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A Continuum for Responding to the Extreme Right: A Comparison between the United States and Germany
Authors:George Michael  Michael Minkenberg
Affiliation:1. Political Science and Administration of Justice , The University of Virginia's College at Wise , Wise, Virginia, USA;2. Center for European and Mediterranean Studies , New York University , New York, New York, USA
Abstract:This article compares and contrasts the responses to right-wing extremism in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany. Essentially, the approaches of these respective countries represent two polarities on a continuum. Whereas in theory, the United States allows extremist groups much more freedom to espouse unpopular ideas, the Federal Republic of Germany has the legal authority to disband extremist groups and parties that it deigns a threat to the country's constitutional democracy. Despite these seeming differences, both countries have responded resolutely to manifestations of right-wing extremism and have actually cooperated on numerous occasions to stymie American extremist activists that have propagandized in Germany. There are advantages and disadvantages to the approaches these two countries employ in countering extremism.
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