Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies
@ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social
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
We publish the Journal of Right-Wing Studies, free and open access: jrws.berkeley.edu
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.
No better time than now to learn what's precedented and what's not.
December 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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.
No better time than now to learn what's precedented and what's not.
Read the full message here and get a glimpse into what our community has been up to this fall: mailchi.mp/berkeley.edu...
Happy Holidays from all of us at CRWS!
Happy Holidays from all of us at CRWS!
Reflecting on 2025 at CRWS
mailchi.mp
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Read the full message here and get a glimpse into what our community has been up to this fall: mailchi.mp/berkeley.edu...
Happy Holidays from all of us at CRWS!
Happy Holidays from all of us at CRWS!
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.
Reflecting on 2025 at CRWS
mailchi.mp
December 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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.
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."
spectrejournal.com/the-evolutio...
@cihantugal.bsky.social writing on the interplay between HTS's movement dynamics and capitalist geopolitics shaping Syria's future.
@cihantugal.bsky.social writing on the interplay between HTS's movement dynamics and capitalist geopolitics shaping Syria's future.
The Evolution of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and Syria's Future – Spectre Journal
Cihan Tuğal looks at the interplay between HTS's movement dynamics and capitalist geopolitics to analyze the prospects for Syria's future.
spectrejournal.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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."
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.
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.
CRWS Mini-Grants for UC Berkeley Students | Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
issi.berkeley.edu
December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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.
Starting soon! Don't miss "Populism & the Far Right: Global Frameworks & Local Crises"
berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Starting soon! Don't miss "Populism & the Far Right: Global Frameworks & Local Crises"
berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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...
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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November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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...
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.
CRWS Mini-Grants for UC Berkeley Students | Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
issi.berkeley.edu
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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
@ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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
@ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social
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
📍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
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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
📍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
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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New event with Erwin Chemerinsky of @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social: The Path Towards Authoritarianism
Monday, November 3, at 5pm PT
📍 Zoom & 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley
Register today: bit.ly/pathsUCB
Monday, November 3, at 5pm PT
📍 Zoom & 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley
Register today: bit.ly/pathsUCB
The Path Towards Authoritarianism
Erwin Chemerinsky will discuss the unprecedented illegal and unconstitutional actions, unprecedented efforts to expand the power of the presidency,...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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
berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k4ZH5oPbTrqUZ2r9qdFXHw#/registration
@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social
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...
Kristina Boréus: Migrants and natives – “them” and “us”
YouTube video by issi
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October 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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...
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...
Geography grad student’s research examines tech authoritarianism’s impact on democracy | Letters & Science
ls.berkeley.edu
October 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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...
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...
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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September 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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...
We're proud to be part of @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social and glad to have this space to support social change scholars
September 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We're proud to be part of @ucberkeleyissi.bsky.social and glad to have this space to support social change scholars
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
Women on the Right in U.S. History: Intellectual, Economic, and Political Power | Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
issi.berkeley.edu
August 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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
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
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...
open.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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
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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
Opinion | My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
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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
July 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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
important new research by our faculty affiliate @maureeneger.bsky.social
Does higher ed liberalize sentiments about immigrants? Using survey data across 32 countries, CASBS fellow @maureeneger.bsky.social & coauthors reveal substantial variation in the assoc b/w field of study & anti-immigrant prejudice
👉 @bjsociology.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
👉 @bjsociology.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
July 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
important new research by our faculty affiliate @maureeneger.bsky.social
New in the Journal of Right-Wing Studies: Dr. Sahil Kureshi reveals how India's RSS used the student wing of the ABVP (1947-85) to control campus politics via strategic image shifts—alternating between militant Hindutva activism and a peaceful service org. facade.
escholarship.org/uc/item/1176...
escholarship.org/uc/item/1176...
Hindu Nationalism and Student Politics: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad between 1947 and 1985
Author(s): Kureshi, Sahil | Abstract: Students in India have played politically significant roles both before and since independence. Organizations of both the left and the right attempted and at vari...
escholarship.org
July 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
New in the Journal of Right-Wing Studies: Dr. Sahil Kureshi reveals how India's RSS used the student wing of the ABVP (1947-85) to control campus politics via strategic image shifts—alternating between militant Hindutva activism and a peaceful service org. facade.
escholarship.org/uc/item/1176...
escholarship.org/uc/item/1176...
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...
Chelsea Ebin: "The Radical Mind: The Origins of Right-Wing Catholic & Protestant Coalition Building"
YouTube video by issi
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June 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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...
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...
Abortions are rising—even after Dobbs. A new book explains why.
“It's a story of resistance and resilience and hope."
www.motherjones.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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...
A new book by our faculty affiliate Carole Joffe discusses how individuals have kept abortion afloat in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s removal. www.beacon.org/After-Dobbs-...
June 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A new book by our faculty affiliate Carole Joffe discusses how individuals have kept abortion afloat in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s removal. www.beacon.org/After-Dobbs-...
Congratulations! It will be great to have you "in the neighborhood"
June 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Congratulations! It will be great to have you "in the neighborhood"