Episode 2: Is multiculturalism the friend or foe of social cohesion?

In the second episode of the Humboldt Residency Podcast, researchers from South Africa, Israel, Chile, and Sweden ask whether liberal or leftist political perspectives can achieve social cohesion in diverse and multicultural societies. Coming together to discuss mechanisms of group identity and polarisation are:

Alexander Stagnell, Postdoctoral Researcher in Rhetoric at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, and Södertörn University, Sweden

Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Professor of Political Science at Diego Portales University, Chile

Christa Rautenbach, Professor of Law at North-West University, South Africa

Julia Elad-Strenger, Professor of Psychology at Bar Ilan University, Israel

Moderator: Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Professor of Political Science, Diego Portales University (Santiago de Chile)

The podcast episode is part of a four-part series produced and hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s 2022 Residency Programme.