Global Critical Studies & Praxis

We are a global online forum for critical global social science. Our project connects scholars across regions through four networks, each using a “close enough” time zone to allow for real-time collaboration. Each group holds regular Zoom meetings that are recorded and later posted online. The other groups hold virtual watch parties, where they view and discuss the group’s meeting, engaging in conversations across time zones. This model allows us to overcome the problems of creating truly global scholarly communities.

Upcoming Talk: Turn to the Right in Education

Date: February 20, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT over Zoom
Register for the Zoom link here.

Join us for a timely discussion on the growing turn to the right in education from kindergarten to postgraduate studies. Our panelists will share insights about this critical trend from their research and experiences.

Panelists:

Fatma Müge Goçek, University of Michigan

Gabriela López, Stanford University

Michaela Musto, Brown University

Ranita Ray, University of New Mexico

Ellen Schrecker, Yeshiva University

Presider:

Dylan Riley, UC Berkeley

Recorded Talks

Global Political Dimensions of the Turn to the Right

Held on October 17, 2025, this talk explored the political turn to the right across North America, South America, and Europe. It was co-sponsored by the ASA Theory Section and the ASA GATS.

Panelists and Titles:

    • Bernardo Ricupero, Political Science, Universidade de São Paulo:  “Olavo is Right”: The Culture War Led by the Brazilian Far Right
    • Tatiana Vargas-Maia, International Relations, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul:  The Architect of a ‘Terribly Christian’ Nation: Damares Alves and the Radical Right’s Project for Brazil
    • Edwin Ackerman, Sociology, Syracuse University: Culture War and Class Politics
    • Cihan Tuğal, Sociology, University of California-Berkeley: The Terminal Phase of American Hegemony or Revival of Fascism? Accounting for Violence in the Middle East through a Synthesis of World-Systems Theory and Structural Marxism
    • Discussant: Şefika Kumral, Sociology, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Watch the recording here.

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Author Meets Critics with Fred Block on The Habitation Society

Held on March 13, 2025 (PST) / March 14, 2025 (CST), this talk featured Fred Block (UC Davis) in conversation with scholars including Nina Bandelj (UC Irvine), Cui Zhiyuan (Tsinghua University), Kurtuluş Gemici (Zhejiang University), Thomas Malleson (King’s University College), and Karl Yan (CUHK).

Co-hosted by the Department of Sociology, Zhejiang University, and the Global Critical Studies and Praxis network.


Watch the recording here.

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