Engagement als Strategie -- Was will der nette Nazi von nebenan?

In: Neue soziale Bewegungen: Forschungsjournal, Band 21, Heft 4, S. 23-28

Abstract

In theory civil society & right-wing extremism are like fire & water. Federal programs against right-wing extremism consider civil society to be the water that purges the fire of right-wing extremism. Practical experience, however, proves to be different. For years the extremists have used instruments of civil society & have acted within its sphere. This method is most successful as it forces democratic protagonists onto the defensive in discursive struggles. Often, rightist praxis fails due to the activists' incompetence. However, there are partial successes on the way to a rightist civil society which the democratic counterpart has to face. Adapted from the source document.