In the organizer's words:

Germany in crisis mode: high prices, wars, climate change, political radicalization. Millions react with anger or withdraw. Powerlessness is a mass phenomenon - many have the impression that there is nothing they can do. This book analyzes the reactions in society: who fights, who flees, who freezes - and why this determines the future of our democracy. Based on new data and vivid case histories, it explains mechanisms and shows how we can become active again and take action.

Matthias Quent is Professor of Sociology at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences. He founded and headed the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society (IDZ) in Jena until 2022. Quent researches and teaches on topics including right-wing radicalism, the consequences of digitalization, the promotion of democracy and socio-political issues relating to ecological transformation. As an expert, speaker and expert in demand in the media, he advises and supports activities to strengthen democratic culture in various contexts. His non-fiction book "Deutschland rechts außen" (Piper, 2019) was on the Spiegel bestseller list and was awarded the "Das politische Buch 2020" prize by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Quent studied sociology, political science and modern history at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the University of Leicester (UK).

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