Check out this new article by CRWS faculty affiliate @cihantugal.bsky.social, "The Evolution of Hayβat Tahrir al-Sham and Syriaβs Future: The Interplay between Islamism and Capitalist Geopolitics."
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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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Starting soon! Don't miss "Populism & the Far Right: Global Frameworks & Local Crises"
berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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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
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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CRWS Mini-Grants for UC Berkeley Students | Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
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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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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Join us for "Populism and the Far Right: Global Frameworks and Local Crises" on Wednesday, November 19 at 4pm.
π2111 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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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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YouTube video by issi
Kristina BorΓ©us: Migrants and natives β βthemβ and βusβ
Video of Kristina BorΓ©us' talk: "Migrants and natives - 'them' and 'us'" is now up on YouTube. BorΓ©us 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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Geography grad studentβs research examines tech authoritarianismβs impact on democracy | Letters & Science
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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2025 ASA Award Winners | American Sociological Association
We are pleased to introduce you to the distinguished winners of ASAβs 2025 awards. The winners will be honored in a ceremony during the Annual Meeting in
Carole Joffe, faculty affiliate, won the 2025 American Sociological Associationβs Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology. Joffeβs 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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We're proud to be part of @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social and glad to have this space to support social change scholars
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Women on the Right in U.S. History: Intellectual, Economic, and Political Power | Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
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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Opinion | My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country
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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The ISSI logo and the same text that is in the post
We're hiring! We're seeking an expert communications coordinator to manage our digital and written communications and outreach! Full time, up to 100% remote. First review date is July 30. More info at issi.berkeley.edu/hiring
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important new research by our faculty affiliate @maureeneger.bsky.social
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YouTube video by issi
Chelsea Ebin: "The Radical Mind: The Origins of Right-Wing Catholic & Protestant Coalition Building"
Video available of a talk by Chelsea Ebin discussing how conservative Protestants & Catholics overcame their hostility to form a coalition on the American Right. She presents a new account of the Christian Right's recent rise & the morally charged politics of today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs2M...
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Abortions are risingβeven after Dobbs. A new book explains why.
βIt's a story of resistance and resilience and hope."
An article in Mother Jones magazine discusses the book and highlights the strategies providers have pursued to continue offering abortions. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A new book by our faculty affiliate Carole Joffe discusses how individuals have kept abortion afloat in the wake of Roe v. Wadeβs removal. www.beacon.org/After-Dobbs-...
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Congratulations! It will be great to have you "in the neighborhood"
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Interdisciplinary Research Centre Addressing Group-Based Hate and Hostility. Values-driven impact-focused research. Advancing Europe's values of human dignity, equality and the rule of law from its Western edge.
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Senior Research Analyst at Political Research Associates. Writer about religion & politics for four decades. Author. Editor. Public speaker. Occasional commentator. Former caregiver to my late parents.
Sociologist at UCSF. Studies abortion provision. Author with David S. Cohen of forthcoming book, After Dobbs: How the Supreme Court Ended Roe but not Abortion. Tennis enthusiast πΎlove playing, love watching the women pros.
Professional sourpuss with a heart of gold. Research identity, culture, and politics. Author of Black Elephants in the Room. http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520291904
Politicoloog @ UvA. Book on Dutch neoliberal turn due to appear summer 2026 @Verso Books. Columns @DeGroene. Boek βDe aanval op de linkse eliteβ, verschijnt in mei bij Boom. βOh god, deze man, hou op! Deze Oudenampsen is een dwaas.β - Frits Bolkestein
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Assoc Prof of Sociology and Politics at NYU studying nationalism, populism, and radical-right politics using surveys, experiments, and computational text analysis. Affiliate Faculty at NYU's Center for Data Science.
independent scholar & political analyst. Author of βNeo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins & Afterlife of James Mason's βSiegeββ (Routledge, 2024) www.patreon.com/spencersunshine
I wrote a book about now, THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, & 2 about how we got here, THE FAMILY & C ST, also a Netflix series. My fave books sell fewest: THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. Professing @ Dartmouth. He/Him.
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