UoPX Unveiling the Factors Fueling Participation in White Nationalist and Right-Wing Populist Movements Essay

Question/prompt(s):

What factors seem to make white nationalist and/or right-wing populist movement participation more likely? Your essay should incorporate the three required reserve readings and the film “Documenting Hate: New American Nazis”

the readings:

1. “When White Nationalism Became Popular”, by Sophie Bjork-James and Jeff Maskovsky

2. “Behind Blue Eyes: Whiteness and Contemporary US Racial Politics”, by Howard Winant

3. “Rural Rage: The Roots of Right-Wing Populism in the United States”, by Chip Berlet & Spencer Sunshine