Dynamics of Right-Wing Extremism within German Society

<p><em>The Dynamics of Right-Wing Extremism within German Society</em> explores the prevalence of right-wing extremist attitudes in Germany.</p><p>The book provides a thorough psychosocial and sociological theory of general authoritarian dynamics to explain broader societal attitudes particularly focusing on right-wing extremism. It provides a uniquely long-term perspective on the different dimensions of right-wing extremism—the affinity for dictatorial forms of government chauvinist attitudes the trivialisation or justification of National Socialism anti-Semitism xenophobia and social Darwinism. The first chapter delineates the theoretical framework of authoritarian dynamics while subsequent chapters provide an in-depth analysis of empirical findings and distinguish authoritarian and democratic typologies. The authors focus on recognition of authoritarian statehood and anti-Semitism; the relationship between religion and right-wing extremism; and support for the radical-right populist party <i>Alternative für Deutschland</i> (AfD). The innovative theoretical approach of this book scrutinizes the theory of authoritarianism in the contemporary world.</p><p>This book provides unique empirical data and will be of interest to scholars of German politics anti-democratic attitudes and prejudices sociology political science and social psychology.</p><p>The Open Access version of this book available at www.taylorfrancis.com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.</p>