An interview with Michel Letteboer By Alicia Rijlaarsdam. Michel Letteboer is currently a history teacher in the Netherlands. As a high-school student, Michel was involved with extreme right-wing parties. He talked to EuroClio about his experience with radicalisation, how he managed to deradicalise and the role history education has played in his life. Radicalisation Michel […] Mehr lesen
By Linda Schlegel. Introduction In the last years, the ‘gamification of extremism’ has gained an increasing amount of attention in both research and practice. From the development of original games and the modification of existing popular games such as Call of Duty, to the use of in-game chats and gaming adjacent platforms for communication and […] Mehr lesen
By Lotta Carlsson & Onni Sarvela. The EXIT Finland program of the Deaconess Foundation is responsible for developing a national disengagement from violent extremism model to assist individuals who want to disengage from violent radicalisation and violent extremist groups. The program adopts a multi-agency approach in the prevention of violent extremism bringing together local authorities, […] Mehr lesen
Von Team EXIT-Deutschland. EXIT-Deutschland ist Begleitprojekt des Bundesprogramms „Demokratie leben!“ EXIT-Deutschland, als einzige auf zivilgesellschaftlicher Ebene angesiedelte Initiative der bundesweiten Ausstiegsarbeit im Rahmen der originären EXIT-Strategien, leistet einen gesamtgesellschaftlichen Beitrag zur Eindämmung extremistischer Kriminalität sowie zur Aufklärung und Prävention rechtsradikaler Erscheinungsformen und Bewegungen. Dazu werden verschiedene Formate – Projekte, Kampagnen, Aktionen, Informations-, Aufklärungs- und Bildungsveranstaltungen – […] Mehr lesen
By Robert Örell. Violent-right-wing extremists (VRWE) use the online space to spread their ideology and to reach vulnerable individuals to recruit online… How do VRWE exploit the online space? Violent-right-wing extremists (VRWE) use the online space to spread their ideology and to reach vulnerable individuals to recruit online. The online platforms operated by extremist groups […] Mehr lesen
By ACD. In the following I want to show why people visit right wing extremist concerts, what makes them “interesting” and what happens there: The first Nazi concert I ever went to did not take place in Germany, but like many others in Europe, was to due in Nothern Italy. Here the anti-hate speech laws […] Mehr lesen
By ACD. Dear readers, let me introduce myself. I work in a social field. Every day I help people imrpove their lives and how to deal with their problems. Many years of my life I have spent in living in mutliple countries and amongst many cultures. However, as of some years ago I also spent […] Mehr lesen
Von Anne Leiser. This study aims to identify the distinctive elements that contribute to the experience of being a member of a right-wing scene. Eight German former right-wing extremists were interviewed about the experiences of their entry and exit processes. The transcripts were qualitatively analyzed using two-step inductive coding, and five overarching themes were thereby […] Mehr lesen
By Lauren Manning. In 2012 I began disengaging from the extremist underground and I would love to be able to say that I made a clean break over night, however I would be lying through my teeth. From the outside looking in, my childhood seemed perfect. I grew up in a middle-class family with my […] Mehr lesen
By Vidhya Ramalingam. Abstract: Europe has been confronted repeatedly with the grim reality of right-wing extremism over the past several years. In October 2013, Ukrainian born terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn was convicted for racially-motivated murder and for plotting a campaign of terror against mosques in the UK. In August 2012, far right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik […] Mehr lesen