Influencers are key mobilisers of collective action, shaping narratives that create urgency, define group norms, and can indirectly legitimate violence without issuing explicit calls to action.

Conspiracy thinking, supernatural beliefs and pseudoscience can seem impervious to evidence. An anthropologist suggests the opposite: Extraordinary beliefs may be supported by an individual’s experien...

Nachdem im Jahr 2024 beobachtet werden konnte, wie sich eine neue Generation Neonazis formierte und vermehrt gegen CSD-Veranstaltungen mobilisierte, haben im Jahr 2025 rechtsextreme (Jugend-)Gruppen e...

German chancellor is accused of taking a page from extremist parties with ‘dangerous’ rhetoric on immigration

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California governor calls move ‘purposefully inflammatory’ and says it will ‘escalate tensions’ amid immigration crackdown

While digital platforms foster a sense of community and identity, they also facilitate harmful exclusionary practices. In this context, toxic and hateful speech...

Auf 1108 Seiten führt der Verfassungsschutz Belege auf, die zeigen sollen: Die gesamte AfD ist rechtsextrem. Der SPIEGEL hat die interne Analyse interaktiv aufbereitet. Welche Politiker mit welchen Au...

Research in certain fields of study may carry emotional and safety-related risks. For example, scholars in the field of extremism and terrorism often navigate p...

Studying Online Extremism: Ethics, Methods and Personal Safety (2nd edition)

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Studying Online Extremism: Ethics, Methods and Personal Safety (2nd edition)

New and Old Challenges of Populism and Radicalism

By Darja Wischerath This blog post is a condensed version of a recently published article in New Media + Society. To read the full article click here. The mainstreaming of conspiracy theories has coin...

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Ein Zollbeamter aus Franken hat einem Neonazi die amtlich gesperrte Adresse eines kritischen Journalisten weitergegeben. Das zeigen BR-Recherchen. Der Beamte ist weiter im Dienst. Der Journalistenverb...