Contemporary configurations of anti-system politics in Europe and the German case of Alternative für Deutschland

Forlani, Edoardo Arnaldo (A.A. 2024/2025) Contemporary configurations of anti-system politics in Europe and the German case of Alternative für Deutschland. Tesi di Laurea in European political economy in times of crises, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Marco Simoni, pp. 216. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Introduction, methodology and analytical framework. The standard empirical cases and the German one. Research question (RQ). Theoretical framework. Methodology. The transformation of labour, welfare and social risk. Premises: from social citizenship to risk individualization. Post-war models of welfare (1945-late 1970s). Welfare and neoliberal counter-revolution (1980s-early 1990s). Welfare systems within European integration (1990s-2000s). Welfare, political trust and latent foundations of anti-system politics. European integration, sovereign debt crisis and the emergence of anti-system politics. Global financial crisis as a critical juncture in European political economies. Pre-2008 European integration (1992-2008). European economic governance in the crisis phase. Austerity as economic policy. European governance, crisis management and the political conditions of anti-system mobilization. Anti-system mobilization in Europe. From crisis to contestation. The Greek case: SYRIZA. The Spanish case: Podemos. The Italian case: Movimento 5 Stelle. Anti-system politics between rupture and sedimentation. The trajectory of Alternative für Deutschland (2013-2021). Germany as an alleged strong state. Origins and early consolidation (2013–2015). The radicalization of AfD (2016-2018). The paradox of pandemic-induced stall (2019-2020). Pandemic governance and the first interruption of the AfD’s ascent (2021). The second ascent and the affirmation of AfD (2022-2026). The post-federal election period and the Russian-Ukrainian invasion (2022). The rise of inflation and the anti-system posture (2022). Welfare reforms (2022-2023). The path towards 2024 European elections. From the European elections to the government crisis and early federal elections. Federal elections’ aftermath and AfD steady rise. Welfare governance as long-term factor of disaffection. The impact of EU policies in the formation of anti-system politics. AfD’s trajectory in comparative perspective.

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Bibliografia: pp. 201-213.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair: European political economy in times of crises
Thesis Supervisor: Simoni, Marco
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Magnani, Marco
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Session: Extraordinary
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2026 14:56
Last Modified: 13 Jul 2026 14:56
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46348

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