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SUMMARY:Populism and Resource Rents in International Relations - Ferdinand
  Eibl (KCL)\, Steffen Hertog (LSE)
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DESCRIPTION:Recent IR literature suggests that populist ideology\, while p
 rimarily a domestic phenomenon\, has distinct foreign policy implications\
 , as populist leaders reject Western hegemony\, transnational elites\, and
  liberal international institutions. Yet how impactful is this stance\, gi
 ven the potential costs of defying the liberal order? This paper argues th
 at populist leaders can pursue more radical foreign policies only when shi
 elded from international economic constraints – most notably through nat
 ural resource rents. The interaction of populism and resource wealth enabl
 es a distinct brand of radicalism\, combining sovereigntist rhetoric with 
 defiant foreign policy postures and withdrawal from institutional institut
 ions. We evidence this argument through case studies of Bolivia\, Ecuador\
 , Iran\, and Venezuela\, showing how resource-backed populist leaders enga
 ge in sharp opposition to Western influence and retreat from liberal inter
 national organisations. To test the broader applicability of our theory\, 
 we conduct cross-national econometric analyses. Our findings show that nei
 ther populism nor resource rents alone reliably predict radical foreign po
 licy. However\, their interaction does: Countries with both features are s
 ignificantly more likely to vote against the West at the UN\, use sovereig
 ntist rhetoric\, avoid human rights-linked trade agreements\, sign fewer i
 nvestment treaties\, and withdraw from international institutions.\nSpeake
 rs:\nFerdinand Eibl (KCL)\, Steffen Hertog (LSE)
LOCATION:Seminar Room C
TZID:Europe/London
URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/468dfdc9-4b13-46f3-bc6d-975d4effbdf2/
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