BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

COUNTER CURRENT TO GLOBALIZATION: RISE OF RIGHT-WING POPULISM IN THE GLOBAL NORTH

Author: A. S. M. Tarek Hassan Semul

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2018v39n1a4

ABSTRACT

The world has been witnessing a disrupting socio-political phenomenon of the emergence of right-wing populism. What is particularly striking about this is that it has concurrently affected politics and society both in Europe and the United States (US). There are several alarming consequences of the rise of right-wing populism, such as increasing rift between races and ethnicities, between and among social classes, and finally between cultures. It runs the risk of reversing the gains accrued from globalization and the ideas such as liberal democracy. Given the weight of this new socio-political phenomena, the article seeks to identify the causes behind the rise of populism. It argues that the roots of populism can be traced in the uneven development among states exacerbated by globalization process. The process has allowed for flight of capital from one country to another, and thereby, creating and perpetuating a new class of ultra-rich. This has created inequality among states. The emergence of right-wing populism can be seen a knee-jerk reaction to the globalization.