Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Methods and sources – the Database on Terrorism in Germany (DTG)
3. The Definition Problem
4. Right-wing Violence and Terrorism in Post Second World War Germany
5. The ‘National Socialist Underground (NSU)’
6. Role of the Intelligence and Police Agencies
7. The Metrics of Right-wing Terrorism
8. German Right-Wing Terrorist and Violent Actors between 1963 and 2015
9. Conclusions and Lessons Learned
Daniel Koehler is the Director of the German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS).
One would have thought that German academics after 1945 would make
right-wing political violence a major object of study – if only for
the reason of history not repeating itself. However, avoidance of,
rather than focus on, terrorism from the far right has been the
reality. Now, 70 years after the defeat of National-Socialism,
there is finally a longitudinal empirical analysis of political
violence from the right. Based on a comprehensive database and a
solid conceptual framework, Daniel Koehler has tested – and found
wanting – the two most widely used theories on the phenomenon and
thereby cleared the ground for a new understanding of what
unfortunately is likely to be a rising phenomenon. A remarkable
achievement - and long overdue.Prof. em. Alex P. Schmid, Director,
Terrorism Research Initiative (TRI); Editor-in-Chief, Perspectives
on Terrorism (PT); Research Fellow, International Centre for
Counter-Terrorism – The HagueDaniel Koehler has written an
important and timely book on a critical dimension of terrorism
studies that lamentably has received insufficient attention:
extreme right-wing violence in Europe. His focus on Germany sheds
light on the motives, networks, aspirations and the threat posed by
this small, but ambitiously lethal and stubbornly persistent
entity. This excellent work is noteworthy for to the thoroughness
of the author's research, the compelling analysis he presents and
unsettling conclusions he reaches.Professor Bruce Hoffman,
Director, Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University,
USADaniel Koehler’s new book is the most comprehensive study
available on right-wing terrorism in Germany and also an important
contribution to research on right-wing terrorism in general. His
conceptual clarity and comprehensive collection of data makes for
an admirable work of scholarship.Prof. Dr. Tore Bjørgo, Director of
Center for the Study of Extremism: Right-Wing Extremism, Hate Crime
and Political Violence (C-REX), University of Oslo, NorwayDaniel
Köhler has written the most comprehensive account to date of
right-wing terrorism in post-WWII Germany. The German case is
critically important, not only because of its historical legacies,
but also because Germany remains Western Europe’s definitive hotbed
when it comes to contemporary right-wing militancy and violence.
Köhler effectively sheds light on key actors and events from the
past, while at the same time demonstrating that right-wing
terrorism has become a continuous yet conceptually and legally
elusive type of threat in Germany and beyond – a threat that will
require more attention in the future.Jacob Assland Ravndal, Center
for Research on Extremism (C-REX), University of Oslo, Norway
One would have thought that German academics after 1945 would make
right-wing political violence a major object of study – if only for
the reason of history not repeating itself. However, avoidance of,
rather than focus on, terrorism from the far right has been the
reality. Now, 70 years after the defeat of National-Socialism,
there is finally a longitudinal empirical analysis of political
violence from the right. Based on a comprehensive database and a
solid conceptual framework, Daniel Koehler has tested – and found
wanting – the two most widely used theories on the phenomenon and
thereby cleared the ground for a new understanding of what
unfortunately is likely to be a rising phenomenon. A remarkable
achievement - and long overdue.Prof. em. Alex P. Schmid, Director,
Terrorism Research Initiative (TRI); Editor-in-Chief, Perspectives
on Terrorism (PT); Research Fellow, International Centre for
Counter-Terrorism – The HagueDaniel Koehler has written an
important and timely book on a critical dimension of terrorism
studies that lamentably has received insufficient attention:
extreme right-wing violence in Europe. His focus on Germany sheds
light on the motives, networks, aspirations and the threat posed by
this small, but ambitiously lethal and stubbornly persistent
entity. This excellent work is noteworthy for to the thoroughness
of the author's research, the compelling analysis he presents and
unsettling conclusions he reaches.Professor Bruce Hoffman,
Director, Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University,
USADaniel Koehler’s new book is the most comprehensive study
available on right-wing terrorism in Germany and also an important
contribution to research on right-wing terrorism in general. His
conceptual clarity and comprehensive collection of data makes for
an admirable work of scholarship.Prof. Dr. Tore Bjørgo, Director of
Center for the Study of Extremism: Right-Wing Extremism, Hate Crime
and Political Violence (C-REX), University of Oslo, NorwayDaniel
Köhler has written the most comprehensive account to date of
right-wing terrorism in post-WWII Germany. The German case is
critically important, not only because of its historical legacies,
but also because Germany remains Western Europe’s definitive hotbed
when it comes to contemporary right-wing militancy and violence.
Köhler effectively sheds light on key actors and events from the
past, while at the same time demonstrating that right-wing
terrorism has become a continuous yet conceptually and legally
elusive type of threat in Germany and beyond – a threat that will
require more attention in the future.Jacob Assland Ravndal, Center
for Research on Extremism (C-REX), University of Oslo,
NorwayRemarkable is the meticulous assessment and description of
previous violent groups in this political sphere. With that it
becomes possible to see the political dimension even in the
historical perspective. The remarks on the systematic comparison
could have been even more detailed. There is even more potential in
the material presented. At the same time we are seeing a remarkable
and knowledgeable study on this topic. More of that would truly
enrich research.Armin Pfahl-Traughber, Der Humanistische
Pressedienst
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