The newest Leipziger Mitte examine reveals: Authoritarian attitudes are spreading. In an interview, examine director Oliver Decker explains what this has to do with the West.
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The has been investigating since 2002 Leipzig Authoritarianism Study, often known as the Mitte Study, examines authoritarian and right-wing extremist attitudes in society each two years. The present examine was offered in Berlin this Wednesday. B2,500 folks in East and West Germany have been surveyed this yr with a concentrate on anti-Semitic attitudes.
Oliver Decker heads the Else Frenkel Brunswik Institute for Democracy Research on the University of Leipzig, and he collected the brand new outcomes along with a analysis workforce. And found: Authoritarian attitudes proceed to unfold all through the nation.
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