Rechtsextremismus

Right-wing extremism is omnipresent. But what exactly characterises right-wing extremism? And how can it be successfully combated? The fifth, fully updated edition of this textbook provides an overview and presents the central controversies in social science research on right-wing extremism. It covers the history of right-wing extremism, the characteristics of its manifestations such as parties, movements, media and music, and formulates an overall assessment of contemporary right-wing extremism. In addition, explanatory approaches are discussed in the context of extremism theory and ‘extremism of the centre’, authoritarianism, socialisa-tion and gender, as well as youth protest theory and social movement or social disintegration theory.