“A narrative about migration is more attractive than politics that address the actual causes.”

Following the increased attacks in Germany, that were partly suspected to have an Islamist backgorund, many are wondering whether these incidents feed the narrative of far-right parties such as the AfD. Dr Liz Hicks is a lecturer in Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Melbourne. With SBS German, she spoke about what shifted voters "to the right" at the last federal election and what impact this will have.

Dr Liz Hicks published an article on why the far right is a problem 'even if the firewall holds'. Credit: privat

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