Wi-REX attempts to take stock of right-wing extremism and relevant research in order to document potentials as well as necessities for more support. In addition, the aim is to identify starting points for strengthening and (self-)critically developing research on right-wing extremism and, ultimately, to make a contribution to combating right-wing extremism and its diverse manifestations in German society.

Wi-REX aims to strengthen younger scholars in their research on right-wing extremism, to bring together knowledge, to ensure its dissemination, and to connect the knowledge base of civil society with the knowledge base of academia. Our aim is to build a dynamic network that is open to innovation and continuously evolving. 

The Knowledge Network does not function as a service provider for consulting on the topic of right-wing extremism and does not offer a direct networking "service". It does, however, initiate exchange processes and content-related debates that can take place through the collective identification and analysis of problems and challenges related to right-wing extremism (research), as well as through the development and application of approaches to solutions. In this way, the Knowledge Network creates a process in which academics and other actors working on right-wing extremism can actively participate.