Antifaschistisches Infoblatt

Antifaschistisches Infoblatt
CategoriesPolitics, Anti-fascism
FrequencyQuarterly
PublisherSelf-published
Founded1987
First issueSpring 1987
CompanySelf-publishing
CountryGermany
Based inBerlin
LanguageGerman
Websitewww.antifainfoblatt.de
ISSN1862-7838

Antifaschistisches Infoblatt (AIB) is an anti-fascist publication in Berlin, Germany.[1][2][3] It was founded in 1987 and the first issue appeared in Spring.[1] The magazine is published four times a year.[1] It has provided information since 1987 on völkisch-nationalist ideologies, as well as on right-wing conditions and the state of the left.[4] It covers actors, organisations and infrastructure within the right-wing spectrum, along with current developments from an antifascist perspective. The publication cooperates with similar publications in other countries, including Expo and Searchlight.[5] It has been a member of Antifa-Net since 2003.

Self-conception

The magazine defines itself as a "counterpublic" and "antifascist resistance". The editorial team assumes that—such as during the nationwide pogrom wave against refugees in the first half of the 1990s—political backgrounds are omitted in the Mainstream media, authoritarian, nationalist and racist sentiments in society are denied, and right-wing activities are downplayed. The magazine aims to help close this gap. At the same time, it positions itself as a mediator and platform for information, concepts, campaigns and debates from antifascist groups and initiatives.[6]

It includes reports on German and European history, particularly the era of Nazism, as well as national and international connections and ideological commonalities among national conservatives, right-wing populists and neo-Nazis, along with ongoing analyses of the entire spectrum. In addition to current manifestations, it also addresses its intellectual history, its sources and references. Extensive background articles aim to provide thoroughly researched information that "would not be offered in this level of detail"[6] in commercially oriented media.

The editorial collective is divided into various departments: "Braunzone", "History", "Society", "Racism", "Repression", "Discussion".

Its authors include, among others:

The magazine is published quarterly and has a page count of around 60 pages. It is produced by a volunteer editorial collective through self-publishing.[6]

Cooperations

As a nationwide publication, the AIB collaborates with various like-minded media projects and archives, as well as journalists, historians and activists in Germany. Since 1988, it has worked with antifascist initiatives in Europe and North America and has been a member of the international network Antifa-Net since 2003, connecting it to antifascist initiatives in Europe, Asia and the US.[6]

The magazine cooperates with the internet platform Linksnet. Its information offerings are received across a spectrum of opinions that includes representatives of decidedly left-wing positions, journalistic researchers and authors,[11] the trade union ver.di,[12] the student and early-career scholars' association "Engagierte Wissenschaft" (EnWi e. V.) at the University of Leipzig,[13] and established academic specialists or local citizens' initiatives, such as the alliance "Leipzig – Stadt für alle" (Leipzig – A City for All).[14] A study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung views the AIB, alongside the Antifaschistische Nachrichten, as one of two noteworthy German publications within an international network of antifascist and anti-racist NGOs.[15]

It is joint publisher, together with Searchlight (UK) and Enough is enough, of two books addressing specific aspects of right-wing populism and the radical right: Rechtspopulismus kann tödlich sein![16] and White Noise: Rechts-Rock, Skinhead-Musik, Blood & Honour.[17] The second publication received positive reception far beyond the AIB's core readership, including in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.[18]

Reception

The AIB's expertise is used by many political scientists in the fields of extremism of the centre, right-wing populism and neo-Nazism for their studies.[19] Its research findings also appear in so-called "quality journalism".[20] It is perceived as an "alternative media" in relation to mainstream.[21]

The political scientist Armin Pfahl-Traughber describes the AIB as a "relevant publication organ" of the far-left within the field of "antifascism".[22]

