Upcoming I&I Panels:
September 18: Immigrants and Right-Wing, Populist Voting
Anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies have been a staple of the platforms adopted by right-wing populist parties in many of the world's rich democracies. But despite their positions against immigration, surveys and voting returns suggest that right-wing parties are enjoying an increase in support from first-generation immigrant voters and their communities, including in the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia. In this roundtable, we will consider questions such as: Is this shift in immigrant voter allegiances substantial and meaningful? Why is it happening now? Is this change permanent? What does this change tell us about the relationships between identity, ideology, and political participation?
October 23: Multiple Identities in Contemporary Democracies
Which identities are most salient in 21st century liberal democracies? The growing individualization and social differentiation of contemporary societies has expanded the range of groups and identities individuals can inhabit, and changed the nature of identity cleavages in contemporary politics. How do individuals strategically navigate their multiple identities, and how have specific identities become salient, establishing themselves over others, in the 21st century? How do cultural and political identities map onto space? How do they cross urban and rural divides? Do these divides reflect material or cultural interests?