Germany's Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the populist AfD has risen to popularity amid the region's economic decline. In one city — Gelsenkirchen — individuals are ...

the contradictions and shortcomings of our country are always present." Of course, the structural change in the Ruhr area reminds Schulze of the economic collapse of East Germany after German ...

Gelsenkirchen, in Germany's western Ruhr area, is the poorest city in the country. Garbage lies about in the streets and parks, and vacant and derelict apartments are a frequent sight. Every ...