Reading the Far Right Beyond Self-Righteousness

Neoliberalism, Democratic Deficit, and Javier Milei's Global Leadership

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ID2488286
AuthorsPaulo Ravecca (0000-0002-9754-9520, Saint Mary's University), Emiliano Robaina (0000-0002-6444-8678, Universidad de la República de Uruguay), Facundo Zannier (0009-0008-9442-2912, Universidad de la República de Uruguay)
Year2024
Issue123
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLua Nova Revista de Cultura e Política (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-6445 • E-ISSN: 1807-0175
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-123039pr/123
OpenAlexW4408116476
SCIELO_PIDS0102-64452024000300306
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited26

This article is an invitation to reflect on the far right beyond self-righteousness. The authors challenge the conventional perception of the far right as wholly separate from mainstream politics and society, arguing instead that there is substantial overlap, particularly in terms of patriarchy, racism, and neoliberalism. Nonetheless, the right does innovate and evolve, and it is important to make sense of these shifts. The article's second section argues that some of the most cutting-edge forms of right-wing activism are currently unfolding in the Global South. Argentinian President Javier Milei's leadership is a noteworthy case, as it blends right-wing intersectionality (Ravecca et al., 2022a; 2022b), a conservative version of the critique of elite capture (O. Táíwò, 2022), and the theological dimension of neoliberalism (Kotsko, 2018). The conclusion goes back to the idea that, at multiple significant levels, there is no pure exteriority between the far right and the rest of us. Even Milei's 'new' rhetoric radicalizes tendencies that were already present in the main corridors of politics and academia

Democracy · Neoliberalism (international relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Sociology · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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