IN THE INTELLECTUAL CIVIL WAR? Thought, ideologies and intellectual history of the radical right

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An evening about the thinking, narratives and language of the right - and how they can be countered. With two of the smartest thinkers on the subject. 

The historian Volker Weiß is one of the most profound experts on the thinking of the radical right, its theories, ideologies and narratives. With books such as „Die autoritäre Revolte“, „Deutsches Demokratisches Reich“ and, most recently, „Katechon“ (about the religious-apocalyptic motifs of Peter Thiel to Alexander Dugin), he shines a spotlight on the extreme right's goal of overcoming Western liberalism and imposing an alternative interpretation of history. In conversation with Gabriela Greilinger and Robert Misik, Weiß - the „expert on new right-wing theorising“ (taz) - will trace the new developments in right-wing thought and identify the most important currents and players. Gabriela Greilinger will analyse the ideological production and practice of the neo-reactionary and neo-conservative right from Hungary to the USA in the light of her research and investigations. Greilinger not only has Austro-Hungarian roots, i.e. two homelands, she also studied in Hungary and currently teaches and researches in the USA, Georgia. She is an expert on the thinking of the Orban circles, has made a name for herself with outstanding analyses of the strategies of the Hungarian democratic opposition and its recent election victory, and works on the topic of „from protest to power“ - i.e. the democratic erosion in Europe due to the advance of the ultra-right.

Volker Weiß, Dr phil. born in 1972, the historian worked for many years as a specialist author for DIE ZEIT and ZEIT Geschichte, Jungle World, Frankfurter Rundschau, FAZ, Taz, Spiegel-Online and today writes exclusively for SZ, He is one of the best experts on the new right-wing scene. His book "Die autoritäre Revolte. Die Neue Rechte und der Untergang des Abendlandes" is considered a standard work on the subject and was nominated for the 2017 Leipzig Book Fair Prize.

Gabriela Greilinger, political scientist, PhD student and current recipient of the prestigious Graduate School Doctoral Fellow Award at the University of Georgia; her research focuses on the far right, political behaviour and the erosion of democracy in Europe; numerous publications in international media (The Guardian, Social Europe, Talking Points Memo)

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Robert Misik, Author and journalist