Right-wing populism, but normal?

Normality. Simple, as usual, just right, and sometimes ordinary—all these connotations can come to mind when someone wishes, “Things should finally get back to normal again.” We’d like to engage in a conversation this evening with Prof. Raj Kollmorgen, Dr. Roland Löffler, Clemens Meyer, and you.

What exactly is the “culture of normality,” how is the discourse on it unfolding, and where do people who see themselves as supporters of right-wing populist ideas stand? Do today’s expectations and desires regarding normality differ so much from those of 15 or 50 years ago? And how do we address this politically?

When viewed from a bird’s-eye perspective, aren’t all these considerations ultimately about the individual’s struggle to realize their dreams, hopes, and life plans? So this evening, let’s talk about living together, our shared existence, and our sense of normality. And also about the rhetoric of fear, hatred, incitement, and grand promises—not in spite of, but precisely with and by drawing on the concept of normality.

And let’s listen with equal curiosity to what our panelists from the fields of academia, literature, and political education have to say about the future prospects of our political system.