"Im nationalen Abwehrkampf der Grenzlanddeutschen" Akademische Burschenschaften und Politik in Österreich nach 1945

• Main Author: Weidinger, Bernhard (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Politics & government; Student fraternity; male society; pan-Germanism; nationalism; right-wing extremism; far right; conservatism; South Tyrol; VDU (Federation of Independents); FPÖ (Austrian Freedom Party); Burschenschaft; Studentenverbindung; Männerbund; Deutschnationalismus; Nationalismus; Rechtsextremismus; Konservatismus; Südtirol; Hochschulpolitik; VDU (Verband der Unabhängigen); FPÖ (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs); Völkische Bewegung
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The book depicts the ideological foundations and political practice of pan-German student fraternities (Burschenschaften) in Austria after 1945. The Burschenschaften's post-war volkish (German) nationalism and interwovenness with the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) receive particular attention.