Humboldt Residency Podcast

Episode 4: Can science and technology draw us towards more united societies?

What helps to combat misinformation? Members of the Humboldt Residency Programme talk about the threat of online radicalisation and the need for digital literacy as well as successful measures that could help to counter extremism in digital spheres. Coming together to explore these issues are: Angela Saini, science journalist and author, New York/London Cynthia-Miller Idriss, creative lead of the 2022 cohort of the Humboldt Residency Programme and Director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL), American University, Washington, D.C. Pasha Dashtgard, Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Justice, Law and Criminology, American University, Washington D.C. Moderator: Angela Saini, journalist and author (New York/London) The podcast episode is part of a four-part series produced and hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s 2022 Residency Programme [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-residency-programme].

Episode 3: How can art and culture help us imagine a truly cohesive society?

Four members of the Humboldt Residency Programme reflect on the power of art and culture to foster relationships within communities. How do the form and content of artistic expression help people to forge individual and group identities? And how can art give voice to those facing social and political repression? Listen to a conversation between Amina Atiq, Yemeni-Scouse poet and performance artist, Liverpool Lea Kuhar, philosopher and sociologist, Ljubljana/Berlin Mala Pandurang, Professor of English and Principal of BMN College, Mumbai Cynthia-Miller Idriss, creative lead of the 2022 cohort of the Humboldt Residency Programme and Director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL), American University, Washington, D.C. Moderator: Cynthia-Miller Idriss, Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University (Washington, D.C.) The podcast episode is part of a four-part series produced and hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s 2022 Residency Programme [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-residency-programme].

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 [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-residency-programme].

Episode 1: Have nationalism and right-wing populism delivered social cohesion historically?

The first episode of the Humboldt Residency Podcast takes us back to the roots of nationalism and reviews the historical effects of right-wing populism in forging homogenous communities. Listen to the conversation between Richard Mole, Professor of Political Sociology at University College London Alexander Stagnell, Postdoctoral Researcher in Rhetoric at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, and Södertörn University, Sweden Ronen Steinke, political commentator and author, Berlin Moderator: Ronen Steinke, political commentator and author (Berlin) The podcast episode is part of a four-part series produced and hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s 2022 Residency Programme [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-residency-programme].