World of the Right

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'A meticulously researched and thought-provoking examination of the contemporary global right-wing movement that is set to profoundly shape international relations as a discipline. Providing essential insights for anyone seeking to comprehend the global right and its impact on the international political landscape, this book will become an invaluable resource for understanding the complex interconnections and dynamics of the radical and conservative right on a global scale.' Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen 'World of the Right delivers a conceptual map of the global politics of the new radical right, at the same time as it pushes forward our thinking on globality. The radical right is global not only in the sense of its transnational networks, but in constituting itself against putatively global and managerial liberal elites. In crisp and informative prose, World of the Right details the counter-hegemonic strategy of the radical right, its political sociology of a global administrative state, and its critique of the liberal international order. In the course of doing so, the authors detail the radical right's appropriation of Gramsci and develop a piercing analysis of how its global critique is translated into effective national politics. Neither alarmist nor reassuring, World of the Right is an essential guide to a global and local political struggle that has yet to peak.' Tarak Barkawi, Johns Hopkins University 'World of the Right shows the rest of the international relations field how an increasingly interconnected network of conservative actors, institutions, and ideas has gone global in an explicitly Gramscian, counter-hegemonic war of ideas against the enemy: The Davos elite and global liberalism.' Robert Vitalis, The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Politics and Economics, University of Pennsylvania 'An extremely timely book that addresses an issue of major significance that the discipline of international relations has thus far mostly ignored at its own peril: the politics of the global right. Theoretically robust and empirically eye-opening, the authors have made a major contribution here, and in doing so they have also pointed where IR should go in the twenty-first century.' Ayse Zarakol, University of Cambridge 'The authors of World of the Right vividly map the intellectual and political ties of the increasingly globally connected radical right. Focusing primarily on nationalist and populist movements in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Latin America, the authors argue that these seemingly disparate groups have evolved into a global phenomenon.' G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs 'The great strength of World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and Global Order by Rita Abrahamsen, Jean-Francois Drolet, Michael C. Williams, Srdjan Vucetic, Karin Narita, and Alexandra Gheciu lies in its insistence that the contemporary right should be taken seriously rather than dismissed out of hand.' George Hoare, Jacobin 'This book will make essential reading for those who are interested in understanding conservatism and the dynamics of the radical right. The book also provides a thoughtful consideration of the implications and challenges which emerge, particularly at the international level, from the emergence of the global right ... This book will make a fascinating read for those interested in political ideology, party competition and international relations. In the time since its publication in 2024, the trends which this book identifies have become more prominent with the re-election of Donald Trump and Elon Musk declaring his support for the AFD in Germany and Reform in the UK. Therefore, gaining an understanding of the potentially global nature of the radical right is timely and should inspire further scholarly discussion.' Luke Moore, Perspectives on Politics 'As we witness the sharp tilt to the right in global politics, this book provides an authoritative primer and conceptual toolbox for understanding the emergence of an active socio-political class and its 'transnational revolutionary impulse' to remake the liberal international order.' Somdeep Sen, International Affairs