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Johns Hopkins professor: Identity politics—and why I think it spells trouble | Yascha Mounk
Is “identity synthesis” the remedy for racial injustice? This political scientist says no.
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Yascha Mounk, a professor at Johns Hopkins University and host of “The Good Fight” podcast, explains how identity synthesis - an ideology based on treating people differently depending on their race, gender, or sexual orientation - can be quite harmful to society. He uses the example of racially segregated classrooms, claiming that it is human tendency to inherently side with someone in your “group” before you side with someone from another.
Mounk argues that ide...
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Why Are Identity Politics So Intense in the U.S.?
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Identity: Francis Fukuyama - https://amzn.to/3wD1SVm
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Political Tribes: Amy Chua - https://amzn.to/408D4St
Th...
published: 25 Nov 2022
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What are identity politics?
YouTube video by Joseph Klein explains his take.
published: 11 Dec 2017
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Identity Politics: How All Your Identities Sway Your Vote
People throw out the term "identity politics" as a way to say that someone is wrong, but the truth is, it's something that affects the way all of us vote.
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published: 15 Oct 2020
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Are identity politics dangerous?
Some fear that politics based on protecting race, religion or other minority groups can threaten the rights of others. How did identity politics emerge and has it gone too far?
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published: 19 Jul 2018
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The rise of White identity politics
Conservatives complain about ‘identity politics.’ But the most politically influential form of identity politics is arguably white identity politics. In the latest “Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat,” Avlon traces its origins from the blatant racism of the KKK to the more subliminal form of anxiety in Birtherism and nativist anti-immigrant politics. CNN's Sara Sidner and Elle Reeve join Avlon to discuss how this anxiety is expressed today in this first of a two-part look at White identity politics.
published: 14 Oct 2021
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There are two kinds of identity politics. One is good. The other, very bad. | Jonathan Haidt
There are two kinds of identity politics. One is good. The other, very bad.
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Freedom is speech is being eradicated on college campuses in favor of identity politics and "snowflake" culture.
Rather than be open to new ideas, differing opinions that might make students "feel bad" are shut out.
This creates a cycle of negativity between not only the colleges and the students but also the very idea of college being a place of higher learning.
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Jonathan Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Prof...
published: 04 Dec 2018
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Identity Politics | Sigurd Brekke | TEDxSOAS
A new wave of identity politics that is being indoctrinated into universities is causing political tribalism and is adding a toxic and divisive elements to social issues that need to be soberly discussed. Regardless of skin color, upbringing, class or gender, one should be able to discuss every issue. Open sober discussions around social issues it the way to move forward, since the large issues the world is facing now are global, and if everything is viewed through the lenses of identity politics, we will not be able to solve any of them. Sigurd Gotaas Brekke is from Oslo, Norway and is currently doing his master degree at SOAS in International Studies & Diplomacy. Previously worked in London for a mobile technology company and got a Bachelor in Business and Management. After his studies h...
published: 18 Jun 2018
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What is Identity Politics?
This video discusses very briefly the meaning of identity politics.
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published: 07 Mar 2023
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Francis Fukuyama: National Identity vs. Identity Politics
Stanford's Francis Fukuyama says that for America to find a new national identity, it must focus on class issues instead of identity as a dividing point.
For full transcript and audio from this talk, please go to: https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/studio/multimedia/20180913-identity-demand-for-dignity-politics-of-resentment-francis-fukuyama
published: 21 Sep 2018
12:55
Johns Hopkins professor: Identity politics—and why I think it spells trouble | Yascha Mounk
Is “identity synthesis” the remedy for racial injustice? This political scientist says no.
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Is “identity synthesis” the remedy for racial injustice? This political scientist says no.
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Up next, Is race politics poisoning young minds? Coleman Hughes weighs in ► https://youtu.be/U3qHaiqwkLY?si=96OBOGry3fWFus2j
Yascha Mounk, a professor at Johns Hopkins University and host of “The Good Fight” podcast, explains how identity synthesis - an ideology based on treating people differently depending on their race, gender, or sexual orientation - can be quite harmful to society. He uses the example of racially segregated classrooms, claiming that it is human tendency to inherently side with someone in your “group” before you side with someone from another.
Mounk argues that identity synthesis will only further divide us, as it goes directly against the ideologies of Black American thinkers like Fredrick Douglas and Martin Luther King Jr, who fought avidly for equality in the United States.
