Shifting Narratives of the Alternative for Germany

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.obranaastrategie.cz/filemanager/files/3702118-en.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.obranaastrategie.cz/filemanager/files/3702118-en.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3849/1802-7199.24.2024.01.087-105" target="_blank" >10.3849/1802-7199.24.2024.01.087-105</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Shifting Narratives of the Alternative for Germany

Original language description

This article examines the evolving narratives of the German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) and its potential as a hybrid threat. Through narrative manipulation, the AfD has demonstrated its ability to influence public discourse and distort reality via disinformation dissemination. The AfD established in 2013 in response to the financial crisis and dissatisfaction with the European Union, has transitioned into a populist party, and along with this change, it has also changed its narrative. This shift was notably evident during the migrant crisis in 2015, showcasing the party's adeptness at evoking fear and animosity among German voters. The AfD's narratives have been for years similar to those of the Russian Federation, which has used almost identical narratives on some topics. The German party is consequently working with Russian politicians to reshape democratic politics within Europe, and the AfD is accordingly acting as a hybrid threat to the entire European Union. The study is based on a discourse analysis of interviews conducted with German experts on the topic as well as a content analysis of selected German media to explore these narrative dynamics and their broader implications.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50601 - Political science

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Obrana a strategie – Defence and Strategy

ISSN

1214-6463

e-ISSN

1802-7199

Volume of the periodical

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Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

87-105

UT code for WoS article

001333780600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85198523851