Political scientist Alexander Wuttke researches why some people vote for parties that want to harm democracy. And he explains why society is not as divided as many people think.
It still takes another year and a half until the next federal election. While the poll numbers of the government parties have fallen sharply, the AfD is currently the party with the second largest number of voters. Professor Alexander Wuttke, 37, has been researching the topic of democracy and voting behavior at the Brüder-Scholl Institute for Political Science at the LMU since autumn 2022. The rapid rise of right-wing parties is also surprising for him. A conversation about disappointment, responsibility and a society that is not so divided.