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Populism and International Relations: (Un)predictability, personalisation, and the reinforcement of existing trends in world politics
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Abstract As populists have formed governments all over the world, it becomes imperative to study the consequences of the rise of populism for International Relations. Yet, systematic academic analyses of the international impact of populist government formation are still missing, and political commentators t... view more
As populists have formed governments all over the world, it becomes imperative to study the consequences of the rise of populism for International Relations. Yet, systematic academic analyses of the international impact of populist government formation are still missing, and political commentators tend to draw conclusions from few cases of right-wing populism in the Global North. But populism - conceptualised as a 'thin' ideology based on anti-elitism and anti-pluralism - takes different shapes across world regions as populists combine it with different 'thick' ideologies. To reflect such diversity and gain more systematic insights into the global implications of populism, we focus on cases of populist government formation in the Global South. We find that populists in power are not, per se, more belligerent or less willing to engage globally than their non-populist predecessors. Factors like status seeking or a country's embeddedness in international institutions mitigate the impact of populism. Its most immediate effect concerns procedural aspects: foreign policymaking becomes more centralised and personalised - yet, not entirely unpredictable, given the importance of 'thick' ideologies espoused by populist parties and leaders. Rather than changing course entirely, populists in power reinforce existing trends, especially a tendency towards diversifying international partnerships.... view less
Keywords
populism; international relations; foreign policy; international politics; bilateral relations
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Modi, Narendra; Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; Chávez Frías, Hugo; Duterte, Rodrigo
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 711-730
Journal
Review of International Studies, 45 (2019) 5
Issue topic
Special Issue on Populism
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260210519000184
ISSN
1469-9044
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed