Second workshop as part of the course “Why are young voters increasingly voting for the radical right?”

From 5 to 7 December 2025, students of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies (WNPiSM) paid a return visit to Germany to present, together with students from European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), the findings of their research projects devoted to analysing the reasons for the growing popularity of the radical right among young voters. The students focused, among other things, on the economic determinants of young people’s support for the radical right, on the role of social media, on the role of gender in these parties’ communication, and on anti-establishment attitudes stemming from a feeling of being ignored by mainstream politics.

Just as during the first meeting in Warsaw, the visit was not only about research: there was also time for a guided tour of Frankfurt and Słubice, including a joint outing to the Christmas market, as well as a visit to Berlin.

The visit to Germany took place as part of a special elective course “Why are young voters increasingly voting for the radical right?” taught by prof. Wojciech Gagatek together with dr Anja Hennig from the UEV.

One of the participants in the project, Anastasiia Strukova, a student at WNPiSM, decided to share her reflections from a student perspective (see attached file – From Warsaw ice-breakers to research teams).

Photo 1 (c) Valeria Lazareva; 2 i 3 (c) prof. Wojciech Gagatek

The project has been co-financed by the Foundation for the Polish-German cooperation.