Essentials No. 1 published: Channeling Protests
How and where do enemies of democracy in Germany mobilise? This question has become increasingly relevant ever since these groups were able to develop their own protest culture during the pandemic. In Germany, the messaging app Telegram has played a key role in this development. This policy brief seeks to uncover the regional differences that have emerged in this mobilisation, the role of ideological positions and shifts in focus issues over time.
How and where do enemies of democracy in Germany mobilise? This question has become increasingly relevant ever since these groups were able to develop their own protest culture during the pandemic. In Germany, the messaging app Telegram has played a key role in this development. This policy brief seeks to uncover the regional differences that have emerged in this mobilisation, the role of ideological positions and shifts in focus issues over time.
The Essentials summarize on four pages which points of our scientific analyses from the Trendreport – only available in German – are important for politics. This article is an abridged version of the topic focus from Machine Against the Rage, no. 1 (Winter 2023), which can be found in the »Focus« section.