Globalization, Regionalism and Nationalism in World Politics

Over the last decades, the volume and intensity of attacks on globalization have been rising. This phenomenon has not happened only in rich countries. Developing countries are also witnessing popular challenges to the liberal international order. Since the mid-1940s, the architects of the Bretton Wood system set the stage for a liberal international order that has governed political and economic relations between capitalist and democratic nations. Although this is not the first time the liberal international order has been challenged, it is now being resisted through democratic elections and expressed through populist, nationalist, protectionist and anti-globalization movements. International organizations are increasingly under threat and viewed to be interfering the domestic authority of states. Individuals, political parties, and grassroots movements are challenging different aspects of liberal, international, and order. We welcome papers that address questions like the following: How local, national or regional political interactions might be changing the global order? What are the forces challenging the liberal international order? Are these similar across regions, countries, international institutions? What interests are/are not represented in anti-globalization movements? How can we explain the role of emerging powers and/or the Global South in the politics influencing support and resistance to the current liberal international order? What is the future of US political and economic relations with other rising powers, and China in particular? How is impacting in nationalist fever and ethnic conflict? What is the role of public opinion in shaping governance issues related to globalization? How are local, national, and international level governments dealing with global crises such as climate change and immigration?