The Reichsbürger movement is - at least in terms of public awareness - a rather recent
political phenomenon even though its roots go back at least as far as the 1970s. This volume
is the first to focus on the linguistic specifics of the Reichsbürger movement. Adopting a
politolinguistic perspective it analyses the peculiarities and strategies evident in the
self-presentation and especially in the propaganda of the Reichsbürger. Central aspects of
the Reichsbürger worldview are analysed and deconstructed with regard to their linguistic
representation. These include for instance messages relating to violence war discourses
conspiracy theories and pseudo-religious references which are used in the scene to justify
their fundamental rejection of the social and political reality of the Federal Republic of
Germany. The study pays particular attention to the linguistic expression of Reichsbürger
identity not only looking at the self-presentation of Reichsbürger but also at how and with
which linguistic means they attempt to obstruct state institutions and representatives.
