How Germany deals with Islamism - closing event of the KURI project in Berlin
On 10 March 2025, the closing event of the research project Configurations of Social and Political Practices in Dealing with Radical Islam (KURI) took place at the State Representation of the Free and Hanseatic City of…
Hamburg Europe Weeks 2024: IFSH Researcher Speaks on Right-Wing Extremism
Panel discussion at Hamburg City HallAt the beginning of May, the Hamburg parliamentary faction Bündnis 90/Die Grünen invited interested citizens to a panel discussion in the Kaisersaal of Hamburg City Hall. The topic: right-wing extremism in Europe. The…
Former US Congressmen and -women visit IFSH
IFSH was one of the first stops on their trip to Germany: Six former American members of Congress learned about the work of the Hamburg Peace Research Institute and exchanged ideas with students of the Master's program…
New project homepage: Conspiracy Theories and Far-Right Ideologies in Times of Crisis
The research network NEOVEX presents its new website. The core of the website is a blog on which articles and research results from the research network will be presented. The sub-project Diffusion Dynamics of…
IFSH leads new project on conspiracy theories and right-wing extremist ideologies
Mobilizations on the Internet and protests on the streets have already been showing increasing overlaps and mixtures of conspiracy theories and far-right ideologies in terms of content for several years. In times of…
New publication with two IFSH contributions: Political Islamism as a Hybrid Actor with Global Reach (in German)
Reem Ahmed and Dr Patricia SchneiderWhat drives the actors of Political Islam(ism)? What are their intentions and how do various actors within the scene go about recruiting people, building social connections and ensuring loyalty? How does radicalisation…
Why is far-right rhetoric so dangerous? - new journal article
Holger Marcks, Dr Janina PawelzIn recent years, scholars and policy makers alike have striven to unpack the black box of extremists’ online communication and the rise of far-right violence. IFSH experts Holger Marcks and Janina Pawelz of the PANDORA…
Why Coronavirus gives organized crime momentum to shine and flourish: a blog post
Dr. Janina PawelzIn several Brazilian favelas, gangs and militias took matters into their own hands, spreading information on curfews and other restrictions via social media and patrolling the streets to ensure compliance with the…
Members of the IFSH Attend International Conference at King’s College in London
Holger MarcksAn international conference from 27-28 January at the venerable King’s College in London dealt with the topic of Non-State Actor Governance. Organised by the International Center for Studies of Radicalization (ICSR) and…
Digital Fascism
Maik Fielitz und Holger MarcksHow can the phenomenon of digital fascism be grasped? What challenges does it have for the open society? IFSH experts Maik Fielitz and Holger Marcks discuss these questions in their working paper "Digital Fascism.…
When the centre moves to the right – IFSH experts on extremism attend Hamburg symposium
PD Dr. Martin Kahl, Stephen AlbrechtThe challenges globalisation, digitalisation and migration facing our society are unsettling for many people. Some respond with isolationism, aggression and misanthropic views. The tone of political debate is becoming…
Spiel mit dem Hass- Interview mit dem RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND)
Online-Foren sind heute der zentrale Ort, an dem (junge) Menschen mit rechtsextremem Gedankengut in Kontakt kommen. Dabei sind die Botschaften sehr subtil. Rassistische Botschaften werden oft nur von Anhängern rechter…
Books and Edited Volumes
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Birsl, Ursula,
Julian Junk,
Martin Kahl,
Robert Pelzer,
ed.
2022.
Inszenieren und Mobilisieren: Rechte und islamistische Akteure digital und analog.
Opladen: Budrich. DOI: 10.3224/84742488.
Journal Articles
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Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
From Myths of Victimhood to Fantasies of Violence: How Far-Right Narratives of Imperilment Work.
Terrorism and Political Violence 34 (7): 1415-1432. DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2020.1788544. -
Fielitz, Maik,
Philip Wallmeier. 2019.
Exit als Radikalisierung: Zur Radikalität rechtsextremer Rückzugsbewegungen.
Behemoth - A Journal on Civilisation 12 (2): 49-62. DOI: 10.6094/behemoth.2019.12.2.1026.
Book Chapters
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Birsl, Ursula,
Julian Junk,
Martin Kahl,
Robert Pelzer. 2022.
Einleitung: Rechte und islamistische Akteure digital und analog.
In: Inszenieren und Mobilisieren: Rechte und islamistische Akteure digital und analog, edited by Ursula Birsl, Julian Junk, Martin Kahl, Robert Pelzer, 11-32. Opladen: Budrich. DOI: 10.3224/84742488. -
Fielitz, Maik,
Martin Kahl. 2022.
Zwischen Tastatur und Straße: Post-digitale Strategien und Praktiken des identitären Rechtsextremismus und Islamismus im Vergleich.
In: Inszenieren und Mobilisieren: Rechte und islamistische Akteure digital und analog, edited by Ursula Birsl, Julian Junk, Martin Kahl, Robert Pelzer, 289-317. Opladen: Budrich. DOI: 10.3224/84742488. -
Pawelz, Janina,
Holger Marcks. 2022.
Vom Opfermythos zur Gewaltfantasie: Die Funktionsweise von rechtsextremen Bedrohungsnarrativen.
In: Inszenieren und Mobilisieren: Rechte und islamistische Akteure digital und analog, edited by Ursula Birsl, Julian Junk, Martin Kahl, Robert Pelzer, 81-108. Opladen: Budrich. DOI: 10.3224/84742488. -
Ahmed, Reem. 2021.
