1st Edition

The Dynamics of Right-Wing Extremism within German Society Escape into Authoritarianism

Edited By Oliver Decker, Johannes Kiess, Elmar Brähler Copyright 2022
194 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

194 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Dynamics of Right-Wing Extremism within German Society explores the prevalence of right-wing extremist attitudes in Germany. The book provides a thorough psychosocial and sociological theory of general authoritarian dynamics to explain broader societal attitudes, particularly focusing on right-wing extremism. It provides a uniquely long-term perspective on the different dimensions of... Read more

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3. The Authoritarian Syndrome Today

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6. Religion as a Factor of Conflict in Relation to Right-Wing Extremism, Hostility to Muslims, and Support for the AfD

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Biography

Oliver Decker is the Director of the Center for the Study of Right-Wing Extremism and Democracy and the Else-Frenkel-Brunswik-Institute at Leipzig University, Germany, as well as a Professor for Social Psychology at the Sigmund Freud University in Berlin, Germany.

Johannes Kiess is the Deputy Director of the Else-Frenkel-Brunswik-Institute at the University of Leipzig, Germany, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Siegen, Germany.

Elmar Brähler is a Professor Emeritus and a Visiting Scholar at the University of Mainz, Germany.