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 […]