Andreas Speit: Autoritäre Rebellion

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Anti-modernist currents are taking hold of large sections of society and pushing them to the right at breakneck speed - Andreas Speit in the taz Talk at the Leipzig Book Fair.

The connection between anti-modernism and völkisch nationalism, already examined over 100 years ago, is often forgotten today.

The taz Studio at the Leipzig Book Fair
Program overview
Where: Hall 5 | G500
Leipzig Book Fair

Registration is not required. As we have a very limited capacity on site, we kindly ask you to be at the venue early. The event will be streamed live on YouTube.
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The social group, which is fed by movements such as lateral thinkers, Reich ideologues and right-wing extremists, continues to gain ground. It is becoming younger, more female and is spreading not only in Germany, but throughout Europe.

The radicalization process does not begin with obvious acts such as storming the Bundestag or sabotaging infrastructure. It begins with the fundamental questioning of reality, leads to the rejection of the rule of law and ultimately results in the delegitimization of democracy.

Andreas Speit, one of the leading experts on right-wing extremism, analyzes this dangerous development in his new book.

Authoritarian rebellion. How anti-modern reflexes are taking hold of broad sections of society and moving them ever further to the right - a taz Talk in the taz Studio at the Leipzig Book Fair with:

🐾 Andreas Speit is a journalist and author. He studied social sciences, writes for taz and Zeit Online, among others, and works for WDR and Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He has received awards for his work from medium magazin and the German Journalists' Association. His new book will be published on 12.03.2025 by Ch. Links Verlag.

🐾 Amira Klute moderates this taz Talk. She was born in 1997, studied sociology in Halle (Saale) and comes from Free Radio. Amira has been a trainee at taz nord in Hamburg since November 2024. She writes regularly about right-wing violence and anti-fascist resistance.

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