22.10.2026

Online lecture series Wi-REX in conversation 2026/2027

by Wissensnetzwerk Rechtsextremismusforschung u.a. with Prof Léonie de Jonge

The research landscape on right-wing extremism in Germany has so far lacked autonomy, networking and coherence. This is where the Knowledge Network for Research on Right-Wing Extremism (Wi-REX), which has been active since 1 January 2023, comes in: It systematises knowledge about the phenomenon of right-wing extremism, facilitates dialogue between academic and non-academic stakeholders, organises the transfer of knowledge from academia to practice, and supports early-career researchers. Over the five-year project period and through the structures that will develop as a result, the aim is thus to strengthen research into right-wing extremism as a whole.

Wi-REX is organised by four academic institutions with a strong track record in research into right-wing extremism: the Institute for Interdisciplinary Conflict and Violence Research (IKG) at Bielefeld University, the Centre of Excellence for Research on Right-Wing Extremism and Democracy (KReDo) at Leipzig University, the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society (IDZ) in Jena, and SO.CON – the Institute for Research and Development in Social Work at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. Together, they lead the three platforms – Research, Early-Career Research and Knowledge Transfer – which make up the knowledge network.

Online lecture series 2026/2027:

Zoom dial-in: t1p.de/g1rpz (all events)