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Abstract
This article aims to better understand the determinants which support the ideologies of the Radical Left among young people in Switzerland. The analyses presented in the article are based on a survey on the theme of political radicalism which has been carried out in secondary schools on level II. The findings showed that economic and political deprivation, as well as a high degree of anti-authoritarianism, increase the probability of adhering to the different ideologies of the Radical Left. They also suggest that several aspects of the school context have an impact on the ideological positioning of young people.

In criminological research the relationship between religion and delinquency has received great attention. Religiosity has been shown to be a protective factor for violent behaviour, drug use and other types of crime. In contrast, the relationship between religion and extremism was rarely investigated and then almost exclusively in relation to Islamist extremism. This paper presents results of a youth survey on extremism in Switzerland. A total of 8317 young people in ten cantons were interviewed about right-wing, left-wing and Islamist extremism. The study allows in a unique way to analyse religion, religiosity and religious attitudes in relation to three forms of extremist attitudes. The results show that religion is an important influencing factor of extremism, but religious affiliation and religiosity are less important than specific religious attitudes such as religious tolerance and religious exclusivity.

Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene sind für Extremismus in besonderer Weise empfänglich, unter anderem was den Anschluss an extremistische Gruppen und die Ausübung extremistischen Verhaltens anbelangt. Dies lässt es sinnvoll erscheinen, eine Studie, die sich der Verbreitung und möglichen Einflussfaktoren des politischen Extremismus widmen möchte, auf diese Altersgruppe zu beschränken. Nachfolgend werden Ergebnisse einer schweizweiten Befragung von Jugendlichen im Alter von durchschnittlich 17 bis 18 Jahren vorgestellt, die drei verschiedene Formen des politischen Extremismus untersucht hat: Rechtsextremismus, Linksextremismus und islamistischen Extremismus.