MEMO youth study

With "MEMO Germany - Multidimensional Memory Monitor", the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence Bielefeld (IKG) has been researching since 2018 what, how and for what citizens of Germany historically remember. The aim is an empirical documentation of the culture of remembrance prevailing in Germany, recorded in the form of a representative opinion survey addressed to a cross-section of the population. The MEMO Youth Study 2023 is the most comprehensive study of its kind and expands the previous five MEMO surveys (2018-2022) to include the focus group of young adults: the future bearers of memory culture.

63%

of young adults say they have dealt intensively with National Socialism (source: MEMO Youth Study 2023)

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MEMO Germany – Youth Study 2023

How, what and in what ways do young people in Germany remember National Socialism? How do they perceive discrimination and remembrance culture today? The MEMO Youth Study 2023, conducted by Bielefeld University and funded by the EVZ Foundation, extends the previous five MEMO surveys (2018-2022) by the focus group young adults. National Socialism and World War II are central reference points in Germany's culture of remembrance for adolescents and young adults. All results of the study as well as accompanying material are available here.

Michael Papendick, Jonas Rees, Maren Scholz & Andreas Zick / Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung (IKG) Universität Bielefeld
Berlin, Bielefeld 2022
33 Pages
Language: German, English
- MEMO Youth Study 2023 (PDF, 3 MB)

Video

MEMO Youth Study 2023: How do young people remember National Socialism?

How, what and in which ways do young people in Germany remember National Socialism? How do they perceive discrimination and remembrance culture today? The MEMO Youth Study 2023, conducted by Bielefeld University and funded by the Foundation EVZ, expands the previous five MEMO surveys (2018-2022) with the focus group young adults. The video provides insights into selected results of the study. The video with english subtitles can be found on YouTube.