PEGIDA: New radicals or harmless mainstream?

Mgr. Ina Schmidt

Diplomová práce

Anotace:

The following work takes a closer look at the first year of Pegida, a right-wing political movement that formed 2014 in Germany and is characterized foremost by a strong opposition towards the government and towards immigrants, especially Muslims. The qualitative research was done in the form of content analysis of different primary sources with the main goal to find out more about the motivation, the potential for violence of the movement and the influences the more radical parts might act out on moderate elements. The work is based on a definition of extremism and radicalism and takes also concepts as right-wing populism and radicalization of the middle into account.

Abstract:

The following work takes a closer look at the first year of Pegida, a right-wing political movement that formed 2014 in Germany and is characterized foremost by a strong opposition towards the government and towards immigrants, especially Muslims. The qualitative research was done in the form of content analysis of different primary sources with the main goal to find out more about the motivation, the potential for violence of the movement and the influences the more radical parts might act out on moderate elements. The work is based on a definition of extremism and radicalism and takes also concepts as right-wing populism and radicalization of the middle into account.

Keywords

Germany, Pegida, political movement, development, right wing, radicalization, qualitative research, content analysis

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 15. 12. 2015

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 20. 1. 2016
• Vedoucí: prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
• Oponent: Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Vejvodová, Ph.D.

Masarykova univerzita

Fakulta sociálních studií

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Politologie / European Politics (angl.)