By following this identity-first ideology, we may be reversing the work done by these social rights activists. Instead, we should lean further into their legacy of advocating for universal principles, where individuals are judged not by the categories they belong to but by their character and actions.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/identity-synthesis/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description
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About Yascha Mounk:
Yascha Mounk is a writer and academic known for his work on the crisis of democracy and the defense of philosophically liberal values.
Born in Germany to Polish parents, Yascha received his BA in History from Trinity College Cambridge and his PhD in Government from Harvard University. He is a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, where he holds appointments in both the School of Advanced International Studies and the SNF Agora Institute. Yascha is also a Contributing Editor at The Atlantic, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a Moynihan Public Fellow at City College. He is the Founder of Persuasion, the host of The Good Fight podcast, and serves as a publisher (Herausgeber) at Die Zeit.
Yascha has written five books: Stranger in My Own Country - A Jewish Family in Modern Germany, a memoir about Germany’s fraught attempts to deal with its past; The Age of Responsibility – Luck, Choice and the Welfare State, which argues that a growing obsession with the concept of individual responsibility has transformed western welfare states; The People versus Democracy – Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It, which explains the causes of the populist rise and investigates how to renew liberal democracy; and The Great Experiment - Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure, which argues that anybody who seeks to help ethnically and religiously diverse democracies thrive has reason to embrace a more ambitious vision for their future than is now fashionable; and his latest, The Identity Trap - A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, which tells the story of how a new set of ideas about race, gender and sexual orientation came to be extremely influential in mainstream institutions, and why it would be a mistake to give up on a more universalist humanism. Next to his work for The Atlantic, Yascha also occasionally writes for newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs. He is also a regular contributor to major international publications including Die Zeit, La Repubblica, El País, l'Express and Folha de São Paolo, among others.
https://wn.com/Johns_Hopkins_Professor_Identity_Politics—And_Why_I_Think_It_Spells_Trouble_|_Yascha_Mounk
Is “identity synthesis” the remedy for racial injustice? This political scientist says no.
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Up next, Is race politics poisoning young minds? Coleman Hughes weighs in ► https://youtu.be/U3qHaiqwkLY?si=96OBOGry3fWFus2j
Yascha Mounk, a professor at Johns Hopkins University and host of “The Good Fight” podcast, explains how identity synthesis - an ideology based on treating people differently depending on their race, gender, or sexual orientation - can be quite harmful to society. He uses the example of racially segregated classrooms, claiming that it is human tendency to inherently side with someone in your “group” before you side with someone from another.
Mounk argues that identity synthesis will only further divide us, as it goes directly against the ideologies of Black American thinkers like Fredrick Douglas and Martin Luther King Jr, who fought avidly for equality in the United States.
By following this identity-first ideology, we may be reversing the work done by these social rights activists. Instead, we should lean further into their legacy of advocating for universal principles, where individuals are judged not by the categories they belong to but by their character and actions.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/identity-synthesis/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description
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About Yascha Mounk:
Yascha Mounk is a writer and academic known for his work on the crisis of democracy and the defense of philosophically liberal values.
Born in Germany to Polish parents, Yascha received his BA in History from Trinity College Cambridge and his PhD in Government from Harvard University. He is a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, where he holds appointments in both the School of Advanced International Studies and the SNF Agora Institute. Yascha is also a Contributing Editor at The Atlantic, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a Moynihan Public Fellow at City College. He is the Founder of Persuasion, the host of The Good Fight podcast, and serves as a publisher (Herausgeber) at Die Zeit.
Yascha has written five books: Stranger in My Own Country - A Jewish Family in Modern Germany, a memoir about Germany’s fraught attempts to deal with its past; The Age of Responsibility – Luck, Choice and the Welfare State, which argues that a growing obsession with the concept of individual responsibility has transformed western welfare states; The People versus Democracy – Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It, which explains the causes of the populist rise and investigates how to renew liberal democracy; and The Great Experiment - Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure, which argues that anybody who seeks to help ethnically and religiously diverse democracies thrive has reason to embrace a more ambitious vision for their future than is now fashionable; and his latest, The Identity Trap - A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, which tells the story of how a new set of ideas about race, gender and sexual orientation came to be extremely influential in mainstream institutions, and why it would be a mistake to give up on a more universalist humanism. Next to his work for The Atlantic, Yascha also occasionally writes for newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs. He is also a regular contributor to major international publications including Die Zeit, La Repubblica, El País, l'Express and Folha de São Paolo, among others.
