DONALD TRUMP AND ALTERNATIVE FÜR DEUTSCHLAND (AFD)

: THE CRISIS OF POLITICS

Authors

  • Markus Heidingsfelder, Dr. Habib University, Karachi.

    Keywords:

    Crisis of politics, functional differentiation, democracy, rationality, populism

    Abstract

    The main thesis of this text is that politics has lost its claim to make gener-ally valid decisions for the whole of society. It interprets both Donald Trump and the ‘Alternative für Deutschland’ (AfD) as solutions to that problem. By understanding the votes of their supporters not so much as votes for a per-son or a party, but as votes against the political system itself, it tries to avoid the usual demonization of populist politics and persons and, instead, focuses on social functions and structures.

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    Author Biography

    • Markus Heidingsfelder, Dr., Habib University, Karachi.

      Assistant Professor at the School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Habib University, Karachi.

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    Published

    2018-07-02

    Issue

    Vol. 34 No. 2 (2018): Journal of European Studies

    Section

    Research Articles

    How to Cite

    “DONALD TRUMP AND ALTERNATIVE FÜR DEUTSCHLAND (AFD): : THE CRISIS OF POLITICS”. Journal of European Studies (JES) 34, no. 2 (July 2, 2018): 37–61. Accessed October 30, 2025. https://asce-uok.edu.pk/journal/index.php/JES/article/view/7.

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