In our introduction, we highlight tensions in right-wing studies across 3 dimensions: the field itself, its terminology, & the social, cultural, and political perspectives of its researchers. In it, we do a bit of introducing and a fair bit of provoking: escholarship.org/uc/item/909156…

Our special issue -co-edited by A.J. Bauer, clarajm, and I- for the Journal of Right-Wing Studies (CRWS) is finally out. 8 Excellent articles & essays plus our introduction. We cite Aurelien Mondon, George Newth & many others. jrws.berkeley.edu/issues

Ever felt too relevant? Read "The Curse of Relevance" by A.J. Bauer, Dr Isis Giraldo, and clarajm in the Journal of Right-Wing Studies. It's academia’s hottest dilemma. Don't miss it: escholarship.org/uc/item/909156…

Big thanks to eScholarship for providing JRWS publications free for all! Read the latest issue with thought-provoking commentaries by Blu Buchanan, Cas Mudde, Dr. Meredith L. Pruden, and Emma Tran now. escholarship.org/uc/jrws/2/1

I have just read the introduction and it’s great. The section on “populism” is a must-read for anyone who is thinking about tossing that term around in their own work.

Read "Remove Kebab" by Hikmet Karcic and Monica H Green, PhD #VaxTheWorld in the new Special Issue of JRWS! Discover how a Serbian nationalist folk song turned internet meme has captivated the global far right. Read it here: escholarship.org/uc/item/3v54j2…

Read Diren Valayden, Belinda Walzer, and Alexandra S. Moore’s article on “The Ordinariness of January 6th” in the “Curse of Relevance” Special Issue on July 4th. Read the cursedly relevant article here: escholarship.org/uc/item/9x20f6…

Read “The Gab Project” by tdewinkel and colleagues. Their harrowing journey into the platformized far-right reveals how this fringe platform operates and its impact on digital extremism. #legalissues #datascrapingwoes escholarship.org/uc/item/8k51x1…

Political scientist Cas Mudde reflects on thirty years on the far right beat — the challenges he’s faced, and advice for new entrants to the field: escholarship.org/uc/item/0dz548…

Communication scholar Dr. Meredith L. Pruden unpacks the unique traumas associated with studying right-wing topics, and provides tips for avoiding burnout: escholarship.org/uc/item/9st0d2…

Public health scholar Emma Tran reckons with Trump support within the U.S. Vietnamese diaspora, offering a path toward understanding the right’s appeal beyond “false consciousness” and psychological pathology frameworks: escholarship.org/uc/item/1xm629…

In “Remove Kebab,” Hikmet Karcic and Monica Hanson-Green analyze the appeal of a distinctly Serbian nationalist ideology among the global far right: escholarship.org/uc/item/3v54j2…

In “The Gab Project,” tdewinkel and colleagues share the methodological interventions of a five-year study of the fringe social media platform Gab: escholarship.org/uc/item/8k51x1…

In “The Ordinariness of January 6,” Diren Valayden Human Rights Institute and Alexandra Moore offer an insightful rhetorical analysis of the arrest sheets of insurrection participants: escholarship.org/uc/item/9x20f6…

In “Stuart Hall’s Relational Political Sociology,” Tyler Leeds finds in Birmingham School cultural studies a helpful theoretical framework for approaching the U.S. right: escholarship.org/uc/item/6kd5s1…

We are so grateful to the wonderful staff and editorial board of the Journal of Right-Wing Studies (CRWS) for their tireless work in support of this issue. Special thanks and congratulations to Eliah Bures, Larry Rosenthal, and Kelly Jones! jrws.berkeley.edu/issues

Can’t wait to read this entire issue and honored to be in such great company! Thanks to A.J. Bauer clarajm Dr Isis Giraldo and CRWS for all the work on this issue!

Tyler Leeds CRWS Fantastic article, so many great points here!

A huge thank you to CRWS ISSI for hosting me this past year. I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a visiting scholar and I’m grateful for the opportunity. Looking forward to catching up at the next JRWS board meeting! jrws.berkeley.edu/home

Just Published! Check out “The Ordinariness of January 6” – recent work by HRI faculty and affiliates in this special issue of the Journal of Right-Wing Studies. escholarship.org/uc/item/9x20f6…