In the organizer's words:

Conversation

In media reports, at kitchen tables and in many a debate, geographical classifications are often used to explain political developments: Right-wing extremist parties and ways of thinking are an "East German phenomenon", they tend to exist in "the countryside" and politics at "local level" is threatened by them. At first glance, this type of categorization may seem helpful in grasping political phenomena, but what does it really say? What is it like to live and work at local level in rural areas, far away from the spotlight of the big media houses? How does civil society and political cooperation and engagement work when radical right-wing forces take up space, thereby destroying safe spaces and pushing back democratic forces?

Human geographer Michael Krell and Hannes Müller from the Amadeu Antonio Foundation will be discussing the interplay between spatiality and right-wing radicalism in rural and local areas. Michael Krell's research focuses on the political geographies of the radical right and their effects; Hannes Müller is an expert on rural areas.

With: Michael Krell (human geographer) and Hannes Müller (expert for rural areas at the Amadeu Antonio Foundation)

Note: Would you like to join us with a larger group of more than four people? Then please send us an email to hallo@neulandundgestalten.de.