Extremism

Extremism can take many forms in central Europe. In Germany and Austria there is a far right fringe that can trace its roots back to Nazism and which attempts to disrupt the post-war democratic reforms with calls for a racist, autocratic society. Other forms of extremism are more recent, such as the militant Islamic trend that has been seen in much of the western world.

Hannah Arendt’s Moment. An Interview with Kieran Bonner

James SkidmoreFebruary 110

The inauguration of Donald Trump, the rise of a right-wing extreme movement, the proliferation of "fake news": the time is ripe for Hannah Arendt.

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The symbol that just won’t go away

James SkidmoreSeptember 90

Steven Heller, author of The Swastika: Symbol Beyond Redemption?, in conversation with kultur360 co-editor James Skidmore.

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From “willkommen” to “raus”?

kultur360 EditorsOctober 280

Has the German Willkommenskultur given way to something more sinister?

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Migration fears tilt Swiss elections to the right

kultur360 EditorsOctober 190

Migration dominates Swiss parliamentary elections

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Not everyone in Bavaria is welcoming refugees

kultur360 EditorsOctober 20

Why is Horst Seehofer cozying up to Viktor Orbán?

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Helping former extremists reintegrate into German society

James SkidmoreSeptember 300

Exit Deutschland helps neo-Nazis leave the far right scene and return to mainstream German society.

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A Contentious Reform to Germany’s Residence Act

James SkidmoreSeptember 300

ProAsyl calls the reform “an extensive system of imprisonment."

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He’s baaaaaaack!

James SkidmoreSeptember 50

Timur Vermes's "Look Who's Back" is another attempt to spin humour out of Hitler. Why is it so popular?

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