Exit (group)

Exit Germany is an initiative founded by graduate criminologist and ex- Kriminaloberrat Bernd Wagner and ex- neo-Nazi Ingo Hasselbach activist with the help of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation and the Freudenberg Foundation. It helps not only willing disembarkation, but also people who are affected by such right-wing families and people who want to commit themselves to democratic values ​​.

History

Since summer 2000 offers the initiative for dropouts from the extreme right to help themselves. The initiative is supported by the Star "Fighting right-wing violence ". EXIT Germany is funded by donations and supported by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and the Federal Ministry of Justice.

EXIT Germany helps disembarkation ends, to develop new perspectives outside of the right-wing scene. Here EXIT provides contacts, gives practical help and addresses issues of safety, the social and the personal work-up. Economic and social protection for former right-wing extremists are excluded. Also from prosecution is not protected. EXIT Germany analyzed right-wing efforts, working with science and the media to raise awareness of ideology and extreme right-wing action, shows possibilities of democratic action and the deradicalisation and advises projects and institutions. The closest partners since 2012, the Institute for the Study of Radical Movements ( ISRM ).

Exit

An exit is according to the definition of EXIT Germany takes place when there has been a critical reflection, reclamation and a successful questioning of the previous ideology. This definition extends in the area of ​​exit work - because it includes social, physical and psychological dimensions of the exit - on the definitional framework out. A contact is possible, according to EXIT Germany via telephone, e -mail, SMS and letters. In addition, indicates the initiative that personal interviews with dropouts, are where possible, out in prisons. So would like to ensure the contact and care in detention. For problems of security for ways eg when attacks or persecution from the extreme right threaten or be helped.

With the disembarkation ends is to overcome the ideology and dealing with the past, worked including crimes committed. The idea is that the freedom and dignity of every human being at the center and a human relationship of equality and respect is made to anyone. Extremist ideologies that reject this idea is consistently criticized. EXIT Germany helps disembarkation ligand in the development of personal skills and insights to redesign the personal relationships and the re-orientation in everyday life in school, teaching, and professional.

Operation Trojan T- Shirt

For worldwide caused a stir EXIT Germany with its spectacular action "Operation Trojan T- Shirt". It was an innovative subversive targeting. The T-shirts were distributed on August 6, 2011 in Gera on the right rock festival "Rock for Germany " by the NPD Thuringia as an organizer at the checkout for free. Only in your own four walls revealed the T -Shirts their true intent: Printing with a skull and crossbones, the words " hardcore rebels" and the panned flags of the outdoors forces disappeared after the first wash and visible, the message "What your T-shirt can, you can too - We will help you to solve the far right. EXIT Germany ". Operation Trojan T- shirt found on the borders of Germany recognition. The EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström described the action on the occasion of a symposium called " A good example to illustrate how extremism propaganda can be countered ." The action should make the exit offer in the scene known and especially appeal to young and not yet well-established right-wing extremists. EXIT Germany tried various forms of targeting. As part of the action circle of former right-wing extremists or EXIT Germany, for example, flyers, postcards and podcasts are being developed that work similar to the T -Shirt Trojan.

Science - practice transfer

EXIT Germany cooperates in the course of its activities, among others with:

  • The Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH ) of the University of Hamburg
  • Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development - New York University
  • Northampton University
  • University of Amsterdam ( UvA )
  • Athena Institute Budapest
  • The Technical University of Braunschweig
  • University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf
  • Cambridge University
  • Consortium for Research on Terrorism and International Crime, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo, Norway
  • Research cooperation in the field of extremism research and educational work with the Universities of Hamburg, Braunschweig, Göttingen, Frankfurt / Oder, Bielefeld, Rostock and Lübeck
  • Orientation of an annual professional day "Democracy and deradicalisation " as well as participation and creation of technical conferences, workshops and discussions in cooperation, inter alia, with the Friedrich -Ebert -Stiftung Berlin
  • Member of the Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance of the federal government. Consultations with politicians, institutions, homeland security, embassies, national agencies and prime ministers / inside.
  • Participation in the Weinheimer talks of the Freudenberg Foundation
  • Co-development of local action plans that deal specifically with components of deradicalisation at the local level
  • Training and Coaching ( PDF, 3.3 MB) by members of the judiciary full train, multipliers, teaching and training staff
  • Participation in film, television and radio productions about right

Awards

EXIT Germany has won several awards for his work. So EXIT received the politics Award 2012, the Hyper country and was included in the European Commission's 2012 Best Practice project database. According to the Federal Government is EXIT Germany with respect to the externally verifiable numbers of cases of the most successful deradicalisation programs. 2013 EXIT Germany was awarded the special prize of the city of Osnabrück.

Journal

JEX - Journal EXIT Germany - is the open access online journal of EXIT GERMANY. It has claims to be a " comprehensive, regular ( quarterly ) and scientific interdisciplinary exchange with the practice on the topics deradicalisation, extremism and democratic culture." The posts are doing under the " primacy of immediate practical relevance.

The core task of the Journal EXIT Germany claims to be, to be a transparent mouthpiece for the exchange between science and practice.

Evaluation

The initiative EXIT Germany was regularly and continuously evaluated in the framework of their activities in different project components.

  • 2004-2005 evaluation by Prof. Dr. Birgit Rommel Bacher ( federal program VARIABLE ) A report is not available. It seemed to her book The hatred has united us - Young right-wing extremists and their exit from the scene Campus, Frankfurt 2005
  • 2007-2010 Evaluation of the EXIT family assistance " DIVERSITY IS DOING WELL. Youth for Diversity, Tolerance and Democracy "and" competent. for Democracy - consultation network against right " funding period 2007 - 2010
  • 2007-2010 Scientific support the EXIT family assistance ( federal program VIELVALT TUT GUT) Final Report of the Scientific accompaniment in thematic clusters " work with right-wing extremist youth at risk " in the program " DIVERSITY IS DOING WELL Youth for Diversity, Tolerance and Democracy -. Against right-wing extremism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism " ( Kerstin Sischka, FU Berlin)
  • 2006-2011 Evaluation of projects under the Local Action Plans (LAPs ) on behalf of the federal program " VIELVALT DOING GOOD"
  • 2009 Part evaluation by the Amadeu Antonio Foundation in the program " Living Equality " the Ford Foundation by Prof. Dr. Andreas Zick
  • 2011-2013 evaluation by the (GIB ) Society for Innovation Research and Consulting Ltd. Research Institute evaluation of the " Xenos special program exit to the entrance " ( Commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS ) )
  • 2012 Response of the Federal Government at the request of the Group of the Left
  • Evaluation by the Freudenberg Foundation

Further evaluations can be found on the side of EXIT Germany.

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