- published: 07 Jun 2024
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Why Are Identity Politics So Intense in the U.S.?
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- published: 25 Nov 2022
- views: 398855
3:01
What are identity politics?
YouTube video by Joseph Klein explains his take.
YouTube video by Joseph Klein explains his take.
https://wn.com/What_Are_Identity_Politics
YouTube video by Joseph Klein explains his take.
- published: 11 Dec 2017
- views: 175078
6:27
Identity Politics: How All Your Identities Sway Your Vote
People throw out the term "identity politics" as a way to say that someone is wrong, but the truth is, it's something that affects the way all of us vote.
Host...
People throw out the term "identity politics" as a way to say that someone is wrong, but the truth is, it's something that affects the way all of us vote.
Hosted by: Anthony Brown
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http://sk.sagepub.com/reference/socialpsychology/n212.xml
https://doi.org/10.1348/0144666042038015
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2011.00823.x
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27284212/
https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edx011
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022381613000698
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2008.08.004
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2016.01.010
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2008.07.008
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-018-9505-1
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022381611000284
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2008.00672.x
https://doi.org/10.1353/lar.2015.0044
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27769726/
https://rubenson.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pickup-Kimbrough-deRooij.pdf
https://review.chicagobooth.edu/behavioral-science/2018/article/how-identity-shapes-voting-behavior
https://wn.com/Identity_Politics_How_All_Your_Identities_Sway_Your_Vote
People throw out the term "identity politics" as a way to say that someone is wrong, but the truth is, it's something that affects the way all of us vote.
Hosted by: Anthony Brown
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21822331/
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.470
http://sk.sagepub.com/reference/socialpsychology/n212.xml
https://doi.org/10.1348/0144666042038015
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2011.00823.x
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27284212/
https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edx011
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022381613000698
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2008.08.004
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2016.01.010
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2008.07.008
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-018-9505-1
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022381611000284
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2008.00672.x
https://doi.org/10.1353/lar.2015.0044
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27769726/
https://rubenson.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pickup-Kimbrough-deRooij.pdf
https://review.chicagobooth.edu/behavioral-science/2018/article/how-identity-shapes-voting-behavior
- published: 15 Oct 2020
- views: 44099
2:40
Are identity politics dangerous?
Some fear that politics based on protecting race, religion or other minority groups can threaten the rights of others. How did identity politics emerge and has ...
Some fear that politics based on protecting race, religion or other minority groups can threaten the rights of others. How did identity politics emerge and has it gone too far?
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Some fear that politics based on protecting race, religion or other minority groups can threaten the rights of others. How did identity politics emerge and has it gone too far?
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- published: 19 Jul 2018
- views: 233837
14:44
The rise of White identity politics
Conservatives complain about ‘identity politics.’ But the most politically influential form of identity politics is arguably white identity politics. In the la...
Conservatives complain about ‘identity politics.’ But the most politically influential form of identity politics is arguably white identity politics. In the latest “Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat,” Avlon traces its origins from the blatant racism of the KKK to the more subliminal form of anxiety in Birtherism and nativist anti-immigrant politics. CNN's Sara Sidner and Elle Reeve join Avlon to discuss how this anxiety is expressed today in this first of a two-part look at White identity politics.
https://wn.com/The_Rise_Of_White_Identity_Politics
Conservatives complain about ‘identity politics.’ But the most politically influential form of identity politics is arguably white identity politics. In the latest “Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat,” Avlon traces its origins from the blatant racism of the KKK to the more subliminal form of anxiety in Birtherism and nativist anti-immigrant politics. CNN's Sara Sidner and Elle Reeve join Avlon to discuss how this anxiety is expressed today in this first of a two-part look at White identity politics.
- published: 14 Oct 2021
- views: 157963
4:08
There are two kinds of identity politics. One is good. The other, very bad. | Jonathan Haidt
There are two kinds of identity politics. One is good. The other, very bad.
Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo
Join Big Think Edg...
There are two kinds of identity politics. One is good. The other, very bad.
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Freedom is speech is being eradicated on college campuses in favor of identity politics and "snowflake" culture.
Rather than be open to new ideas, differing opinions that might make students "feel bad" are shut out.
This creates a cycle of negativity between not only the colleges and the students but also the very idea of college being a place of higher learning.
