Manès Weisskircher

Dr. Manès Weisskircher is a researcher at the Technical University of Dresden (TUD) and leads the BMBF-funded junior research group REXKLIMA (Right-Wing Extremism versus Climate Protection? Nationalist Opposition in a Transnational Policy Field) at the Department of Political Science and the Hannah Arendt Institute for the Study of Totalitarianism. His work bridges right-wing extremism research with climate policy, focusing on transnational mobilization strategies and ecological framings.

• Magister in Political Science and International Development, University of Vienna
• MSc in Economic History, London School of Economics
• MRes in Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute
• PhD in Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute (2019)

REXKLIMA investigates the intersection of far-right politics and climate action through interdisciplinary approaches, examining topics like energy transition, renewable energies, Green New Deal, and environmental conflicts. The group contributes to party and protest studies, analyzing how far-right actors politicize ecological issues. Dr. Weisskircher edited the anthology Contemporary Germany and the Fourth Wave of Far-Right Politics (Routledge, 2024), which explores the rise of far-right parties in Germany.

• Interdisciplinary focus on political sociology, social movements, and transnational environmental conflicts
• Collaborates with institutions like the University of Oslo, Free University Berlin, and European academic networks
• Engages in public outreach through lectures, media (Financial Times, Süddeutsche Zeitung), and international conferences