Illiberalism Studies Program

New piece! Jacob Ware reviews Sinclair Lewis's It Can't Happen Here and Paul Lynch's Prophet Song and addresses the question of authoritarianism's rise in the Anglo world.

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Fascism in the English World: A Review of It Can’t Happen Here and Prophet Song | illiberalism.org Jacob Ware reviews Sinclair Lewis's It Can't Happen Here and Paul Lynch's Prophet Song and addresses the question of authoritarianism's rise in the Anglo world.

New piece! Christian Ruth on the past and present of monarchical thinking in the United States and its contemporary influence among the tech right and its allies.

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Modern Monarchists and the Roots of American Illiberalism illiberalism.org | Christian Ruth on the past and present of monarchical thinking in the United States and its contemporary influence among the tech right and its allies.

A new issue of the Journal of Illiberalism Studies is out now! This issue is focused on Christian nationalism and the 2024 election and features contributions from speakers at our conference organized with School of Media & Public Affairs (SMPA) at The George Washington University The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies and Georgetown University Center on Faith + Justice

Marlene Laruelle and Steven Livingston open this issue by addressing the 2024 US elections and a potential turn in the growing embrace of Christian nationalism.

Next, Robert P. Jones of PRRI on public survey data showing support among Americans for Christian nationalism, , and political violence.

Using 2021 General Social Survey data, Samuel L. Perry shows that religious commitment and Christian nationalism are strong predictors of interpreting group criticisms as personal attacks.

Andrew Ifedaro Thompson on how racial status threat is materializing and motivating extreme views across the country, and on empirically validating how White Christian nationalism can drive extremism and increased democratic erosion.

Next, Andrew Whitehead on Christian nationalism, how it is strongly correlated with the desire for a traditionalist social hierarchy, and how they are both strongly correlated to support for .

Followed by Jasmine Carrera Smith on voting trends among Americans based on race and gender and potential demographic shifts in recent American elections

Stella Rouse (ASU Hispanic Research Center) then adds a contribution on American Latino’s support for the Republican Party and voting for

Followed by Michael Minkenberg on how radical right parties in different countries have integrated Christian identity into their agendas in different ways.

Jeta Abazi then uses two national figures, Saint Mother Teresa and Skandeberg to highlight the struggle of differentiating the boundary between the secular and the religious.

Next, André Gagné on the changing role of Neocharismatic-Pentecostals within American politics, focusing on their involvement in Spiritual Warfare during and after ’s presidency.

Katherine Stewart on Christian nationalism as a key feature of the anti-democratic coalition, and as one that has always been a top-down movement, driven by a leadership cadre that has transformed Christian nationalism into an anti-democratic, pro-oligarchic force

Andre Pagliarini rounds us out with a piece on the role of religion in the changing political environment of focusing on the 2022 presidential contest between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair .

Lastly, Marlene Laruelle on mapping the framing of American Christian Nationalism onto and the paradoxical mirror games between the the two countries.

Check out the full issue below!

https://www.illiberalism.org/jis-spring-2025/

New interview! Vicente Valentim on the role of social norms in shaping voter behavior and the impact of their erosion in the context of the rise of radical right parties

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Vicente Valentim on the Normalization of the Radical Right | illiberalism.org Vicente Valentim on the role of social norms in shaping voter behavior and the impact of their erosion in the context of the rise of radical right parties

New epub release from the Journal of Illiberalism Studies! Adam Ploszka on the deterioration of constitutional protection of social rights in and .

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Vanishing Rights: Social Rights in the Illiberal Constitutionalism of Hungary and Poland | illiberalism.org Adam Ploszka on the deterioration of constitutional protection of social rights in Poland and Hungary

New piece! Alison Pang on the supposed influence that Chinese scholars of Carl Schmitt wield in Beijing and over China's geopolitical outlook.

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Are Chinese Schmittians Leading the Leaders? | illiberalism.org Alison Pang on the supposed influence that Chinese scholars of Carl Schmitt wield in Beijing and over China's geopolitical outlook.

New piece! Marlene Laruelle on the unique and influential roles that JD Vance, Elon Musk, and Steve Bannon play in the shaping of Trumpism.

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Vance, Musk, Bannon: The Three Bodies of Trumpism | illiberalism.org Marlène Laruelle on the unique and influential roles that Steve Bannon, JD Vance, and Elon Musk play in the shaping of Trumpism.

New piece! Périne Schir on the blurred lines and cross connections between different factions of the French far right.

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Blurring Boundaries: The Catholic Traditionalist and Identitarian Nexus in the Contemporary French Far Right | illiberalism.org Périne Schir on the blurred lines and cross connections between different factions of the French far right

New piece! Caitlyn Shrewsbury on the " " trend and the dissemination of ideas across society and social media

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Pincurls, Pastries, and Patriarchy: Tradwifery and the Aestheticization of Illiberalism | illiberalism.org Caitlyn Shrewsbury on the "tradwife" trend and the dissemination of illiberal ideas across society and social media

New piece! Samuel Piccolo on liberal environmentalism, its instrumentalization of Native American political thought, and their compatibility. Check it out!

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(Il) Liberalism, the Environment, and Native American Political Thought illiberalism.org | Samuel Piccolo on liberal environmentalism, its instrumentalization of Native American political thought, and their compatibility.

New piece! Grant Silverman on the foundation of the American Conservative Union, its early international projects, and the evolution of CPAC

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Building the International Right: The American Conservative Union and CPAC | illiberalism.org Grant Silverman on the foundation of the American Conservative Union, its early international projects, and the evolution of CPAC

New piece! Carina Gouvêa and Pedro H. Villas Bôas Castelo Branco on the rise in political violence and the case of Pablo Marçal

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Pablo Marçal and the Style of Politics: Friends of Foes of Democracy | illiberalism.org Carina Barbosa Gouvêa and Pedro H. Villas Bôas Castelo Branco on rise in political violence and the case of Pablo Marçal