The collaborative project Radicalization Monitoring System and Transfer Platform (Monitoringsystem und Transferplattform Radikalisierung, MOTRA), which includes 2 research groups from Hamburg, is entering its second funding phase. After successfully completing the first funding phase (2019 to 2024), the project will receive further funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community until March 2028.
The Professorship for Criminology at the University of Hamburg’s Faculty of Law headed by Peter Wetzels and Katrin Brettfeld as well as researchers from the Accountability and Participation research program led by Thomas Richter at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) successfully acquired a further ¤3.5 million in research funding until 2028.
MOTRA is a cutting-edge research cluster involving 9 research institutions across Germany. Within this framework the 2 Hamburg research groups collaborate very closely. Research at the University and the GIGA focuses on the systematic monitoring of political attitudes and perceptions of current social conditions in Germany. This includes investigating the spread and causes of the various forms of intolerance such as xenophobia, antisemitism, and anti-Muslim hate.
Another special focus is on analyzing how international conflicts and global political transitions are impacting the attitudes and lives of people in Germany. Both research teams work closely with transfer partners in prevention practice. The partners get special support in tailoring their service approach to reach their target groups more effectively.
Hauke Heekeren, president of the University of Hamburg: "We congratulate The continuation of MOTRA illustrates not only the high level of recognition, but also the immense importance of this research here in Hamburg, which provides essential input for social cohesion and security. This success reflects the excellent and applied research and recognizes the close cooperation between the University of Hamburg and the GIGA in Hamburg as a center of research."
Sabine Kurtenbach, president of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies: "We are proud that our researchers’ work provides seminal ideas for improving social cohesion and security. The continuation of MOTRA underlines the great renown and significance this research here in Hamburg has achieved."
Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future in a Digital AgeUniversity of Hamburg
