Public Discussion Event
How Can Civil Society Counter the Far Right? Lessons from Poland and Germany

Speakers:

•Grzegorz Ekiert is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government at Harvard University. His research and teaching interests focus on comparative politics, regime change and democratization, civil society, social movements, and East European politics and societies.

•Heike Radvan is a Professor of Methods and Theory of Social Work at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, with a focus on community work and the prevention of right-wing extremism. Her work combines research and preventive efforts against the far right and expands to include marginalized perspectives.

•Heike Kleffner is a journalist and author, heading the office of the Association of Counseling Centers for Victims of Right-Wing, Racist, and Antisemitic Violence (VBRG). Her expertise on right-wing violence and terror is reflected in various publications, including “Unter Sachsen” and “Generation Hoyerswerda.” Alongside Frank Jansen, she has compiled a comprehensive list of victims of right-wing violence in Germany since 1990.

The event is part of the workshop “Politics within Civil Society. How the rise of new cleavages and the far right transform civil society” on 7./ 8. November 2024.