When and why are right-wing populist parties electorally successful in developing democracies? What are the economic consequences of their electoral success? This book presents an original theoretical framework that is grounded in the socio-economic characteristics of developing countries to answer these questions and provides evidence for its theo

Right-wing populists have great talent for attracting attention from the media and scholars alike. Many Right-wing Populist (RWP) parties and their leaders embody the wave of ``backlash'' against globalization. In public, RWP parties display contempt for facets of globalization such as trade, policy coordination, and international institutions. Domestically, RWP parties also show disdain for democratic processes and institutional checks and balances. Furthermore, right-wing populism is not a phenomenon contained in only industrialized advanced democracies. Many developing country democracies are also witnessing the surge in the popularity of RWP parties. The rise of support for RWP parties as well as their potential for major policy shifts shows the need to understand better not only what conditions RWP parties can cultivate support but also how they can effectively pursue their policy agenda. This dissertation addresses this by developing theoretical and empirical work on the dynamics between globalization, Right-wing populists, and the consequences on policy. More specifically, I seek to answer the following questions: (i) What explains the increasing but also varying electoral support for RWP parties across developing democracies, (ii) When do ruling RWP parties seek and successfully obtain flexibility provisions in international agreements, and (iii) Why and how can ruling RWP parties can successfully undermine the independence of central banks. The questions above underline the importance of developing theoretical frameworks that extend beyond just developed advanced democracies. To explain the rise of RWP parties in developing democracies, in Chapter 2 coauthored with Vineeta Yadav and Bumba Mukherjee, we argue and evaluate the relationship between the interaction of financial crises stemming from sudden capital withdrawal and clientelism that foster the electoral support for RWP parties in developing democracies. From the implications of the rising popularity of RWP parties, I then examine the policy consequences of RWP parties in power. Chapter 3 finds that higher shares of seats in the legislature motivate RWP parties to seek more flexibility in international trade and environmental agreements as a signal to supporters to increase their confidence in the ruling RWP parties. Finally, In Chapter 4, I find that ruling RWP parties take advantage of ongoing inflation crises to undermine the autonomy of central banks and take control over monetary policy for themselves. From these arguments, I derive causal claims on the individual level that are tested using survey experiments fielded in Brazil, India, and Japan, as well as country-level hypotheses that are evaluated using original data on electoral vote shares and legislative seat shares by RWP parties.

The last two decades have seen the emergence of new radical right-wing populist parties in Western democracies. The electoral breakthrough of the French Front National in 1984 was the starting point for the rise of parties combining anti-establishment populism and anti-immigrant politics based on ethno-nationalist ideology, and today radical right-wing populist parties are well represented in national politics in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, and the Netherlands in Western Europe, as well as in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. By bringing together some of the foremost experts within this area of research, this book gives a comprehensive image of different aspects of radical right-wing populism: its causes, ideology, and impact.

Written by leading scholars in the field, Causes of War provides the first comprehensive analysis of the leading theories relating to the origins of both interstate and civil wars. Utilizes historical examples to illustrate individual theories throughout Includes an analysis of theories of civil wars as well as interstate wars -- one of the only texts to do both Written by two former International Studies Association Presidents

In the early 1980s right-wing populist parties and movements began to stage a dramatic comeback throughout a growing number of democratically-based countries. Appealing to public anxieties in the wake of rapid economic change, these movements succeeded in mobilizing and exploiting popular resentments against immigrants, minorities, and the political establishment. As a result, the radical populist Right has become a severe and potentially destabilizing threat to the democratic system. In New Politics of the Right, a top-notch array of scholars analyzes the recent wave of right-wing populist organization in four different regions of the world: Western Europe, North America, South Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Each chapter provides a brief history of right-wing activity in that given country, an examination of the right-wing program, a discussion of its support, and an account of its impact on the established political parries. The authors then offer chilling predictions of what to expect in the future given continued upheavals in the global economy. New Politics of the Right is a comprehensive look at the dangerous spread of right-wing radicalism throughout the free world.

Authoritarian populist parties have advanced in many countries, and entered government in states as diverse as Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland. Even small parties can still shift the policy agenda, as demonstrated by UKIP's role in catalyzing Brexit. Drawing on new evidence, this book advances a general theory why the silent revolution in values triggered a backlash fuelling support for authoritarian-populist parties and leaders in the US and Europe. The conclusion highlights the dangers of this development and what could be done to mitigate the risks to liberal democracy.

Latin American states took dramatic steps toward greater inclusion during the late twentieth and early twenty-first Centuries. Bringing together an accomplished group of scholars, this volume examines this shift by introducing three dimensions of inclusion: official recognition of historically excluded groups, access to policymaking, and resource redistribution. Tracing the movement along these dimensions since the 1990s, the editors argue that the endurance of democratic politics, combined with longstanding social inequalities, create the impetus for inclusionary reforms. Diverse chapters explore how factors such as the role of partisanship and electoral clientelism, constitutional design, state capacity, social protest, populism, commodity rents, international diffusion, and historical legacies encouraged or inhibited inclusionary reform during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Featuring original empirical evidence and a strong theoretical framework, the book considers cross-national variation, delves into the surprising paradoxes of inclusion, and identifies the obstacles hindering further fundamental change.