The Cyclical Evolution of the Global Right

• In Event: 3233 - The Global Rise of the Right

Abstract

An understanding of the contemporary constellation of right-wing national and transnational social movements can benefit from comparing the recent movements and the global context with what happened in the first half of the 20th century to figure out the similarities and differences and to gain insights about what could be the consequences of the reemergence of populist nationalism and fascist movements. Our study uses the comparative evolutionary world-systems perspective to study the global right from 1900 to the present. We see fascism as a hybrid of capitalism and a tributary mode of accumulation that co-evolves with capitalism and socialism. The point is to develop a better understanding of 21st century fascism, populist nationalism and authoritarian practices and to help construct a praxis for the New Global Left.

Authors

• Christopher Chase-Dunn, University of California-Riverside

• Peter E. Grimes

• Eugene N. Anderson, University of California-Riverside