The Global Political Economy of Right-wing Populism: Deconstructing the Paradox |
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Authors: | Ziya Öniş Mustafa Kutlay |
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Affiliation: | 1. Ko? University , Istanbul ZONIS@ku.edu.tr@ZiyaOnis;5. City, University of London |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT The rise of right-wing populism should be studied as a truly global phenomenon. Domestic and regional contexts are obviously crucial, yet a narrow focus on the domestic realm fails to capture some of the key constituents and paradoxical features of the rise and resilience of right-wing populist projects around the world. Therefore, right-wing populism and the way its contradictions are ‘managed’ ought to be understood within the context of mutual interactions between: 1) an economy-identity nexus and 2) a domestic-foreign policy nexus. A critical review of six controversial aspects of right-wing populism in the global North and global South is used to substantiate this main argument. |
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Keywords: | right-wing populism inequality left-wing populism economic grievances cultural backlash |
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