Launch of Right-Wing Studies Knowledge Network (Wi-REX)

The "Knowledge Network Right-Wing Extremism Research" (Wi-REX), funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), has been launched. Wi-REX networks know­ledge on right-wing extremism in Germany. PRIF is an as­sociated partner of the new network and thus supports the inter­disciplinarity of right-wing ex­tremism research in Ger­many. Wi-REX creates spaces for reflection and inter­action for researchers and develops tailor-made formats for the transfer of know­ledge between research, practice and civil society. Additionally, it pro­vides tar­geted support for young researchers working on the topic of right-wing extremism. Contact persons at PRIF are Julian Junk and Daniel Mullis.
The PRIF team is actively in­volved in bringing the various BMBF-funded knowledge and research net­works into dialog across phenomena. For example, the Radicalization Research Group co­ordinates the RADIS research network and is also in close contact with the net­works that conduct research into racism, anti-Semitism, radicalization and social co­hesion. Wi-Rex is now the newest member of this ex­change be­tween the numerous large research net­works in Germany, which was initiated by PRIF and others.