Monitoring System and Transfer Platform Radicalisation (MOTRA)

ECPR General Conference 2022, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Eylem Kanol (Speaker)

Thomas Richter presents a co-authored paper in the panel "The International Dimension of Radicalization and Extremism" at the ECPR 2022. This work puts forward results from the MOTRA project and is co-written with colleagues from the University of Hamburg and WZB.

ECPR General Conference 2022, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Julian Hohner (Speaker), Simon Greipl (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Mirna El Masri (Speaker), Heidi Schulze (Speaker)

Mirna El Masri and Thomas Richter present the paper at the panel "Conspiring Elites and Disgruntled Masses? Revisiting the Populist and Extremist Challenges to Democracy" at the ECPR 2022. This work presents results from the MOTRA project and is co-written with colleagues from LMU.

MOTRA-Jahreskonferenz 2021, Hochschule Fresenius Campus Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Selman Almohamad (Speaker)

ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, Dublin Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Diego Fernando Farren Gause (Speaker), Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Speaker), Janosch Kleinschnittger (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker)

GIGA researcher Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter presents his paper "The Influence of Threat Perception on Political Attitudes: Measuring the Acceptance of Autocracy in Germany" at the ECPR General Conference 2025. The presentation is part of the panel "Democratic Backsliding and the Struggle Against Autocracy".

ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, Dublin Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Speaker), Janosch Kleinschnittger (Speaker)

GIGA expert Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter presents the "The use of violence in the Palestinian West Bank and attitudes toward protest behavior: Experimental findings from Germany" in the panel "Investigating violence, culture, and resilience in the Israel-Palestine conflict and their international implications" at the ECPR General Conference 2024.

ISA Annual Conference 2024, Hilton Hotel, San Francisco Organisers: International Studies Association Prof. Dr. Julia Grauvogel (Speaker), Jun.-Prof. Dr. Hana Attia (Speaker)

Private companies play a critical but under-researched role for sanctions success. We examine what citizens think about companies’ responses to sanctions and whether firms that chose to continue doing business in the target state can successfully justify this decision.

MPSA 81st Annual Conference 2024, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago Organisers: Midwest Political Science Association Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker)

In this paper we analyze data from two experiments fielded in the 1st and 2nd waves of MiDInt. Our results emphasize that public figures who possess high moral authority can reduce existing prejudices against refugees through public portrayal of the commitment to internationally enshrined human rights.

MPSA 81st Annual Conference 2024, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago Organisers: Midwest Political Science Association Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Speaker), Dr. Eylem Kanol (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker)

This paper leverages the exogenous intensification of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in May 2021 and demonstrates that this violent escalation in the Middle East has caused a significant increase of anti-Semitic sentiments among respondents.

MOTRA Jahreskonferenz 2024, Hochschule Fresenius, Wiesbaden Andrew Crawford (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

By analysing data from X, this research paints a picture of the German political landscape to gain an insight into trends and patterns of politician stances and emotions relating to certain political.

Fraktionssitzung Bündnis 90/DIE GRÜNEN-Bürgerschaftsfraktion, Hamburgische Bürgerschaft, Hamburg Organisers: Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, Hamburg Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Consultant), Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Consultant), Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Consultant)

Auf Einladung der Grünen-Bürgerschaftsfraktion in Hamburg haben wir aktuelle Befunde und Trends zum Thema Autokratieakzeptanz vorgestellt, die innerhalb des MOTRA-Projekts auf Basis repräsentativer Einstellungsbefragungen erhoben wurden.

Der Forschungsverbund "Monitoringsystem und Transferplattform Radikalisierung (MOTRA)" bringt am 7. und 8. März 2024 Vertreter:innen aus Forschung, Politik und Praxis an der Hochschule Fresenius in Wiesbaden für die MOTRA-K #24 zusammen. Die diesjährige Konferenz widmet sich den Transformationen von Extremismus und Intoleranz in Deutschland und Europa.

MOTRA Jahreskonferenz 2024, Hochschule Fresenius, Wiesbaden Janosch Kleinschnittger (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

In diesem Beitrag wird die Ausprägung von Ausländer- und Flüchtlingsfeindlichkeit seit Jahresbeginn 2023 untersucht. Die Ergebnisse werden kritisch eingeordnet und etwaige Implikationen für Gesellschaft und Politik diskutiert

Klausurtagung 2024: Polizeidirektion Bad Segeberg, Malente Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

23rd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI FIRENZE, Florenz Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker), Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Paper given at the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology

ECPR General Conference 2023, Charles University, Prague Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker)

Paper given at the ECPR General Conference 2023 in Prague.

The Migration Conference 2023, University of Hamburg, Hamburg Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

At the Migration Conference 2023 Peter Wetzels and Thomas Richter presented results of the MOTRA project based based on data generated by the online access panel survey "Menschen in Deutschland: International" (MiDInt).

ECPR General Conference 2023, Charles University, Prague Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Chair)

Dr. Thomas Richter is chair of the panel "Democratic aspects of civilian protection" at the ECPR 2023.

In einem Artikel auf ZEIT online zur "Letzten Generation" wird auf Ergebnisse aus der repräsentativen Umfrage "Menschen in Deutschland: International" zurückgegriffen.

Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Consultant), Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker)

Inwieweit ist der konservative Islam mit der deutschen Demokratie vereinbar und wie können Menschen mit einem liberalen Islamverständnis gestärkt werden? Welche Rolle nehmen Verständnis und Toleranz ein?

ECPR General Conference 2022, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Dr. Katrin Brettfeld (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Dr. Eylem Kanol (Speaker)

Thomas Richter presents a co-authored paper in the panel "The International Dimension of Radicalization and Extremism" at the ECPR 2022. This work puts forward results from the MOTRA project and is co-written with colleagues from the University of Hamburg and WZB.

ECPR General Conference 2022, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Julian Hohner (Speaker), Simon Greipl (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Mirna El Masri (Speaker), Heidi Schulze (Speaker)

Mirna El Masri and Thomas Richter present the paper at the panel "Conspiring Elites and Disgruntled Masses? Revisiting the Populist and Extremist Challenges to Democracy" at the ECPR 2022. This work presents results from the MOTRA project and is co-written with colleagues from LMU.

MOTRA-Jahreskonferenz 2021, Hochschule Fresenius Campus Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker), Selman Almohamad (Speaker)