Die „Neue Rechte“ – Im „Kulturkampf“ gegen die Demokratie

The "New Right" has existed in Germany since the early 1970s. It was an attempt by the far right to strategically reposition itself and break away from the stigma of National Socialism. With the increase in the number of refugees since 2015, which was perceived as a crisis, and the electoral success of the AfD, this extreme right-wing movement has now seen an enormous increase in its influence. Ideologically, the "New Right" does not usually openly refer to the ideologues of National Socialism, but rather to the anti-democratic thinkers of the 1920s, who are seen as the pioneers of National Socialism. The "New Right" itself refers to this ideological basis as the "Conservative Revolution" and thus also trivialises its racist and anti-democratic orientation. Their strategy aims to achieve "cultural hegemony" as a precondition for political upheaval.

The lecture will provide an introduction to the organisational structures and highlight the central ideological and strategic characteristics of the "New Right" in order to facilitate adequate counter-strategies.

The organisers reserve the right to make use of their domiciliary rights and to refuse entry to or exclude from the event persons who belong to right-wing extremist parties or organisations, belong to the right-wing extremist scene or have already made racist, nationalist, anti-Semitic or other inhuman statements in the past.