Ali Cain recently graduated from Columbia University with an MA in European History, Politics, and Society. Her MA thesis “State of Pandemic: Opportunity or Challenge to the Alternative für Deutschland Party?” analyzes the Alternative für Deutschland’s political strategy and social media communication during the pandemic. She currently works as the Program Coordinator at the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights.
The Alternative für Deutschland’s Embrace of Culture Wars
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) has fanned the flames of anger toward Angela Merkel’s government. The party criticized the chancellor’s lockdown policies, rallied against mask-wearing, …
