Doing Interdisciplinary Asian Studies in the Age of the Anthropocene

2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 975-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kavita Philip
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Social Reformer ◽  
Asian Studies ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Development Technology ◽  
Software Engineers ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Right ◽  
Software Services

In Bangalore, late in the summer of 2014, I listened to many animated conversations. There were political debates: the right-wing Hindu nationalist party had, earlier that summer, won national as well as state elections, evoking disparate reactions across society, sowing dissension even among the technological elite. There were technological arguments: should Bangalore continue to be an outsourcing haven for software services, or did India need a new model of development? Technology itself no longer seemed to unite people and offer exciting futures, as it had a decade ago. In Basavanagudi, a neighborhood named after twelfth-century social reformer Basavanna, part of the South Bangalore constituency where Tom Friedman's friend Nandan Nilekani had just lost the local election to the Hindu nationalist BJP candidate, I noticed a growing buzz around a social media campaign for a new documentary on climate change. Facebook, Twitter, and chats excitedly shared news of the upcoming global release of a film seeking to unite the globe in a social movement to stop climate change. Software engineers and social justice activists might, it seemed, be able to come together on this topic, if not any other.

Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project

2017 ◽  
pp. 227-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Reja Osmani
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Significant Harm ◽  
Farakka Barrage ◽  
To Come ◽  
Freshwater Reservoir ◽  
The Right

Moving ahead from the freshwater reservoir versus climate change debate, the Indo-Bangla controversy over the Tipaimukh Project exists over the right of riparian states. India needs more energy to propel its economic growth, whereas Bangladesh is worried about downstream impact. The concerns of Bangladesh are based on the experience of severe water shortage and other impacts of Farakka Barrage and Teesta Barrage and also Himalayan Component of the Interlinking of River Project. Over the years some progress was made at bilateral level. But the major problem remains unaddressed i.e. without reconciling the issues of indigenous people a big dam cannot be constructed. This paper highlighted the existing scenario of Bangladesh and the indigenous people of Manipur in India in one hand and ecological, socio-economic concern in other hand i.e. obligation not to cause significant harm. There is no straight way answers available to be choose between a ‘Yes' or ‘No'; neither depends on the issues of ‘might' over ‘right' or ‘development' over ‘destruction', but on the circumstances to come.

scholarly journals Editorial

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Bénazech Wendling ◽  
Matthew Rowley
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
The Political ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Christian Culture ◽  
Right Wing Populism ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
The Right

Populism, like nationalism, can be found on the right as well as on the left-wing of the political spectrum. However, current political debates demonstrate how in recent years, nationalist and populist movements have advanced the preservation of Christian “roots” against a global cosmopolitanism. Right-wing populism thus tends to present itself as a guardian of Christian culture, or Judeo-Christian culture. However, there is a struggle over the definition and the ownership of this religious heritage. Whilst it is certainly possible to identify sources within the Protestant tradition that may legitimise support for right-wing populism, the questions this struggle raises often relate to particular intersections of culture, theology, perspectives on history as well as political thought. This special issue explores and critiques these intersections, employing theological, historical, and sociological methods. While the main perspective is that of cross-disciplinary reflections on the fraught relationship between Protestantism and right-wing populism, it also examines the evolution of broader connections between Christianity and nationalism through time.

Israel’s judicial review will weaken

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Judicial Review ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
The West ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rightward Shift ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Right ◽  
Trump Administration

Subject Rightward shift of the Supreme Court. Significance The Supreme Court has historically checked political power through judicial review. However, under the present government its independence has been challenged by a battle with Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked of the ultra-nationalist Jewish Home party. The right-wing-dominated Knesset (parliament) has in recent months passed several controversial laws affecting the rights of Arab Israelis and Palestinians, which are likely to come before the court. Impacts Expanded Israeli control over the West Bank would reduce the likelihood of a political agreement with the Palestinians. Unchecked pro-settler legislation could create diplomatic crises with partners in Europe and potentially with the Trump administration. Conservative legislation could also constrain minority and individual rights, over such issues as gender, sexuality and freedom of religion. Ultra-nationalist legislation will further alienate US Jewish supporters who believe it undermines democracy in Israel.

