The Rising Tide of Populism and Its Implications to Global Governance in the 21st Century

2022 ◽  
pp. 28-48
Author(s):  
Maxwell Pearson

The rising tide of populism in the 21st century brings about new challenges to an age-old problem in politics. Among them is to identify and understand the symptoms and causes of populism in the modern era. As a political approach which holds”the forgotten man and women” as a morally good force against the perceived corrupt and self-serving “establishment,” this chapter analyzes the populist phenomenon and how it can bring about dividends, not just constraints. This chapter ends by recommending policy-makers to re-think and re-adjust global institutions to be more inclusive, to enhance their nations' cybersecurity measures, and to promote free speech. Overall, populism is a signal that something is inherently wrong in today's global society. Rather than turning a blind eye to the issue, leaders should take a hard look at the facts and understand that there are genuine grievances that have to be identified and solved in building a just and equitable new world order. We can only ignore populism at our peril.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Anand Aditya

Against the background of an emerging new world order in the 21st century, this paper offers a conceptual frame on the critical role that regime capability can play in modulating the relational stakes of a country. The text in that context offers the case of Nepal as also a few other countries to assess and explain the role and impact of political stability in enhancing relational dividend as well as the pace of democratisation and development. A three-fold typology of governance regimes-survival, subsistential and self-sustaining-is also presented to validate the arguments. The methodology used here is broadly comparative and empirical using ideas conceptualised to facilitate comparison, explanation and elaboration of the arguments forwarded in the course of discussion.


2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-71
Author(s):  
Abdullah Y. S. Mohammad

This paper examines the potential challenge of [slam to the new world order. Since the early 1980s, Islam has been one of the most important concepts to be studied by policy makers, schol­ars, and the media. Most coverage has been dramatic and mis­leading, portraying Islam and Muslims as a threat to the new international order and its stability.' Considering this portrayal, several related aspects are discussed here, such as the recent lit­erature about Islam, the nature of the internationalization of polit­ical Islam, the western perception of Islam and lslamists, the recent changes in political discourse about Islamic revivalism, and finaJJy, the conjunction of this Islamic discourse and western global views and interests. The aim of this paper is threefold: to address the theoretical shortcomings in most of the contemporary literature written on political Islam, to revise negative western images of Islam, and to introduce an alternative and integrated approach for understanding the nature of the recent Islamic revivalism and its effects on the global society and order.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. I. Keethaponcalan

With the end of the Cold War, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has lost its relevance and significance. Many believed that the international system was moving towards a permanent unipolar new world order. The last decade, however, witnessed the emergence of new power-centers with the ability to restructure the world into several blocs. Now, some believe in a Second Cold War. Despite these changes, several common challenges faced by societies of the Global South remain and new challenges have emerged. The Global South does not have to reinvent the wheel to effectively deal with the new global realities and challenges. The institutional framework, the NAM is still functioning. It, however, needs to be reshaped and reenergized. This paper is written with secondary data. First, the paper surveys the theoretical and practical problems faced by NAM. Second, it explores the possibility of reshaping and transforming NAM into a robust, unifying institution.


1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-223
Author(s):  
Germano Mendes de Paula

2021 ◽  
pp. 170-186
Author(s):  
Vasilii Sacovici ◽  
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Corneliu Radu ◽  

This article explores several aspects of the Border Phenomenon, such as philosophical, gnoseological, cultural, historical, and practical. Border aspects are treated in the historical civilization and evolutionary aspects. Based on the border analysis in the historical aspect, the authors came to the conclusion that Border, having undergone a long evolutionary way from the borders of tribal society to those of the modern national state, played an important role in ensuring safe functioning of the society, human life, activity of the state, international community development. In the situation of the present-time globalization process, innovative and digital revolution and formation of a new world order the Border is under pressure of new challenges and threats. In its turn, this requires that the state of develop modern forms and methods of border functioning


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