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Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, with Francis Fukuyama
1 hour Posted Sep 17, 2018 at 9:49 am.
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The rise of global populism is the greatest threat to global democracy, and it's mainly driven not by economics, but by people's demand for public recognition of their identities, says political scientist Francis Fukuyama. "We want other people to affirm our worth, and that has to be a political act." How is this playing out in the U.S., Europe, and Asia? What practical steps can we take to counteract it?