Globalization, domestic politics, and transatlantic relations

Burgoon, Brian B., Oliver, Tim and Trubowitz, Peter (2017) Globalization, domestic politics, and transatlantic relations. International Politics, 54 (4). pp. 420-433. ISSN 1384-5748

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For two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, globalization functioned as a unifying force in the West. In the absence of a common security threat, the United States and Europe found common ground in a neoliberal agenda calling for the freer movements of capital, goods, services, and peoples across national boundaries. Today, support for that neoliberal agenda has been rapidly weakening across the West. Drawing on a variety of quantitative measures, we show that Western support for globalization has declined, both at the level of national policy and at the level of party politics. We argue that this erosion of domestic support for globalization is closely linked to the rise of populist parties in Europe and the USA. We consider the implications of this shift in the West’s domestic politics for the future of transatlantic cooperation and leadership.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://link.springer.com/journal/41311
Additional Information:	© 2017 Macmillan Publishers Ltd
Divisions:	IGA: LSE IDEAS IGA: United States Centre
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2017 15:54
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2024 07:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/81122

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