The liberal international order, characterized by rules-based multilateralism and values such as openness and representation, is often portrayed in terms of multiple crises. These crises, often analyzed from a Western perspective, include the reduced support of some Western powers towards certain multilateral institutions and the establishment of new ones by rising powers. However, these narratives often overlook the perspectives of low and middle-income countries, which is why in this episode, we shift our focus to understand how the Global South perceives and engages with this international order.

Rohan Mukherjee is an assistant professor at the Department of International Relations, at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His latest book is Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions. @rohan_mukh

Key highlights

• Introduction – 00:24
• Global governance viewed from the Global South – 02:54
• Crisis of authority and new bargains – 09:57
• Rising powers and the politics of status – 16:05
• The quest for status and symbolic equality within the international system – 24:14
• Institutional openness and procedural fairness – 35:06
• Admitting rising powers into the great power club – 46:37

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Professor Dan Banik (@danbanik @GlobalDevPod)

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