What are you looking for?

Pekelder, J.

Pekelder, J.

Jacco Pekelder, born in Gasselternijveen, the Netherlands, in 1967. Ph.D. from Utrecht University. Assistant Professor of Modern History at Utrecht University.

Fellow (1 September 2010 – 30 June 2011)

“UMFELD”: THE RECEPTION OF TERRORISM AND COUNTER-TERRORISM BY THE RADICAL LEFT IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, 1968-1998

During my stay at NIAS I worked on a monograph concerning the confrontation between the Red Army Faction (or: Baader Meinhof Group) and the West German state in the 1970s (and beyond) and the reactions this provoked from among the RAF’s constituency, the wider milieu of left-wing radicals in Germany (die Linke). It was great fun writing this at the Institute, because it offered so many opportunities to test ideas with other Fellows. Next to that, I participated in the theme group “Terrorists on Trial: The Courtroom as a Stage in the Struggle for Publicity, Public Support and Legitimacy”. Together with co-fellow Klaus Weinhauer I wrote a chapter about the trial against the RAF leadership at Stuttgart-Stammheim (1975-77) which will appear in the theme groups’ edited volume. Finally, I formulated two research proposals, together with different NIAS Fellows, one about terrorist constituencies and the other about German foreign policy culture.

Personal Website