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

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.