Panel 1 - Responders and Q&A | Symposium on the Mainstreaming of Extremism

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Panel 1: From Shadows to Spotlight: The Growing Visibility of Extremist Ideologies
Hampton Stall, Bridging Divides Initiative at Princeton University
Anneliese Ward, Anneliese Schenk-Day, Mo Woods, Dana Haynie
Mainstreaming Extremism: State Characteristics Associated with the Passage of Anti-Transgender Legislation in the United States (2020-2022)
Daren Fisher
The Ebb and Flow of Far-Right Extremism with Public Education within the United States
Parvati Singh, Marquianna Griffin, Rania Badran, Nisha Saranat, Amy Fairchild, Kamesha Spates
White supremacist murders of Black persons and Black youth suicides in the US, 2010-2019: A Time Series Analysis.
Scholars and media frequently discuss the influence of far-right extremism on US national politics, but the reshaping of state and local government and public institutions has been less studied, and is arguably still more significant. Initiatives such as legislation on culture-war issues, the redrawing of voting districts, curricular oversight, and the removal of books from libraries raise questions about how social movements and activists interact with public officials. This second Mershon Center symposium on the mainstreaming of far-right extremism considers the strategies of influence that pose threats to democratic institutions. Thirteen presentations of original research consider the growing visibility of extreme viewpoints, digital echo chambers, the role of militias, and the assimilation of far-right views into conservative politics.