Abstract
The election of Donald Trump to the United States presidency has already had far reaching implications for US foreign policy and the countries of the world affected by US actions. The administration has defunded and dismantled many of the post-World War II institutions such as USAID that served as pillars of US “soft power.” In their place, is an even more aggressive “America First” nationalist military posture toward Venezuela, Iran, and elsewhere. It is not a foregone conclusion, but this US retreat offers the possibilities that multilateral, pluralistic, and democratic forms of global governance can be strengthened as an alternative to the militaristic unilateralism of the US. In this paper, I sketch some of those possibilities. For example, we can look to the lessons offered by the global civil society and government-led push by South Africa and Spain to seek justice for Palestinians in Gaza. If we can (re)commit to strengthening institutions such as the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, and the United Nations, along with developing new forms of transborder, participatory democracy, we can create a 21st century that leaves behind the exclusionary nationalism of the 20th century.
Presenters
Jared KeyelAssistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, Rowan University, New Jersey, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Multilateralism, Cooperation, Global Governance, Civil Society
