A german-israelian research team shows possible ways out of social polarization like in USA. 

German-israelian research team has developed a psychological approach against social division and shows how political sides may get closer.

Review of book: ROTHMUND, Tobias / WALTHER, Eva (Hg.): Psychologie der Rechtsradikalisierung. Theorien, Perspektiven, Prävention, Stuttgart: Kohlhammer 2024.: https://oerf-journal.eu/index.php/oerf/article/view/492/450 

Statement on xenophobia by Prof. Walther in broadcast "Systemfragen" which was transmitted on tuesday, november, 14th, 2024, 20.10 p.m.

The statement (at minute 12:00) is availabe as podcast here:

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/autoritarismus-studie-2024-so-rechtsextrem-ist-deutschland-dlf-0feb6189-100.html

 

Radical right-wing thoughts and behavior are appearing not only more more frequently but are also being tolerated and even supported actively by parts of the social center and range from insults, hate and violence against politicians and minorities up to refusal of democracy. The editorial work "Psychology of  right-wing radicalization" deals with these radicalization processes from a psychological perspective.

https://blog.kohlhammer.de/?p=15467&shareadraft=baba15467_668ffa233d9e3

"Young, alternative, right-wing" - Article on European election by Anton Benz in Spektrum.de from 10.06.2024 with contributions by Eva Walther.

https://www.spektrum.de/news/europawahl-warum-viele-junge-menschen-afd-waehlen/2214083

"Youth-Offensive by AfD: Social psychologist explains strategy." Interview with Eva Walther in Frankfurter Rundschau

www.fr.de/politik/jugend-offensive-der-afd-sozialpsychologin-erklaert-die-strategie-93107461.html

"Emotions instead of arguments? Right-wing extremism from a psychological point of view" - Speech and discussion with Eva Walther held at the invitation of »Omas gegen rechts Wetterau« and the circle of friends »Nachhaltige Nachbar:innen" on 17.05.2024 in the hall of Christuskirchengemeinde in Bad Vilbel:

https://www.fnp.de/lokales/wetteraukreis/bad-vilbel/gefuehle-statt-argumente-93103614.html

Psychology of AfD - Interview with Prof. Eva Walther in magazine "demokratie", issue 01/2024 (from page 22)

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/saarland/sr-universitaet-trier-erforscht-warum-menschen-afd-waehlen-100.html

https://www.uni-trier.de/universitaet/news/beitrag?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=25318&cHash=5bf1426b1409e525583d238ae2be9136

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/psychologiestudierende-diskutieren-mit-buergern-und-malu-dreyer-dlf-ce4fe4e9-100.html

Published on 02.02.2024 in "Tagesspiegel":

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/so-sahe-deutschland-aus-wenn-die-afd-regiert-die-rechte-partei-will-eine-andere-gesellschaft-11125561.html

(Text is paywall protected).

Interview with Prof. Dr. Eva Walther in Trierischer Volksfreund on the topic: "Why the willingness to donate is rising if people suddenly depart from life.

https://www.volksfreund.de/region/mosel-wittlich-hunsrueck/ploetzlich-aus-dem-leben-gerissen-warum-die-spendenbereitschaft-dann-steigt_aid-98990223

(Text is paywall protected).

Interview with Prof. Dr. Eva Walther on Zeit online dated 09.10.2023 with the following topic: "Männer fühlen sich eher bedroht" (Men feel ratherly threatened):

https://www.zeit.de/arbeit/2023-10/afd-hessen-bayern-wahlen-arbeiter-maenner-frauen#comments 

(This text is protected).

Press release from University of Trier dated 07.09.2022

Mental health of children declined in pandemic.

08/2022 "The Psychology of Wasting Food"

Interview with Dr. Benjamin Buttlar in "CT das radio"

Interviewer: Josephine Walther, Bochum.

Published on 19.08.2022 on Watson. Interviewer: Miriam Meyer

https://www.watson.de/nachhaltigkeit/interview/477965830-trotz-gau-gefahr-in-saporischschja-warum-atomkraft-ein-comeback-erlebt

Interview with Dr. Benjamin Buttlar:

05/2022

→"Why do humans eat so much meat?"

Interviewer: Anne-Sophie Brändlin, Deutsche Welle.

An interview with Prof. Dr. Eva Walther. Published 10/16/2021 [German].

→ https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/sozialpsychologin-impfgegner-100.html

Four psychology students in a master's seminar under the supervision of Prof. Walther, Dept. of Social Psychology at the University of Trier, have intensively studied Corona and its consequences for the individual and society. In an interview with Trierischer Volksfreund, they describe what drives critics of measures. They also look at a case study from the Trier region. Published on 24.8.2021 [German].

→ https://www.volksfreund.de/region/trier-trierer-land/interview-zu-corona-und-verschwoerungstheorien-mit-studierenden-der-uni-trier_aid-61843407

Published 03/03/2021 [German].

→ https://www.br.de/radio/bayern2/sendungen/radiowelt/interview-mit-prof-eva-walther-sozialpsychologin-an-der-uni-trier-100.html

Mental health in the Corona pandemic - fear of falling ill, loneliness, existential fears - the Corona pandemic is also associated with worries for many people in Trier. To what extent is our mental health suffering as a result of the crisis, what can we do to avoid being dragged down too much, and can we perhaps also take something positive from the current situation? Michael Münkner talks about this with Professor Dr. Eva Walther, she is a social psychologist at the University of Trier [German].

→ https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/podcast-regiolive-trier-100.html

The SWR podcast can also be found under the keyword "Regiolive" on Spotify or itunes, among others.

Why does meat consumption often lead to a guilty conscience? How do we deal with that? What do meat consumption and smoking have in common? An interview with Dr. Benjamin Buttlar from the University of Trier. Published on 11/05/2020 [German].

→ https://de.in-mind.org/blog/post/psychologischer-konflikt-durch-fleischkonsum-in-mind-fragt-dr-benjamin-buttlar

Interview with Dr. Georg Halbeisen in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung podcast "How do I explain it to my child? Why friends remain friends". Published on 17/04/2020 [German].

→ https://www.faz.net/podcasts/wie-erklaere-ich-s-meinem-kind/wie-erklaere-ich-s-meinem-kind-warum-freunde-freunde-bleiben-16726807.html

They vote against all reason and often even against their own interests. But what do you do with AfD voters who cannot be reached with factual arguments? [German]

→ https://taz.de/Archiv-Suche/!5632214&s=es%2Bgibt%2Beine%2Bradikalisierung&SuchRahmen=Print/

Article "Tür zu, Kippe aus" with an article about a planned smoking ban in cars by Prof. Dr. Eva Walther. Published on 20/09/2019 [German].

→ https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/bundesrat-auto-rauchen-1.4607846

The AfD is successful because it targets unmet needs of the population and emotional factors much more than other parties, said social psychologist Eva Walther in Dlf. The other parties would do well to "make clear how little the AfD effectively has to offer as a party." Published on 08/08/2019 [German].

→ https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/aufstieg-der-afd-afd-suggeriert-verunsicherten-menschen-100.html

Researchers from Trier have published a book that explains for the first time from a psychological perspective why the AfD is attractive to so many voters. Published on 03/08/2019 [German].

→ https://www.volksfreund.de/region/rheinland-pfalz/trierer-schreiben-buch-ueber-die-afd-aus-psychologischen-gruenden-wird-sie-gewaehlt_aid-44728661