In 2002, the AIB was mentioned in a brochure by the Baden-Württemberg Office for the Protection of the Constitution on "Antifascism as an action field of left-wing extremists", classified under "Forms of left-wing extremist antifascist work – legal antifascism".[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "AIB - Antifaschistisches Info Blatt". Linksnet (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ Bernd Hüttner (2011). Handbuch Alternativmedien 2011/2012: Printmedien, Freie Radios, Archive & Verlage in der BRD, Österreich und der Schweiz (in German). AG SPAK Bücher. p. 184. ISBN 978-3-940865-22-9.
  3. ^ "Antifaschistisches Info-Blatt : AIB (ZDB catalogue)". Zeitschriftendatenbank (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  4. ^ Bassermann, Lothar (28 September 2017). "Antifa: »30 Jahre Recherchen, Analysen und Widerstand«" [Antifa: ‘30 years of research, analysis and resistance’]. Junge Welt (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  5. ^ Nick Ryan (2005). Into a World of Hate: A Journey Among the Extreme Right. Taylor & Francis. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-135-93276-3.
  6. ^ a b c d "Über uns" [About us]. Antifaschistisches Infoblatt (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Markus End". Unrast Verlag (in German). Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Frances Henry". York University. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Jacoby, Stefan". Duisburger Institut für Sprach- und Sozialforschung (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Streit um Auskunftsrecht: Neonazi-Watchblog ist ein Organ der Presse" [Dispute over right to information: Neo-Nazi watch blog is an organ of the press]. Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  11. ^ Röpke, Andrea; Speit, Andreas, eds. (2013). "Danksagung" [Acknowledgements]. Blut und Ehre: Geschichte und Gegenwart rechter Gewalt in Deutschland [Blood and Honour: History and Present of Right-wing Violence in Germany] (in German). Berlin: Ch. Links Verlag. p. 232. ISBN 978-3-86153-707-6.
  12. ^ Osuch, Florian (11 September 2009). "Antifaschistisches Infoblatt" [Anti-Fascist Information Leaflet]. Menschen Machen Medien (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Zeitschrift: Antifaschistisches Infoblatt: 111/2016 - Schwerpunkt: "Nazis verbieten? Wie erfolgreich ist staatliche Verbotspolitik"" [Magazine: Antifaschistisches Infoblatt (Anti-Fascist Information Sheet): 111/2016 – Focus: ‘Ban Nazis? How successful is the government's policy of prohibition?’]. Engagierte Wissenschaft (in German). Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Pegida vertraulich | Antifa Infoblatt" [Pegida confidential | Antifa leaflet]. Netzwerk Leipzig – Stadt für alle (in German). 9 December 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  15. ^ Kösemen, Orkan; Bertelsmann Stiftung, eds. (2009). Strategies for combating right-wing extremism in Europe. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung. ISBN 978-3-86793-016-1.
  16. ^ Alm, Tobias; Heß, Cordelia, eds. (2013). Rechtspopulismus kann tödlich sein! Entwicklung und Folgen des Rechtsrucks in Skandinavien [Right-wing populism can be deadly! The development and consequences of the shift to the right in Scandinavia]. Reihe Antifaschistische Politik (RAP) (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Münster: edition assemblage. ISBN 978-3-942885-29-4.
  17. ^ White noise: Rechts-Rock, Skinhead-Musik, Blood & Honour; Einblicke in die internationale Neonazi-Musik-Szene [White noise: Right-wing rock, skinhead music, Blood & Honour; insights into the international neo-Nazi music scene]. Reihe antifaschistischer Texte (in German) (4th ed.). Hamburg: Unrast-Verl. 2004. ISBN 978-3-89771-807-4.
  18. ^ "White Noise". perlentaucher.de (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  19. ^ See: Butterwegge, Christoph; Cremer, Janine; Häusler, Alexander; Hentges, Gudrun; Pfeiffer, Thomas; Reißlandt, Carolin; Salzborn, Samuel (2002). Themen der Rechten — Themen der Mitte: Zuwanderung, Demografischer Wandel und Nationalbewusstsein [Right-wing issues — centrist issues: immigration, demographic change and national consciousness] (in German). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 978-3-663-11633-2.; Grumke, Thomas; Wagner, Bernd, eds. (2002). Handbuch Rechtsradikalismus: Personen - Organisationen - Netzwerke vom Neonazismus bis in die Mitte der Gesellschaft [Handbook on Right-wing Extremism: Individuals, Organisations and Networks from Neo-Nazism to Mainstream Society]. Springer eBook Collection Humanities, Social Science (in German). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 978-3-322-97559-1.; Gabriel, Ralph, ed. (2004). Futur exakt: Jugendkultur in Oranienburg zwischen rechtsextremer Gewalt und demokratischem Engagement [Futur exakt: Youth culture in Oranienburg between right-wing extremist violence and democratic engagement] (in German). Berlin: Schiler & Mücke. ISBN 978-3-89930-074-1.; Döring, Uta, ed. (2008). Angstzonen: Rechtsdominierte Orte aus medialer und lokaler Perspektive [Areas of fear: Right-wing dominated places from a media and local perspective] (in German). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 978-3-531-90776-5.; Schedler, Jan; Häusler, Alexander (2011). Autonome Nationalisten: Neonazismus in Bewegung [Autonomous Nationalists: Neo-Nazism on the Move] (in German). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. ISBN 978-3-531-93219-4.; Wenzel, Uwe; Rosenzweig, Beate; Eith, Ulrich, eds. (2015). Rechter Terror und Rechtsextremismus: aktuelle Erscheinungsformen und Ansätze der politischen Bildungspraxis [Right-wing terrorism and right-wing extremism: current manifestations and approaches in political education practice] (in German). Schwalbach am Taunus: Wochenschau Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7344-0113-8.; Langebach, Martin; Sturm, Michael (2015). Erinnerungsorte der extremen Rechten [Memorial sites of the extreme right] (in German). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. ISBN 978-3-658-00131-5.
  20. ^ See: Röpke, Andrea; Speit, Andreas, eds. (2005). Braune Kameradschaften: die militanten Neonazis im Schatten der NPD [Brown comradeships: militant neo-Nazis in the shadow of the NPD] (in German) (2nd ed.). Berlin: CH. Links Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86153-365-8.; Aust, Stefan; Laabs, Dirk (2020). Heimatschutz: der Staat und die Mordserie des NSU [Homeland security: the state and the NSU murder series] (in German) (2nd ed.). München: Pantheon. ISBN 978-3-570-55202-5.
  21. ^ Hüttner, Bernd; Leidinger, Christiane; Oy, Gottfried, eds. (2011). Handbuch Alternativmedien: Printmedien, Freie Radios, Archive & Verlage in der BRD, Österreich und der Schweiz (2011/2012) [Handbook of Alternative Media: Print Media, Independent Radio Stations, Archives & Publishers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (2011/2012)] (in German). Neu-Ulm: AG SPAK Bücher. ISBN 978-3-940865-22-9.
  22. ^ Pfahl-Traughber, Armin. Linksextremismus in Deutschland: eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme [Left-wing extremism in Germany: a critical assessment] (in German) (2nd ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. ISBN 978-3-658-30208-5.
  23. ^ "Antifaschismus als Aktionsfeld von Linksextremisten" [Anti-fascism as a field of action for left-wing extremists] (PDF). Verfassungsschutz - BW (in German). March 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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