Neoliberals have readily allied with exclusionary and racist right-wing movements.

Evidence

Yet a closer look at the standard-bearers of the right throws this dichotomy into question. We find that many neoliberals are more than willing to find a middle ground between their own principles and those of an exclusionary culturalist, and even racist, right. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 24

Categorization

• SEED: An essay angle: the standard ‘populism vs. neoliberalism’ narrative collapses on inspection — the two are interpenetrating, not opposed. This directly fractures the caricature reading purpose.
• XREF: Connects to the broader literature on the ‘authoritarian populism vs. technocratic liberalism’ framing (e.g. Stuart Hall’s authorian populism, and discussions of how ‘globalism vs. nationalism’ is a false binary in many policy histories). — connects to: Contemporary racism and neoliberalism are mutually constitutive forces needing a new analytic vocabulary — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 27; Neoliberal discourse encourages racism without being itself racist; Anti-Muslim activism is a coordinated network spanning neoconservatives and broader right-wing factions. (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Contemporary racism and neoliberalism are mutually constitutive forces needing a new analytic vocabulary #corroborates (0.95) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 27
• Neoliberal discourse encourages racism without being itself racist #expands (0.82)
• Neoliberal figures deliberately blurred their boundaries with rival right-wing factions #expands (0.80)
• The neoliberal state secures private interests against projected racialized outsiders #expands (0.78) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1741
• Anti-Muslim activism is a coordinated network spanning neoconservatives and broader right-wing factions. #corroborates (0.75)
• Neoconservatism began as a rightward racial realignment breaking with the civil rights movement #corroborates (0.72) — Michael Omi, Howard Winant, Racial Formation in the United States, 56
• Far-right and liberal racisms mutually reinforce each other on a spectrum #exemplifies (0.72) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 641
• Racist ideologies can be turned into vehicles of opposition and resistance #complicates (0.70) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 638