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...

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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

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...

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

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.

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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...

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-...

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