04206nam 22006495 450 991052389900332120240322050152.09783030833367(electronic bk.)978303083335010.1007/978-3-030-83336-7(MiAaPQ)EBC6812178(Au-PeEL)EBL6812178(CKB)19919392900041(OCoLC)1287135685(DE-He213)978-3-030-83336-7(EXLCZ)991991939290004120211124d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Nature and Origins of Political Extremism In Germany and Beyond /by Sebastian Jungkunz1st ed. 2022.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2022.1 online resource (245 pages)New Perspectives in German Political Studies,2947-6755Print version: Jungkunz, Sebastian The Nature and Origins of Political Extremism in Germany and Beyond Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2021 9783030833350 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. Definition -- 3. Theory -- 4. Research Design: From Theory to Application -- 5. Measuring Extremist Attitudes -- 6. The Distribution of Extremist Attitudes within German Society -- 7. The Origins of Political Extremism -- 8. Conclusion.This book provides a systematic overview of the prevalence, causes, and stability of left-wing and right-wing extremist attitudes in Germany between 1994 and 2017. It shows that there are many similarities between left-wing and right-wing extremists, both in terms of their ideologies and their individual experiences. Overall, these causes can be traced back to three factors: unmet individual needs (e.g., deprivation or disenchantment with politics), access to ideological narratives that promise simplified solutions to individual problems, and the larger social circumstances of life (e.g., transformation processes, unemployment, or immigration). Although extremist attitudes are relatively rare, they are also shown to be highly stable: once acquired, individuals are difficult to bring back onto the democratic path. This book is the first to systematically compare left-wing and right-wing extremist attitudes, to provide an intensive methodological contribution to the measurability of such attitudes, and to relate their causes and stability. Sebastian Jungkunz is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Socio-Economics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences, Germany, and project leader at Zeppelin University, Germany. He received his PhD from the University of Bamberg, Germany, and was a visiting scholar at Waseda University, Japan. He is currently working on projects concerning the impact of socio-economic problems on cognitive health and political participation, the development of political attitudes among adolescents, and the measurement and explanation of political and religious extremism.New Perspectives in German Political Studies,2947-6755EuropePolitics and governmentIdentity politicsElectionsPolitical scienceEuropean PoliticsIdentity PoliticsElectoral PoliticsMethodology of Political ScienceEuropePolitics and government.Identity politics.Elections.Political science.European Politics.Identity Politics.Electoral Politics.Methodology of Political Science.943.0879320.530943Jungkunz Sebastian1079804MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910523899003321The Nature and Origins of Political Extremism in Germany and Beyond2592446UNINA