Agitation und Polarisierung im digitalen Raum.
In: Der Politische Islamismus als hybrider Akteur globaler Reichweite, edited by Thomas Jäger, Ralph Thiele, 178-195. Berlin: Carola Hartmann Miles Verlag. -
Albrecht, Stephen,
Maik Fielitz. 2020.
Rechtsterrorismus im digitalen Zeitalter.
In: Wissen schafft Demokratie: Schwerpunkt Rechtsterrorismus, edited by Matthias Quent, Samuel Salzborn, Axel Salheiser, 176-187. Berlin: Amadeu Antonio Stiftung. -
Fielitz, Maik. 2020.
Post-digitale Kulturen der extremen Rechten.
In: Autoritäre Formierung. Der Durchmarsch von rechts geht weiter, edited by Friedrich Burschel, 105-115. Berlin: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. -
Wallmeier, Philip,
Maik Fielitz. 2019.
Withdrawal as Dissident Politics.
In: Rule and Resistance Beyond the Nation State. Contestation, Escalation, Exit, edited by Felix Anderl, Christopher Daase, Nicole Deitelhoff, Victor Kempf, Jannik Pfister, Philip Wallmeier, 205-219. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield International. -
Marcks, Holger,
Janusz Biene,
Daniel Kaiser,
Christopher Daase. 2019.
Escalation through Cooperation: How Transnational Relations Affect Violent Resistance.
In: Rule and Resistance Beyond the Nation State. Contestation, Escalation, Exit, edited by Felix Anderl, Christopher Daase, Nicole Deitelhoff, Victor Kempf, Jannik Pfister, Philip Wallmeier, 179-200. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield International.
Working Papers and Policy Briefs
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Albrecht, Stephen,
Martin Kahl,
Janina Pawelz. 2021.
Ressentiment und Hass in den sozialen Medien Facebook und der Fall Arnsdorf.
Research Report 007. Hamburg: IFSH. DOI: 10.25592/ifsh-research-report-007. -
Ahmed, Reem,
Maik Fielitz. 2021.
It’s not funny anymore. Far-right extremists’ use of humour.
RAN Paper. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. -
Marcks, Holger. 2020.
Take Back Control? Zur politischen Regulation der sozialen Medien.
Policy Brief 6/2020. Hamburg: IFSH. DOI: 10.25592/ifsh-policy-brief-0620. -
Pawelz, Janina. 2020.
Aux armes! Der digitale Kampf gegen Rechtsextremismus im Internet.
Policy Brief 4/2020. Hamburg: IFSH. DOI: 10.25592/ifsh-policy-brief-0420. -
Fielitz, Maik. 2020.
Don’t Feed the Right: Zum medialen Umgang mit digitalen Hasskampagnen.
Policy Brief 3/2020. Hamburg: IFSH. DOI: 10.25592/ifsh-policy-brief-0320.
Commentaries and other Publications
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Ahmed, Reem,
Maik Fielitz. 2020.
A New Wave of Right-Wing Extremism.
In: The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), Insights
Reprinted as Based on -
Ahmed, Reem,
Maik Fielitz. 2020.
A New Wave of Right-Wing Terrorism.
In: PRIF Blog -
Ahmed, Reem,
Stephen Albrecht,
Maik Fielitz,
Julian Junk,
Martin Kahl,
Holger Marcks,
Daniel Mullis,
Matthias Quent,
Manjana Sold. 2020.
Transnationale Sicherheitsrisiken / Eine neue Welle des Rechtsterrorismus.
In: Friedensgutachten 2020, edited by Bonn International Center for Conversion, Leibniz Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH), Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden, 139-157. Bielefeld: transcript. DOI: 10.14361/9783839453810. -
Ahmed, Reem,
Maik Fielitz. 2020.
A New Wave of Right-Wing Terrorism.
In: PRIF Blog
Reprint of -
Ahmed, Reem,
Maik Fielitz. 2020.
A New Wave of Right-Wing Extremism.
In: The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), Insights -
Pawelz, Janina. 2020.
Why Coronavirus gives organized crime momentum to shine and flourish.
In: Urban Violence Research Network: Word on the Street -
Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
What Makes Far-Right Rhetoric So Dangerous? Narratives of Imperilment as Justification of Violence.
In: The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), Insights
Reprint of Translation with minor amendments of -
Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
What Makes Far-Right Rhetoric so Dangerous?.
In: PRIF Blog -
Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
Der Stoff, aus dem Gewaltfantasien sind.
In: Geschichte der Gegenwart -
Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
What Makes Far-Right Rhetoric so Dangerous?.
In: PRIF Blog
Reprinted as Translation with minor amendments of -
Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
What Makes Far-Right Rhetoric So Dangerous? Narratives of Imperilment as Justification of Violence.
In: The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), Insights -
Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
Der Stoff, aus dem Gewaltfantasien sind.
In: Geschichte der Gegenwart -
Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
Der Stoff, aus dem Gewaltfantasien sind.
In: Geschichte der Gegenwart
Published in translation with minor amendments as Published in translation with minor amendments as -
Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
What Makes Far-Right Rhetoric so Dangerous?.
In: PRIF Blog -
Marcks, Holger,
Janina Pawelz. 2020.
What Makes Far-Right Rhetoric So Dangerous? Narratives of Imperilment as Justification of Violence.
In: The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), Insights