Brexit, Trump and right-wing movements in Europe – Explaining identity politics

Pax et Bellum | Analysis, Europe, International Politics, Shawn Davies, Suna Voss | Alsace, Brexit, Donald Trump, George Papandreou, Globalization, Identity, Identity Formation, Identity Politics, Locus of Control, Nationalism, Nationalist Movements, New and Old Wars, Particularism, Regionalism, Right-wing, Scottish Independence, Trascending Identity

Identity politics is in the news. While identity might be a construct, as the constructivist argument goes, attempts to transcend one identity generally lead into the construction of another. What does this mean for politics and society? The ethnicities of Gujarati and Marathi are united …