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CRWS is dedicated to the study of right-wing movements in the 20th and 21st centuries. crws.berkeley.edu We publish the Journal of Right-Wing Studies, free and open access: jrws.berkeley.edu

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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thank YOU from Oski and all of us at ISSI! We raised $17,162 from 30 donors during last week's @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Bear-a-thon!
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
CRWS is part of the @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social—join us to celebrate 50 years of social change research!
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Around here, #OskiBday is never just one day. Today is your final chance to double your impact. An anonymous donor is matching every gift to ISSI, up to $10,000. Help us reach the match and invest in the next generation of scholars working to shape a more equitable future.
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Oski's B-Day Bearathon 2026
September 16–18
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy #OskiBday! In honor of Oski’s 85th birthday and our 50th anniversary, an anonymous donor will match every gift made to ISSI, up to $10k! Empower next-gen leaders: bit.ly/Oski2026
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How do historians define the “far right?” When does the radical become ordinary? And what do the archives allow us to see about movements with few formal records? Learn about recent discoveries in the field in this virtual discussion on Friday, Sep. 18 at 9AM (PT): berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Can bedtime stories help explain far-right voting patterns? Read about it in "Pedagogy of Fear: Folklore and the Far-Right in Weimar Germany," a new study co-authored by CRWS graduate student @elena-amaya.bsky.social. #voting #folklore #sociology
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Pedagogy of Fear: Folklore and the Far-Right in Weimar Germany - Elena Amaya, Robert Braun, 2026
This article argues that folklore (orally transmitted group knowledge) shapes far-right voting by inculcating feeling rules that resonate with nativist and auto...
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
ISSI faculty affiliate Hidetaka Hirota was cited in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject President Trump's attempt to end the practice of granting citizenship to nearly all children born on U.S. soil. "The decision demonstrates how historians' work continues to matter in our society today."
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Supreme Court cites Berkeley history professor’s research in landmark birthright citizenship decision
The U.S. Supreme Court this week reaffirmed the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s attempt to end the longstanding practice of granting citizenship ...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
CRWS graduate student Matthew Grumbach wrote an article published by Critical Sociology about the trajectories of sectarian radicals who led conservative Christian and ultra-left movements in the US in 1965. "The Fortunes of Radicalization:" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The fortunes of radicalization: How the party environment determined the fate of radical movements in the late 20th-century United States - Matthew Grumbach, 2026
Radicalization during the 1960s and 1970s is often cited as a cause in the decline of American New Left movements, but right-wing movements also radicalized dur...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
'The Evolving Radical Right in the Early Twenty-First Century' is a new book published by Routledge that explores the rise of the radical right, populism, and extremism. CRWS Chair Lawrence Rosenthal was interviewed by Ken Fuchsman in the chapter, "Resentment and Fear of Loss in the Radical Right."
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The Evolving Radical Right in the Early Twenty-First Century: Liberty Under Siege
This book investigates the dynamics of expansion and normalization of the radical right in the early twenty-first century. The radical right’s popularity with voters dramatically increased, it even en...
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Join the team at ISSI's Asian American Research Center! ➡️ Apply: issi.berkeley.edu/hiring
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Join the ISSI team! We're looking for an Associate Director to oversee our programs and research centers and lead our Graduate Fellows Program. ➡️ Apply: issi.berkeley.edu/hiring
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Minoo Moallem and Paola Bacchetta, ISSI faculty affiliates and Gender & Women's Studies professors at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, co-edited a book, Fatema Mernissi for Our Times. It explores the work of the Moroccan feminist sociologist and writer. Learn more: press.syr.edu/supressbooks...
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Fatema Mernissi for Our Times – Syracuse University Press
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Neil Bar, a CRWS affiliate, published a new book, Kahanism and the Algorithmic Interpretation of History. This book analyzes the influence of Meir Kahane, the American-born leader who became one of the most radical far-right figures ever to hold political power in Israel. @routledgebooks.bsky.social
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Kahanism and the Algorithmic Interpretation of History
This book offers a systematic analysis of the ideology and enduring influence of Rabbi Meir Kahane in Israel, the American-born leader and thinker who rose to become one of the most radical far-right ...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Beyond Bias Recording 🎥 Missed it? Watch @ajbauer.bsky.social unpack the myth of media bias and challenge the idea that political disagreement is just a lack of facts. With Michael D. Bolden and Lawrence A. Rosenthal Hosted by CRWS at @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social youtu.be/Y3auRTWpdks?...
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Beyond Bias
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Save your spot today for @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social alumnus Ricky Bluthenthal's Distinguished Lecture in Community-Engaged Research. 🌟 5/5, 5-6pm 🌟 Faculty Club & Zoom 🌟 RSVP now! berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @publichealth.berkeley.edu
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
John Konicki, Center for Right-Wing Studies grad student, received the 2026 Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship for his paper, "Ideological Resentment: The Role of Asymmetric Grievances in Conservative Politics." igs.berkeley.edu/student-oppo...
