Ursachen des Rechtsextremismus. Eine Programmatik für die sozialwissenschaftliche forschung in der schweiz

Abstract

This essay wants to indicate elements of a possible approach in forthcoming Swiss social research that could be useful to analyze xenophobic right wing violence and may well be of assistance in the further civilizing and democratization process of modern societies. Working with a limited concept of right wing extremism, different current research approaches in social sciences are taken into attention. Especially those research questions have to be underscored which gave a relevant contribution to the understanding and possibly to the solution of right wing extremism as a social phenomenon. © 2003 The Swiss Political Science Review.