In her book Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right, Cynthia Miller-Idriss demonstrates how the far-right radicals of tomorrow are being recruited in surprising places as well as the effects this has on our democracies. From college campuses to online chatrooms, and from mixed martial arts gyms to the comments sections of YouTube cooking videos, her work examines the paths people—often young and vulnerable—walk as they are drawn deeper into the heart of hateful movements.
About the speakers
Cynthia Miller-Idriss is the director of Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) at Washington University, and professor in the School of Public Affairs and Education in the department of Justice, Law and Criminology. In addition to her academic publications, she is a regular writer and commentator for MSNBC, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Politico, The Guardian, Le Monde, Al Jazeera and many more.
Dr. Philip Gorski is Frederick and Laura Goff Professor of Sociology at Yale University. He is a comparative sociologist whose work focuses on the intersection of nationalism, revolution and state formation, with a particular interest in religion and politics in both the United States and Europe. He is the author The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy. Gorski is a visiting fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies.