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Synar Graduate Research Fellows | Institute of Governmental Studies
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Check out this keynote talk given by Jennifer Burns, Edgar E. Robinson Professor of US History at Stanford University from our recent conference, Women on the Right in U.S. History. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf4Q...
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Hidden Figures: The Women Who’ve Shaped Our Ideas of Capitalism, Markets, and the State
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
CRWS awarded small research grants to 8 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social students! 🐻🎉 Learn about their projects: issi.berkeley.edu/crws/researc...
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Student Research Funded by CRWS Mini-Grants | Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Former visiting scholar Balša Lubarda wrote for the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation on whether far-right ecologism is being mainstreamed, stating that preventing mainstream requires the creation of inclusive environmental futures that cannot be co-opted. ec.europa.eu/newsroom/hom...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
How did we get here? Andrea Lampros from @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social recently interviewed @ajbauer.bsky.social to unpack how conservative movements reshaped the media landscape: journalism.berkeley.edu/aj-bauer/ Don't miss A.J.'s talk this Thursday. RSVP here: berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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How did we get here? A Q&A with University of Alabama researcher A.J. Bauer about the rise of conservative media and the movement against the press
He is the author of “Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press,” which delves into the questions of when and how we’ve come to live in a fractured media environmen...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Join us on March 19 at 6 p.m. for @ajbauer.bsky.social's talk on his new book, "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press" (@columbiaup.bsky.social, 2026). And don't miss the book reception at 5:30!
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Join us on March 19 at 6 p.m. for @ajbauer.bsky.social's talk on his new book, "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press" (@columbiaup.bsky.social, 2026). And don't miss the book reception at 5:30!
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Big Thanks from CRWS! Your support made Big Give a big success for us! We raised a total of $12,730 from 17 donors. If you missed it, your support of critical research on the right is always appreciated: give.berkeley.edu/fund/FU0996000
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Every gift you make to the Center for Right-Wing Studies in the next 24 hours will be doubled, up to $10K! (Big thanks to our anonymous donor) Help us host free public events, fund student research, and advance scholarship on right-wing movements bit.ly/CRWSBigGive #UCBerkeleyCRWS #CalBigGive
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Neil Bar, faculty affiliate, published a new article in Nationalities Papers. Neil Bar focuses on Greece's most prominent far-right political organization, Golden Dawn (GD), which strategically utilized antisemitism as its core ideological principle. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Golden Dawn’s Antisemitic Meta-Conspiracy of Hate and the Defiance of European Norms | Nationalities Papers | Cambridge Core
Golden Dawn’s Antisemitic Meta-Conspiracy of Hate and the Defiance of European Norms
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
CRWS Chair Lawrence Rosenthal recently gave a talk, "Naming the Enemy" on Carl Schmitt and worldwide illiberalism. vimeo.com/1137292797
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BRC Meeting 20251112 Lawrence Rosenthal
This is "BRC Meeting 20251112 Lawrence Rosenthal" by Berkeley Rotary Club on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The Politicization of Maternal Mortality Data 📍2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley 🗓Tue, Mar. 10 at noon Lunch provided! Sponsors: Berkeley Center for Social Medicine, Center for Right-Wing Studies, Medical Anthropology Program, @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice
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The Politicization of Maternal Mortality Data
The most compelling argument for legal abortion is the specter of what happens when it is banned, because abortion saves lives. Antiabortion activi...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
On Feb 26-27, join us for Women on the Right in U.S. History. This conference will feature talks by Kathleen Blee, Jennifer Burns, @drkatiegaddini.bsky.social @whitmcintosh.bsky.social @sammyraeroth.bsky.social, and more! Check out the program and register: bit.ly/WomenOntheRight Sponsored by CRWS
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Join us on Feb 18 for a conversation with ISSI alums Jennifer Chun & Judy Han! Learn more & register: bit.ly/AgainstAbandonment Sponsors: ISSI, Center for Korean Studies Cosponsors:@ucbgeography.bsky.social, Sociology, Asian American & Asian Diaspora Studies Program, Center for Ethnographic Research
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Against Abandonment: Repertoires of Solidarity in South Korean Protest
Jennifer Jihye Chun and Ju Hui Judy Han will discuss their new book, Against Abandonment: Repertoires of Solidarity in South Korean Protest, which ...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
UC Berkeley's Hope Scholars program is celebrating 20 years of providing support to students who have experienced foster care/childhood homelessness. A news article shines a light on this important campus program & features Alexis Wood, a graduate student affiliate. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/16/f...
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For 20 years, this UC Berkeley program has helped students who’ve been in foster care succeed - Berkeley News
Hope Scholars started with one employee and one student. It has since grown to offer hundreds of students holistic support, including mentorship, emergency funds and move-in day supplies.
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
On Feb 26-27, join us for Women on the Right in U.S. History. This conference will feature talks by Kathleen Blee, Jennifer Burns, @drkatiegaddini.bsky.social @whitmcintosh.bsky.social @sammyraeroth.bsky.social, and more! Check out the program and register: bit.ly/WomenOntheRight Sponsored by CRWS
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Check out the video of our fall 2025 event featuring Amy Skonieczny, Professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University and Valentina Nava, PhD candidate in Political Sociology at Université Paris Cité who discuss their respective papers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbni...
