Transnational Generations - Memories and Knowledge Transmission of/in Migration and Exile, Part II
Transnational Generations - Memories and Knowledge Transmission of/in Migration and Exile, Part II
Friday, 11 July 2025: 09:00-10:45
Location: ASJE031 (Annex of the Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences)
RC38 Biography and Society (host committee) Language: English
Social change and climate change have made life in the Western Hemisphere more uncertain and challenging coincide such as climate change, various wars and famine disasters as well as the Covid pandemic and the reproductive crisis.
As a result of neoliberalization, the responsibility of dealing with these changes has shifted to the individual. It has devalued care and solidarity, leading to insecurity and fear. A social climate is emerging in which everyone fights for themselves and groups labelled as “Others” are perceived as threats. Right-wing actors exploit this by fomenting a "politics of fear" and offering supposedly simple solutions. These include a further normalization of exclusionary ideas by nationalizing social security and equality. The electoral success of right-wing parties in Europe and the United States, among others, shows the success of these strategies. This is particularly evident in the results of the 2024 European elections. In this session, we want to discuss the biographical significance these social developments of re-nationalization and de-solidarization have. How do right-wing ideologies and political strategies connect to biographical experiences and perhaps even lead to active involvement in right-wing groups and parties? And what biographical strategies come into play for those who are targeted by right-wing actors and therefore affected by these trends towards de-solidarization, such as migrants/refugees, queer and Jewish people?
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