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Die rechtspopulistische Herausforderung FES, London – 22./23.02.07

Kraft der Erneuerung.

Concepts for a return into the democratic mainstream

Ute Vogt: „Beyond lecturing“

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Where do people stand?

Democratic Centre

„Democratic spectrum“ (loyal to the constitutional order)

Radical Left

Radical Right

Extreme Right

Extreme Left

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Das The right wing spectrum

The hard core: ca. 3 % of the population Members of NPD (ca. 6500) Members of DVU (ca. 9000) „Republicans“ (ca. 3500) Members of student‘s associations and clubs

The sympathizers: ca. 10 % of the population

young male manual workers or unemployed alienated from political/party system

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The hard core: impossible to reach:

„Without any doubt Hitler has been a great statesman “ (Udo Voigt, NPD-President, 52 years old)

„We will not rest until the German re-education centres like the Holocaust memorial have been completely destroyed.“ (Holger Apfel, NPD-Speaker in the regional parliament in Saxonia, 33 years old)

„Who commits biological betrayal? Everybody who adopts children from other races. Everybody who marries somebody with a hereditary illness. Every man who choses a wife of different race because he will father sickly children.“(Jürgen Rieger, Nazi-laywer from Hamburg, 57 years old)

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Exit-programmes for the „hard core“

Exit Deutschland

Programme of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

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Exit Deutschland

Founded in 2000 by ex-policeman and ex Nazi-leader

Tries to assure personal security after the exit from the right wing movements

Helps with personal problems and the development of a new life perspective outside of the extreme right milieu

Helps with contacts and practical tips

Counselling and advise for parents and relatives

Does not offer economic incentives or social security

Does not protect against legal prosecution

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Programme of Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

Created in 2001

Active: Targeting of key figures and multipliersAim: to break individual figures out of the

leadership structures Reactive: Contact telephone

Aim: Helping people who want to quit the extreme right scene

Help with the search of jobs and housing

Financial help is possible

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The sympathizers – (still) reachables

„Battle for the brains“ to be accepted and to be won

Strengthening of civil society

Join forces – create networks

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„The battle for the brains“

Information - not lecturing!

Teaching of democratic values

Creation of real alternatives

Strengthening of self confidence

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Strengthening of the Civil Society

Forstering the capabilities of institutions to tackle right wing extremists

Model statutes / Advice for public events Example: traditional football club Schalke 04

Help by mobile teams Civil society actors may not be left alone with the problems

Strengthening of civil society engagment

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Join forces – Create networks

Active networks by citizens initiatives, human right groups, clubs and individuals.

Political alliances of all democratic parties

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What does the SPD do?

Training Legal advice: „Mit Recht gegen Rechts“ (With the law against the right“) Information (Arguments, fashion, music, symbols) Analysis and development of counter- strategies www.stark-gegen-rechts.spd

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„Nazism, old nazism, warmed up nazism, neonazism is betrayal of the country and the people!“(Willy Brandt)

Thank you for your attention!

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