1st Edition
Liberal World Order and Its Critics Civilisational States and Cultural Commonwealths
By Adrian Pabst
Copyright 2019
114 Pages
by
Routledge
114 Pages
by
Routledge
114 Pages
by
Routledge
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Liberals blame the retreat of the liberal world order on populists at home and authoritarian leaders abroad. Only liberalism, so they claim, can defend the rules-based international system against demagogy, corruption and nationalism. This provocative book contends that the liberal world order is illiberal and undemocratic – intolerant about the cultural values of ordinary people in the West and... Read more
Introduction: Liberal World Order in Retreat 1. Hubris: The Rise and Fall of the Liberal World Order 2. Backlash: The Global Revolt against Liberalism 3. Interregnum: The Battle for Hegemony 4. Commonwealths: The Case for Cultural Association 5. Covenant: The Resurgence of Civilisation. Conclusion: The Once and Future Order
Biography
Adrian Pabst is Reader in Politics at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, UK.






