Struggles for Recognition: The Liberal International Order and the Merger of its Discontents
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Struggles for Recognition : The Liberal International Order and the Merger of its Discontents. / Adler-Nissen, Rebecca; Zarakol, Ayse.
In: International Organization, Vol. 75, No. 2, 2021, p. 611–34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Struggles for Recognition
T2 - The Liberal International Order and the Merger of its Discontents
AU - Adler-Nissen, Rebecca
AU - Zarakol, Ayse
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The Liberal International Order (LIO) is currently undermined not only by states such as Russia but also by voters in the West. We argue that both veins of discontent are driven by resentment towards the LIO’s status hierarchy, rather than just economic grievances. Approaching discontent historically and sociologically, we show that there are two strains of recognition struggles against the LIO: one in the core of the West, driven by populist politicians and their voters, and one on the semi-periphery, fuelled by competitively authoritarian governments and their supporters. At this particular moment in history, these struggles are digitally, ideologically and organisationally interconnected in their criticism of LIO institutions, amplifying each other. The LIO is thus being hollowed out from within at a time when it is also facing some of its greatest external challenges.
AB - The Liberal International Order (LIO) is currently undermined not only by states such as Russia but also by voters in the West. We argue that both veins of discontent are driven by resentment towards the LIO’s status hierarchy, rather than just economic grievances. Approaching discontent historically and sociologically, we show that there are two strains of recognition struggles against the LIO: one in the core of the West, driven by populist politicians and their voters, and one on the semi-periphery, fuelled by competitively authoritarian governments and their supporters. At this particular moment in history, these struggles are digitally, ideologically and organisationally interconnected in their criticism of LIO institutions, amplifying each other. The LIO is thus being hollowed out from within at a time when it is also facing some of its greatest external challenges.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Populism
KW - Recognition
KW - International Relations Theory
KW - West
KW - Russia
KW - Digital
KW - Liberalism
KW - Liberal international order
KW - Authoritarianism
KW - Stigma
KW - Deviance
KW - semi-periphery
KW - Discontent
KW - International Relations
KW - global governance
KW - Rising powers
KW - Identity
KW - Sovereignty
KW - Nationalism
U2 - 10.1017/S0020818320000454
DO - 10.1017/S0020818320000454
M3 - Journal article
VL - 75
SP - 611
EP - 634
JO - International Organization
JF - International Organization
SN - 0020-8183
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 244083118