Anti-Globalists at the Table: The Far Right in International Organizations

Abstract

Far-right actors increasingly engage with international organizations they once dismissed as embodiments of “globalist” elites. Rather than merely opposing global governance, they strategically contest, instrumentalize, and reshape it from within. This panel gathers recent research on far-right contestation and participation across IOs, examining how these actors ideologically frame, mobilize against, or adapt (to) multilateral institutions such as the UN, WHO, or World Bank. By tracing these evolving modes of ideology-driven engagement, the panel illuminates how the far right seeks to redefine the boundaries, norms, and legitimacy of the international order.

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