scholarly journals Sleeping Naked is Green

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Paradis
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Recycled Paper ◽  
Dental Floss ◽  
Paper Towel ◽  
The Right

Environmental books, while informative, can sometimes make for dry reading. What initially attracted me to this book by Vanessa Farquharson was the title. The premise of the book is Farquharson—a young Arts and Life reporter for the right-wing, climate change-denying National Post—decides to spend a year greening her life. She commits to making one change a day. The entire year was captured on her Blog “Green as a Thistle” and the book strings together her events from a post-experiment perspective, although it is written more like a journal reflection of her blog. Some of her eco-conscious changes are small— like the switch to recycled paper towel—but some of the changes she implemented are not for the pseudo-environmentalist. Some of the most memorable changes are Vanessa using only vegan-friendly dental floss...

Zrozumieć zmianę. Konstruowanie tożsamości ideowych młodej lewicy i młodej prawicy w warunkach przemian politycznych i społecznych w Polsce po 2015 roku

2021 ◽  
pp. 139-170
Author(s):  
Ewelina Nowakowska
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Media ◽  
The Self ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Law And Justice ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The article presents the preliminary results of the research studies on the self- -identification of the young left-wing and young right-wing in Poland. This research was conducted in the years 2018–2019. The first part of the article consists of a description of the current difficulties related to the theoretical meaning of the concepts of “the left” and “the right” in Poland. Meanwhile, the second part presents and discusses the empirical conceptualization of the meaning of leftist and right-wing political ideological currents in Poland after 2015 on the basis of the results of preliminary qualitative research. I especially make note of the social and political phenomena that have been occurring in Poland since 2015. In particular, these concern changes at the macroeconomic level that have been introduced by the Law and Justice party as well as the phenomenon of populism; progressive digitalization and the impact of the new media; the processes of migration and mobility; social changes; and climate change, which undoubtedly impact the mechanisms of self-identification, the definitions of the right and the left, and understanding them as well as the identities related to such ideologies. My research focuses on the question how to examine the ideological identities of young people in the context of these transformations.

Finland will struggle to implement ambitious proposals

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Government Revenue ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Party Government ◽  
Sin Taxes ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Eu

Subject Finland's new government. Significance Over the next six months, Finland’s new five-party government will be fighting on two fronts: it seeks to increase government spending in areas such as welfare and climate change at home, and simultaneously use its six-month term in charge of the EU presidency to support ambitious international reforms related to climate change. Impacts The government’s failure to deliver targets could bring the right-wing populist Finns Party to power in the next election. The implementation of 'sin taxes' could backfire, with studies suggesting that they hit the working class most in the immediate term. Selling company holdings to increase government revenue could create distrust between unions and the left-wing parties in government.

scholarly journals “Italians First”: Workers on the Right Amidst Old and New Populisms

2018 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 101-112
Author(s):  
Gilda Zazzara
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Central State ◽  
Lega Nord ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Five Star Movement ◽  
To Come ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right

AbstractThis article deals with the Italian working-class attitude to vote right-wing, seen in a long-term perspective, in particular in the northern and more industrialized regions. It stresses the fact that the left-wing parties reached their largest majority among working-class voters only for a short period. The end of the long cycle of factory conflicts of the 1970s on the one side, and the crisis of the “local political subcultures”—Catholic and Communist—in mediating the relationship between the working class and the central State on the other, marked the outbreak of a new political phenomenon: the establishment of the Lega Nord party in the 1980s. This party has been able to shift progressively from identity-based claims and secessionist proposals to xenophobia and the demand that a priority be accorded to Italian workers on the labour market. In the most recent years workers’ support for the Lega Nord has been contended by a new populist competitor, the Five Star Movement, whose ability to intercept a widespread “working-class malaise” will be tested in years to come.

Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project

2020 ◽  
pp. 735-759
Author(s):  
Ali Reja Osmani
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Significant Harm ◽  
Farakka Barrage ◽  
To Come ◽  
Freshwater Reservoir ◽  
The Right

Moving ahead from the freshwater reservoir versus climate change debate, the Indo-Bangla controversy over the Tipaimukh Project exists over the right of riparian states. India needs more energy to propel its economic growth, whereas Bangladesh is worried about downstream impact. The concerns of Bangladesh are based on the experience of severe water shortage and other impacts of Farakka Barrage and Teesta Barrage and also Himalayan Component of the Interlinking of River Project. Over the years some progress was made at bilateral level. But the major problem remains unaddressed i.e. without reconciling the issues of indigenous people a big dam cannot be constructed. This paper highlighted the existing scenario of Bangladesh and the indigenous people of Manipur in India in one hand and ecological, socio-economic concern in other hand i.e. obligation not to cause significant harm. There is no straight way answers available to be choose between a ‘Yes' or ‘No'; neither depends on the issues of ‘might' over ‘right' or ‘development' over ‘destruction', but on the circumstances to come.

scholarly journals “Clash of Civilizations” Concept in the EU Right-Wing Populists’ Discourse

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-754
Author(s):  
Stanislav O. Byshok
Keyword(s):  
Right Wing ◽  
Clash Of Civilizations ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Muslim Immigrants ◽  
The Us ◽  
Western Values ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Eu

The concept of “clash of civilizations”, proposed by S. Huntington in the early 1990s, has been controversial, yet has found a solid following, primarily among the right side of the political spectrum in Europe and the US. Since such humanitarian aspects as culture, religion, civilization and national identity are central to modern political debates in the West, it is essential to delve more deeply into civilizational discourse of political actors. This article examines the idea of “clash of civilizations” in the rhetoric of three key right-wing populist parties of the EU: the French “National Rally” (“Rassemblement National”), the Hungarian “Fidesz” and the Dutch “Party for Freedom” (“Partij voor de Vrijheid”). While Huntington wrote about clashes of nations, representative of different civilizations, the right-wing populist focus on civilization clashes at national levels, primarily between Muslim immigrants coming to the EU, whose beliefs are pictured as intrinsically hostile to western values, and native-born Europeans who supposedly hold “JudeoChristian” civilizational identity. Judeo-Christian identity can de described as an “imaginary community” comprising some aspects of Christianity, Enlightenment & humanistic philosophy, which implies secularism and respect for human rights.

POLISH PARLIAMENTARY POLL ‒ 2015; 2019: POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS OF THE SUCCESS OF AUTHORITARIAN POPULISM OF LAW AND JUSTICE (PIS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-108
Author(s):  
T.E. MIRZADZHANOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Deep Foundations ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Electoral Success ◽  
Parliamentary Elections ◽  
Authoritarian Populism ◽  
Law And Justice ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Right ◽  
Populist Party

The purpose of the article is to consider the victory of the right-wing populist party Law and Justice (PiS) (Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc) in the parliamentary elections of 2015 and 2019. There were analyzed the course, specifics and result of these elections. The possible reasons for the growth of popularity and, consequently, the electoral success of PiS and the fall in support of its main competitor Civic Platform (PO) (Platforma Obywatelska) are given. Then to study a number of possible reasons, explanations that allowed the PiS to come to authoritarian populism, and voters consciously consider the authoritarian-populist party as the ruling one. These are explanations from the point of view of internal party organization, political economy, political sociology, history (the track of dependence), the concept of authoritarian clientism, neo-authoritarianism or authoritarian populism. In the key of this concept, general considerations about the magnitude of the conceptual stretch of labeling PiS as a classic example of right-wing European populism are described, alternative views on the ideological essence of PiS are given. The conclusion also identifies and analyzes the most striking features of the political line of the PiS, the deep foundations and underlying reasons for its orientation and legitimacy, and the main psychosocial and image strategies that generally form a positive image of the PiS in the eyes of its voters.

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