#54 Hear the signals! The unstoppable rise of right-wing extremism

54th Römerberg Talks

There seems to be no end to the success of far-right parties – both in Europe and in Germany. They are also increasingly displacing the Christian democratic and moderate conservative (popular) parties
. Anti-democratic, historical revisionist, racist and anti-Semitic ideas are being formulated with a shamelessness that has immunized itself against criticism. And the breaking of taboos is celebrated as a populist heroic deed. The extreme right denies facts, stages itself as a victim and plays on its hostility to the constitution. How did it come to this?

Who is failing here: the parties, the media, society? What are effective strategies against right-wing instrumentalization and violence? Who is still protecting society from falling into a new totalitarianism? Is democracy institutionally secure enough to effectively counter radicalization in politics and society? What options does civil society have to defend the values of the Basic Law?

Moderation: Hadija Haruna-Oelker and Alf Mentzer

The event is open to the public. Admission is free.

Program:

10.00 a.m.
Welcome
Ina Hartwig
Head of the Department of Culture and Science of the City of Frankfurt am Main

10.15 a.m.
Maximilian Steinbeis
How anti-democrats could abolish democracy

11.15 a.m.
Patrick Bahners
Lines of continuity of German right-wing nationalism

12.15 p.m.
Hanna Pfeifer & Andreas Zick
How could this happen – How more than the sayable shifted to the right

1.00 p.m.
Lunch break

2.00 p.m.
Nadia Zaboura & Max Czollek
Between panic and reconciliation theater. How to deal with the AfD (in the media)?

3.00 p.m.
Michel Friedman
Never again is now – attitude without ifs and buts?

16.00 hrs
Stephan Anpalagan
Struggle and longing in the middle of society

17.00 hrs
End

Organizer:
Römerberggespräche e.V. in cooperation with the “Normative Orders” research center at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and other partners