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Anti-Western Narratives and the Crisis of Global Order(s)

Anti-Western Narratives and the Crisis of Global Order(s)

organized by Samra Khan, Oleksa Drachewych and Frank Schumacher

Workshop Topic

We are at a turning point in global affairs. The Western liberal-democratic order which has shaped international relations since the 1940s is under assault from within and without. Critiques of Western normative traditions and historical practices highlight important conversations but are also ‘weaponized’ by authoritarian power contenders such as Russia China, and members of BRICS against Western principles of territorial integrity, human rights, and democracy. With the current breakdown of transatlantic and North American solidarity, the West as normative project appears brittle beyond repair. This workshop explores the historical origins, iterations, intersections, and dynamics of anti-Western narratives to better understand the driving forces and extent of the current tectonic shifts and their transformative effects on ‘world-making’ and global orders.

Workshop Program

Friday March 27

9:00 Welcome and Introduction

9:15 - 11.15: Panel 1 "Anti-Western Narratives in the United States and Transatlantic Relations"

Michael Kimmage, Kennan Institute, Washington DC (Via Zoom)

https://www.kennaninstitute.org/kimmage

Frank Schumacher, UWO & Helen Li, UWO

https://history.uwo.ca/people/faculty/schumacher.html

11:30 - 1:00: Lunch and Reception with Graduate Students

1:00 - 3:00: Panel 2 "Anti-Western Narratives, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine"

Paul Goode, Carleton University

https://carleton.ca/eurus/people/j-paul-goode/