How not having an identity may be a good thing | Stephan Holwerda | TEDxLeidenUniversity скачать в хорошем качестве

How not having an identity may be a good thing | Stephan Holwerda | TEDxLeidenUniversity

Stephan will talk about why politics based on identity is not effective, through his own personal experiences and different philosophers like John Rawls. He will use the example of Yemen to illustrate the problematics of identity politics and to make students doubt about using identity politics in their own environment. With dreams and ambitions to lead international diplomacy onwards towards peace and justice by further developing human rights across the world and having already delivered a powerful policy report on dealing with international drug trade-related problems to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stephan Holwerda is a name not to be forgotten any time soon. Having lived in 9 countries in his young yet fruitful lifespan, Stephan comes loaded with experience and personal stories. It was during his process of moving to and from new places and being fully immersed in so many cultures, norms and values, that he began pursuing his interests in the field of identity politics. Traveling much of Planet Earth, he realized that identity politics is ironically different in western countries when compared to developing ones. He notes that the idea of classifying one’s own political views to and with an identical social group is an idea shunned upon in less-developed nations but is slowly gaining wide-spread attention in western countries. Stephan hopes to draw light on such contrasts and other issues related to racism, sexism and religious extremism through his own stories and personal identity. 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