Development, patterns and causes of violence against foreigners in Germany: Social and biographical characteristics of perpetrators and the process of escalation
- 1 March 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Terrorism and Political Violence
- Vol. 7 (1) , 162-181
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09546559508427288
Abstract
Acts of violence against foreigners have increased dramatically since 1991 in Germany. The author underlines the wave‐like process of escalation and tries to identify triggering and amplifying factors (police reaction, political deficits, public opinion). He analyses police data concerning biographical and socio‐demographic characteristics of the perpetrators and discusses some of the prominent scientific interpretations (disintegration, individualisation, right‐wing activities) concerning the recent waves of right‐wing and xenophobic violence in Germany.Keywords
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