Conference Report: Rechtsextremismusforschung – aktuelle Tendenzen empirischer Untersuchungen [Research on Right-wing Extremism—Latest Trends in Empirical Studies]

• Main Author: Janina Söhn
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: FQS 2004-01-01
• Series: Forum: Qualitative Social Research
• Subjects: right-wing extremism; social movements; youth culture; peer-groups; violence; socialization; political attitudes; political ideology; local politics
• Online Access: http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/664

During this workshop scholars presented new, mainly empirical studies which explored different aspects of right-wing extremism in Germany. While a number of talks focused on political strategies and modern forms of organization of local neo-Nazi scenes, political elites and the music industry, others had chosen a biographical view on the personal development of young right-wing extremists. Studies on the local context of and conditions for right-wing extremist actions were complemented by representative survey data on political attitudes of German citizens. Apart from discussions about the phenomenon of right-wing extremism itself, participants had the opportunity to exchange their experience of doing empirical qualitative research in a dangerous field. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0401215