Inaugural Meeting of the “Ideology & Conspiracy Narratives” Panel in Brussels By Fabian Wichmann On 27–28 March 2025, the inaugural meeting of the “Ideology & Conspiracy Narratives” panel, which we co-lead, took place in Brussels as part of the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation. The Knowledge Hub brings together practitioners, policymakers, and researchers from across Europe…

This month our newsletter theme is „Extremism, Elections and the Battle for Narratives“. In this first issue, we share an exclusive interview with Fabian Wichmann. We asked him 8 questions on the Magdeburg and the New Orleans attacks. Both the Magdeburg and New Orleans attackers displayed patterns of online radicalisation and engagement with extremist narratives…

Duitsland heeft te maken met groeiend rechts-extremistisch geweld. Wat te doen? Fabian Wichmann heeft jarenlange ervaring met hulp aan neonazi’s die uit hun radicale omgeving stappen. Steun is nodig, want vertrekken is soms levensgevaarlijk. ‘Je gooit je hele sociale leven overboord.’ Hoe moeilijk is het om een extreemrechtse groep te verlaten? Soms is verhuizen onontkoombaar…

On December 20th, a man drove into a crowd at the Magdeburg Christmas Market. One person was killed, and up to 300 were injured. What were the reactions to the incident, and what is needed to prevent such occurrences in the future?

Eens een neonazi, altijd een neonazi? “Nee”, zegt Fabian Wichmann, casemanager bij het initiatief EXIT-Deutschland. Hij helpt mensen die uit het extreemrechtse milieu willen stappen op het rechte pad.

Ylva Johansson namely mentioned Fabian Wichmann and highlighted the importance of deradicalisation work.

With the strengthening of social polarisation and social crises, conspiracy narratives or conspiracy ideologies are also experiencing a boost.