Exposing the Right and Fighting for Democracy

<p>This book celebrates the life and work of scholar-activist Chip Berlet. His contributions over four decades have had broad-ranging impacts on activists, independent intellectuals, and academics, from think tanks and social movements to generations of scholars.</p><p>Berlet’s work over the decades has covered a wide range of topics, from the Christian Right, armed militias, social movement theory, and white supremacy to conspiracism, civil liberties, and government surveillance. This book features contributions reflecting on many of these topics by leading scholars and activists who have been inspired by his work and example.</p><p>This book will be of great interest to scholars, students, and activists within anti-racist, anti-fascist, and progressive social movements.</p> <p>Introduction <b>Part I: The Early Years </b>1. Chip in the 1960s 2. My Friend Chip 3. From Way Back When to Now 4. Chip: The "Winni" Years 5. Our Best Friend 6. Awe-Inspiring Moments and Radical Alterations: A Conversation with Chip Berlet <b>Part II: Analysis </b>7. Ruminations on an Intellectual History of Chip Berlet and the "Right Wing Populism" Formulation 8. Transnational Right-Wing Populism: Chip Berlet’s Enduring Insights 9. Chip Berlet’s Brave Look at the Far Right’s History and Ourselves 10. Reading Chip Berlet in the Rose City 11. Chip Berlet and the Fidelity of the Clerks: A Historical Excursus 12. Understanding and Resisting Left-Right Convergence in the Internet Age 13. Social Movement Theory and Right-Wing Conspiracism: Hints from Chip Berlet’s Work 14. What I Learned from Interacting with and Reading Chip Berlet: An Appreciation and Thank You 15. Why I’m a Chipite: Lessons from Chip Berlet 16. Agent and Archive: Chip Berlet and the Historicity of Right-Watchers 17. Donald Trump and the Myth of the Deep State <b>Part III: Practice </b>18. Our Chip 19. In Praise of Chip Berlet: Intrepid and Trustworthy Trail Guide 20. Chip Berlet’s Magic and Militias 21. Homage to Chip 22. A Conversation on Chip’s Praxis 23. Righteous Mensch 24. The Berlet School of Political Thought 25. Chip: You Rock My World! 26. Fighting the Good Fight: No Chip on his Shoulder 27. Genuine Chip 28. He Opened the Library to Me 29. Chip Berlet, Co-author 30. Chip’s Intellectual Influence in Exploring African Anti-gay Politics 31. The Still, Strategic, Organizer Mind of Chip Berlet 32. An Important Mentor 33. Studies on the Right with Chip Berlet 34. Desperately Seeking Chip <b>Part IV: Legacy </b>35. Reflections on Reading Chip Berlet 36. Chip Berlet and Defending Dissent 37. Always There in My Corner 38. A Bridge Called Chip Berlet 39. The Generosity of Chip Berlet 40. A Tribute to Chip 41. For Chip 42. A Hero 43. Chip Berlet was My Foundation 44. The Significance of Chip Berlet 45. A Bright Light of Scholarship and Reporting in a Darkening Time 46. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 47. Chip Berlet Made Me a Better Researcher and Thinker</p>