Testing Democracy
How Alternative for Germany Crafted a Democratic Identity
$405.18
- Hardcover
142 pages
- Release Date
5 May 2026
Summary
This book examines the relationship between democracy and extremism through Germany’s political party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), focusing on how its members tested assumptions about democracy and redefined its norms. Through extensive ethnographic research with AfD members, this book reveals three methods they employed: disruption of memory politics, information and narrative control, and provocative performance strategies. Ultimately, it demonstrates how seemingly mundane techniques, li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781041124610 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1041124619 |
| Author: | April L. Reber |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 142 |
| Release Date: | 5 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Anthropology of Now |
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About The Author
April L. Reber
April L. Reber is a political anthropologist and postdoctoral fellow at the Philipps-University Marburg. She researched the relationship between democracy and extremism and conducted fieldwork on the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany. Her research was funded by the National Science Foundation, Fulbright Program, German Academic Exchange Service, and Shallit Fund.
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