(Un)doing Memory and Right-Wing Extremism in Bavaria – Practices of Remembering and Forgetting the Victims of Right-Wing Violence in Bavaria

This research project examines the social and political conditions which enable or prevent practices of remembrance related to right-wing terrorism. Analyzing case studies of far-right attacks in Bavaria, the project investigates how right-wing extremism and terrorism are addressed in social and political discourses, how these discourses have evolved over time, and which actors shape the memory practices of right-wing terror acts.

The research project aims to identify how society deals with right-wing terrorism and which changes can be seen over time. It also focuses on actors or events which have influence regarding memory practices. As a methodological approach, qualitative interviews will be conducted with various stakeholders, including representatives of civil society engaged in memory practices related to the selected cases in Bavaria, relatives of the victims, as well as affected survivors. The findings will be analyzed in anonymized form. Additionally, a discourse analysis with media coverage and historical sources will be conducted.