Nearly one in three Germans support xenophobic views; prejudice against individual groups on the rise

Leipzig Authoritarianism Study 2018: presentation of long-term study with current results on authoritarian and far-right attitudes in Germany

Xenophobia has again increased in Germany. Almost one in two respondents in eastern Germany agrees with certain xenophobic statements, for example that foreigners are exploiting the German welfare state or swamping the Federal Republic. In western Germany, too, almost one in three agree with these views. These are some of the key findings of the representative Leipzig Authoritarianism Study, formerly known as the Leipzig University “Mitte” Study. ...

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