I’m English and American. I’ve recently finished up my Politics BA here in the UK and I’m now working as an intern. I’d like to get my PhD and although I am applying to several universities in both countries I’m very interested in Claremont specifically because of my impression of their Political Science department as quite right wing since that’s where the Claremont Review is published out of.
It is important to me that the Political Science department or faculty at whatever university I choose to go to is either right-leaning or is open to ideas on the right. I am interested in Political Philosophy, and I have experienced a lot of hostility during my undergrad studies due to my interests in reactionary/traditionalist thought — I am very interested in thinkers like Julius Evola, Carl Schmitt, Oswald Spengler, Rene Guenon, Ludovici etc and it has been my unfortunate experience that in more so called “progressive” universities no advisors want to get near people who standard on the far right of the traditional left/right spectrum.
If not Claremont, then where should I look?