Driven by Conspiracies: the Justification of Violence among "Reichsbürger" and Other Conspiracy-Ideological Sovereignists in Contemporary Germany

Violence is an integral part of the sovereignist milieu involving the "Reichsbürger" and other groups. Shootouts between sovereignists and police officers in 2016 left several people injured and one police officer dead. Since then, their violence has been a subject of nationwide investigat...

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Main Author: Rathje, Jan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Perspectives on terrorism
Year: 2022, Volume: 16, Issue: 6, Pages: 49-61
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