About the Talk:
Identity is a master concept that links many of
the things going on in contemporary global politics, from nationalism to Islamism
to the new populist parties that have arisen in Europe and North America. This
talk will draw from the author’s new book, Identity: The Demand for Dignity
and the Politics of Resentment.
About Dr. Francis Fukuyama:
Francis Fukuyama is the Mosbacher director of the
Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at the Freeman Spogli
Institute for International Studies, Stanford University. He was previously Bernard
Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at the School of Advanced
International Studies (SAIS), John Hopkins University, and Hirst Professor of
Public Policy at George Mason University. He has worked at the Rand Corporation
and as a member of the Policy Planning Staff of the US Department of State. Francis
Fukuyama received his B.A. from Cornell University in classics, and his Ph.D.
from Harvard in Political Science. He has written widely on questions concerning
democratization and international political economy. His book, The End of
History and the Last Man, was published by Free Press in 1992 and has appeared
in over twenty foreign editions. His latest book, Identity: The Demand for
Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, was published in September 2018.
