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Beware! Populism in Conjunction with Conspiracy Theories Might be Bad for Your Health (Part 1)

Dresden is one of Germany’s great cities, known worldwide for its meticulously rebuilt historic center, destroyed in one night at the end of World War II. Pre-Christmas shoppers have probably…

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Germany’s East-West Divide Fuels the Far Right

What makes former East Germany a fertile ground for the rise of the far right? In September, citizens of the former East German states of Brandenburg and Saxony headed to…

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Saxony and Thuringia – Strongholds of White Power Music in Germany

The announcements for the next large White Power Music festivals in Saxony (“Skinheads Back to the Roots” in March; “Schild & Schwert” festival in June) and Thuringia (“Tage der nationalen…

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PEGIDA turns 4 – will AfD be among the well-wishers?

Four years ago on October 20, 2014, ‘Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident’ (PEGIDA) staged their first-ever demonstration in the city of Dresden. About 350 people attended. Soon,…

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Scenes of ‘civil war’? Radical right narratives on Chemnitz

In late August, the east German city of Chemnitz startled observers from all over the world. On 26 August 2018, 35 yr.old German Daniel H. was stabbed to death after…

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What’s the Matter with Saxony?

The results of last year’s federal election were a disappointment for Angela Merkel’s CDU. In the Free State of Saxony, however, it ended in a disaster of historic proportions. This…

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Beware! Populism in Conjunction with Conspiracy Theories Might be Bad for Your Health (Part 1)

Saxony and Thuringia – Strongholds of White Power Music in Germany

PEGIDA turns 4 – will AfD be among the well-wishers?

Scenes of ‘civil war’? Radical right narratives on Chemnitz

What’s the Matter with Saxony?

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