In view of the rise of authoritarian regimes and right-wing populist movements worldwide, the question of solidarity and resistance is becoming the focus of reflection on everyday practices. It seems that it is precisely here, in the seemingly apolitical spaces of what was once seen as the ‘private’ sphere, that right-wing mobilization is most successful. In particular, everyday experiences in relation to identity, language, or the environment are fascized in Germany, i.e., these fields become the basis for everyday society to adopt the political normativity of fascism without the need for a party. What do practices of solidarity and resistance mean in this new situation? How can historically evolved understandings of fascism and mechanisms of resistance be revamped for today’s conditions? This panel is dedicated to the historical and current fractures of fascization—the spaces and possibilities to counter it, in Germany as well as in a global context. The focus is on forms of political solidarity in times of increasing repression, the role of an anti-fascist culture of remembrance, and the importance of empathy and emotion as practices of resistance. 

The discussants shed light on how collective remembrance of past struggles against fascism offers orientation for current strategies, and address the challenges of acting in solidarity in authoritarian societies. They also consider the question of how international movements can learn from each other and what strategies and horizons of understanding are needed today to think the local and the global together. The aim is to open up spaces for exchange and networking in which resistance is not only possible, but understood in its urgency and necessity.