Threats to Youth Integration and Political Education amidst Rising Right-Wing Extremism

The federal government is making savings on integration and political education, which means that both the youth migration service of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt München-Land and the respected coaches at schools in the city and district are on the verge of extinction. And all of this at a time when right-wing extremist positions are gaining popularity.

Shortly after half past eight, the corridors of the Carl Steinmeier Middle School in Hohenbrunn are mostly quiet, most of the students are in their classrooms. Florian Berwig heads towards a large room where more than 70 young people are waiting. This morning they will take on the roles of members of the state parliament and learn about the work of parliament in a simulation game. But the organizing team hasn’t arrived yet, a group of young people from the Center for Applied Policy Research who developed the simulation game in collaboration with the Bavarian state parliament. Berwig intercepts her in the hallway and guides her in the right direction. Ready to go.