FBI FOIA Archive of Radical Right-Wing Groups and Individuals now available

CRWS is pleased to announce a new resource for scholars of the right.  The FBI FOIA Archive of Radical Right-Wing Groups and Individuals contains over 40,000 scanned pages of FBI reports, correspondence, printed material, and newspaper articles pertaining to right-wing groups and individuals. These searchable PDF documents can now be accessed at CRWS. Read more about how to access the collection and download the finding aid here.

Larry Rosenthal - How nationalism became international

CRWS Chair Larry Rosenthal explains how nationalism became international in the SF Chronicle: "Othering has a built-in connection with identity formation. Defined sociologically, othering is the process of casting a group, or individual, or an object into the role of the Other and establishing one’s own identity through opposition to and, frequently, vilification of this Other. This is the crucial difference in identity formation that distinguishes current populist nationalism from the nationalisms of the interwar years of the 20th century. With a common Other you get a common identity. With a common identity you have the makings of a Nationalist International." Read more here.