The distance between us – The emotional economies of right-wing populism
This text sits in dialogue with Common Cause’s work on strengthening intrinsic values such as care, solidarity, and justice. Efforts to foreground these values unfold within particular social and economic conditions that influence how people encounter one another. In environments marked by distance, distrust, and political abandonment, how might our approach to values require different […]
The Polycrisis and Fear of Death
Why might it be that reminders of threats posed by the climate crisis leave us less motivated to act, rather than more? Or that reminders of our mortality leads some people to become more intolerant towards illegal immigrants? Central to all human desire is our awareness that we will one day die, and our bodies […]
Reclaiming our ‘compass’ – values work as liberation
Moving beyond strategic communications to the deeper work of reconnecting with what we truly care about. At Common Cause Foundation, we often say that we’re experiencing a ‘crisis of values’ – but I’ve started thinking about it as more of a war. Every day, from the moment we wake up, we’re bombarded with messages about […]