nihuke.bsky.social

"Nevertheless, in the face of the current right-wing authoritarian conjuncture threatening democracy and the rule of law in Germany, readdressing social grievances and creating new channels of representation for marginalized groups such as migrants and women offers a glimmer of hope in dark times."

September 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM

by Nikolai Huke

43%

Scholar power: 43.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nikolai Huke	44%	11	43.8%

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Scholar power

49.0%

17.7 h

3

43.8%

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0.049

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Nikolai Huke

@nihuke.bsky.social

"A wave of 'red scare' rhetoric aimed at [...] discouraging the Greens and the SPD from forming a coalition". I was interviewed by Istanbul-based journalist Leyla Nehir about the Berlin election and Germany's current authoritarian conjuncture: leylanehir.substack.com/p/berlin-202...

Berlin 2026: The Rise of Die Linke and the New Political Divide in Germany

An open-access interview with Dr. Nikolai Huke on the Berlin election, the rise of the left and right, and the social and economic forces reshaping Germany.

leylanehir.substack.com

September 24, 2026 at 12:14 PM

by Matthew Goodwin

96%

Scholar power: 96.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthew Goodwin	58%	31	96.9%

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48.0%

18.7 h

2

96.9%

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0.09

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by Yanis Varoufakis

15%

Scholar power: 15.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Yanis Varoufakis	12%	18	15.3%

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Scholar power

46.0%

19.0 h

43

15.3%

Ranking score

0.041

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Yanis Varoufakis

@yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social

Die Linke won the Berlin election and the establishment has gone into a frenzy, co-opting in its genocide-tolerant campaign Die Linke's powerful Zionist wing. We stand in solidarity with the good people in Die Linke resisting all this. diem25.org/berlin-voted...

Berlin: Voted left, spoken right - MERA25 und DiEM25 in Deutschland

Statement on racism, Islamophobia, the misuse of accusations of anti-Semitism, and the Zionist smear campaign against the Left Party in Berlin Full solidarity with our comrades who defend Palestine, w...

diem25.org

September 24, 2026 at 10:56 AM

by Seán Hanley

71%

Scholar power: 71.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Seán Hanley	52%	21	71.5%

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Scholar power

45.0%

19.2 h

0

71.5%

Ranking score

0.033

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Seán Hanley

@drseanhanley.bsky.social

Maybe these are polls Reform didn’t covertly pay for…

The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 19h

In a dramatic reversal of last year’s poll, YouGov projects a hung parliament with Labour on top and Nigel Farage’s party squeezed by a divided right-wing vote

Reform would win fewer seats than Labour and Tories, poll suggests

www.thetimes.com

September 24, 2026 at 10:44 AM

by Lucas Bergkamp

6%

Scholar power: 6.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lucas Bergkamp	6%	14	6.7%

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Scholar power

55.0%

10.8 h

2

6.7%

Ranking score

0.017

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Yanis Varoufakis

15%

Scholar power: 15.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Yanis Varoufakis	12%	18	15.3%

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Scholar power

48.0%

21.8 h

43

15.3%

Ranking score

0.027

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Reposted by Seán Hanley

23%

Scholar power: 23.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Seán Hanley	52%	21	23.8%

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Scholar power

51.0%

19.2 h

0

23.8%

Ranking score

0.016

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The Times and Sunday Times

@thetimes.com

In a dramatic reversal of last year’s poll, YouGov projects a hung parliament with Labour on top and Nigel Farage’s party squeezed by a divided right-wing vote

Reform would win fewer seats than Labour and Tories, poll suggests

www.thetimes.com

September 24, 2026 at 10:40 AM

by Paul Dorfman

6%

Scholar power: 6.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Paul Dorfman	9%	6	6.6%

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51.0%

20.1 h

0

6.6%

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0.006

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Dr Paul Dorfman

@drpauldorfman.bsky.social

Public surveys in Germany reveal supporters of far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) less willing to adopt electric vehicles and solar panels.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Far-right political support and clean technology adoption in Germany - Nature Sustainability

Political polarization may hinder the spread of clean technologies, but its influence on adoption may change over time. A study now combines surveys, municipal data and election results to show lower ...

www.nature.com

September 24, 2026 at 9:46 AM

by Yanis Varoufakis

15%

Scholar power: 15.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Yanis Varoufakis	12%	18	15.3%

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Scholar power

48.0%

19.3 h

7

15.3%

Ranking score

0.016

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Yanis Varoufakis

@yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social

Berlin: Voted left, spoken right diem25.org/berlin-voted...

Berlin: Voted left, spoken right - MERA25 und DiEM25 in Deutschland

Statement on racism, Islamophobia, the misuse of accusations of anti-Semitism, and the Zionist smear campaign against the Left Party in Berlin Full solidarity with our comrades who defend Palestine, w...

diem25.org

September 24, 2026 at 10:38 AM

Reposted by Lucas Bergkamp

2%

Scholar power: 2.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lucas Bergkamp	6%	14	2.2%

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Scholar power

59.0%

12.1 h

2

2.2%

Ranking score

0.005

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Reposted by Matthias Schnetzer

6%

Scholar power: 6.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 48%, Sociology 24%, History 14%, Communication & Media Studies 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthias Schnetzer	22%	8	6.2%

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Scholar power

48.0%

20.5 h

3

6.2%

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0.005

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INEQ - Research Institute Economics of Inequality @ WU Vienna

@ineq-wu.bsky.social

🏆 Kendrick Prize für INEQ-Alumna Judith Derndorfer!
Ihr Artikel „The Anxious Middle Class: Risk of Downward Mobility and Support for Radical Right Parties across Western Europe“ wurde mit dem Kendrick Prize 2025 der IARIW ausgezeichnet.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12715
#INEQ #INEQAlumni

The Anxious Middle Class: Risk of Downward Mobility and Support for Radical Right Parties across Western Europe

This paper examines the relationship between economic insecurity of the middle class and support for radical right parties (RRP) in 13 Western European countries. Economic insecurity is conceptualise...

doi.org

September 24, 2026 at 9:23 AM

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Germany's far right nears majority

Scholar power: 96.9%

Scholar power: 43.8%

Scholar power: 43.8%

Scholar power: 96.9%

Scholar power: 15.3%

Scholar power: 71.5%

Scholar power: 6.7%

Scholar power: 15.3%

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Scholar power: 6.6%

Scholar power: 15.3%

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Scholar power: 6.2%

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