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Populism and the Far Right: Global Frameworks and Local Crises
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Having briefly read, the Kyle Burke article on the history of the transnational far right in this issue is very good.
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Read JRWS author Felix Pal's recent NYT Op-Ed, "Youth Hostels, Blood Banks, Yoga: How One Far-Right Network Spread across the World." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...
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Opinion | Youth Hostels, Blood Banks, Yoga: How One Far-Right Network Spread Across the World
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Part 1 of the JRWS special issue on the history of the far-right in the US is out! Read it for free, and spread it widely. escholarship.org/uc/jrws No better time than now to learn what's precedented and what's not.
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
As we wrap up the year, we're grateful for the community that made our work possible. We're also reflecting on the urgency of the work we do in the field of right-wing studies and what it means for the year ahead.
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Reflecting on 2025 at CRWS
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Check out this new article by CRWS faculty affiliate @cihantugal.bsky.social, "The Evolution of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Syria’s Future: The Interplay between Islamism and Capitalist Geopolitics."
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Calling full-time Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students! In just a few days, grant applications for the Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies are due! These small grants support research projects on right-wing issues in the US or other regions. Submit your application by Mon, Dec 8, 2025.
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Starting soon! Don't miss "Populism & the Far Right: Global Frameworks & Local Crises" berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Right-Wing Populism: Implications for global governance + a case study of Italy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
Amy Skonieczny, Professor of International Relations, San Francisco State University Valentina Nava, PhD candidate, Political Sociology, Université Paris Cité (LCSP) This is a hybrid event. The in-pe...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
CRWS affiliate Arlie Hochschild is featured in this PBS News Hour segment. Hochschild has spent more than 7 years getting to know the people in Pike County, Kentucky, highlighting how the residents are grappling with growing political divisions in their community. www.pbs.org/video/crossr...
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PBS News Hour | In coal country, community works to heal political divisions | Season 2025
In Kentucky's coal country, a community is working to heal political divisions
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Calling full-time undergraduate and graduate students! The Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies invites UC Berkeley students to apply for grants that support research projects on right-wing issues in the US or other regions. Applications are due on Mon, Dec 8, 2025. Visit the link below for more.
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CRWS Mini-Grants for UC Berkeley Students | Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Erwin Chemerinsky of @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social gave a powerful and moving talk yesterday on America's path to authoritarian rule. If you joined us in person or online, thank you! Stay tuned for the recording of this talk and Q&A portion and for upcoming events! @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Join us for "Populism and the Far Right: Global Frameworks and Local Crises" on Wednesday, November 19 at 4pm. 📍2111 Bancroft Way & Zoom Register: bit.ly/Populism2025 Sponsored by Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies of @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social & co-sponsored by @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
ISSI's event with Erwin Chemerinsky is coming up! Join us next Monday either in person or online for Chemerinsky's talk, "The Path Toward Authoritarianism." Register now to save your spot. berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k4ZH5oPbTrqUZ2r9qdFXHw#/registration @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Video of Kristina Boréus' talk: "Migrants and natives - 'them' and 'us'" is now up on YouTube. Boréus explores how a "threat perspective" on immigration has gained dominance in several West European countries and pushing aside more inclusive understandings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTsR...
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Kristina Boréus: Migrants and natives – “them” and “us”
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
In this article Lee Crandall, a grad student affiliate, states that tech authoritarians tend to view liberal democracies as inefficient & instead favor privatized technocratic governance, where private sectors make major decisions rather than politicians. ls.berkeley.edu/news/geograp...
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Geography grad student’s research examines tech authoritarianism’s impact on democracy | Letters & Science
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Carole Joffe, faculty affiliate, won the 2025 American Sociological Association’s Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology. Joffe’s research & advocacy on behalf of reproductive health & rights serves as an exemplar for an impactful sociological career. www.asanet.org/about/awards...
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2025 ASA Award Winners | American Sociological Association
We are pleased to introduce you to the distinguished winners of ASA’s 2025 awards. The winners will be honored in a ceremony during the Annual Meeting in
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Call for Papers: Conference on "Women on the Right in U.S. History: Intellectual, Economic, and Political Power." Deadline, September 29. Read the full call here: issi.berkeley.edu/women-right
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Women on the Right in U.S. History: Intellectual, Economic, and Political Power | Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Read Center for Studies in Higher Ed director Dr. John Aubrey Douglass's recent post about the latest developments regarding Trump's threats to higher education. Be on the lookout for the UCOP's response to the DOJ, coming soon. open.substack.com/pub/johnaubr... #highered
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The DOJ's Disingenuous Filing Against UCLA - Who Is Next?
I think most academics and supporters of American higher education hope that the University of California’s leadership will fight in the courts the latest attempt at extortion by the DOJ in its July 2...
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Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Arlie Hochschild, CRWS affiliate, wrote in the New York Times that many in Kentucky's 5th District are more devoted to Trump even after his 'Big Beautiful Bill'. She argues Democrats must both defend democratic institutions & rebuild trust with former supporters. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
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Opinion | My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country
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