Right-Wing Terrorism in the 21st Century

The ‘National Socialist Underground’ and the History of Terror from the Far-Right in Germany

Daniel Koehler (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

270 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-54206-8 (ISBN)

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This book is the first comprehensive academic study of German right-wing terrorism since the early 1960s available in the English language. Based on the most detailed dataset of right-wing terrorism in Germany, this book offers highly valuable insights into this specific form of political violence and terrorism, which has been widely neglected in international terrorism research.

This book is the first comprehensive academic study of German right-wing terrorism since the early 1960s available in the English language. It offers a unique in-depth analysis of German violent, extremist right-wing movements, terrorist events, groups, networks and individuals. In addition, the book discusses the so-called ‘National Socialist Underground’ (NSU) terror cell, which was uncovered in late 2011 by the authorities. The NSU had been active for over a decade and had killed at least ten people, as well as executing numerous bombings and bank robberies. With an examination of the group’s support network and the reasons behind the failure of the German authorities, this book sheds light on right-wing terrorist group structures, tactics and target groups in Germany. The book also contains a complete list of all the German right-wing terrorist groups and incidents since the Second World War. Based on the most detailed dataset of right-wing terrorism in Germany, this book offers highly valuable insights into this specific form of political violence and terrorism, which has been widely neglected in international terrorism research.

Daniel Koehler is the Director of the German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS).

Foreword

1. Introduction

2. Methods and sources – the Database on Terrorism in Germany (DTG)

3. The Definition Problem

4. Right-wing Violence and Terrorism in Post Second World War Germany

5. The ‘National Socialist Underground (NSU)’

6. Role of the Intelligence and Police Agencies

7. The Metrics of Right-wing Terrorism

8. German Right-Wing Terrorist and Violent Actors between 1963 and 2015

9. Conclusions and Lessons Learned

Erscheinungsdatum	04.03.2018
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
Zusatzinfo	8 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	1-138-54206-7 / 1138542067
ISBN-13	978-1-138-54206-8 / 9781138542068
Zustand	Neuware