Abstract
Of late, India has witnessed new nationalism that tends to be exclusionary, confining itself from global community, and above all, the process of ‘otherisation’ within. It doesn’t allow attainment of all the rights by all people/citizens, instead, it allows for exclusiveness, privileging and appropriation of all the rights only by supposedly the original/native-born/dominant/majority community (along the lines of ethnic/linguistic or religious identity). The paper shares fresh insights to see how dominant religion is being used in politics and giving rise to political polarization and mass mobilization along religious lines. The paper emphasizes that New Nationalism poses a serious threat to democratic consensus/institutions, liberal international order and leads to authoritarianism, majoritarianism, nativism, centralization/personalization of power and otherisation of certain sections of the society. Migration and the migrant population are considered as a threat and portrayed as ‘Other’. Moreover, it facilitates majoritarian aspects of populism which endangers liberal democracy. The paper investigates how various kinds of fear (real/perceived), humiliation (existing/historical), anxieties and frustration/dissatisfaction lead to New Nationalism. The paper interprets how New Nationalisms are giving rise to populism, authoritarianism and ethno/religious nationalism. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some democracies have witnessed curtailment in rights of their citizens. The paper examines the process through which democratic backsliding takes place and gives rise to authoritarian regimes in general. Further, the paper underlines what are the ways in which populism challenges and contests the international liberal order; response of international actors to it; the ramifications of populist politics on international cooperation and international institutions.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—The World on the Move: Understanding Migration in a New Global Age
KEYWORDS
Migration, Globalization, New Nationalism, Populism, Authoritarianism