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JONATHAN HAIDT:
Jonathan Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is the author of The Righteous Mind and The Happiness Hypothesis.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Jonathan Haidt: In the United States right now, as many people have noticed, we are seeing a huge escalation of our long running culture war, unfortunately universities are all right in the heart of that. So, the right and especially right wing media love to show video clips of students saying outrageous things. They love to say that universities are bastions of political correctness – they've lost their minds.
The left is motivated to say no there's not a problem, there's nothing going on it's just that the right hates ideas, they hate universities. What Greg and I do in the book is we say, "No we're going to cut through the culture war. Let's just look at what's going on, let's look at what a university should do." And so when we talk about identity politics, which is a controversial topic, we start by saying of course you need identity politics. Identity politics is not a bad thing automatically. Politics can be based on any distinction. It can be based on any group interest. So for gay students or black students or women to organize that's identity politics, that's perfectly legitimate. The question is how are they organizing? What's the over arching framework? And we've seen two versions of it in American history. You can do it the way most of the civil rights leaders did it, Martin Luther King in particular, where you draw a larger circle around the group, you emphasize what we have in common and then you say some of our brothers and sisters are being denied equal access, equal opportunity or equal dignity. That works. That has worked historically in much tougher times and zones and that works and will work on college campuses.
The other way you do it, which is growing on college campuses, is common enemy identity politics. It's based on the Bedouin notion: "Me against my brother, me and my brother against our cousin, me my brother and cousin against the stranger." It's a very general principle of social psychology. If you try to unite people: "Let's all unite against them. They're the bad people. They're the cause of the problems. Let's all stick together." That's a really dangerous thing to do in a multiethnic society, especially in a university where we're actually all trying to work together to solve the problem.
We have to work on our speech climate. In the business world it's called speak up culture. In the academic world it's called just basic openness to ideas.
When you put people together and you want them to talk, of course people have a lot of different goals and fears. Nobody wants to say something stupid, nobody wants to say something that will get them into trouble. If you can create a really trusting environment in which we're all in this together, contribute your ideas. If someone says something you think it's wrong, say so. That's going to lead to more innovation. That's going to lead to more progress.
But what if you have an environment in which if I say something that offends anyone they can report me anonymously to HR or some other entity. I'm going to think three times before I speak up. That's what we have on campus. In the bathrooms at my university there are signs telling students how to report me anonymously if I say anything that offends them so I don't feel free to speak up when I'm on campus. I can speak more openly off-campus, but on campus I have to watch myself. As one student said to a friend of mine, "My motto is silence is safer. Just shut up and you won't get in trouble." Now this is a terrible speech climate. A university cannot function if people are defensive in this way. So in universities, in organizations that value innovation we have to not just encourage people to speak, we have to assure them that they're not going to be shamed, humiliated or punished for sharing an opinion in good faith...
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There are two kinds of identity politics. One is good. The other, very bad.
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Freedom is speech is being eradicated on college campuses in favor of identity politics and "snowflake" culture.
Rather than be open to new ideas, differing opinions that might make students "feel bad" are shut out.
This creates a cycle of negativity between not only the colleges and the students but also the very idea of college being a place of higher learning.
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JONATHAN HAIDT:
Jonathan Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is the author of The Righteous Mind and The Happiness Hypothesis.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Jonathan Haidt: In the United States right now, as many people have noticed, we are seeing a huge escalation of our long running culture war, unfortunately universities are all right in the heart of that. So, the right and especially right wing media love to show video clips of students saying outrageous things. They love to say that universities are bastions of political correctness – they've lost their minds.
The left is motivated to say no there's not a problem, there's nothing going on it's just that the right hates ideas, they hate universities. What Greg and I do in the book is we say, "No we're going to cut through the culture war. Let's just look at what's going on, let's look at what a university should do." And so when we talk about identity politics, which is a controversial topic, we start by saying of course you need identity politics. Identity politics is not a bad thing automatically. Politics can be based on any distinction. It can be based on any group interest. So for gay students or black students or women to organize that's identity politics, that's perfectly legitimate. The question is how are they organizing? What's the over arching framework? And we've seen two versions of it in American history. You can do it the way most of the civil rights leaders did it, Martin Luther King in particular, where you draw a larger circle around the group, you emphasize what we have in common and then you say some of our brothers and sisters are being denied equal access, equal opportunity or equal dignity. That works. That has worked historically in much tougher times and zones and that works and will work on college campuses.
