Economic Nationalism Goes Global
Illiberal Governments Instrumentalizing Globalization in Eastern Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8047741 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paula Ganga (0000-0002-5129-2088, Duke Kunshan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 69-85 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Illiberalism Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2771-8921 • E-ISSN: 2771-8921 |
| Publisher | Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.53483/wckw3544 |
| OpenAlex | W4312979189 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
What are the consequences of electing illiberal leaders for the liberal international order? Traditional responses suggest they either want to increase their influence or change it radically. By understanding the illiberal domestic agenda of economic nationalism and statism in a world of increased financialization, I argue that the economic concentration taking place domestically will result in illiberal leaders instrumentalizing globalization for their political survival. This means these leaders have learned to selectively pick those parts of globalization most likely to sustain their regime—for example, criticizing multilateral organizations such as the European Union while reaping the benefits of EU membership. In this article, I begin by examining the trend of illiberal governments adopting economic nationalism and statism. I then theorize the nuanced ways in which illiberal leaders still use the liberal order for their political survival—in spite of espousing an illiberal economic agenda. I examine this phenomenon with an emphasis on illiberal leaders in Hungary and Poland and provide evidence from the last two decades of economic and political developments in Eastern Europe, as well as explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the recent war in Ukraine on the future of illiberal leaders’ approach to globalization
Economic globalization · Economic nationalism · Statism · European Union Policy and Governance · Global Economic and Social Development · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition
Identity, Narratives, and Nationalism
The Surge of Economic Nationalism in Western Europe
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Central and Eastern Europe
A Marriage of Convenience
Perils of development funding? The tale of EU Funds and grand corruption in Central and Eastern Europe
Conservative Developmental Statism in East Central Europe and Russia
The fragility of an independent judiciary
Nationalisation in Hungary in the Post-Crisis Years
The Influence of Newer Member States in the European Union
In the Name of the Peasantry, the Proletariat, and the People
Beggars can’t be Choosers’
We won’t let Brussels dictate us
Paternalist populism and illiberal elitism in Central Europe
Work, family, Fatherland
The European Union's authoritarian equilibrium
Right-wing authoritarian innovations in Central and Eastern Europe
Conspiracy theories as a political instrument
European Populism in the Shadow of the Great Recession
Dictators without borders
Throwing out the Bums
Theorising economic nationalism
Economic Nationalism in a Globalizing World
Laundering Cash, White Washing Reputations
On Democratic Backsliding
Illiberal Democracy and the Struggle on the Right
Forging a New “Eastern Bloc
Can Poland's Backsliding Be Stopped
Economic Nationalism as a Challenge to Economic Liberalism? Lessons from the 19th Century
Populist Democracies
Populists in government? Hungary's “system of national cooperation
Revisiting Electoral Volatility in Post-Communist Countries
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |