Niemcy wobec przemocy politycznej, terroryzmu i zamachów indywidualnych
The Germans’ Attitude to Political Violence, Terrorism and Attacks on Individuals

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the study is to describe the political violence used in Germany by radical movements from the 1960s to the present day. Special emphasis is placed on attacks on individuals, since this form of violence accompanied the German political life predating reunification until the 1980s. Attacks carried out by the extreme left and extreme right are presented against a backdrop of the German society’s changing attitude to violence. The article shows that the shift from a ‘‘culture of violence’’ to pacifism did not bring any substantial change of attitudes. Difference pertains more to the forms than the scope of actions. Militant political radicalism remains a constant element of the German political life.

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