The other way you do it, which is growing on college campuses, is common enemy identity politics. It's based on the Bedouin notion: "Me against my brother, me and my brother against our cousin, me my brother and cousin against the stranger." It's a very general principle of social psychology. If you try to unite people: "Let's all unite against them. They're the bad people. They're the cause of the problems. Let's all stick together." That's a really dangerous thing to do in a multiethnic society, especially in a university where we're actually all trying to work together to solve the problem.
We have to work on our speech climate. In the business world it's called speak up culture. In the academic world it's called just basic openness to ideas.
When you put people together and you want them to talk, of course people have a lot of different goals and fears. Nobody wants to say something stupid, nobody wants to say something that will get them into trouble. If you can create a really trusting environment in which we're all in this together, contribute your ideas. If someone says something you think it's wrong, say so. That's going to lead to more innovation. That's going to lead to more progress.
But what if you have an environment in which if I say something that offends anyone they can report me anonymously to HR or some other entity. I'm going to think three times before I speak up. That's what we have on campus. In the bathrooms at my university there are signs telling students how to report me anonymously if I say anything that offends them so I don't feel free to speak up when I'm on campus. I can speak more openly off-campus, but on campus I have to watch myself. As one student said to a friend of mine, "My motto is silence is safer. Just shut up and you won't get in trouble." Now this is a terrible speech climate. A university cannot function if people are defensive in this way. So in universities, in organizations that value innovation we have to not just encourage people to speak, we have to assure them that they're not going to be shamed, humiliated or punished for sharing an opinion in good faith...
Read the full transcript at https://bigthink.com/videos/identity-politics-america-college
- published: 04 Dec 2018
- views: 171656
9:23
Identity Politics | Sigurd Brekke | TEDxSOAS
A new wave of identity politics that is being indoctrinated into universities is causing political tribalism and is adding a toxic and divisive elements to soci...
A new wave of identity politics that is being indoctrinated into universities is causing political tribalism and is adding a toxic and divisive elements to social issues that need to be soberly discussed. Regardless of skin color, upbringing, class or gender, one should be able to discuss every issue. Open sober discussions around social issues it the way to move forward, since the large issues the world is facing now are global, and if everything is viewed through the lenses of identity politics, we will not be able to solve any of them. Sigurd Gotaas Brekke is from Oslo, Norway and is currently doing his master degree at SOAS in International Studies & Diplomacy. Previously worked in London for a mobile technology company and got a Bachelor in Business and Management. After his studies he would like to pursue a diplomatic career. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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A new wave of identity politics that is being indoctrinated into universities is causing political tribalism and is adding a toxic and divisive elements to social issues that need to be soberly discussed. Regardless of skin color, upbringing, class or gender, one should be able to discuss every issue. Open sober discussions around social issues it the way to move forward, since the large issues the world is facing now are global, and if everything is viewed through the lenses of identity politics, we will not be able to solve any of them. Sigurd Gotaas Brekke is from Oslo, Norway and is currently doing his master degree at SOAS in International Studies & Diplomacy. Previously worked in London for a mobile technology company and got a Bachelor in Business and Management. After his studies he would like to pursue a diplomatic career. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
- published: 18 Jun 2018
- views: 19183
3:45
What is Identity Politics?
This video discusses very briefly the meaning of identity politics.
Transcript of this video is available at: http://philonotes.com/2023/03/what-is-identity-po...
This video discusses very briefly the meaning of identity politics.
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This video discusses very briefly the meaning of identity politics.
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- published: 07 Mar 2023
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8:12
Francis Fukuyama: National Identity vs. Identity Politics
Stanford's Francis Fukuyama says that for America to find a new national identity, it must focus on class issues instead of identity as a dividing point.
For ...
Stanford's Francis Fukuyama says that for America to find a new national identity, it must focus on class issues instead of identity as a dividing point.
For full transcript and audio from this talk, please go to: https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/studio/multimedia/20180913-identity-demand-for-dignity-politics-of-resentment-francis-fukuyama
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Stanford's Francis Fukuyama says that for America to find a new national identity, it must focus on class issues instead of identity as a dividing point.
For full transcript and audio from this talk, please go to: https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/studio/multimedia/20180913-identity-demand-for-dignity-politics-of-resentment-francis-fukuyama
- published: 21 Sep 2018
- views: 13208